Amateur Career
- 1992 Junior European Champion in Edinburgh, as a Middleweight.
- 1993 3rd place at 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland, as a Middleweight.
- Defeated Francesco Passanante (Switzerland) TKO 3
- Defeated Andrei Khamula (Ukraine) points
- Lost to Akin Kuloglu (Turkey) points
- 1994 3rd place at Asian Championships in Hiroshima, Japan as a Light Heavyweight.
- Defeated Asghar Ali (Pakistan) TKO
- Lost to Yong-Sam Ko (South Korea) points
- 1995 3rd place at 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, Germany as a Light Heavyweight.
- Defeated Ervin Helmanis (Latvia) KO 2
- Defeated Ismael Kone (Sweden) TKO 1
- Lost to Antonio Tarver (United States) points
- 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist at Light Heavyweight at the Atlanta Games.
- Defeated Julio César González (Mexico) TKO 2
- Defeated Pietro Aurino (Italy) points
- Defeated Troy Amos-Ross (Canada) points
- Defeated Antonio Tarver (United States) points
- Defeated Lee Seung-Bae (South Korea) points
- Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the 1996 Olympic Games
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