Sven Ottke

Sven Ottke
Ottke with his wife Gaby, 2015
Born	(1967-06-03) 3 June 1967 (age 49) Berlin-Spandau, West Germany
Other names	The Phantom
Nationality	German
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Division	Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight
Reach	175 cm (69 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Karlsruhe, Germany
Trainer	Ulli Wegner
Years active	1985–2004
Professional boxing record
Total	34
Wins	34
By knockout	6
Losses	0
Amateur career
Total	308
Wins	256
Losses	47
Draws	5
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  West Germany World Championships 1989 Moscow Middleweight Representing  Germany European Championships 1991 Gothenburg Middleweight 1996 Vejle Middleweight 1993 Bursa Light-heavyweight

Sven Ottke (born 3 June 1967) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2004. He was a unified super-middleweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 1998 to 2004, and the WBA (Super) title from 2003 to 2004. He made 21 successful title defences, and was the third European boxer to retire as an undefeated world champion, after Terry Marsh and Michael Loewe; Joe Calzaghe later became the fourth. As an amateur, Ottke won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1989 World Championships.

Sven Ottke served two apprenticeships as a plasterer and industrial clerk. He became a member of the boxing club Spandauer BC 26 Berlin at the age of 14.

He rebutted his critics, which had complained that he had started too late, when he became German Champion at the age of 18 at Middleweight. Ten further titles would follow. He took part in the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games . He became European Champion in 1991 and 1996, and came third in 1993.

Ottke held amateur wins over Antonio Tarver, Chris Byrd, Michael Moorer, Zsolt Erdei and Juan Carlos Gómez.