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Yuri Foreman

ユーリ・フォアマン　/　ゆーり・ふぉあまん

Boxer from Belarus

August 5, 1980 (age 45)　・　Gomel, Gomel Region, Belarus

Gomel Region
boxer

My Take

Yuri Foreman is one of the most fascinating figures I have come across in this database. Born in Gomel, fighting out of Brooklyn, and climbing all the way to the WBA super welterweight title is already a remarkable arc, but ordaining as a rabbi in 2014 while pursuing a boxing career turns his story into something close to poetry. The "Boxing Rabbi" nickname is no gimmick; it captures a man holding violence and devotion in the same two hands. I am genuinely moved by people who live inside that contradiction without resolving it. Strength and serenity rarely share a body so gracefully.

Overview

Yuri Foreman (Hebrew: יורי פורמן; born August 5, 1980) is an Israeli professional boxer who held the WBA super welterweight title from 2009 to 2010. He was born in Gomel, Belarus, but boxed out of Brooklyn, New York. Foreman has also pursued Jewish religious studies during his boxing career, and in 2014 was ordained as a rabbi. He has been referred to as the "Boxing Rabbi."

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Yuri Foreman
Name (Japanese): ユーリ・フォアマン
Reading: ゆーり・ふぉあまん
Born: August 5, 1980 (age 45)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Monkey
Origin: Gomel, Gomel Region, Belarus
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: boxer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

WBA World Super Welterweight Champion

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

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