Steffen Kretschmann | ||||||||||||||||
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Real name | Steffen Kretschmann | |||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||
Born |
Köthen, Germany |
8 June 1980 |||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 19 | |||||||||||||||
Wins | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Steffen Kretschmann (born 8 June 1980 in Köthen) is a German boxer best known for winning the bronze medal 1999 and 2003 at the amateur world championships in the 201 lbs/91 kg division.
The southpaw won bronze 1999 in Houston when he had to quit with an injury in his fight against eventual winner Michael Bennett
In Bangkok 2003 he lost to Aleksandr Alekseyev and won bronze again.
He turned pro for Arena and beat his first 13 opponents, among them Corey Sanders. Then he was surprised by Denis Bakhtov (KO by 1).