István Kovács
Boxer
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István Kovács (born August 17, 1970), nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra, is a Hungarian retired world champion boxer. He is a Secretary General of the AIBA.
As an amateur, he won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in featherweight.
He was a world champion as a professional, winning the WBO featherweight title in 2001.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | 1992 | |
| boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – bantamweight | 1996 |
Awards and honours
- WBO World Featherweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q225271 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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