Hercules Kyvelos
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| Nickname | The God | |||||||||||
| Nationality | .svg.png){kind=small} Canadian | |||||||||||
| Born | Hercules Kyvelos February 25, 1975 | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||
| Weight | Middleweight Light Middleweight Welterweight | |||||||||||
| Boxing career | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 27 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 24 | |||||||||||
| Win by KO | 12 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Early life
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
- ↑ "Ringside Boxing Report: Hercules Kyvelos – Frank Houghtaling – Boxing News".
- ↑ "Hercules Kyvelos - BoxRec".
- ↑ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
- ↑ "Fitz Vanderpool vs. Hercules Kyvelos - BoxRec".
- ↑ "KO Corner".
- ↑ "Antonio Margarito vs. Hercules Kyvelos - BoxRec".
- ↑ "BoxRec Boxing Records". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18.
- ↑ "Our real estate brokers | Sutton".
External links
- Hercules Kyvelos at BoxRec (registration required)
- Hercules Kyvelos at Olympedia
- Hercules Kyvelos at InterSportStats
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Olympic boxers for Canada
- Boxers from Montreal
- Canadian people of Greek descent
- Sportspeople of Greek descent
- Welterweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Canadian male boxers
- Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games