Markus Beyer
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Beyer in 2009
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| Nickname(s) | Boom Boom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Super middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 180 cm (71 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 April 1971 Erlabrunn, Germany. |
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| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Markus Beyer (born 28 April 1971) is a German former professional boxer who won the WBC super middleweight title. As an amateur he represented Germany at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics in the light middleweight division. He also won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships and silver at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
Beyer's amateur record was 35 wins in 39 fights.
On October 23, 1999, Beyer won his first world title against WBC super middleweight champion Richie Woodhall. He successfully defended the title against Leif Keiski before losing it to Glenn Catley.
On April 5, 2003, Beyer challenged Canadian WBC super middleweight champion Eric Lucas and was awarded a highly controversial split decision in Germany.[1] Beyer defended the title against Danny Green and Andre Thysse before being upset by Cristian Sanavia. Beyer defeated Sanavia by knockout in a rematch then went on to retain the title five times by scoring wins over Yoshinori Nishizawa, Danny Green, Omar Sheika, Alberto Colajanni, and a draw against Sakio Bika.
On October 14, 2006, Beyer lost his title via third-round knockout to WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in a unification fight.
Since 2008 Beyer has been married to Daniela Haak, aka Lady Danii from the Mr. President Eurodance band.
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