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Oktay Urkal (born 15 January 1970) is a Turkish-German former professional boxer. He is a former European super lightweight and welterweight champion, and a multiple time world title challenger.
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| Nickname(s) | Cassius | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 170 cm (67 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 January 1970 West Berlin, West Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amateur career
As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. His official results were:
- Defeated Reynaldo Galido (Philippines) 19-2
- Defeated David Diaz (United States) 14-6
- Defeated Nordine Mouichi (France) 19-10
- Defeated Fathi Missaoui (Tunisia) 20-6
- Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) 13-20
In the same year he captured the gold medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark.
His Amateur Record was reportedly 184-27-5.
Professional career
Urkal is of Turkish descent, and has a fight record of 38 wins and 4 defeats. He is the former WBC International Light-Welterweight, twice European Light-Welterweight and European Welterweight champion. Urkal has fought for the world title three times losing to Kostya Tszyu and twice to Vivian Harris. He won four straight after his defeat to Harris; this winning streak came to an end on 4 March 2007, when WBA Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto successfully defendend his title when Urkal's corner threw in the towel after the referee deducted a second point for a headbutt, leading Urkal's corner to believe he was being unfair.
References
- "Die 1000 wichtigsten Berliner - B.Z. – die Stimme Berlins". 10 October 2000.
- Boxing record for Oktay Urkal from BoxRec (registration required)
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На других языках
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[fr] Oktay Urkal
Oktay Urkal est un boxeur allemand né le 15 janvier 1970 à Berlin.[it] Oktay Urkal
Oktay Urkal (Berlino, 15 gennaio 1970) è un ex pugile tedesco.[ru] Уркал, Октай
Октай Уркал (нем. Oktay Urkal; 15 января 1970, Западный Берлин) — немецкий боксёр-профессионал турецкого происхождения, выступающий в полусредней весовой категории. Серебряный призёр Летних Олимпийских игр 1996 года в Атланте.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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