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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.

Oktay Urkal
Statistics
Nickname(s)Cassius
Weight(s)Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Reach170 cm (67 in)
NationalityGerman
Born (1970-01-15) 15 January 1970 (age 52)
West Berlin, West Germany[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins38
Wins by KO12
Losses4
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Light welterweight
World Amateur Championships
1993 Tampere Light welterweight
1995 Berlin Light welterweight
European Amateur Championships
1996 Vejle Light welterweight
1993 Bursa Light welterweight

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:

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




На других языках


- [en] Oktay Urkal

[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.



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