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== Professional career == |
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Known as "Katsidis The Great", the aggressive Katsidis won the interim [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] Lightweight Title with a TKO win over [[Graham Earl]] in early 2007 in a bout tagged as fight of the year. He was to have fought [[Joan Guzman]] on May 26th 2007, however sources found Guzman withdrew from the fight claiming to have a minor hand injury. |
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The action packed fighter's most recent bout against Czar Amonsot July 21st in Las Vegas has also been regarded as fight of the year making Katsidis one of the games most exciting fighter in boxing today. Following the July 21st bout Katsidis' opponent Czar Amonsot has been said to have suffered bleeding of the brain putting his career in serious doubt. Katsidis has also been inducted in to the Hellenic hall of fame and announced an Honourary member of the Toowoomba community his city of birth - More information available www.mypsace.com/katsidis,www.katsidis.com,www.maxboxing.com,www.boxingtalk.com,www.hellenicathletes.com |
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==See also== |
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Michael Katsidis | |
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Born | Michael Katsidis August 15, 1980 |
Nationality | Australian |
Other names | The Great |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Lightweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 23 |
Wins | 23 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 0 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Michael Katsidis (born August 15, 1980 in Toowoomba, Australia) is a professional boxer. He is currently the World Boxing Organization (WBO) lightweight interim champion. His professional record is 23 wins with 20 KO's. He is undefeated.
Amateur career
- Amateur Record: 75 wins from 81 fights
- Katsidis fought as a Lightweight for the Australian Olympic Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Results were:
- Defeated Agnaldo Nunes (Brazil) 15-6
- Lost to Nurzhan Karimzhanov (Kazakstan) 7-9
Professional career
Known as "Katsidis The Great", the aggressive Katsidis won the interim WBO Lightweight Title with a TKO win over Graham Earl in early 2007 in a bout tagged as fight of the year. He was to have fought Joan Guzman on May 26th 2007, however sources found Guzman withdrew from the fight claiming to have a minor hand injury. The action packed fighter's most recent bout against Czar Amonsot July 21st in Las Vegas has also been regarded as fight of the year making Katsidis one of the games most exciting fighter in boxing today. Following the July 21st bout Katsidis' opponent Czar Amonsot has been said to have suffered bleeding of the brain putting his career in serious doubt. Katsidis has also been inducted in to the Hellenic hall of fame and announced an Honourary member of the Toowoomba community his city of birth - More information available www.mypsace.com/katsidis,www.katsidis.com,www.maxboxing.com,www.boxingtalk.com,www.hellenicathletes.com
See also
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