Eduard Gutknecht | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Energy Eddy |
Rated at |
Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Nationality | German |
Born |
Dzhetysai, Kazakhstan |
19 March 1982
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 36 |
Wins | 30 |
Wins by KO | 13 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 1 |
Eduard Gutknecht (born 19 March 1982) is a German former professional boxer competed from 2006 to 2016. He won the European light-heavyweight title in 2011, making three successful defences before losing it to Jürgen Brähmer in 2013. Gutknecht has also challenged for WBA light-heavyweight title, losing in a rematch against Brähmer in 2016.
In November 2016 he was rushed to a London hospital and had emergency surgery following a losing bout with George Groves. Gutknecht suffered a bleed in the skull and collapsed in the dressing room.
For vacant WBO International Light heavyweight title.