Georgi Kandelaki (Georgian: გიორგი კანდელაკი; born 10 April 1974) is a Georgian former boxer and current boxing administrator. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships he became the first Georgian to win a World Championship,[1] and from 2002 to 2003 held the World Boxing Union heavyweight title.
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| Born | April 10, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editKandelaki was born in the village of Variani[2] and was introduced to boxing by his father, Tarash Kandelaki.[1] In 1991, he completed Variani secondary school, and went on to study at the Gori State University Economics Department.[1]
Amateur career
editIn 1992 Kandelaki won the Junior World Championships in the heavyweight class, and in 1993 he won the European Championships and reached the final of the World Championships, where he lost by default to Félix Savón.
In the 1995 World Championships, he reached the quarter-finals having beaten Friday Ahunanya, and again lost by default to Félix Savón.
Representing Georgia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he defeated Thompson Garcia and Wojciech Bartnik before losing to Félix Savón in the quarter-finals. In the European Championships the same year, he lost to Christophe Mendy in the quarter-finals.
In 1997, he fought in the super heavyweight class in the World Championships, and defeated Vitali Boot, Petr Horáček, Jean-Francois Bergeron and Sergei Liakhovich to reach the final, where he won the title against Alexis Rubalcaba.
Highlights
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World Championships (91 kg), Berlin, Germany, May 1995:
European Championships (91 kg), Vejle, Denmark, March-April 1996:
Summer Olympics (91 kg), Atlanta, Georgia, July 1996:
Tammer Tournament (+91 kg), Tampere, Finland, September 1997:
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Professional career
editIn 1998, Kandelaki started boxing as a professional for Panix Promotions. In 2002, he won the World Boxing Union heavyweight title. In 2003, he retired unbeaten because of an eye injury.[3]
Retirement and later life
editAfter his boxing career, Kandelaki founded the Georgian Professional Boxing Association and became its president.[3][4][5] He trained boys as boxers in his home village of Variani and other villages.[2] He was mentioned in the book The President, the World Champion and I by Lali Moroshkina.[6]
Professional boxing record
edit| 24 fights | 24 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
Mixed martial arts record
edit| 0 matches | 0 wins | 0 losses |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 2-2 |  Mitsuya Nagai
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KO | RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1993: Second Round | November 18, 1993 | 1 | 7:19 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss | 1-2 | Yoshihisa Yamamoto
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Decision | RINGS - Battle Dimension: Osaka Metropolitan Circuit II | July 13, 1993 | 5 | 3:00 | Nagoya, Japan
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| Win | 1-1 |  Vladimir Kravchuk
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KO | RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1992: Semi-Finals | December 19, 1992 | 2 | 1:38 | Tokyo, Japan
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| Loss | 0-1 |  Hans Nijman
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KO | RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1992: First Round | October 29, 1992 | 4 | 0:35 | Nagoya, Japan
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References
edit- ^ a b c Kapanadze, Eliso (11 February 2001). "The Next Round". Magticom. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Children's Dream Is to Be World Champions in Boxing". News. IRC-Georgia. Retrieved 12 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Persson, Per Ake (7 July 2006). "Q & A: George Kandelaki". Interview. East Side Boxing. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "EBU - Affiliated Federations". EBU. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "Boxing Promoters!". Joe Stack. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ Gvazava, Rusudan (7 September 2009). "The President, the World Champion and I - Lali Moroshkina reveals unknown details about Mikheil Saakashvili and her ex-sweetheart Giorgi Kandelaki". Georgian Times. Georgian Times Media Holding. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "BoxRec - George Kandelaki". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Georgi Kandelaki from BoxRec (registration required) (history)
- Georgi Kandelaki Boxing Record at BoxingRecords.com