The Most Famous
BOXERS from Georgia
This page contains a list of the greatest Georgian Boxers. The pantheon dataset contains 496 Boxers, 1 of which were born in Georgia. This makes Georgia the birth place of the 78th most number of Boxers behind Saudi Arabia, and Lithuania.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Georgian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Georgian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Georgi Kandelaki (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 42.77, Georgi Kandelaki is the most famous Georgian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages on wikipedia.
Georgi Kandelaki (Georgian: გიორგი კანდელაკი; born 10 April 1974) is a Georgian former boxer and current boxing administrator. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships he became the first Georgian to win a World Championship, and from 2002 to 2003 held the World Boxing Union heavyweight title.
2. Vladimer Chanturia (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 39.90, Vladimer Chanturia is the 2nd most famous Georgian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Vladimer Chanturia (born July 1, 1978) is a Georgian boxer who competed in the Heavyweight (91 kg) division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.
3. Lasha Guruli (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 33.10, Lasha Guruli is the 3rd most famous Georgian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 13 different languages.
Lasha Guruli (born 27 August 1996) is a Georgian boxer. He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the welterweight event. He also competed at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the welterweight event. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's 63.5 kg event.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Georgian boxers born between 1974 and 1996. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Georgian boxers include Georgi Kandelaki, Vladimer Chanturia, and Lasha Guruli. As of April 2024, 2 new Georgian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Georgi Kandelaki, and Vladimer Chanturia.
Living Georgian Boxers
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Georgi Kandelaki
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Vladimer Chanturia
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Lasha Guruli
1996 - Present
HPI: 33.10
