Ionas Chepulis

Ionas Chepulis (born August 11, 1939 in Joniškėlis, Panevėžys, Lithuania) was a boxer for the Soviet Union from present day Lithuania who participated in the 1968 Mexico City Olympiad, where he was knocked out by future World Champion George Foreman for the Heavyweight Gold Medal. He died on May 28, 2015.

Olympic Results

• Defeated Billy Wells (Great Britain) TKO 3
• Defeated Bernd Anders (East Germany) KO 3
• Defeated Joaquín Rocha (Mexico) TKO 2
• Lost to George Foreman (United States) TKO 2