Steven Küchler (born November 5, 1975, in

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) is a

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from

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, who is nicknamed ''Mr. Hollywood''.

Amateur

He represented his native country at the

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. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Welterweight Division (– 67 kg) division by

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's eventual bronze medalist

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. Out of 261 amateur fights, he won 234.

Professional Boxer

Küchler began his professional boxing career in 2002, representing the box promotion "Universum" and after 7 fights and several injuries, he decided to retire from boxing in 2004. In 2010, he made a comeback in the middleweight division.

Work as a trainer

Steven Küchler is now working with several professional and amateur boxers, including triple world champion Nicole Wesner, who is holding world champion titles of WBF, WIBF and GBU.

References

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