Jürgen Brähmer
Jürgen Brähmer (born 5 October 1978) is a German professional boxer. He is a two-time former light-heavyweight world champion, having held the WBO title from 2009 to 2011, and the WBA (Regular) title from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he has held the European light-heavyweight title twice, in 2009 and 2013.
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Weight(s) | |
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Reach | 181 cm (71 in) |
Nationality | German |
Born | Stralsund, East Germany (now Germany) | 5 October 1978
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 55 |
Wins | 52 |
Wins by KO | 38 |
Losses | 3 |
Amateur career
As an amateur, Brähmer accumulated 95 wins in 100 fights including victories against Ricky Hatton in 1996, Felix Sturm in 1997 and Carl Froch in the final at the German championship in 1998.[1]
Professional career
Early career
Brähmer went undefeated in his first 27 professional fights, losing for the first time to fellow German Mario Veit by majority decision on May 2006. Brähmer avenged the loss a year later, beating Veit with a fourth round knockout. Brähmer's first title challenge came against WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Garay. Brähmer started the fight well but as the rounds went on, Garay was more consistent and he secured a unanimous decision in the end.[2] The bout was broadcast by ZDF.[3]
WBO light heavyweight champion
Brähmer won the EBU title on his next fight, beating Rachid Kanfouah with a round 5 technical knockout. Brähmer won the WBO interim light heavyweight title by knocking out Aleksy Kuziemski on 22 August 2009. On 13 November 2009, Brähmer became the WBO world light heavyweight world champion after the title was vacated by Zsolt Erdei, who moved up to cruiserweight.[4] Brähmer successfully defended the title on 19 December 2009, winning a unanimous decision over Dmitry Sukhotsky and then again in 2010 against Mariano Plotinsky.
On January 2010, Brähmer was sentenced to 16 months in prison due to two separate instances of assault.[5] During this time, the WBO issued an interim title, which was won by Nathan Cleverly. Brähmer was due to face Cleverly on 21 May 2011, but Brähmer withdrew from the bout the week of the fight citing an eye injury. Brähmer had previously called off a unification bout against Beibut Shumenov on less than a weeks' notice, citing "acute gastrointestinal illness".[6] Due to his withdrawal, the WBO stripped Brähmer of his title and awarded it to Cleverly.[7]
WBA (Regular) light heavyweight champion
Brähmer returned to the ring on January 2012, beating Jose Maria Guerrero by round 4 TKO.[8] Brähmer went on to reclaim the European title against Eduard Gutknecht on February 2013.
After Beibut Shumenov was elevated to Super champion status by the WBA, Brahmer was given the chance to fight for the vacant WBA (Regular) title. In December 2013, he defeated Marcus Oliveira in Germany to claim the world title. He went on to successfully defend it against Enzo Maccarinelli, Roberto Bolonti, Pawel Glazewski, Robin Krasniqi, Konni Konrad, and Eduard Gutknecht on a rematch, winning four of those fights by stoppage. Brähmer lost the WBA title on October 1, 2016 to Nathan Cleverly. This was his seventh defence of the title. Brähmer retired on his stool after round 6, claiming a shoulder injury. A rematch was talked about following the fight.[9]
World Boxing Super Series
On July 2017, Brähmer joined the super middleweight World Boxing Super Series. Brähmer hadn't fought at super middleweight in roughly a decade.[10] He fought Rob Brant in the first round of the tournament, beating him by unanimous decision.[11] He had to withdraw from the next fight and therefore the series due to an influenzal infection.
Professional boxing record
55 fights | 52 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 38 | 1 |
By decision | 14 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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55 | Win | 52–3 | KO | 7 (12), 1:20 | 21 Dec 2019 | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title | ||
54 | Win | 51–3 | KO | 2 (8), 1:42 | 15 Jun 2019 | |||
53 | Win | 50–3 | TKO | 5 (8), 2:18 | 15 Dec 2018 | |||
52 | Win | 49–3 | UD | 12 | 27 Oct 2017 | World Boxing Super Series: super-middleweight quarter-final | ||
51 | Loss | 48–3 | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 1 Oct 2016 | Lost WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
50 | Win | 48–2 | UD | 12 | 12 Mar 2016 | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
49 | Win | 47–2 | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 5 Sep 2015 | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
48 | Win | 46–2 | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 21 Mar 2015 | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
47 | Win | 45–2 | KO | 1 (12), 0:55 | 6 Dec 2014 | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
46 | Win | 44–2 | UD | 12 | 7 Jun 2014 | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
45 | Win | 43–2 | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 5 Apr 2014 | Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
44 | Win | 42–2 | UD | 12 | 14 Dec 2013 | Won vacant WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title | ||
43 | Win | 41–2 | UD | 12 | 24 Aug 2013 | Retained WBO International and European light-heavyweight titles | ||
42 | Win | 40–2 | TKO | 2 (12), 2:36 | 27 Apr 2013 | Retained European light-heavyweight title | ||
41 | Win | 39–2 | UD | 12 | 2 Feb 2013 | Won European and vacant WBO International light-heavyweight titles | ||
40 | Win | 38–2 | UD | 10 | 21 Apr 2012 | |||
39 | Win | 37–2 | TKO | 4 (8), 2:37 | 28 Jan 2012 | |||
