Gene Pukall, (born 16 January 1975 in Berlin, Germany) is a German

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fighting in the heavyweight division.

Debut

Pukall turned professional in April 2000 in the

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. In his debut Pukall lost on points to Danny Oleksy over four rounds.

German title

He suffered defeat in his contest for the German heavyweight championship when he was stopped by Andreas Sidon.

WBU World Heavyweight title

Pukall became the World Boxing Union V. heavyweight World Champion on March 5, 2011 by defeating fellow German Ingo Jaede in the Hohenschoenhausen, Berlin, Germany.

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* Living people 1975 births German male boxers Heavyweight boxers Boxers from Berlin {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub