László Bognár


László Bognár is a Hungarian former professional boxer who fought in the featherweight to light welterweight divisions. As an amateur he represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
He is a former WBU International featherweight, WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight, Hungarian and IBC lightweight champion.

Professional career

Bognar turned professional in October 1994 at Szekszárd, Hungary. In his debut he defeated Romanian's Radu Petric on points over six rounds.

Michael Gomez fights

Bognar fought Irish fighter Michael Gomez on his first fight of 2001 on 10 February for the WBO Intercontinental super featherweight title, in Widnes, Cheshire, England. Gomez had Bognar on the canvas in the fifth round after landing a crushing left hook. Although Bognar was shaken Gomez was unable to make his power count. Bognar recovered from his knockdown and kept Gomez at bay with his southpaw jab. In the ninth round Gomez was stopped after referee Dave Paris stepped in following a double left from Bognar, which had Gomez stricken against the ropes. Gomez felt the fight had been stopped prematurely and that he should have been allowed to continue.
Gomez later stated that he was suffering from flu and should not have taken the fight. John Munroe, who was sitting ringside, was called over by Ian Darke, at Gomez's request to verify his theory. This turned into a war of words, with the promoter Frank Warren and John Munroe regarding Brian Hughes, with Frank Warren promising Gomez the rematch, and Gomez stating that he was leaving Brian Hughes' gym to team up with Billy Graham. However, others pointed to his well publicised troubles out of the ring. There had been reports in the press that Gomez was not training regularly, that he had not stuck to his diet and had been out drinking and clubbing. Reports also circulated that Gomez was having trouble in his private life and that he had been stabbed in a street fight.

