# László Bognár

László Bognár (born February 24, 1968) 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

| 52 fights | 37 wins | 13 losses |
| By knockout | 14 | 11 |
| By decision | 23 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 52 | Loss | 37–13–2 | Brunet Zamora | TKO | 1 (6) | 2 Mar 2007 | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy | |
| 51 | Loss | 37–12–2 | Leonid Smetanca | PTS | 4 | 26 Nov 2006 | City Sporthall, Szekszárd, Hungary | |
| 50 | Loss | 37–11–2 | Emanuele de Prophetis | TKO | 4 (12) | 20 Oct 2006 | Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy | For inaugural IBF International lightweight title |
| 49 | Win | 37–10–2 | Attila Németh | PTS | 4 | 19 Sep 2006 | SlimTrax Gym, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 48 | Loss | 36–10–2 | Andrzej Sark | TKO | 3 (12) | 22 Apr 2006 | ASE Sporthall, Paks, Hungary | For vacant IBC super lightweight title |
| 47 | Win | 36–9–2 | Anton Glofak | PTS | 6 | 18 Feb 2006 | Sport & Leisure Centre, Tapolca, Hungary | |
| 46 | Win | 35–9–2 | Valeri Kharianau | UD | 12 | 7 May 2005 | ASE Sporthall, Paks, Hungary | Retained IBC lightweight title |
| 45 | Win | 34–9–2 | Kirkor Kirkorov | UD | 12 | 13 May 2005 | City Sporthall, Szolnok, Hungary | Won vacant IBU lightweight title |
| 44 | Win | 33–9–2 | David Kiilu | MD | 12 | 18 Dec 2004 | University Sporthall, Győr, Hungary | Won vacant IBC lightweight title |
| 43 | Win | 32–9–2 | László Komjáthi | SD | 10 | 10 Sep 2004 | City Sporthall, Tököl, Hungary | Won Hungarian lightweight title |
| 42 | Win | 31–9–2 | Anton Vontszemu | UD | 6 | 12 Dec 2003 | Sport Complex, Tiszaújváros, Hungary | |
| 41 | Loss | 30–9–2 | Matt Zegan | TKO | 6 (10) | 27 Sep 2003 | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland | For inaugural Republic of Poland International lightweight title |
| 40 | Loss | 30–8–2 | Mzonke Fana | TKO | 4 (12) | 25 Apr 2003 | Graceland Hotel Casino, Secunda, South Africa | For WBC International super featherweight title |
| 39 | Win | 30–7–2 | Viktor Stefan | TD | 2 (4) | 29 Mar 2003 | Unio Gym, Szekszárd, Hungary | |
| 38 | Loss | 29–7–2 | János Nagy | UD | 10 | 22 Nov 2002 | City Sporthall, Pápa, Hungary | For vacant Hungarian super featherweight title |
| 37 | Win | 29–6–2 | Patrik Prokopecz | KO | 1 (6) | 8 Jun 2002 | National Sporthall, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 36 | Loss | 28–6–2 | Silvano Usini | TKO | 2 (12) | 16 Mar 2002 | Crema, Lombardy, Italy | For WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title |
| 35 | Win | 28–5–2 | Florin Oanea | PTS | 6 | 8 Feb 2002 | Imperial Gym, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 34 | Loss | 27–5–2 | Alex Arthur | TKO | 3 (8), 0:54 | 17 Nov 2001 | Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 33 | Win | 27–4–2 | Ionel Mircea | TKO | 2 (4) | 31 Aug 2001 | Košice, Košice Region, Slovakia | |
| 32 | Loss | 26–4–2 | Michael Gomez | TKO | 3 (12), 1:00 | 7 Jul 2001 | Velodrome, Manchester, England | Lost WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Michael Gomez | TKO | 9 (12), 1:00 | 10 Feb 2001 | Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England | Won WBO Inter-Continental super featherweight title |
| 30 | Win | 25–3–2 | Demir Nanev | TKO | 2 (8) | 15 Dec 2000 | Paks, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 29 | Draw | 24–3–2 | Santiago Rojas Alcántara | PTS | 6 | 6 Jun 2000 | Salón La Paloma, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 28 | Loss | 24–3–1 | Toncho Tonchev | TKO | 1 (12), 3:06 | 15 Jul 1999 | Werrington Sports Centre, Peterborough, England | For WBA Inter-Continental super featherweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–2–1 | Christian Hodorogea | TKO | 5 (8) | 21 May 1999 | Montichiari, Lombardy, Italy | |
| 26 | Loss | 23–2–1 | Frédéric Perez | TKO | 8 (10) | 13 Mar 1999 | Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, France | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Said Lawal | PTS | 8 | 14 Nov 1998 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Kwadwo Gyan | KO | 6 (6) | 30 Aug 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Petre Gigel | TKO | 5 (6) | 15 May 1998 | Szkeszard, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Ferenc Kovács | TKO | 3 (4) | 21 Feb 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | János Hadjú | PTS | 8 | 17 Jan 1998 | Budapest, Hungary | |
| 20 | Loss | 18–1–1 | Cassius Baloyi | TKO | 7 (12), 2:16 | 15 Nov 1997 | Carousel Casino, Temba, South Africa | For WBU super bantamweight title |
| 19 | Draw | 18–0–1 | Dramane Nabaloum | PTS | 10 | 17 Aug 1997 | Ouagadougou, Kadiogo Province, Burkina Faso | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Hocine Hassani | UD | 8 | 31 May 1997 | Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Robert Zsemberi | TKO | 3 (6) | 22 Mar 1997 | Paks, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jozef Kubovsky | PTS | 6 | 31 Jan 1997 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | José Juárez | TKO | 2 (12) | 9 Nov 1996 | Paks, Tolna County, Hungary | Retained WBU International featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Carlos Rocha | PTS | 8 | 19 Oct 1996 | City Sporthall, Paks, Hungary | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Anton Glofak | TKO | 5 (8) | 24 Sep 1996 | Vienna, Vienna Federal State, Austria | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Claudiu Văcariu | TKO | 5 (8) | 22 Jun 1996 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Gheorghe Ghicean | PTS | 8 | 10 May 1996 | Barcs, Somogy County, Hungary | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Paul Kaoma | UD | 12 | 17 Feb 1996 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | Won vacant WBU International featherweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Florin Oanea | PTS | 6 | 1 Dec 1995 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | István Horváth | PTS | 6 | 3 Nov 1995 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Marian Diaconu | PTS | 6 | 1 Sep 1995 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Johan Manea | TKO | 4 (6) | 10 Jun 1995 | Nikšić, Central Region, Montenegro | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Claudiu Văcariu | PTS | 8 | 5 May 1995 | Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | András Juhász | TKO | 4 (6) | 26 Apr 1995 | Kruševac, Šumadija and Western Serbia, Serbia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Gheorghe Ghicean | PTS | 8 | 24 Feb 1995 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Thierry Faure | PTS | 6 | 16 Dec 1994 | Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Radu Petrič | PTS | 6 | 10 Oct 1994 | Szekszárd, Tolna County, Hungary | |