Sport & Note

Istvan KOVACS

Male

"KoKo"
(István Kovács)
Featherweight, Hungary, Budapest
Born: 17 August 1970, Budapest, Hungary
Height: 5ft 7 3/3in, mt 1,71
(some sources report 5ft 6in, mt 1,67)

Hungarian Sportsman of The Year in 1991 and 1996

as an amateur:
1989 Hungarian champion
W pts Janos Varadi
1990 Hungarian champion

Kovacs' amateur record is usually listed as 297 contests,
won 282, lost 14 and draw 1

Below is reported a partial amateur record:
79 contests, won 69, lost 10

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1988
Bydgoszcz, Poland, Gazeta Pomorska Tournament silver medal, 48 kg
- Mar. 30	Petrica Janos Paraschiv	Bydgoszcz, Poland	LRSC 1
Santa Teresa di Gallura, Italy, Italia Junior Tournament bronze medal, 48 kg
+ June 6	Barry Wood	Santa Teresa di Gallura, Italy	WPTS 4:1
- June 7	Pierpaolo Mura	Santa Teresa di Gallura, Italy	LPTS 5:0
Gdansk, Poland, European Junior Championships gold medal, 48 kg
+ Aug. 8	Jan Quast (GDR)	Gdansk, Poland	WPTS 5:0
+ Aug. 10	Juergen Mueller (FRG)	Gdansk, Poland	WAB 3
+ Aug. 13	Petteri Rissanen (FIN)	Gdansk, Poland	WPTS 5:0
+ Aug. 14	Petrica Janos Paraschiv	Gdansk, Poland	WPTS 5:0
1989
Cologne, Germany, Intercup silver medal, 51 kg
+ Apr. 8	Sławomir Miedziński (POL)	Cologne, Germany	WPTS 5:0
- Apr. 12	Krasimir Cholakov (BUL)	Cologne, Germany	LRSC 1
Eger, Hungary, Istvan Dobo Memorial gold medal, 51 kg
+ Oct. 15	Dzhambulat Mutayev	Eger, Hungary	WPTS 5:0
1990
Athens, Greece, Acropolis Cup gold medal, 51 kg
+ June 23	Cesar Soares	Athens, Greece	WPTS 5:0
Dublin, Ireland, World Cup silver medal, 51 kg
+ Aug. 5	Cho Dong Bum	Dublin, Ireland	WPTS 35:17
+ Aug. 7	Vedat Tutuk	Dublin, Ireland	WPTS 33:7
+ Aug. 9	Raul Gonzalez	Dublin, Ireland	WPTS 20:7
- Aug. 10	Rico Kubat	Dublin, Ireland	LPTS 27:22
Eger, Hungary, Istvan Dobo Tournament gold medal, 51 kg
+ Oct. 15	Luigi Castiglione	Eger, Hungary	WPTS 5:0
+ Dec. 29	Kay Pielert	Cottbus, Germany	WPTS
1991
Bangkok, Thailand, AIBA Challenge, 51 kg
+ Mar. 10	Chang Hwan Lee	Bangkok, Thailand	WPTS 29:15
Gothenburg, Sweden, European Championships gold medal, 51 kg
+ May 7	Jyri Paakkunainen (FIN)	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 35:8
+ May 9	Bulat Temirov (URS)	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 35:21
+ May 11	Daniel Petrov (BUL)	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 31:16
+ May 12	Mario Loch (GER)	Gothenburg, Sweden	WPTS 30:17
Berlin, Germany, TSC Tournament gold medal, 51 kg
+ Oct. 8	Yulian Strogov	Berlin, Germany	WPTS 24:16
+ Oct. 9	Jan Quast	Berlin, Germany	WPTS
+ Oct. 10	Myrko Schade	Berlin, Germany	WPTS 50:30
Sydney, Australia, World Championships gold medal, 51 kg
+ Nov. 15	Sekrees Saithai (THA)	Sydney, Australia	WAB 2
+ Nov. 17	Tim Austin	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 29:18
+ Nov. 19	Robbie Peden	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 22:15
+ Nov. 21	Hassan Mustafa (EGY)	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 22:4
+ Nov. 23	Chol Su Choi (PRK)	Sydney, Australia	WPTS 25:15
1992
Birmingham, Alabama, Dual Match USA vs Hungary, 51 kg
- Jan. 10	Tim Austin	Birmingham, Alabama	LPTS
Tampa, Florida, AIBA Challenge, 51 Kg
+ Mar. 14	Yulian Strogov	Tampa, Florida	WPTS 31:5
Barcelona, Spain, Olympic Games bronze medal, 51 kg
+ July 27	Darmendra Yadav (IND)	Barcelona, Spain	WPTS 21:5
+ Aug. 2	Jesper Jensen	Barcelona, Spain	WPTS 14:0
+ Aug. 4	Hector Avila (DOM)	Barcelona, Spain	WPTS 17:3
- Aug. 7	Chol Su Choi (PRK)	Barcelona, Spain	LPTS 10:5
1993
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, 54 kg
+ Mar. 18	Steve Naraina	Mestre, Italy	WPTS
+ Mar. 21	Agathangelos Tsiripidis (GRE)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 22:6
Crema, Italy, Dual Match Italy vs Hungary
