Georgi Kandelaki

Georgi Kandelaki (Georgian: გიორგი კანდელაკი; born April 10, 1974 in Variani, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union) is a retired Georgian boxer of Caucasus Greek descent, and current boxing administrator. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships he became the first Georgian to win a World Championship,[1] and from 2002 to 2003 held the World Boxing Union heavyweight title.

Georgi Kandelaki
Statistics
Born (1974-04-10) April 10, 1974
Variani, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins24
Wins by KO18
Losses0
Draws0
Medal record
Men’s amateur boxing
Representing  CIS
Junior World Championships
1992 Montreal Heavyweight
Representing  Georgia
World Championships
1993 Tampere Heavyweight
1997 Budapest Super Heavyweight
World Cup
1994 Bangkok Heavyweight
European Championships
1993 Bursa Heavyweight

Early life

Kandelaki was born in the village of Variani[2] and was introduced to boxing by his father, Tarash Kandelaki.[1] In 1991, he completed Variani secondary school, and went on to study at the Gori State University Economics Department.[1]

Amateur career

In 1992 Kandelaki won the Junior World Championships in the heavyweight class, and in 1993 he won the European Championships and reached the final of the World Championships, where he lost by default to Félix Savón.

In the 1995 World Championships, he reached the quarter-finals having beaten Friday Ahunanya, and again lost by default to Félix Savón.

Representing Georgia at the 1996 Summer Olympics, he defeated Thompson Garcia and Wojciech Bartnik before losing to Félix Savón in the quarter-finals. In the European Championships the same year, he lost to Christophe Mendy in the quarter-finals.

In 1997, he fought in the super heavyweight class in the World Championships, and defeated Vitali Boot, Petr Horáček, Jean-Francois Bergeron and Sergei Liakhovich to reach the final, where he won the title against Alexis Rubalcaba.

Highlights

Professional career

In 1998, Kandelaki started boxing as a professional for Panix Promotions. In 2002, he won the World Boxing Union heavyweight title. In 2003, he retired unbeaten because of an eye injury.[3]

Retirement and later life

After his boxing career, Kandelaki founded the Georgian Professional Boxing Association and became its president.[3][4][5] He trained boys as boxers in his home village of Variani and other villages.[2] He was mentioned in the book The President, the World Champion and I by Lali Moroshkina.[6]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
24 fights 24 wins 0 losses
By knockout 18 0
24 Wins (18 knockouts, 6 decisions)[7]
No. Result Billed
Wgt		 Opponent Opp
Wgt		 Opp Record Type Round,
time		 Date Location Notes
24Win238 Alexey Osokin22711–17–1TKO3 (6)17 Oct 2003 Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
23Win237½ Alexander Vasiliev22315–9–1TKO12 (12)21 Dec 2002 Yubileyny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russiafor vacant WBU heavyweight title
22Win? Eric French?10–24–3TKO1 (6)21 Sep 2002 Circus, Kiev, Ukraine
21Win240 Derek McCafferty2462–6–0RTD5 (8), 3:0025 May 2002 Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
20Win236½ Alexey Varakin218½17–9–2TKO1 (8), 2:102 Mar 2002 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
19Win243¾ Alexey Osokin2369–13–1UD6 (6)20 Dec 2001 Giant Hall, Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia
18Win? Ilia Tlashadze?3–0–0KO323 Oct 2001 Variani, Georgia
17Win233½ Sam Ubokane226¾9–1–0TKO4 (6)29 Jan 2001 Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
16Win? Joey Guy?27–3–0TKO4 (8)26 Oct 2000 Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
15Win231 Harry Senior?7–8–1PTS8 (8)13 Jul 2000 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
14Win225 Rodney McSwain2187–11–0PTS6 (6)29 Apr 2000 The Arena, Wembley, London, United Kingdom
13Win220 Antoine Palatis227¼27–10–2PTS8 (8)21 Feb 2000 Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, United Kingdom80–73
12Win235¾ Derek McCafferty2382–2–0PTS8 (8)18 Dec 1999 Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, United Kingdom80–73
11Win228 Mark Young24214–36–1KO2 (8)8 Oct 1999 Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia
10Win224¾ Kimmuel Odum22017–29–1TKO1 (8)21 Aug 1999 Batumi, Georgia
9Win226½ Spas Spasov2117–6–0TKO1 (8), 0:3715 Jul 1999 Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
8Win225¾ Yuriy Yelistratov226¼19–10–1KO1 (6), 1:4422 Jun 1999 Corn Exchange, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
7Win228¾ Emile Ramon224¾4–4–0TKO1 (6), 2:3122 May 1999 Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
6Win230½ Laszlo Paszterko219¼15–31–4TKO2 (6), 0:5924 Apr 1999 Planet Ice Rink, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
5Win231½ Johnny Davison2030–9–0TKO2 (6), 2:096 Mar 1999 Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, United Kingdom
4Win231¾ Ladislav Husarik2735–19–1PTS6 (6)6 Feb 1999 North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, Yorkshire, United Kingdom60–55
3Win231 Jean Marie Naandu2014–9–0KO1 (6), 1:2312 Dec 1998 Northgate Arena, Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom
2Win234¾ Steven Archie241debutTKO2 (4)26 Sep 1998 Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
1Win242½ Shane Woollas2328–10–0TKO2 (4), 2:532 Jul 1998 Corn Exchange, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
0 matches 0 wins 0 losses
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 2-2 Mitsuya Nagai KO RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1993: Second Round November 18, 1993 1 7:19 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 1-2 Yoshihisa Yamamoto Decision RINGS - Battle Dimension: Osaka Metropolitan Circuit II July 13, 1993 5 3:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 1-1 Vladimir Kravchuk KO RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1992: Semi-Finals December 19, 1992 2 1:38 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 0-1 Hans Nijman KO RINGS - Mega Battle Tournament 1992: First Round October 29, 1992 4 0:35 Nagoya, Japan

References
  1. Kapanadze, Eliso (11 February 2001). "The Next Round". Magticom. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. "Children's Dream Is to Be World Champions in Boxing". News. IRC-Georgia. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. Persson, Per Ake (7 July 2006). "Q & A: George Kandelaki". Interview. East Side Boxing. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. "EBU - Affiliated Federations". EBU. Archived from the original on 20 June 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  5. "Boxing Promoters!". Joe Stack. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  6. Gvazava, Rusudan (7 September 2009). "The President, the World Champion and I - Lali Moroshkina reveals unknown details about Mikheil Saakashvili and her ex-sweetheart Giorgi Kandelaki". Georgian Times. Georgian Times Media Holding. Archived from the original on 24 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  7. "BoxRec - George Kandelaki". Archived from the original on 2012-10-12.
Preceded by
Johnny Nelson
Relinquished		 WBU Heavyweight Champion
December 21, 2002 – January 2004
Retired		 Succeeded by
Matt Skelton
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