Zsolt Erdei
Erdei in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Madár ("Bird") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zsolt Erdei (born 31 May 1974) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2004 to 2009 (making eleven consecutive defences against ten different opponents), and the WBC cruiserweight title from 2009 to 2010. Erdei is the first boxer from Hungary to win world titles in two weight divisions. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2000 Olympics. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.