Jorge Kahwagi
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Jorge Antonio Kahwagi Macari (born May 28, 1968, Mexico City
, Mexico
) is a undefeated Mexican
boxer
, lawyer
, businessman, politician
and show business personality.
, Jorge Kahwagi Gastine. Kahwagi attended the UNAM
university
, where he graduated in 1990. He then would become vice-president to his father, at Mexico
's Confederation of the National Chambers of Commerce (CONCANACO
). He is of Lebanese
descent.
. In 2000, he was elected as a commissioner of the Mexican Government, and he was assigned to different ventures such as being a member of Mexico's commission on the United States
and on Japan
.
's reality show "Big Brother 3
".
Kahwagi, while serving as a Mexican senator, was involved in a fist-fight with wrestler Cibernético during a television show.
in the first round at San Francisco, California
, United States
. His second fight, fourteen days later, formed part of a large boxing undercard that included world title defenses by Erik Morales
and Jorge Arce
, as well as one of Julio César Chávez
's last fights.
Kahwagi won his first professional fight held in Mexico by knocking out veteran Daryl Brown in the first round, in Ciudad Juárez
.
In his third fight, Kahwagi won the Mexican Cruiserweight title, knocking out José López in the first round, February 8, 2002 at El Paso, Texas
, United States
. On March 5 of that year, he made his Europe
an debut as a boxer, when he knocked out Laszlo Slilak, also in the first round, in Madrid
, Spain
. He followed that victory with a fight on May 23 against Richard Wilson, also in Madrid. Once again, Kahwagi won by knnockout in round one.
After that win, Kahwagi was given his second chance at winning a regional title, when he fought Alexei Okosin, on September 27, at St. Petersburg
, Russia
. This fight was for the vacant WBC Intercontinental
Cruiserweight title. Okosin became Kahwagi's first rival to survive the first round against him; Kahwagi nevertheless scored a fourth round knockout to win the title. Kahwagi faced Okosin in a rematch, which was also Kahwagi's first defense of his title. On February 22, 2003, Kahwagi knocked Okosin out in the first round in Mexico to retain the title, and to pick up the WBO Latino
Cruiserweight title along the way.
On May 31, Kahwagi knocked out Buck Smith
, in the first round, at Tijuana
.On November 22, he retained the Mexican Cruiserweight title with a second round knockout of Mario Maciel.
Kahwagi had a step up in opposition quality for his next fight, as he fought for the vacant WBC Latin America
n Cruiserweight title on January 10, 2004, against Dwayne Swift, an experienced opponent who went into the fight with 44 wins in 74 bouts. Despite being dropped to the canvas for the first time as a professional, Kahwagi got up and knocked Swift out in the second round.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) is a undefeated Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, businessman, politician
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
and show business personality.
Early life
Jorge Antonio is son of the president of CONCANACOCONCANACO
CONCANACO is Mexico's Confederation of the National Chambers of Commerce. Founded in 1917, it is a public institution with complete autonomy that coordinates and represents the local Chambers of Commerce before the Federal Government...
, Jorge Kahwagi Gastine. Kahwagi attended the UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, where he graduated in 1990. He then would become vice-president to his father, at Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
's Confederation of the National Chambers of Commerce (CONCANACO
CONCANACO
CONCANACO is Mexico's Confederation of the National Chambers of Commerce. Founded in 1917, it is a public institution with complete autonomy that coordinates and represents the local Chambers of Commerce before the Federal Government...
). He is of Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
descent.
Politics
Kahwagi was a member of Mexico's PVEM political partyPolitical party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
. In 2000, he was elected as a commissioner of the Mexican Government, and he was assigned to different ventures such as being a member of Mexico's commission on the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and on Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Television
In 2001, Kahwagi participated in TelevisaTelevisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
's reality show "Big Brother 3
Big Brother (TV series)
Big Brother is a television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash...
".
Kahwagi, while serving as a Mexican senator, was involved in a fist-fight with wrestler Cibernético during a television show.
Professional boxing
On November 10, 2001, he made his professional debut, knocking out Perry WilliamsPerry Williams
Perry Williams may refer to:*Perry Williams , American football cornerback*Perry Williams , American football running back...
in the first round at San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. His second fight, fourteen days later, formed part of a large boxing undercard that included world title defenses by Erik Morales
Erik Morales
Érik Isaac Morales Elvira is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the first Mexican born boxer in history to win a world title in four weight classes and is the current WBC Light Welterweight Champion...
and Jorge Arce
Jorge Arce
Jorge Armando Arce Armenta is a Mexican professional boxer. Arce is the former WBO World Light Flyweight, WBC World Light Flyweight, Interim WBC World Flyweight, Interim WBA World Super Flyweight, WBO World Super Flyweight, WBO World Super Bantamweight, and is the current WBO World Bantamweight...
, as well as one of Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez
Julio César Chávez is a retired Mexican professional boxer.He is a six-time world champion in three weight divisions, and for several years he was considered the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world...
's last fights.
Kahwagi won his first professional fight held in Mexico by knocking out veteran Daryl Brown in the first round, in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez , officially known today as Heroica Ciudad Juárez, but abbreviated Juárez and formerly known as El Paso del Norte, is a city and seat of the municipality of Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Juárez's estimated population is 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande...
.
In his third fight, Kahwagi won the Mexican Cruiserweight title, knocking out José López in the first round, February 8, 2002 at El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. On March 5 of that year, he made his Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an debut as a boxer, when he knocked out Laszlo Slilak, also in the first round, in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. He followed that victory with a fight on May 23 against Richard Wilson, also in Madrid. Once again, Kahwagi won by knnockout in round one.
After that win, Kahwagi was given his second chance at winning a regional title, when he fought Alexei Okosin, on September 27, at St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. This fight was for the vacant WBC Intercontinental
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Cruiserweight title. Okosin became Kahwagi's first rival to survive the first round against him; Kahwagi nevertheless scored a fourth round knockout to win the title. Kahwagi faced Okosin in a rematch, which was also Kahwagi's first defense of his title. On February 22, 2003, Kahwagi knocked Okosin out in the first round in Mexico to retain the title, and to pick up the WBO Latino
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
Cruiserweight title along the way.
On May 31, Kahwagi knocked out Buck Smith
Buck Smith
Buck Smith is a professional boxer in the cruiserweight division. Although Smith has never been considered more than a journeyman fighter, he is one of boxing's all-time knockout kings with 120 KO's....
, in the first round, at Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
.On November 22, he retained the Mexican Cruiserweight title with a second round knockout of Mario Maciel.
Kahwagi had a step up in opposition quality for his next fight, as he fought for the vacant WBC Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n Cruiserweight title on January 10, 2004, against Dwayne Swift, an experienced opponent who went into the fight with 44 wins in 74 bouts. Despite being dropped to the canvas for the first time as a professional, Kahwagi got up and knocked Swift out in the second round.