Jonas Čepulis (11 August 1939 – 28 May 2015) was a Lithuanian amateur heavyweightboxer 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]
jonas, Čepulis, august, 1939, 2015, lithuanian, amateur, heavyweight, boxer, silver, medal, 1968, olympics, first, three, bouts, technical, knockout, lost, finals, george, foreman, personal, informationborn11, august, 1939joniškėlis, lithuaniadied28, 2015, 201. Jonas Cepulis 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 Jonas CepulisPersonal informationBorn11 August 1939Joniskelis LithuaniaDied28 May 2015 2015 05 28 aged 75 Kaunas LithuaniaHeight185 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight92 kg 203 lb SportSportBoxingClubZalgiris KaunasMedal record Representing the Soviet UnionOlympic Games1968 Mexico City HeavyweightCepulis 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 Pergales factory in Kaunas 1 In episode 3 of season two of Better Late Than Never the family of Cepulis has a reunion with George Foreman References edit a b Jonas Cepulis sports reference nbsp nbsp This article about a Soviet Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biographical article related to a Lithuanian boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonas Cepulis amp oldid 1156524939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
