Zoltán Harcsa

Zoltán Adam Harcsa ( born November 20, 1992) is a Hungarian boxer at middleweight.

Boxing career

It was 2007 Hungarian disciple Master, 2008 Hungarian Junior Champion, Hungarian Junior Champion in 2009 and 2010, 2011 and 2012 Hungarian Champion. In 2013 he only lost in the final against Balázs Bácskai and thus was runner-up.

His first major success internationally succeeded at the 2008 13th Junior European Championships in Plovdiv. Through victories against eret Rexha from Albania ( 11:2 ), Gleb Sapowal from Moldova ( 19:6 ) and Deimantas Mickevicius from Lithuania ( TKO ), he had advanced to the finals, where he defeated the Russian Magomed Patijew in the first round.

Another silver medal he won in 2009 at the 21th European Youth Championships in Szczecin. Through victories against Adrijan Knežević from Croatia ( TKO ), Vladislav Woitaljuk from Ukraine ( 7:4 ) and Murad Agamalijew from Azerbaijan ( TKO ), he was drafted again into the final, where he this time the German Tyron witness ( 0:4 ) on points subject.

In 2010 he took part in the 2nd Youth World Championships in Baku and won a bronze medal. He was only in the semi-final against Australian Damien Hooper ( 5:11 ) resigned after being defeated before the White Russians Andrei Laurusik ( 10:3 ), the French Farhad Saad ( 12:3 ) and the Azerbaijanis Watan Huseinli ( 9:5 ) had. He was also qualified for the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games held in the same year in Singapore, where he was also able to win a bronze medal. Due to the limited number of participants it was after his victory against the Kazakhs Adilet Rachischew (6:1 ) is equal to the semi-finals, where he lost again against Damien Hooper ( 0:4 ).

At the 39th European Championships 2011 in Ankara, he was not so lucky; Although he won his first round fight against Poland Tomasz Jabłoński ( 19:12 ), but it had an injury suffered and had to get off without a fight in the second round. But he still competed in the 16th World Championships of the same year in Baku, where he was able to prevail after a bye in the first preliminary round against Jose Bernal of El Salvador ( 22:8 ) and Michel Tavares from France ( 16:10). However, in the subsequent second round he lost to the Ukrainian Yevhen Chytrow early in the first round.

In 2012 he participated in the 30th Summer Olympic Games in London, where he defeated José Espinosa from Venezuela ( 16:13 ) and Mujandjae Kasuto from Namibia ( 16:7 ), before the quarter-final against Esquiva Falcão from Brazil ( 10:14 ) eliminated.

At the European Championships 2013 in Minsk, he rose after a bye in the first round an equal in the second round. After a win against the Armenen Arman Howikjan (2:1 ), he reached the quarterfinals, where he was able to prevail against the Serb Aleksandar Drenovak ( 3-0) and moved into the semi-finals. Finally, where he was eliminated by the Romanians Bogdan Jura Toni ( TKO ) and ended up with it on the third.

In October 2013 he started in the middleweight division at the 17th World Championships in Almaty. After a bye in the first preliminary round, a points win in the second preliminary round against Nick abaca from Kenya and another points victory in the second round against Brody Blair from Canada, he moved into the quarterfinals where he retired against Jason Quigley from Ireland.

Selection of international tournament results

• 2008: 1st place at the Hungarian Junior Olympic Tournament
• 2008: 1st place at the Hungarian Olympic hope the junior tournament
• 2010: 1st place at the Hungarian István Énekes Youth Tournament
• 2011: 3rd place at the Hungarian Bocskai tournament
• 2011: 3rd place at the Croatian Zlatko Hrbić tournament
• 2011: 3rd place at the Serbian Beogradski Pobednik tournament
• 2011: 2nd place in Nitra, Slovakia Grand Prix
• 2012: 2nd place at the Hungarian Bocskai tournament
• 2013: 1st place in the Serbian Beogradski Pobednik tournament
• 2013: 1st place at the Hungarian Bocskai tournament
• 2014: 1st place at the Hungarian Bocskai tournament