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Hercules Kyvelos

Hercules Kyvelos

Canadian boxer

Hercules Kyvelos (born February 25, 1975) is a Canadian boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former Canadian Welterweight Champion.[1] He fought at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Early life

Hercules was born in Canada but he has Greek roots.

Amateur career

He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A year before, Kyvelos won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He also twice won the National Canadian Golden Gloves.[2]

Pro career

After the Atlanta Games he became a professional boxer, winning his debut against Ryan Jones by first-round knockout.[3]

In February 2000, Hercules won the Canadian Welterweight Championship by defeating fellow countryman Fitz Vanderpool.[4]

WBO Welterweight Championship

On January 31, 2004, Kyvelos lost for the first time as a professional, when he faced WBO Welterweight Champion, American Antonio Margarito[5] in Phoenix, Arizona. He lost by a second-round knockout.[6]

In his next fight he was also stopped by knockout against Mexican Cosme Rivera, the fight was an IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator.[7]

Personal life

As of 2007, Hercules is retired from boxing and is working as a real estate agent in Montreal.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Ringside Boxing Report: Hercules Kyvelos – Frank Houghtaling – Boxing News".
  2. [2]
    "Hercules Kyvelos - BoxRec".
  3. [3]
    "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
  4. [4]
    "Fitz Vanderpool vs. Hercules Kyvelos - BoxRec".
  5. [5]
    "KO Corner".
  6. [6]
    "Antonio Margarito vs. Hercules Kyvelos - BoxRec".
  7. [7]
    "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
  8. [8]
    "Our real estate brokers | Sutton".
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