Jorge Antonio Kahwagi Macari (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe kaˈwatʃi]; born May 28, 1968) is a Mexican businessman, politician, and show business personality.
Kahwagi is the son of Jorge Kahwagi Gastine, the president of CONCANACO[1] He graduated from university with a quadruple-major with a major of body building science, and serves as the vice-president for the tabloid newspaper La Crónica de Hoy.[2] He is of Lebanese descent.[3]
CareerEdit
BoxingEdit
Kahwagi debuted professionally in the sport on December 10, 2001, knocking out newcomer Perry Williams in the first round, and ended his career in 2015 after establishing an undefeated record of 12 wins, all fights by knockout.[4] Kahwagi is infamous amongst boxing fans for charges of manipulated fights, which increased significantly after the knockouts against boxers Roberto José Coelho in 2005 and against Ramon Alejandro Olivas on September 11, 2015, and became one of the reasons explaining his withdrawal from the sport.[5][2] His fight against Olivas has been called "one of the most infamous fiascos in recent boxing history".[6]
PoliticsEdit
Kahwagi was a member of Mexico's PVEMpolitical party.[citation needed] In 2000, he was elected as a commissioner of the Mexican Government, and he was assigned to different ventures such as being a member of Mexico's commission on the United States and on Japan.[citation needed]
MediaEdit
Kahwagi asked to be excused from his post in Congress in order to be a contestant on Big Brother México for Big Brother VIP 3 (Part 2).[7] He was in the house for the full 50 days and ended up finishing in third place.
^Contursi, Sebastián (18 August 2005). "Mexican Jorge Kahwagi accused of being a fraud". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^Bartholomew, Rafe (April 17, 2020). "A Mexican politician-celebrity fighting with muscle implants? Only in boxing". The Athletic. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
^Luhnow, David (July 11, 2004). . The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on July 20, 2004.
Boxing record for Jorge Kahwagi from BoxRec(registration required)
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August 28, 2023
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