Marco Huck
| Marco Huck | |
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Huck in 2008
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Muamer Hukić |
| Nickname(s) | Käpt'n ("Captain") |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Reach | 195 cm (77 in) |
| Nationality | German |
| Born |
11 November 1984 Ugao, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 44 |
| Wins | 40 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Muamer Hukić (born 11 November 1984), known professionally as Marco Huck, is a German professional boxer known for his aggressive style and punching power. He has held the IBO cruiserweight title since February 2016, having previously held the European cruiserweight title twice, from 2006 to 2009; and the WBO cruiserweight title from 2009 to 2015. During his reign as WBO champion, Huck made thirteen consecutive successful defenses, which is a division record shared with Johnny Nelson.
Huck is an ethnic Bosniak, born in Serbia, who moved to Germany with his family when he was eight years old, since becoming a naturalized citizen.
Muamer started Taekwondo and Kickboxing at the age of ten. As an amateur kickboxer, he won a gold medal at the W.A.K.O European championships in 2002 and 2003.
He then decided to switch to boxing, having participated in the sport since he was 15.
Huck has notable victories over opponents such as Michael Simms, Claudio Rîşco, Pietro Aurino and Vadim Tokarev. Before challenging for his first world title, Huck gained a record of 19 wins with no losses.
Huck challenged Steve Cunningham on December 29, 2007 for his first world title, the IBF Cruiserweight title. After eleven hard fought and exhausting rounds, the twelfth begun; Cunningham was landing hard shots as Huck kept moving forward. Following a rough clinch between the two, Cunningham landed a vicious straight right counter, the fighters clinched and Huck fell. Once he was back on his feet, Huck walked back against the ropes signalling that the shot had hurt him and Cunningham went straight in for the attack. For the remainder of the round, Cunningham chased his German counterpart across the ring hitting him with a barrage of hard shots which ended when Huck's corner threw in the towel and ended the beating.
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