Søren Fjordback Søndergaard (born 17 September 1966 in Nørager, Nordjylland) is a Danish former

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. As an Amateur he won the bronze medal at the 1987 European Championships in

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in the Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division. Nicknamed ''Mr. Perfect'' he represented his native country at the

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, losing in the first round to eventual gold medalist Vyacheslav Yanovskiy.

1988 Olympic results

Below is the record of Soren Sondergaard, a Danish Light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 64: lost to Vyacheslav Yanovskiy (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest in the second round

Professional career

During his professional career he held the European Super Lightweight Title and the International Boxing Council Super Lightweight and Welterweight Titles. He recorded victories over world champions Michele Piccirillo,

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and Carlos Baldomir, his only professional loss coming in a European title fight with future WBA World Super-Lightweight champion

Khalid Rahilou Khalid Rahilou (born 19 June 1966) is a French-Moroccan former professional boxer and kickboxer. He held the WBA light-welterweight world title between 1997 and 1998, and the EBU European title between 1994 and 1995. Kickboxing career Amateur ...

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