István Kovács (boxer)

István Kovács
Personal information
Nicknames
  • Ko-Ko
  • The Cobra
NationalityHungarian
Born (1970-08-17) 17 August 1970
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
WeightFeatherweight
Boxing career
Reach66 in (168 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins22
Win by KO11
Losses1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Flyweight
1996 Atlanta Bantamweight
World Amateur Championships
1991 Sydney Flyweight
1997 Budapest Featherweight
European Amateur Championships
1991 Gothenburg Flyweight
1993 Bursa Bantamweight
1996 Vejle Bantamweight

István Kovács (born August 17, 1970), nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra, is a Hungarian retired world champion boxer. He is a Secretary General of the AIBA.

As an amateur, he won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in featherweight.

He was a world champion as a professional, winning the WBO featherweight title in 2001.