René Monse (28 September 1968 in

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– 8 June 2017) was a German heavyweight boxer best known for having won a bronze medal at the world championships in 1995. Monse died in 2017 after what his former promoter described as a lengthy illness.

Amateur

In 1995, the southpaw won third place at the World Championships in Berlin after losing to

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Amateur highlights

* East German Super Heavyweight Champion 1989, German Super Heavyweight Champion 1993, 1994 *1990 3rd place at the World Cup in Dublin, Ireland. Lost the semifinal to

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(Cuba) by RET-1 *1994 won the Military World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia with a Walkover win in the finalover

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(Ukraine). *1994 2nd place at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were: **Defeated Alexander Ermashevich (Belarus) PTS **Defeated Viktor Shtorm (Kazakhstan) PTS **Lost to

RSC-4 *1995 3rd place at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Lost the semifinal to

(Russia) RSC-3 *1996 competed at the Atlanta Olympics. Results were: **Defeated Said Ahmed Essayed (Egypt) PTS (12-9) **Lost to

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(Russia) PTS (5-9) *1996 3rd place at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Lost the semifinal to

(Russia).

Pro

As a professional, he had only a few highlights. He lost by points against compatriot

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for the vacant European title in 2002 even though he scored a knockdown. He was stopped in the rematch in 2004 and retired with a record of 14-2 with 7 knockouts.

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* 1968 births 2017 deaths Sportspeople from Potsdam Olympic boxers of Germany Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics German male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub