Georgi Kandelaki

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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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Georgi Kandelaki
Born (1974-04-10) April 10, 1974 (age 50)
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins24
Wins by KO18
Losses0
Draws0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  CIS
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Montreal Heavyweight
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Tampere Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1997 Budapest Super Heavyweight
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Bangkok Heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Bursa Heavyweight
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Early life

Kandelaki 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]

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Amateur career

In 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

Professional career

In 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]

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Retirement and later life

After 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]

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Professional boxing record

More information 24 fights, 24 wins ...
24 fights 24 wins 0 losses
By knockout 18 0
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24 Wins (18 knockouts, 6 decisions)[7]
No. Result Billed
Wgt
Opponent Opp
Wgt
Opp Record Type Round,
time
Date Location Notes
24Win238Russia Alexey Osokin22711–17–1TKO3 (6)17 Oct 2003Georgia (country) Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
23Win237½Russia Alexander Vasiliev22315–9–1TKO12 (12)21 Dec 2002Russia Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russiafor vacant WBU heavyweight title
22Win?United States Eric French?10–24–3TKO1 (6)21 Sep 2002Ukraine Circus, Kyiv, Ukraine
21Win240United Kingdom Derek McCafferty2462–6–0RTD5 (8), 3:0025 May 2002United Kingdom Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
20Win236½Russia Alexey Varakin218½17–9–2TKO1 (8), 2:102 Mar 2002United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
19Win243¾Russia Alexey Osokin2369–13–1UD6 (6)20 Dec 2001Russia Giant Hall, Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia
18Win?Georgia (country) Ilia Tlashadze?3–0–0KO323 Oct 2001Georgia (country) Variani, Georgia
17Win233½South Africa Sam Ubokane226¾9–1–0TKO4 (6)29 Jan 2001United Kingdom Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
16Win?United States Joey Guy?27–3–0TKO4 (8)26 Oct 2000Georgia (country) Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
15Win231United Kingdom Harry Senior?7–8–1PTS8 (8)13 Jul 2000United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
14Win225United States Rodney McSwain2187–11–0PTS6 (6)29 Apr 2000United Kingdom The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
13Win220France Antoine Palatis227¼27–10–2PTS8 (8)21 Feb 2000United Kingdom Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, United Kingdom80–73
12Win235¾United Kingdom Derek McCafferty2382–2–0PTS8 (8)18 Dec 1999United Kingdom Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, United Kingdom80–73
11Win228United States Mark Young24214–36–1KO2 (8)8 Oct 1999Georgia (country) Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
10Win224¾United States Kimmuel Odum22017–29–1TKO1 (8)21 Aug 1999Georgia (country) Batumi, Georgia
9Win226½Bulgaria Spas Spasov2117–6–0TKO1 (8), 0:3715 Jul 1999United Kingdom Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
8Win225¾Ukraine Yuriy Yelistratov226¼19–10–1KO1 (6), 1:4422 Jun 1999United Kingdom Corn Exchange, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
7Win228¾Guadeloupe Emile Ramon224¾4–4–0TKO1 (6), 2:3122 May 1999United Kingdom Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
6Win230½Hungary Laszlo Paszterko219¼15–31–4TKO2 (6), 0:5924 Apr 1999United Kingdom Planet Ice Rink, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
5Win231½United Kingdom Johnny Davison2030–9–0TKO2 (6), 2:096 Mar 1999United Kingdom Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
4Win231¾Slovakia Ladislav Husarik2735–19–1PTS6 (6)6 Feb 1999United Kingdom North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, Yorkshire, United Kingdom60–55
3Win231Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean Marie Naandu2014–9–0KO1 (6), 1:2312 Dec 1998United Kingdom Northgate Arena, Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
2Win234¾United States Steven Archie241debutTKO2 (4)26 Sep 1998United States Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
1Win242½United Kingdom Shane Woollas2328–10–0TKO2 (4), 2:532 Jul 1998United Kingdom Corn Exchange, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
0 matches 0 wins 0 losses
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Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2-2 Japan Mitsuya Nagai KO RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1993: Second Round November 18, 1993 1 7:19 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-2 Japan Yoshihisa Yamamoto Decision RINGS - Battle Dimension: Osaka Metropolitan Circuit II July 13, 1993 5 3:00 Japan Nagoya, Japan
Win 1-1 Bulgaria Vladimir Kravchuk KO RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1992: Semi-Finals December 19, 1992 2 1:38 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-1 Netherlands Hans Nijman KO RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1992: First Round October 29, 1992 4 0:35 Japan Nagoya, Japan
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