About István Lévai
Born 1957. István Lévai is a Hungarian boxer.
István Lévai (born July 23, 1957) is a former boxer from Hungary, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semifinals by titleholder Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba.
Amateur career Lévai was a nine-time Hungarian amateur champion.
Olympic Results 1980 Olympic Results - Boxed as a heavyweight
Round of 16: bye Quarterfinals: Defeated Anders Eklund (Sweden) by majority decision, 4–1 Semifinals: Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 0–5 (was awarded bronze medal)
Boxing coach Lévai is currently the trainer of IBO super welterweight champion Attila Kovács.
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István Lévai was born on 23 June 1957 in Győr.
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