Background
Hercules was born in Canada but he has Greek roots.
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Hercules Kyvelos
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He fought at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. After the Atlanta Games he became a professional boxer, winning he"s debut against Ryan Jones by first round knockout.
WBO Welterweight Championship
In his next fight he was also stopped by knockout against Mexican Cosme Rivera, the fight was an IBF Welterweight Title Eliminator.
Personal life
As of 2007, Hercules is retired from boxing and is working as a real estate agent in Montreal.
Achievements
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A year before, Kyvelos won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in March del Plata, Argentina. He also twice won the National Canadian Golden Gloves. In February 2000, Hercules won the Canadian Welterweight Championship by defeating fellow countryman Fitz Vanderpool. On January 31, 2004 Kyvelos lost for the first time as a professional, when he faced WBO Welterweight Champion, American Antonio Margarito in Phoenix, Arizona.
