Attila Levin

Attila Levin (born 1976-11-08 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a former Swedish boxer in the Heavyweight division.

Amateur career

Levin had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional.

*In 1996 Levin competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark as a Super Heavyweight. Results were:
**Defeated Henryk Zatyka (Poland) points
**Defeated Petr Horacek (Czech Repubulic) TKO 1
**Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) points
*Levin represented Sweden as a Super Heavyweight at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. Results were:
**Defeated Jean-Francois Bergeron (Canada) TKO 1
**Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) TKO by 1

Professional career

Levin turned pro in 1997 and started off his pro career going undefeated in his first 14 fights. He then faced journeyman Ramon Hayes in 2000, and was shockingly upset via TKO after being dropped twice. Levin then ran off another winning streak knocking out guys like Ray Austin before facing fringe contender Jeremy Williams in 2004, and losing via TKO in the 8th. He then fought undefeated Nikolay Valuev, and was TKO'd in the 3rd round. After three years off he restarted his carrier in 2008 whith a win against Willie Perryman (TKO) in a boxing gala held in Kissimmee, Florida.

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