Søren Søndergaard (boxer)
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Søren Fjordback Søndergaard (born 17 September 1966 in
Nørager Nørager () is a town with a population of 1,040 (1 January 2014)Nordjylland) is a Danish former professional boxer. As an Amateur he won the bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships in
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in the Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division. Nicknamed ''Mr. Perfect'' he represented his native country at the
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in Seoul, South Korea, losing in the first round to eventual gold medalist Vyacheslav Yanovskiy.


1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Soren Sondergaard, a Danish Light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 64: lost to Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest in the second round


Professional career

During his professional career he held the
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Super Lightweight Title and the International Boxing Council Super Lightweight and Welterweight Titles. He recorded victories over world champions
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, his only professional loss coming in a European title fight with future WBA World Super-Lightweight champion Khalid Rahilou.


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1966 births Living people Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Denmark Danish male boxers People from Rebild Municipality Sportspeople from the North Jutland Region {{Denmark-boxing-bio-stub