Torsten May

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Torsten May, 2019
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Torsten May (born September 10, 1969, in Glauchau, Saxony) is a former German boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He challenged once for the IBF cruiserweight championship in 2006.

Amateur career

Professional career

May began his professional career the following year and won his first 15 bouts in the cruiserweight division, setting up a fight for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title against Adolpho Washington. Washington won by a narrow unanimous decision, a loss which May avenged in 1999 via a 9th round technical decision after Washington lost his title. May never again fought for a title, and lost via TKO in the 8th round to Alexander Gurov in 2001 in a match that ended May's career.

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision) [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 29-3-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Alexander Gurov TKO 8 21/04/2001 Template:Flagicon Erfurt, Germany WBA Intercontinental/IBF Intercontinental/EBU Cruiserweight Titles.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 5-0Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Yan Kulkov PTS 8 25/11/2000 Template:Flagicon Hannover, Germany
Win 8-0-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Valeri Semiskur TKO 3 03/06/2000 Template:Flagicon Karlsruhe, Germany IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 24-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Alexey Ilyin MD 12 27/11/1999 Template:Flagicon Düsseldorf, Germany EBU Cruiserweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 27-6-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Adolpho Washington TD 9 05/06/1999 Template:Flagicon Frankfurt, Germany IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 18-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Pascal Warusfel PTS 10 10/10/1998 Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria
Loss 17-4-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Stefan Angehrn TKO 9 13/12/1997 Template:Flagicon Düsseldorf, Germany IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 23-9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Matthew Charleston TKO 5 18/10/1997 Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria
Win 13-8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jason Nicholson PTS 10 15/02/1997 Template:Flagicon Vienna, Austria
Loss 25-3-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Adolpho Washington UD 12 31/08/1996 Template:Flagicon Palma de Mallorca, Spain For vacant IBF cruiserweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 24-8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Andrew Maynard KO 10 20/04/1996 Template:Flagicon Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 37-3-3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Gary "Tiger" Steiger TKO 6 23/03/1996 Template:Flagicon New York City, U.S.
Win 6-13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Bobbie Joe Edwards PTS 8 29/01/1996 Template:Flagicon Piccadilly, London, England
Win 32-8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Art Jimmerson KO 5 09/09/1995 Template:Flagicon Bielefeld, Germany
Win 16-13Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson KO 2 17/06/1995 Template:Flagicon Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Johnson knocked out at 2:09 of the second round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 8-5-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Fred "Kip" Adams KO 3 27/05/1995 Template:Flagicon Dortmund, Germany
Win 24-4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Saul Montana UD 10 25/03/1995 Template:Flagicon Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 20-5-2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Jason Waller TKO 6 26/11/1994 Template:Flagicon Wuppertal, Germany
Win 20-8-3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Dale "Lunch Pail" Jackson TKO 5 18/06/1994 Template:Flagicon Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fifth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 32-7-7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Ralf Rocchigiani PTS 10 07/05/1994 Template:Flagicon Koblenz, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 15-19-6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Tony Booth UD 6 26/03/1994 Template:Flagicon Dortmund, Germany
Win 26-6-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Vincent Boulware SD 8 26/02/1994 Template:Flagicon San Jose, California, U.S.
Win --Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ludmil Popov KO 1 11/12/1993 Template:Flagicon Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 9-25-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Bruce "The Truce" Johnson TKO 4 16/10/1993 Template:Flagicon Koblenz, Germany
Win 4-17-1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Flagicon Eric "Ice" Cole KO 1 18/09/1993 Template:Flagicon Düsseldorf, Germany Cole knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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