Arnold Gjergjaj was born on 8 October 1984 and is a Swiss professional boxer.
11 Facts About Arnold Gjergjaj
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Arnold Gjergjaj is trained by Angelo Gallina, who is his manager.
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Arnold Gjergjaj has trained with world champions such as Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Tyson Fury and other top fighters as a sparring partner.
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Arnold Gjergjaj learned in training sessions under the now deceased legendary German boxing coach Fritz Sdunek.
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Arnold Gjergjaj cites British former undisputed heavyweight world champion Lennox Lewis as his boxing idol.
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Arnold Gjergjaj won the EBU-EE European heavyweight title in October 2014, beating Adnan Redzovic by a knockout in the 9th round.
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Arnold Gjergjaj defended his title against Denis Bakhtov in June 2015, winning on points despite suffering a broken hand and burst eardrum, and being knocked down in the fifth round for the first time in his career.
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On 30 March 2016, it was announced that Arnold Gjergjaj would be the second opponent of former champion David Haye since Haye made his return to boxing after a three-year layoff.
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Arnold Gjergjaj was born in Gjakova, Kosovo and he moved to Pratteln, Basel in Switzerland with his family when he was 14 years old.
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Arnold Gjergjaj married his wife Marta in August 2014 in Pratteln.
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Arnold Gjergjaj has been involved in fields such as developmental aid organization Terre des Hommes Switzerland and has shown commitment to helping the youth in his hometown, where he opened his own boxing club "Arnold Boxfit" on 23 January 2016.