Zoltán Béres is a boxer

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 Hungary

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

, who won a Light Heavyweight Bronze medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...

 at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...

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Amateur career

As an amateur, Beres was a member of the Hungarian Olympic Team of 1992 Barcelona in light heavyweight and won the Light heavyweight bronze medal.

Amateur Highlights

• 1992 Olympic results Boxed as a Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
  • Round of 32 - Defeated Paolo Mwaselle of Tanzania, 30:13
  • Round of 16 - Defeated Mohammad Asghar
    Mohammad Asghar
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     of Pakistan, RSCH-1
  • Quartefinals - Defeated Roland Raforme of Seychelles, 11:3
  • Semifinals - Lost to Rostislav Zaulichniy of Unified Team URS, RSC-3

Professional career

Beres began his professional career in 1998 and has had limited success. Having fought mainly in Europe, he has lost to the likes of Tomasz Adamek

Tomasz Adamek

Tomasz Adamek is a Polish professional heavyweight boxer. His record is 44-2 .He is the former WBC world light heavyweight champion and the former IBF, IBO and The Ring magazine cruiserweight champion. As of the end of 2009, Ring Magazine has ranked Adamek as the 30th best boxer in the world...

, Silvio Branco

Silvio Branco

Silvio Branco is a professional boxer in the light heavyweight division. His record is 59-9-2 .- Career :...

, and Sebastian Kober

Sebastian Köber

Sebastian Köber is a German boxer, who won the Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

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