Steffen Tangstad (born 22 June 1959) is a

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retired

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and two time European Heavyweight Champion. Tangstad fought

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for the IBF Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth round

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. That was Tangstad's final bout. He retired with a career record of 24 wins (14 by knockout), 2 losses and 2 draws. After retiring from the boxing ring, Tangstad began a career in Norwegian television and was the CEO of the now defunct "Modern Sports & Events" (MSE), which was licensed to broadcast

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. In 2006, he participated in the second season of

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Professional boxing record

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