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Wilfried Sauerland
Wilfried Sauerland (born 29 February 1940 in Wuppertal) is a German boxing promoter and manager. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2015 Career Boxing camps associated with Sauerland, have had various locations: Frankfurt (Oder) with Manfred Wolke and Rudi Fink (2003), Cologne with Ulli Wegner (1996–2004), and in Berlin with Ulli Wegner, since 2004.His sons now run the boxing promotional business. Current boxers Previous boxers * Arthur Abraham * Ahmad Kaddour * Alejandro Berrio * Alexander Frenkel * Alexander Povetkin * Axel Schulz * Cecilia Brækhus * Chisanda Mutti * David Graf * David Haye * Dustin Dirks * Edmund Gerber * Eduard Gutknecht * Enad Licina * Francesco Pianeta * Henry Akinwande * Henry Maske * Jack Culcay * John Mugabi * Karo Murat * Marco Huck * Markus Beyer * Mikkel Kessler * Nikolai Valuev * Oktay Urkal * Oleh Platov * Robert Helenius * Ruediger May * Sebastian Sylvester * Steve Cunningham * Sve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfried Sauerland
Wilfried Sauerland (born 29 February 1940 in Wuppertal) is a German boxing promoter and manager. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2015 Career Boxing camps associated with Sauerland, have had various locations: Frankfurt (Oder) with Manfred Wolke and Rudi Fink (2003), Cologne with Ulli Wegner (1996–2004), and in Berlin with Ulli Wegner, since 2004.His sons now run the boxing promotional business. Current boxers Previous boxers * Arthur Abraham * Ahmad Kaddour * Alejandro Berrio * Alexander Frenkel * Alexander Povetkin * Axel Schulz * Cecilia Brækhus * Chisanda Mutti * David Graf * David Haye * Dustin Dirks * Edmund Gerber * Eduard Gutknecht * Enad Licina * Francesco Pianeta * Henry Akinwande * Henry Maske * Jack Culcay * John Mugabi * Karo Murat * Marco Huck * Markus Beyer * Mikkel Kessler * Nikolai Valuev * Oktay Urkal * Oleh Platov * Robert Helenius * Ruediger May * Sebastian Sylvester * Steve Cunningham * Sve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Feigenbutz
Vincent Feigenbutz (born 11 September 1995) is a German professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2016 and challenged for the IBF super-middleweight title in 2020. Professional career Feigenbutz turned pro at the age of 16, with no amateur background. After winning his first fight by knockout, Feigenbutz was stopped by way of TKO in his second bout. Feigenbutz was able to continue building his career, eventually winning the WBA interim super middleweight title against Peruvian veteran Mauricio Reynoso in July 2015. Feigenbutz vs. De Carolis Later that year, Feigenbutz defended his title against Giovanni De Carolis, winning a controversial decision (115-113, 115-113, 114-113) that was widely reviled. Feigenbutz was knocked down in the first round of that bout. An immediate rematch was agreed to, for the WBA's regular championship. Feigenbutz vs. De Carolis The second fight was won by De Carolis with an 11th-round TKO. In 2017, Feigenbutz was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Brækhus
Cecilia Carmen Linda Brækhus (born 28 September 1981) is a Norwegian professional boxer and former kickboxer. In boxing she reigned as the undisputed female welterweight champion from 2014 to 2020, and is the first woman in any weight class to hold the WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO titles simultaneously. She is also one of only 11 boxers in history, female or male, to hold all four major world titles simultaneously, along with Bernard Hopkins (2004–2005), Jermain Taylor (2005), Terence Crawford (2017), Oleksandr Usyk (2018–2019), Claressa Shields (2019–2020, 2021–), Katie Taylor (2019–), Jessica McCaskill (2020–), Josh Taylor (2021–), and Canelo Alvarez (2021-), Devin Haney (2022-) in 2016, she captured the IBO title, becoming the first ever boxer to hold five world titles from sanctioning bodies simultaneously. In 2017, the Boxing Writers Association of America named Brækhus their inaugural Female Fighter of the Year. ''Guinness World Records'' awarded her with three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Schulz
Axel Schulz (born 9 November 1968) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1999, and in 2006. He challenged three times for both the IBF and European heavyweight titles. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships and silver at the 1989 European Championships, both in the heavyweight division. Schulz first fought for a world championship in 1995, when he challenged George Foreman for his IBF title. Schulz lost a very close majority decision, but was immediately granted a second opportunity at the title in the same year. With Foreman having vacated the title after refusing a rematch, Schulz faced Francois Botha but this time lost via (a controversial) split decision. However, Botha later failed a drug test, which led to Schulz receiving a third chance at the title. In 1996 he fought Michael Moorer for the vacant IBF title, losing again via split decision. During his career, Schulz also fought Jeremy Williams and former world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Vladimirovich "Sasha" Povetkin (russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Пове́ткин; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013, the WBC interim heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021, and challenged twice for the unified heavyweight championship. As an amateur, Povetkin won gold medals in the super-heavyweight division at the 2002 and 2004 European Championships, 2003 World Championships, and 2004 Olympics. After turning professional in 2005, he defeated Ruslan Chagaev to claim the vacant WBA (Regular) title in 2011. He challenged unified champion Wladimir Klitschko for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, IBO, ''The Ring'', and lineal titles in 2013, suffering his first professional career loss by unanimous decision. Povetkin fought unified champion Anthony Joshua for the WBA (Super), IBF, WBO, and IBO titles in 2018, and suffered a seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Frenkel
