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Real name
  
Hercules Kyvelos

Nationality
  
Canadian

Total fights
  
27

Nickname(s)
  
The God

Name
  
Hercules Kyvelos

Stance
  
Orthodox stance


Height
  
5 ft 10 in (180 cm)

Role
  
Boxer

Draws
  
0

Reach
  
72 in (183 cm)

Martial art
  
Boxing

Losses
  
3

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Rated at
  
MiddleweightLight MiddleweightWelterweight

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Hercules Kyvelos (born February 25, 1975) is a Greek-Canadian boxer in the Welterweight division and is the former Canadian Welterweight Champion. He fought at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Early life

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Hercules was born in Canada but he has Greek roots.

Amateur career

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He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A year before, Kyvelos won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He also twice won the National Canadian Golden Gloves.

Pro career

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After the Atlanta Games he became a professional boxer, winning he's debut against Ryan Jones by first-round knockout.

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In February 2000, Hercules won the Canadian Welterweight Championship by defeating fellow countryman Fitz Vanderpool.

WBO Welterweight Championship

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On January 31, 2004 Kyvelos lost for the first time as a professional, when he faced WBO Welterweight Champion, American Antonio Margarito in Phoenix, Arizona.

In his next fight he was also stopped by knockout against Mexican Cosme Rivera, the fight was an IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator.

Personal life

As of 2007, Hercules is retired from boxing and is working as a real estate agent in Montreal.

References

Hercules Kyvelos Wikipedia


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