György Mizsei was a Hungarian boxer

Boxing

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, who won a bronze medal

Olympic medalists in boxing

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 in the light middleweight

Light middleweight

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 division at the 1992 Summer Olympics

1992 Summer Olympics

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He gained the bronze medal at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships

1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal...

 in Vejle

Vejle

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, Denmark

Denmark

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Amateur Highlights

• 1991 bronze medalist in European Amateur Boxing Championships in Göteborg, Sweden
• 1996 bronze medalist in European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark
• Representing Hungary, won the Light Middleweight bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona
• Member of the Hungarian Olympic Team of Atlanta in Light Middleweights

• 1992 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Light Middleweight (71 kg)
  • 1st Round - Defeated Fabrizio de Chiara of Italy, 13:4
  • Round of 16 - Defeated Hendrik Simangunsong of Indonesia, 17:5
  • Quarterfinals - Defeated Fao Francis Maselino of American Samoa, 17:3
  • Semifinals - Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus
    Juan Carlos Lemus
    Juan Carlos Lemus Garcia is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's Light Middleweight category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona....
    
     of Cuba, 2:10

• 1996 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Light Middleweight (71 kg)
  • 1st Round - Defeated Richard Rowles
    Richard Rowles
    Richard Rowles is a former light middleweight boxer, who represented Australia at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996...
    
     of Australia, 10:2
  • Round of 16 - Lost to Markus Beyer
    Markus Beyer
    Height 176 cmMarkus Beyer is a German boxer at super middleweight and the former WBC Champion, who resides in Lilienthal, Germany. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the light middleweight division...
    
     of Germany, 6:14

Pro career

In 1997 Mizsei began his professional career, and he had limited success as a pro. After two fights, including a loss to future titlist Armand Krajnc

Armand Krajnc

Armand Krajnc is a Swedish-Slovenian boxer.-Professional career:Known as "Lion", Krajnc turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title in 1999 with a TKO of Jason Matthews. Krajnc defended the title three times before losing the belt in 2002 to Harry Simon. One of Krajnc's title defenses...

, Mizsei retired with a record of 1-1-0.
After more than nine years layoff, Mizsei reactivated his pro career.

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