István Kovács (boxer)
István Kovács (born August 17, 1970), nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra, is a Hungarian retired world champion boxer. He is a Secretary General of the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
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| Full name | István Kovács | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Ko-Ko and The Cobra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1970 Budapest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Vasas Sport Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As an amateur, he won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in featherweight.
He was a world champion as a professional, winning the WBO featherweight title in 2001.
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