He claimed bronze medal in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games which was a superb cycle for him. Besides to Istvan Kovacs he achieved gold medal in the Budapest 1997 AIBA World Boxing Championships and earned two titles in the European Boxing Championships in 1998 and in 2000.
Professional records:
- Has a record of 13-0 (4 KOs) in World Title fights.
- Has a record of 6-0 (2 KO) against former or current world titlists.
- Won against Julio Cesar Gonzalez, Hugo Hernan Garay (twice), Mehdi Sahnoune, Giacobbe Fragomeni, Byron Mitchell.
- WBO Inter-continental Light Heavyweight Champion (2002-03)
WBO European Light Heavyweight Champion (2014) - WBC World Cruiserweight Champion (2009)
- In June 15th 2007, the WBO President Francisco Valcarcel awarded him Super Champion status in the World Boxing Organization
