István Gáli was the boxer with Ferencváros between 1959-64, and then with Honvéd between 1965-69. In total, he won four individual and four team national titles. Between 1966-68 he was a member of the national team, and at the 1967 European Championships in Roma, was a welterweight bronze medallist. He was voted that year’s Hungarian Boxer of the Year. Gáli took part in the 1968 Mexico Olympics and was subsequently banned for one year (along with his four boxers) due of his lack of discipline at the Games.