Alexander Frenkel (born 4 March 1985) is a Ukrainian and German former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2010. He won the European cruiserweight title in 2010 and retired undefeated in 2011. Professional career Frenkel made his professional debut on 23 September 2006, scoring a first-round stoppage over Anton Lascek. He won his first regional championship—the vacant IBF Youth cruiserweight title—on 17 May 2008, knocking out Cory Phelps in one round. After further knockout wins all throughout 2009, Frenkel won the European cruiserweight title on 18 September 2010 after a vicious knockout of defending champion Enzo Maccarinelli Enzo Maccarinelli (born 20 August 1980) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2016. He held the WBO cruiserweight title from 2006 to 2008. At regional level, he held the European and British cruiserweight titles betwe .... In October 2011, having not fought in more than a year, Frenkel was forced to vacate the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Berrio
Alejandro Berrio Hernández (born August 7, 1976) is a Colombian professional boxer. Professional career Known as "Ñaco", Berrio turned pro in 1997 and won the Vacant IBF Super Middleweight Title with a TKO win over Robert Stieglitz in early 2007 in Rostock, Germany. Berrio sent Stieglitz to the canvas twice with right hands, with the referee stopping the fight with 23 seconds left in the third. It was a rematch between the two fighters, with Stieglitz winning the first bout in late 2005 via TKO. He lost his title against Lucian Bute Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980) is a Romanian-Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017. He held the IBF super-middleweight title from 2007 to 2012, successfully making nine consecutive defenses and reaching a peak r ... in Montreal on 2007-10-19 by TKO on the 11th round. Professional boxing record See also * List of world super-middleweight boxing champions References External links * *Alejandro Berrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Kaddour
Ahmad "Babyface" Kaddour (born January 1, 1982, Lebanon) is a professional boxer. Personal life Born in Tripoli, Lebanon, Kaddour's parents fled the 1982 Lebanon War and Ahmad grew up in Denmark where he got his start in boxing. He has moved back and forth between Europe and the United States since 2003. Professional boxing career The beginning After winning the Danish National Amateur Championship in 2000, and his 2nd Nordic Amateur Championship (1999 and 2000), and much international amateur experience (Dual in England, Finland, Dual in Sweden, Home dual v Sweden, Germany), Kaddour turned pro. Kaddour started his career in Europe, fighting in Denmark, Wales, Hungary, Finland, Italy and Germany including a fight against Alessio Furlan at Braunschweig, Germany. The fight went the full distance with Kaddour winning narrowly on points to inflict Furlan with the first defeat of his professional career. Soon after Kaddour moved to the United States to further his career. USA and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Abraham
Avetik Abrahamyan ( hy, Ավետիք Աբրահամյան; born 20 February 1980), best known as Arthur Abraham, is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF middleweight title from 2005 to 2009, and the WBO super-middleweight title twice between 2012 and 2016. Early life Avetik Abrahamyan was born in Yerevan, Soviet Armenia on 20 February 1980 to parents Grigor and Sylvia Abrahamyan. He moved to Germany with his parents and brothers in 1995 at the age of 15. As a teenager, Abraham showed an interest in cycling and eventually became the North Bavarian and Franconian Youth Champion. However, after watching an exciting Mike Tyson fight, Arthur was inspired to become a boxing star too. In 1999, Arthur and his brothers returned to Armenia for military service. After 2002, all the brothers had finished their military service and returned to Germany in 2003. Amateur car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Wojcicki
Patrick Wojcicki (born 14 August 1991 in Wolfsburg) is a German boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's welterweight, but was defeated in the first round. Amateur career In 2008, he reached the quarter finals of the AIBA Youth World Championships in the 64 kg division. He lost to Uktamjon Rahmonov when the referee stopped the contest. He moved up to the senior division in 2009. In 2010, he competed at the European Championships in the -69 kg division, losing in the preliminary rounds to Balazs Bacskai. At the 2011 World Championships, he reached the last 16 in the same division, losing to Fred Evans. From 2009 to 2011, he was also three-time German national champion at 69 kg. He also won the in 2011, defeating Rahmonov in the final. Wojcicki qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by beating Abdülkadir Köroğlu in a qualifying tournament in Trabzon. At the 2012 Olympics, he lost 12:16 to Alexis Vastine in the first round. Professional career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Featherweight
Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a boxing weight classes, weight division in professional boxing, contested between and . The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) in 1930. The first English champion was "Battling Kid" Nelson in 1914 who lost his title to Benny Berger in 1915. Artie O’Leary also won this title in 1917. This weight class appeared into two distinct historical periods, from 1921 to 1933 and 1960 to the present. Some of the notable fighters to hold championship titles at this weight include Brian Mitchell (boxer), Brian Mitchell , Arturo Gatti, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Flash Elorde, Alexis Argüello, Azumah Nelson, Julio César Chávez, Diego Corrales, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Érik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Acelino Freitas, Juan Manuel Márquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Rocky Lockridge, and Manny Pacquiao. The first World Boxing Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharina Thanderz
Katharina Thanderz (born 29 July 1988) is a Norwegian professional boxer. She held the WBC interim female super-featherweight title from 2019 until vacating in November 2020 to challenge for the full WBC title. Professional career Thanderz began her professional sporting career as a kickboxer, a sport she began at the age of ten. After 18 years in the sport, she made her professional boxing debut on 27 May 2016, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Angela Cannizzaro at the Polideportivo Jose Caballero in Alcobendas, Spain. In her first fight in her natal Norway, she defeated Maria Semertzoglou for the vacant European super-featherweight title on 21 October 2017. She claimed a majority decision (MD) victory over undefeated Rachel Ball on 2 March 2019 after overcoming a broken hand suffered in the fourth round. This moved her to 11–0 in her pro career. She competed at the 2019 European Games in Belarus in June. Professional boxing record Personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