38 | Win | 36–2 | TKO | 5 (12), 2:36 | 24 Apr 2010 | Retained WBO light-heavyweight title | ||
37 | Win | 35–2 | UD | 12 | 19 Dec 2009 | Retained WBO light-heavyweight title | ||
36 | Win | 34–2 | TKO | 11 (12), 0:39 | 22 Aug 2009 | Won vacant WBO interim light-heavyweight title | ||
35 | Win | 33–2 | TKO | 1 (12), 1:23 | 6 Jun 2009 | Retained European light-heavyweight title | ||
34 | Win | 32–2 | TKO | 5 (12), 2:30 | 7 Mar 2009 | Won vacant European light-heavyweight title | ||
33 | Loss | 31–2 | UD | 12 | 22 Nov 2008 | For WBA light-heavyweight title | ||
32 | Win | 31–1 | TKO | 9 (10), 1:43 | 5 Apr 2008 | |||
31 | Win | 30–1 | KO | 4 (12), 0:47 | 15 Sep 2007 | Retained WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title | ||
30 | Win | 29–1 | UD | 12 | 19 May 2007 | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title | ||
29 | Win | 28–1 | KO | 8 (10), 1:55 | 28 Oct 2006 | |||
28 | Loss | 27–1 | MD | 12 | 27 May 2006 | Lost WBC International super-middleweight title | ||
27 | Win | 27–0 | UD | 12 | 4 Feb 2006 | Won vacant WBC International super-middleweight title | ||
26 | Win | 26–0 | TKO | 7 (10), 1:52 | 26 Nov 2005 | |||
25 | Win | 25–0 | TKO | 6 (8), 0:05 | 15 Oct 2005 | |||
24 | Win | 24–0 | UD | 12 | 12 Oct 2002 | Won vacant WBC International super-middleweight title | ||
23 | Win | 23–0 | TKO | 3 (6), 2:43 | 6 Apr 2002 | |||
22 | Win | 22–0 | TKO | 2 (8) | 16 Mar 2002 | |||
21 | Win | 21–0 | TKO | 2 (8) | 15 Dec 2001 | |||
20 | Win | 20–0 | KO | 3 (8), 0:25 | 24 Nov 2001 | |||
19 | Win | 19–0 | KO | 2 (8) | 29 Sep 2001 | |||
18 | Win | 18–0 | TKO | 1 (8), 2:43 | 28 Jul 2001 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | KO | 1, 1:55 | 5 May 2001 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | TKO | 5 | 7 Apr 2001 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | TKO | 4 | 24 Mar 2001 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | TKO | 5 | 24 Feb 2001 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | TKO | 1 | 10 Feb 2001 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | UD | 6 | 5 Dec 2000 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | TKO | 1 (8) | 25 Nov 2000 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | TKO | 3 (6), 0:34 | 14 Oct 2000 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | KO | 1 (6) | 1 Oct 2000 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | UD | 6 | 28 May 2000 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | KO | 1 (6) | 6 May 2000 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 2 (6) | 15 Apr 2000 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | KO | 2 (6) | 1 Apr 2000 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 1 (6) | 18 Mar 2000 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | KO | 2 (4) | 11 Mar 2000 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | KO | 1 (4) | 5 Feb 2000 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | PTS | 4 | 11 Dec 1999 |
References
- juergen-braehmer.de, Jürgen Brähmer - Life
- http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4726/2008-11-23/Garay-retains-WBA-lightheavy-belt-
- http://notifight.com/artman2/publish/Reporte_7/Garay-Br_hmer_HOY_en_Alemania_ZDF.php
- "Jürgen Brähmer is now the full WBO light heavyweight world champion". fightnews.com. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-45341920100112
- http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5987771
- https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=Ag1VRCWLVBsTr3PSxVTdee6UxLYF?slug=ap-cleverly-bellew
- http://theboxingtribune.com/2012/01/26/juergen-braehmer-vs-jose-maria-guerrero-in-the-super-middleweight-division-saturday-january-28th/
- "Nathan Cleverly wins world title after Juergen Braehmer withdraws injured". Sky Sports. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- http://www.boxingscene.com/juergen-braehmer-latest-join-world-boxing-super-series--118107
- https://www.badlefthook.com/2017/10/27/16563068/world-boxing-super-series-results-brahmer-outpoints-brant-moves-to-semifinal
External links
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Markus Beyer |
WBC International super-middleweight champion 12 October 2002 – April 2003 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Mikkel Kessler | ||
Vacant Title last held by Otis Grant |
WBC International super-middleweight champion 4 February 2006 – 27 May 2006 |
Succeeded by Mario Veit | ||
Vacant Title last held by Lucian Bute |
WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight champion 19 May 2007 – November 2007 Vacated |
Vacant Title last held by Károly Balzsay | ||
Vacant Title last held by Yuri Barashian |
European light-heavyweight champion 7 March 2009 – August 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title last held by Nathan Cleverly | ||
Vacant Title last held by Robin Krasniqi |
WBO International light-heavyweight champion 2 February 2013 – December 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title last held by Robin Krasniqi | ||
Preceded by Eduard Gutknecht |
European light-heavyweight champion 2 February 2013 – December 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title last held by Igor Mikhalkin | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
New title | WBO light-heavyweight champion Interim title 22 August 2009 – 13 November 2009 Promoted |
Vacant Title next held by Nathan Cleverly | ||
Preceded by Zsolt Erdei vacated |
WBO light-heavyweight champion 13 November 2009 – 19 May 2011 Stripped |
Succeeded by Nathan Cleverly promoted from interim status | ||
Vacant Title last held by Beibut Shumenov |
WBA light-heavyweight champion Regular title 15 December 2013 – 1 October 2016 |
Succeeded by Nathan Cleverly |