Jonas Čepulis

Boxer (1939–2015)

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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

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q922637 (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.