Frédéric Serrat
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Frédéric Serrat is a professional boxer
from France
. Serrat's most notable performance as an amateur was winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Budapest, Hungary. There he was defeated in the final by Russia
's Aleksandr Lebziak
in the light heavyweight
division (– 81 kilograms). A year later he turned professional.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Serrat's most notable performance as an amateur was winning the silver medal at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships
1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary from October 18 to October 26. The ninth edition of this competition, a year after the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA...
in Budapest, Hungary. There he was defeated in the final by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
's Aleksandr Lebziak
Aleksandr Lebziak
Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak is a Russian boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He beat Rudolf Kraj in the final....
in the light heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
division (– 81 kilograms). A year later he turned professional.