- May 8	Vincenzo Gigliotti	Crema, Italy	LPTS
Bursa, Turkey, European Championships bronze medal, 54 kg
+ Sept. 7	Dragan Asanovic (YUG)	Bursa, Turkey	WRSC 3
+ Sept. 8	Dirk Krueger (GER)	Bursa, Turkey	WPTS 17:1
- Sept. 10	Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS)	Bursa, Turkey	LPTS 12:11
1994
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, 54 kg
+ Mar. 17	Juan Jaraba (ESP)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 17:0
+ Mar. 19	M.Soliman (EGY)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS
+ Mar. 21	Vichai Khadpo (THA)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS
+ Mar. 22	Robert Ciba (POL)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 9:3
Bangkok, Thailand, World Cup bronze medal, 54 kg
+ June 9	Andrey Korneyev (RUS)	Bangkok, Thailand	WPTS 24:2
+ June 11	Kerdpayak Littidech (THA)	Bangkok, Thailand	WPTS 8:6
+ June 12	Lernik Papyan (ARM)	Bangkok, Thailand	WPTS 19:5
- June 13	Alexander Hristov (BUL)	Bangkok, Thailand	LPTS 11:4
+ Dec. 10	Robert Maczik	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS
1995
Usti, Czech Grand Prix Tournament gold medal, 54 kg
+ Mar. 12	Robert Ciba (POL)	Usti, Czech Republic	WPTS 14:7
Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, 54 kg
+ Mar. 30	Timofey Skryabin (MLD)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 10:2
+ Apr. 1	Abdelaziz Boulahia (ALG)	Mestre, Italy	WPTS 10:5
Berlin, Germany, World Championships Preliminaries, 54 kg
+ May 6	Silence Mabuza	Berlin, Germany	WPTS 15:2
- May 9	Dirk Krueger (GER)	Berlin, Germany	LPTS 15:10
Moscow, Russia, 100th Anniversary Tournament quarter-finals, 54 kg
- Oct. 3	Mikhail Ananin	Moscow, Russia	LPTS
1996
Prague, Czech Republic, Dual Match Czech Republic vs Hungary, 54 kg
+ Feb. 3	Milan Mancik	Prague, Czech Republic	WPTS 30:1
Oviedo, Spain, Box-Am Tournament gold medal, 54 kg
+ Mar. 10	Christian Balan (ROM)	Oviedo, Spain	WPTS 19:1
Vejle, Denmark, European Championships gold medal, 54 kg
+ Mar. 30	Vitalius Filipovas (LTU)	Vejle, Denmark	WRSC 2
+ Apr. 1	Andrey Gonchar (UKR)	Vejle, Denmark	WPTS 10:1
+ Apr. 3	Rachid Bouaita	Vejle, Denmark	WPTS 11:4
+ Apr. 5	Alexander Hristov (BUL)	Vejle, Denmark	WPTS 6:1
+ Apr. 7	Raimkul Malakhbekov (RUS)	Vejle, Denmark	WPTS 6:1
Athens, Greece, Acropolis Cup gold medal, 54 kg
+ May 30	Damien McKenna	Athens, Greece	WPTS 14:0
+ May 31	Timur Tulyakov	Athens, Greece	WPTS 16:0
+ June 1	Vlad Hristoforidis	Athens, Greece	WPTS 16:4
Atlanta, Georgia, Olympic Games gold medal, 54 kg
+ July 20	Soner Karaoz (TUR)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 15:3
+ July 25	Khurshed Khasanov (TDK)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 17:3
+ July 30	Crinu Raicu Olteanu (ROM)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 24:2
+ Aug. 1	Vichai Khadpo (THA)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 12:7
+ Aug. 3	Arnaldo Mesa	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 14:7
+ Oct. 26	Falk Huste (GER)	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 6:2
1997
Budapest, Hungary, Dual Match Hungary vs Poland, 57 kg
+ May 9	Stanisław Mazur	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS
Budapest, Hungary, Dual Match Hungary vs Italy, 57 kg
+ July 21	Giuseppe Bergantino	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS
Budapest, Hungary, World Championships gold medal, 57 kg
+ Oct. 19	Kim Chang Hyun (KOR)	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 17:4
+ Oct. 21	Vidas Biciulaitis (LTU)	Budapest, Hungary	WRSCI 4
+ Oct. 22	Tulkunbay Turgunov (UZB)	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 17:1
+ Oct. 24	Sayan Sanshat (RUS)	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 15:2
+ Oct. 26	Falk Huste (GER)	Budapest, Hungary	WPTS 6:2

