Akın Kuloğlu Explained

Akın Kuloğlu (6 February 1972 – 20 August 2001) was a Georgian-born Turkish boxer who competed in the men's middleweight division (75 kg) at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[1] Shortly after the games, Kuloğlu moved to the United States, and worked as a taxi cab driver in Chicago suburbs.

He was born in Kutaisi. On August 20, 2001, he was killed in a taxi cab crash in Des Plaines, Illinois.^[2]

Olympic Games

1996 (as a light welterweight under Georgia)

• Defeated Ricardo Araneda (Chile) 10–3
• Lost to Mohamed Bahari (Algeria) 5–8

2000 (as a light welterweight under Turkey)

• Defeated Mariano Carrera (Argentina) – won after the referee stopped the contest for outscoring
• Defeated Im Jung-Bin (South Korea) – his opponent retired on the fourth and final round
• Lost to Vugar Alakparov (Azerbaijan) 8–18

Notes and References

1. Akin Kuloğlu. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031540/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/akin-kuloglu-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 29 October 2012.
2. Web site: Des Plaines crash kills taxi driver . Chicago Tribune. 21 August 2001. 29 October 2012.