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Biography
Rudolf Kraj (Czech pronunciation: [ˈrudolf ˈkraj]) (born 5 December 1977 in Mělník, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech boxer.
Amateur
He won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He lost to Aleksandr Lebziak in the final.
He also won a bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok losing to another Russian, the eventual winner Evgeny Makarenko. He won 170 out of 200 amateur matches.
Olympic Results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Olanda Anderson (United States) 13-12
- Defeated Jegbefumer Albert (Nigeria) 8-7
- Defeated Andriy Fedchuk (Ukraine) 11-7
- Lost to Alexander Lebzyak (Russia) 6-20
Professional
Kraj began his professional career in 2005 in Germany and won all his thirteen bouts in the cruiserweight division including a stoppage of Armenian Melkomian (record 20-1).
He fought Giacobbe Fragomeni for the WBC Cruiserweight title on October 24, 2008 and lost the fight by technical decision after eight rounds after and accidental headbutt earlier in the fight. His record is 14-1 with 10 knockouts.
Professional boxing record
| 14 Wins (10 knockouts), 1 Loss, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 14–1 |  Giacobbe Fragomeni | TD | 8 (12) | 2008-10-24 | PalaLido, Milan, Lombardia | for the vacant WBC cruiserweight title |
| Win | 14–0 |  Matt Godfrey | UD | 12 (12) | 2008-03-08 |  KoenigPALAST, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
| Win | 13-0 |  Orlando Antonio Farias | KO | 1 (12) | 2007-12-04 |  Freizeit Arena, Soelden, Austria | retained the WBC International cruiserweight title |
| Win | 12–0 |  Ismail Abdoul | UD | 12 (12) | 2007-06-12 |  Tabor Arena, Maribor, Slovenia | retained the WBC International cruiserweight title |
| Win | 11–0 | Mauro Adrian Ordiales | TKO | 3 (12) | 2007-04-28 | Koenig Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen | retained the WBC International cruiserweight title |
| Win | 10–0 | Cesar David Crenz | TKO | 8 (12) | 2007-01-13 | Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt | retained the WBC International cruiserweight title |
| Win | 9–0 |  Pavel Melkomyan | MD | 10 (10) | 2006-10-10 |  T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | won the vacant WBC International cruiserweight title |
| Win | 8–0 |  Rachid El Hadak | UD | 6 (6) | 2006-07-25 | Sportschule Sachsenwald, Eimsbuettel, Hamburg | |
| Win | 7–0 | Jindrich Velecky | UD | 10 (10) | 2006-05-09 | Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 6–0 |  Mircea Telecan | TKO | 4 (6) | 2009-04-15 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
| Win | 5–0 | Vage Kocharyan | RTD | 3 (6) | 2009-02-28 | Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg | |
| Win | 4–0 |  Robert Borok | TKO | 1 (4) | 2005-11-15 | Hohenstaufenhalle, Goeppingen, Baden-Württemberg | |
| Win | 3–0 |  Rustams Tumasevics | KO | 1 (4) | 2005-10-29 | TURM Erlebnis City, Oranienburg, Brandenburg | |
| Win | 2–0 | Valeriu Vasili Dobrin | TKO | 1 (4) | 2005-09-20 | T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| Win | 1–0 | Tomáš Mrázek | TKO | 1 (4) | 2005-03-26 | Erdgas Arena, Riesa Sachsen | Kraj's professional debut |