Koba Gogoladze
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Koba Gogoladze (right) versus Antonio Davis (left) | |
| Statistics | |
| Real name | კობა გოგოლაძე |
| Nickname(s) | The Cobra |
| Rated at | Super Featherweight |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Born |
January 7, 1973 Poti, Georgia |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Koba Gogoladze (born January 7, 1973 in Poti, Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti) is a professional boxer from Georgia. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics as a lightweight, losing on points in the quarterfinals to Leonard Doroftei.
Olympic career
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Georgia
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1997 Budapest | Lightweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1998 Minsk | Lightweight |
- 1996 Lightweight competitor at Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States. Results were:
- First Round — Defeated Ri Chol (North Korea), 17-9
- Second Round — Defeated Julio Gonzalez Valladares (Cuba), 14-9
- Quarter Finals — Lost to Leonard Doroftei (Romania), 8-17
Professional career
Gogoladze turned professional in 1999, boxing mainly in England, although he did also fight once in Cyprus (winning the minor World Boxing Federation (WBF) International Lighweight title) and twice in his native Georgia. He took two years off, and moved to Philadelphia. He faced stiffer competition in the US, recording his first loss against Almazbek Raiymkulov. After two more bouts, he faced Scotland's Alex Arthur for the interim WBO title where he was stopped by a 10th round TKO. A final loss, to Ji-Hoon Kim, this time a 1st round TKO, closed out his career.