Lasha Guruli

Lasha Guruli
Personal information
NationalityGeorgian
Born (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 30)
Rustavi, Georgia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights4
Wins4
Win by KO1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 Paris63.5 kg
IBA World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Belgrade65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Tashkent65 kg
Bronze medal – third place2025 Liverpool65 kg
European Games
Silver medal – second place2023 Kraków-Małopolska63.5 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Yerevan65 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Belgrade65 kg

Lasha Guruli (born 27 August 1996) is a Georgian boxer. He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the welterweight event. He also competed at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the welterweight event.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's 63.5 kg event.

Professional boxing career

His first fight as a professional took place on the 15th of March 2025 against Bernard Abbey in Georgia. Lasha won the fight on a unanimous decision after six rounds.

This was followed by a fight against James Francis at Wembley Stadium on 19 July 2025. Guruli won the fight by knocking his English opponent out in the fifth round.

Professional boxing record

4 fights 4 wins 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Win 4–0 England Liam Dillon PTS 8 20 Jun 2026 St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England
3 Win 3-0 Mexico Benito Sanchez Garcia UD 6 28 Feb 2026 England Vaillant Live, Derby, England
2 Win 2–0 England James Francis RTD 5 (6), 0:02 19 Jul 2025 England Wembley Stadium, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Ghana Bernard Abbey UD 6 15 Mar 2025 Georgia (country) Rustavi Sports Palace, Rustavi, Georgia

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Lasha Guruli". BoxRec.
  2. ↑ "Lasha Guruli". 2024 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Georgia's Lasha Guruli and young boxers shined in the Semen Trestin Memorial Tournament". European Boxing Confederation. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Confederation, European Boxing (14 September 2019). "Delano James and Lasha Guruli made their strong debuts in the AIBA World Boxing Championships". European Boxing Confederation. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Houston, Michael (29 May 2022). "Finalists confirmed at European Men's Boxing Championships in Yerevan". Inside the Games. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2021" (PDF). AIBA World Boxing Championships. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships 2022" (PDF). European Amateur Boxing Championships. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Georgian Boxer Lasha Guruli wins bronze medal at the Olympics". Georgia Today. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Lasha Guruli | Boxer Page".
  10. 1 2 "Lasha Guruli vs Benito Sanchez Garcia". BoxRec. Retrieved 14 April 2026.