Jorge Kahwagi
{{Short description|Mexican businessman, politician, and show business personality}}
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| image = Jorge Kahwagi.jpg
| caption =
|image_size= 210px
|realname = Jorge Antonio Kahwagi Macari
|nickname =
|height = 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
|reach = 73 in (184 cm)
|nationality = Mexican
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|5|28}}
|birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico
| total = 12
| wins = 12
| KO = 12
| losses = 0
| draws = 0
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Jorge Antonio Kahwagi Macari ({{IPA|es|ˈxoɾxe kaˈwatʃi}}; born May 28, 1968) is a Mexican businessman, politician, former professional boxer and, also, a show business personality.
Early life
Kahwagi is the son of Jorge Kahwagi Gastine, the president of CONCANACO{{Cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/138566.html|title=El ´fajador´ Kahwagi, un}}
He graduated from university with a quadruple-major{{cn|date=February 2025}} with a major of body building science,{{cn|date=February 2025}} and serves as the vice-president for the tabloid newspaper La Crónica de Hoy.{{cite web |title=Pec Implants and Fixed Fights: Meet Mexico's Jorge Kahwagi |url=http://fightland.vice.com/blog/pec-implants-and-fixed-fights-meet-mexicos-jorge-kahwagi |website=Fightland |date=22 January 2019 |accessdate=18 March 2020 |language=en}} He is of mixed Mexican-Lebanese descent.{{cite web|url=http://www.esmas.com/deportes/biografias/360340.html |title=Jorge Kahwagi :: Biografías :: Esmas |accessdate=2010-07-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616083557/http://www.esmas.com/deportes/biografias/360340.html |archivedate=2010-06-16 }}
Career
=Boxing=
Kahwagi debuted professionally in the sport on December 10, 2001, knocking out newcomer Perry Williams in the first round, and ended his career in 2015 after establishing an undefeated record of 12 wins, all fights by knockout.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/074895|title = BoxRec: Jorge Kahwagi}} Kahwagi is infamous amongst boxing fans for charges of manipulated fights, which increased significantly after the knockouts against boxers Roberto José Coelho in 2005 and against Ramon Alejandro Olivas on September 11, 2015, and became one of the reasons explaining his withdrawal from the sport.{{cite web |last1=Contursi |first1=Sebastián |title=Mexican Jorge Kahwagi accused of being a fraud |url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/nota?id=355371 |website=ESPNdeportes.com |accessdate=18 March 2020 |language=es |date=18 August 2005}} His fight against Olivas has been called "one of the most infamous fiascos in recent boxing history".{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/1753386/2020/04/17/a-mexican-politician-celebrity-fighting-with-muscle-implants-only-in-boxing/ |title=A Mexican politician-celebrity fighting with muscle implants? Only in boxing |last=Bartholomew |first=Rafe |date=April 17, 2020 |website=The Athletic |access-date=November 5, 2021}}
=Politics=
Kahwagi was a member of Mexico's PVEM political party.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}} In 2000, he was elected as a commissioner of the Mexican Government, and he was assigned to different ventures such as being a member of Mexico's commission on the United States and on Japan.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
=Media=
Kahwagi asked to be excused from his post in Congress in order to be a contestant on Big Brother México for Big Brother VIP 3 (Part 2).{{cite web |last1=Luhnow |first1=David |title=Mexican congressman juggles many roles |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040711/news_1n11congress.html |website=The San Diego Union-Tribune |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040720082120/http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20040711/news_1n11congress.html |archivedate=July 20, 2004 |date=July 11, 2004}} He was in the house for the full 50 days and ended up finishing in third place.
Personal life
He was engaged to Mexican actress Marlene Favela.{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1905216,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619082042/http://www.peopleenespanol.com/pespanol/articles/0,22490,1905216,00.html |archive-date=2009-06-19 |title=Marlene Favela se casare con Jorge Kahwagi : People en Espanol}}
References
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External links
- {{Boxrec|id=074895}}
- {{official website|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306001957/http://www.jorgekahwagimacari.com/}} {{in lang|es}}
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Category:Mexican people of Lebanese descent
Category:Businesspeople from Mexico City
Category:Politicians from Mexico City
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Category:New Alliance Party (Mexico) politicians
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Category:Boxers from Mexico City