Zsolt Erdei: record, next fight and profile →
Last week, the WBC ordered a four-man light heavyweight tournament to determine a mandatory challenger to the reigning champion, Bernard Hopkins. In the first leg of the tournament, Chris Henry would face Ismayl Sillakh, while former WBC champion Jean Pascal would fight undefeated Zsolt Erdei.
Ivaylo Gotzev, manager of undefeated light heavyweight Ismayl Sillakh (16-0, 13KOs), believes the light heavyweights who were ordered to participate in the WBC's four-man tournament are dragging their feet to get involved. The WBC ordered Jean Pascal to face Zsolt Erdei, while Chris Henry was ordered to fight Sillakh - and then the two winner would collide in a mandatory eliminator for the right to challenge Bernard Hopkins.
The World Boxing Council has ordered a tournament to determine the next mandatory contender in the WBC light heavyweight division: Chris Henry (U.S.) vs. Ismayl Syllakh (U.S.), with the winner of this bout to face the winner of Jean Pascal (Haiti/Canada) vs. Zsolt Erdei (Hungary)
Promoter Lou DiBella has confirmed to BoxingScene.com that there have been discussions to stage a light heavyweight fight between former champions Jean Pascal (26-2, 16KOs) and Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18KOs). DiBella, and Pascal's promoter Yvon Michel, are interested in making the fight, but the availability of American television dates is the biggest problem blocking that match.
Joachim Alcine's advisor Greg Leon advised BoxingScene.com that his client has signed a promotional agreement with Lou Dibella. Alcine is a former junior middleweight champion. Leon is also trying to match his fighter, unbeaten Zsolt Erdei, against former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal.
Adviser Greg Leon, during a recent interview on BoxingScene.com, stated that there were talks for a potential a bout between former light heavyweight world champions Zsolt Erdei (33-0-0) and Jean Pascal (26-2-1). Leon also said that he would love to see a clash between former WBA champion Joachim Alcine (32-2-0) and aspiring contender Antonin Decarie (25-0-1) as the support to Pascal-Erdei.
Jack is a prospect fighting out of Las Vegas who had advantages in speed, skill and technique over Sujak. That meant Sujak, of Bronx, N.Y., was often left weathering storms of quick flurries and strong shots and then lacing his responses in-between.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Unbeaten former two time world champion Zsolt “Firebird” Erdei scored a sixth round technical knockout over former world champion Byron Mitchell on Saturday night in front of throngs of Hungarian supporters who chanted and cheered their man to victory.
LAS VEGAS - WBA/IBA Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov (11-1, 7 KOs), preparing for his third title defense this summer, has a special interest in Saturday night’s fight in Atlantic City between past world champions Zsolt “Firebird” Erdei and Byron “Slama from ‘Bama” Mitchell.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Unbeaten former two-time world champion and lineal light heavyweight champion Zsolt “Firebird” Erdei (32-0, 17 KOs) will make his second straight appearance on American soil on June 4 when he takes on former world champion Byron Mitchell (28-7-1, 21 KOs) on the undercard of Carl Froch’s WBC Super Middleweight title defense against Glen Johnson in the semifinals of the SHOWTIME Super Six World Boxing Classic.