Brian Nielsen (boxer)
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| Nickname(s) | Super Brian Bokse Brian ("Boxing Brian") Boksebamsen ("The Boxing Teddybear") |
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| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 196 cm (77 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | ||||||||||||||||||
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1 April 1965 Korsør, Denmark |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Nielsen (born 1 April 1965) is a Danish former professional boxer who held the IBO heavyweight title.
During his amateur career, Nielsen had 104 victories with only 7 losses. He won bronze medals in the super heavyweight division at the 1991 European Championships and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona where he gained local popularity by goofing around during the bouts.
Brian Nielsen was sent to Svendborg, where Johnny Antonsen had arranged a match against the local hero Carsten Dahl. Nielsen easily beat Dahl, winning the bout by knockout in the second round. Dahl later got the opportunity for revenge, but again Nielsen won by knockout.
He was both Zealand champion and Danish champion for five consecutive years (1988-1992), and also won numerous international tournaments. His career as an amateur ended after the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 where he won the bronze. In the semifinals he lost to the powerful Cuban Roberto Balado. Ballado won 15 to 1.
In total, Nielsen boxed 111 fights as an amateur and won 104. He only took a count once in amateur career, and only once was he stopped before time - during the 1989 European Championship bout, where he suffered a cut near one of his eyes. His opponent at this match was the Greek boxer George Tsachakis who attended the final.
After his win over 41-year-old ex-World Boxing Association champion James 'Bonecrusher' Smith in October 1994, Nielsen began to attract attention. He went on to hold the minor IBO belt during an unbeaten streak equaling that of legend Rocky Marciano. He later held the minor IBC belt.
On 13 October 2001, Nielsen fought Mike Tyson at the Parken Stadium in Denmark. After six rounds heavily in Tyson's favour, Nielsen quit on his stool citing an eye injury. Nielsen was knocked down once in the third round.
On February 8, 2010, Brian Nielsen told reporters that he was prepared to return to the ring, after 8 years of absence, and that a proposed fight against Evander Holyfield had been met with interest by both sides. Though originally thought unrealistic by former promoter Mogens Palle, due to Nielsen's bad knee, Nielsen's comeback was confirmed by Nielsen's promoter Sauerland Event on June 1, 2010.
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