Lasha Guruli

Lasha Guruli
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996
Rustavi, Georgia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights4
Wins4
Win by KO1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris63.5 kg
IBA World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Belgrade65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tashkent65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Liverpool65 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-Małopolska63.5 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Yerevan65 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Belgrade65 kg

Lasha Guruli (born 27 August 1996)[2] is a Georgian boxer.[3][4][5] He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the welterweight event.[6] He also competed at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the welterweight event.[7]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's 63.5 kg event.[8]

Professional boxing career

His first fight as a professional took place on the 15th of March 2025 against Bernard Abbey in Georgia. Lasha won the fight on a unanimous decision after six rounds.

This was followed by a fight against James Francis at Wembley Stadium on 19 July 2025. Guruli won the fight by knocking his English opponent out in the fifth round.[9]

Professional boxing record

4 fights 4 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Win 4–0 England Liam Dillon PTS 8 20 Jun 2026 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England
3 Win 3-0 Mexico Benito Sanchez Garcia UD 6 28 Feb 2026 England Vaillant Live, Derby, England [10]
2 Win 2–0 England James Francis RTD 5 (6), 0:02 19 Jul 2025 England Wembley Stadium, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Ghana Bernard Abbey UD 6 15 Mar 2025 Georgia (country) Rustavi Sports Palace, Rustavi, Georgia

References

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  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Lasha Guruli". BoxRec.
  2. ↑ "Lasha Guruli". 2024 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Georgia's Lasha Guruli and young boxers shined in the Semen Trestin Memorial Tournament". European Boxing Confederation. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Confederation, European Boxing (14 September 2019). "Delano James and Lasha Guruli made their strong debuts in the AIBA World Boxing Championships". European Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Houston, Michael (29 May 2022). "Finalists confirmed at European Men's Boxing Championships in Yerevan". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Georgian Boxer Lasha Guruli wins bronze medal at the Olympics". Georgia Today. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Lasha Guruli | Boxer Page".
  10. 1 2 "Lasha Guruli vs Benito Sanchez Garcia". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 April 2026.