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János Váradi

János Váradi

Hungarian boxer

János Váradi (born 28 February 1961 in Kemecse, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg) is a retired Hungarian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He also captured the silver medals at the 1987 and 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships.

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Professional career

Váradi turned pro in 1990 and retired shortly thereafter, in 1991. His record was 5-0-0 with one no contest.

Olympic Games

  • 1980 Moscow Olympic Results - Boxed as a Flyweight (51 kg)
    • Round of 16 - Defeated Rabi Raj Thapa (Nepal) referee stopped contest in first round
    • Quarterfinals - Defeated Daniel Radu (Romania) by decision, 4-1
    • Semifinals - Lost to Viktor Miroshnichenko (Soviet Union) by decision, 1-4 (was awarded bronze medal)
  • 1988 Seoul Olympic Results - Boxed as a Flyweight (51 kg)
    • Round of 64 - bye
    • Round of 32 - Defeated Roberto Jalnaiz (Philippines) by decision, 4-1
    • Round of 16 - Lost to Andreas Tews (East Germany) by decision, 0-5
  • Boxing record for János Váradi from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "János Váradi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.


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