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1997
+ Dec. 13	Ahmed Lain	Alsterdorf, Germany	KO 1
+ Dec. 20	Brahim Abouda	Offenburg, Germany	W 6
1998
+ Jan. 30	Pascal Montulet	Munich, Germany	W 6
+ Feb. 14	Wilson Acuna	Stuttgart, Germany	W 6
+ Mar. 20	Mike Deveney	Frankfurt, Germany	KO 6
+ May 23	Kino Rodriguez	Offenburg, Germany	KO 4
+ July 10	Jozef Kubovsky	Munich, Germany	W 8
+ Sept. 19	Paul Kaoma	Oberhausen, Germany	W 8
+ Nov. 28	Vincenzo Belcastro	Luebeck, Germany	W 8
1999
+ Jan. 30	Alexander Tiranov	Cottbus, Germany	KO 5
+ Feb. 20	Mario Nestor Cabello	Alsterdorf, Germany	KO 2
+ Mar. 13	Manuel Gomes	Luebeck, Germany	W 8
+ May 22	Dramane Nabaloum	Budapest, Hungary	W 12
WBC International Featherweight Title
+ Aug. 28	Kimoun Kouassi	Bremen, Germany	W 8
+ Sept. 25	Euloge Makiza Sita	Cologne, Germany	KO 5
2000
+ Mar. 18	Juan Manuel Chavez	Alsterdorf, Germany	KO 2
+ Apr. 15	Ismael Lopez	Hannover, Germany	TKO 2
+ June 23	Steve Robinson	Budapest, Hungary	W 12
European Featherweight Title
+ Oct. 14	Agustin Lorenzo	Cologne, Germany	TKO 1
2001
+ Jan. 27	Antonio Diaz	Munich, Germany	TKO 12
vacant WBO Featherweight Title
- June 16	Julio Pablo Chacon	Budapest, Hungary	TKO by 6
WBO Featherweight Title
+ Dec. 15	Jose Alfonso Rodriguez	Neukoelln, Germany	W 8
2002
+ Apr. 20	Steve Trumble	Gdansk, Poland	TKO 3

Summary

Total bouts: 23, Won: 22 (11 inside the limit), Lost: 1 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0