Koba Gogoladze (born January 7, 1973, inPoti,Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) is a professionalboxer fromGeorgia. He competed in the1996 Summer Olympics as a lightweight, losing on points in the quarterfinals toLeonard Doroftei.
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World Amateur Championships | ||
![]() | 1997 Budapest | Lightweight |
European Amateur Championships | ||
![]() | 1998 Minsk | Lightweight |
Gogoladze turned professional in 1999, boxing mainly inEngland, although he did also fight once inCyprus (winning the minor World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Lightweight title) and twice in his native Georgia. He took two years off, and moved toPhiladelphia. He faced stiffer competition in theUS, recording his first loss againstAlmazbek Raiymkulov. After two more bouts, he facedScotland'sAlex Arthur for the interim WBO title where he was stopped by a 10th roundTKO. A final loss, toJi-Hoon Kim, this time a 1st round TKO, closed out his career.[1][2][3][4]
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