Jonas Čepulis
Boxer (1939–2015)
요나스 체풀리스
- Born
- 11 August 1939, Joniškėlis
- Died
- 28 May 2015, Kaunas
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Lithuania
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Jonas Čepulis (11 August 1939 – 28 May 2015) was a Soviet and Lithuanian amateur heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics. He won his first three bouts by technical knockout (TKO), and lost in the finals by TKO to George Foreman.
Čepulis never won a Soviet title, placing second-third in 1965–66 and 1968 and therefore was not selected for the world and European championships. He won Lithuanian titles in 1963–1964, 1966–1967 and 1969–1970 and retired in 1970 with a record of 203 wins out of 230 bouts. He later worked at a Pergalės factory in Kaunas.
In episode 3 of season two of Better Late Than Never the family of Čepulis has a reunion with George Foreman.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | 1968 |
External links
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.