Rudolf Kraj

Rudolf Kraj
Olanda Anderson (left), avoids a jab from his opponent Rudolf Kraj, of the Czech Republic, during the men's light heavyweight boxing match at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, on Sept. 24, 2000.
Born	(1977-12-05) December 5, 1977 (age 46) Mělník, Czech Republic
Nationality	Czech
Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	15
Wins	14
Wins by KO	10
Losses	1
Draws	0

Rudolf Kraj

Medal record
Representing  Czech Republic
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	Light Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
	2003 Bangkok	Light Heavyweight

Rudolf Kraj (Czech pronunciation: [ˈrudolf ˈkraj]) (born 5 December 1977 in Mělník, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech boxer.

Amateur

He won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He lost to Aleksandr Lebziak in the final.

He also won a bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok losing to another Russian, the eventual winner Evgeny Makarenko. He won 170 out of 200 amateur matches.

Olympic results

• • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Olanda Anderson (United States) 13-12
  • Defeated Jegbefumer Albert (Nigeria) 8-7
  • Defeated Andriy Fedchuk (Ukraine) 11-7
  • Lost to Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia) 6-20

Professional

Kraj began his professional career in 2005 in Germany and won all his thirteen bouts in the cruiserweight division including a stoppage of Armenian Melkomian (record 20-1).

He fought Giacobbe Fragomeni for the WBC Cruiserweight title on October 24, 2008 and lost the fight by technical decision after eight rounds after and accidental headbutt earlier in the fight. His record is 14-1 with 10 knockouts.

Professional boxing record

14 Wins (10 knockouts), 1 Loss, 0 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	14–1	Giacobbe Fragomeni	TD	8 (12)	2008-10-24	PalaLido, Milan	for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title
Win	14–0	Matt Godfrey	UD	12 (12)	2008-03-08	König Palast, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win	13-0	Orlando Antonio Farias	KO	1 (12)	2007-12-04	Freizeit Arena, Sölden, Austria	retained the WBC International cruiserweight title
Win	12–0	Ismail Abdoul	UD	12 (12)	2007-06-12	Tabor Arena, Maribor, Slovenia	retained the WBC International cruiserweight title
Win	11–0	Mauro Adrian Ordiales	TKO	3 (12)	2007-04-28	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia	retained the WBC International cruiserweight title
Win	10–0	Cesar David Crenz	TKO	8 (12)	2007-01-13	Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt	retained the WBC International cruiserweight title
Win	9–0	Pavel Melkomyan	MD	10 (10)	2006-10-10	T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic	won the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
Win	8–0	Rachid El Hadak	UD	6 (6)	2006-07-25	Sportschule Sachsenwald, Eimsbüttel, Hamburg
Win	7–0	Jindrich Velecky	UD	10 (10)	2006-05-09	Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Win	6–0	Mircea Telecan	TKO	4 (6)	2009-04-15	Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Win	5–0	Vage Kocharyan	RTD	3 (6)	2009-02-28	Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Win	4–0	Robert Borok	TKO	1 (4)	2005-11-15	Hohenstaufenhalle, Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg
Win	3–0	Rustams Tumasevics	KO	1 (4)	2005-10-29	TURM Erlebnis City, Oranienburg, Brandenburg
Win	2–0	Valeriu Vasili Dobrin	TKO	1 (4)	2005-09-20	T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Win	1–0	Tomáš Mrázek	TKO	1 (4)	2005-03-26	Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Saxony	Kraj's professional debut

External links

• News and Pictures of Rudolf Kraj
• Boxing record for Rudolf Kraj from BoxRec (registration required)

This page was last edited on 14 December 2023, at 10:47