Gomez rematch

Gomez wanted to rematch against Bognar, and five months later and a victory over John Munroe, in July 2001, the pair had a rematch in Manchester in what turned out to be a short and explosive encounter. The fight started badly for Gomez when he suffered a flash knockdown in the first round and was down again in the second. Gomez came back to put Bognar down near the end of the second round. Gomez came out firing at the start of the third round and finished the fight with a fourth and final knockdown to avenge his earlier defeat.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
52Loss37–13–2Brunet ZamoraTKO1 2 Mar 2007Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy
51Loss37–12–2Leonid SmetancaPTS426 Nov 2006City Sporthall, Szekszárd, Hungary
50Loss37–11–2Emanuele de ProphetisTKO4 20 Oct 2006Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, ItalyFor inaugural IBF International lightweight title
49Win37–10–2Attila NémethPTS419 Sep 2006SlimTrax Gym, Budapest, Hungary
48Loss36–10–2Andrzej SarkTKO3 22 Apr 2006ASE Sporthall, Paks, HungaryFor vacant IBC super lightweight title
47Win36–9–2Anton GlofakPTS618 Feb 2006Sport & Leisure Centre, Tapolca, Hungary
46Win35–9–2Valeri KharianauUD127 May 2005ASE Sporthall, Paks, HungaryRetained IBC lightweight title
45Win34–9–2Kirkor KirkorovUD1213 May 2005City Sporthall, Szolnok, HungaryWon vacant IBU lightweight title
44Win33–9–2David KiiluMD1218 Dec 2004University Sporthall, Győr, HungaryWon vacant IBC lightweight title
43Win32–9–2László KomjáthiSD1010 Sep 2004City Sporthall, Tököl, HungaryWon Hungarian lightweight title
42Win31–9–2Anton VontszemuUD612 Dec 2003Sport Complex, Tiszaújváros, Hungary
41Loss30–9–2Matt ZeganTKO6 27 Sep 2003Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lublin Voivodeship, PolandFor inaugural Republic of Poland International lightweight title
40Loss30–8–2Mzonke FanaTKO4 25 Apr 2003Graceland Hotel Casino, Secunda, South AfricaFor WBC International super featherweight title
39Win30–7–2Viktor StefanTD2 29 Mar 2003Unio Gym, Szekszárd, Hungary
38Loss29–7–2János NagyUD1022 Nov 2002City Sporthall, Pápa, HungaryFor vacant Hungarian super featherweight title
37Win29–6–2Patrik ProkopeczKO1 8 Jun 2002National Sporthall, Budapest, Hungary
36Loss28–6–2Silvano UsiniTKO2 16 Mar 2002Crema, Lombardy, ItalyFor WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
35Win28–5–2Florin OaneaPTS68 Feb 2002Imperial Gym, Budapest, Hungary
34Loss27–5–2Alex ArthurTKO3, 0:5417 Nov 2001Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
33Win27–4–2Ionel MirceaTKO2 31 Aug 2001Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia
32Loss26–4–2Michael GomezTKO3, 1:007 Jul 2001Velodrome, Manchester, EnglandLost WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title
31Win26–3–2Michael GomezTKO9, 1:0010 Feb 2001Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, EnglandWon WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title
30Win25–3–2Demir NanevTKO2 15 Dec 2000Paks, Tolna County, Hungary
29Draw24–3–2Santiago Rojas AlcántaraPTS66 Jun 2000Salón La Paloma, Barcelona, Spain
28Loss24–3–1Toncho TonchevTKO1, 3:0615 Jul 1999Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough, EnglandFor WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title
27Win24–2–1Christian HodorogeaTKO5 21 May 1999Montichiari, Lombardy, Italy
26Loss23–2–1Frédéric PerezTKO8 13 Mar 1999Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, France
25Win23–1–1Said LawalPTS814 Nov 1998Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary
24Win22–1–1Kwadwo GyanKO6 30 Aug 1998Budapest, Hungary
23Win21–1–1Petre GigelTKO5 15 May 1998Szkeszard, Tolna County, Hungary
22Win20–1–1Ferenc KovácsTKO3 21 Feb 1998Budapest, Hungary
21Win19–1–1János HadjúPTS817 Jan 1998Budapest, Hungary
20Loss18–1–1Cassius BaloyiTKO7, 2:1615 Nov 1997Carousel Casino, Temba, South AfricaFor WBU super bantamweight title
19Draw18–0–1Dramane NabaloumPTS1017 Aug 1997Ouagadougou, Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso
18Win18–0Hocine HassaniUD831 May 1997Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary
17Win17–0Robert ZsemberiTKO3 22 Mar 1997Paks, Tolna County, Hungary
16Win16–0Jozef KubovskyPTS631 Jan 1997Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary
15Win15–0José JuárezTKO2 9 Nov 1996Paks, Tolna County, HungaryRetained WBU International featherweight title
14Win14–0Carlos RochaPTS819 Oct 1996City Sporthall, Paks, Hungary
13Win13–0Anton GlofakTKO5 24 Sep 1996Vienna, Vienna Federal State, Austria
12Win12–0Claudiu VăcariuTKO5 22 Jun 1996Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary
11Win11–0Gheorghe GhiceanPTS810 May 1996Barcs, Somogy County, Hungary
10Win10–0Paul KaomaUD1217 Feb 1996Szekszárd, Tolna County, HungaryWon vacant WBU International featherweight title
9Win9–0Florin OaneaPTS61 Dec 1995Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary
8Win8–0István HorváthPTS63 Nov 1995Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary
7Win7–0Marian DiaconuPTS61 Sep 1995Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary
6Win6–0Johan ManeaTKO4 10 Jun 1995Nikšić, Central Region, Montenegro
5Win5–0Claudiu VăcariuPTS85 May 1995Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia
4Win4–0András JuhászTKO4 26 Apr 1995Kruševac, Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia
3Win3–0Gheorghe GhiceanPTS824 Feb 1995Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary
2Win2–0Thierry FaurePTS616 Dec 1994Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
1Win1–0Radu PetričPTS610 Oct 1994Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary