Jonas Čepulis
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| Born | 11 August 1939 Joniškėlis, Lithuania | |||||||||||
| Died | 28 May 2015 (aged 75) Kaunas, Lithuania | |||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||
| Club | Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jonas Čepulis (11 August 1939 – 28 May 2015) was a Lithuanian amateur heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics. He won his first three bouts by technical knockout (TKO), and lost in the finals by TKO to George Foreman.[1]
Čepulis never won a Soviet title, placing second-third in 1965–66 and 1968 and therefore was not selected for the world and European championships. He won Lithuanian titles in 1963–1964, 1966–1967 and 1969–1970 and retired in 1970 with a record of 203 wins out of 230 bouts. He later worked at a Pergalės factory in Kaunas.[1]
In episode 3 of season two of Better Late Than Never the family of Čepulis has a reunion with George Foreman.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jonas Čepulis. sports-reference
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