István Lévai Explained

István Lévai (born July 23, 1957) is a former boxer from Hungary, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semifinals by titleholder Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba.

Amateur career

Lévai was a nine-time Hungarian amateur champion.^[1]

Olympic Results

1980 Olympic Results - Boxed as a heavyweight

• Round of 16: bye
• Quarterfinals: Defeated Anders Eklund (Sweden) by majority decision, 4–1
• Semifinals: Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 0–5 (was awarded bronze medal)

Boxing coach

Lévai is currently the trainer of IBO super welterweight champion Attila Kovács.^[2]

External links

• monokli.hu: Lévai István: Jó lenne megint 25 évesnek lenni!
• Profile on databasesports.com

Notes and References

1. http://womanbox.hu/hirek/2010.01.17/iden_125_eves_az_ute womanbox.hu: Az UTE Ökölvívó Szakosztály története
2. http://www.profiboksz.hu/hir.php?id=14990 profiboksz.hu: Kovács Attila: Régen voltam ilyen jó formában!