Ulrich Kaden (born 9 March 1959 in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
) is a former East German
amateur boxer
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Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...
, best known for winning the European title 1987 and 1989 at super heavyweight.
Career
Kaden was 1980 to 1988 nine times champion of East Germany. In 1981 he lost in the European semi finals in Tampere to
Francesco Damiani
Francesco Damiani (born 4 October 1958) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1993. He was the first WBO heavyweight champion, having held the title from 1989 to 1991, as well as the European heavyweight title from 19 ...
. In 1983 he beat
Aleksandr Miroshnichenko
Aleksandr Viktorovich "Alex" Miroshnichenko (, russian: Александр Викторович Мирошниченко; 26 April 1964 – 19 May 2003) was an ethnic Russian Kazakhstani professional boxer. As an amateur he represented the Sovi ...
but lost in the finals again to Damiani. In 1987 he beat
Lennox Lewis in a tournament in Belgrade but Lewis KOd him in the first round of their quarter final bout at the
Olympics the next year.
During his career Kaden beat
Teófilo Stevenson
Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence (29 March 1952 – 11 June 2012) was a Cuban amateur boxer who competed from 1966 to 1986. He won the Val Barker Trophy (1972) and was honored with the Olympic Order (1987). Stevenson is one of only three boxers t ...
three times but lost to him six times.
References
External links
Euro 1987
1959 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Munich
Super-heavyweight boxers
Heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers for East Germany
Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
German male boxers
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