Markus Beyer
Markus Beyer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Boom Boom | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Super middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 180 cm (71 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Erlabrunn, East Germany | 28 April 1971|||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 December 2018 Berlin, Germany | (aged 47)|||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Markus Beyer (28 April 1971 – 3 December 2018) was a German 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.
Amateur career[]
Beyer's amateur record was 235 wins in 274 fights.
- 1988 East German Featherweight Champion, won the Junior European Flyweight Championship in Gdansk, Poland beating Zoltan Lunka (Romania) in the final.
- 1989 2nd place at the Junior World Championship in Bayamon, Puerto Rico as a Featherweight
- 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics as a Light Middleweight. Results were:
- Defeated Sililo Figota (New Zealand) PTS (16–2)
- Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) RSCH-1
- 1993 German Light Middleweight Champion, competed at the World Championship in Tampere, Finland
- 1994 2nd place at German Championship, losing the final to Mario Veit
- 1995 German Light Middleweight Champion, 3rd place at World Championship in Berlin, Germany
- 1996 2nd Place at European Championship in Vejle (Denmark) losing the final to Francisc Vastag (Romania), competed at the Atlanta Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Francisc Vastag (Romania) PTS (17–12)
- Defeated Gyorgy Mizsei (Hungary) PTS (14–3)
- Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) PTS (9–19)
Professional career[]
On 23 October 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 5 April 2003, Beyer challenged Canadian WBC super middleweight champion Eric Lucas and was awarded a highly controversial split decision in Germany.[1] It was later proven that Beyer's team cheated by obtaining the judges' scores during the fight.[2] 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 14 October 2006, Beyer lost his title via third-round knockout to WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in a unification fight.
He died in 2018, at just 47 years old due to kidney cancer.
Titles held[]
- German super middleweight;
- IBF Intercontinental super middleweight;
- 3 times WBC super middleweight 23 October 1999 to 6 May 2000; 5 April 2003 to 5 June 2004; 9 October 2004 to 14 October 2006
- WBC International super middleweight; 21 April 2001 to 24 August 2002
Professional boxing record[]
39 fights | 35 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 13 | 2 |
By decision | 22 | 1 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | Eric Davis | TKO | 6 (6) | 1996-11-23 | Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany | Professional debut |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Harold Roberts | TKO | 2 (6) | 1996-12-07 | Vienna, Austria | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Andy Flute | PTS | 6 | 1997-02-15 | Kurhalle Oberlaa, Vienna, Austria | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Isidore Janvier | TKO | 5 (6) | 1997-04-13 | Cologne, Germany | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Yuri Filipko | PTS | 6 | 1997-04-26 | Leipzig, Germany | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Paul Busby | PTS | 8 | 1997-06-01 | Riesa, Germany | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Danny Thomas | PTS | 6 | 1997-06-22 | Cologne, Germany | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Simon Andrews | TKO | 5 (6), 2:04 | 1997-07-12 | Olympia, Kensington, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Terry Ford | KO | 4 (?) | 1997-10-05 | Gera, Germany | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Kevin Pompey | PTS | 8 | 1997-11-02 | Halle, Germany | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Alexander Boy | KO | 7 (10) | 1998-01-11 | Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany | Won Germany BDB Middleweight title. |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Yuri Epifantsev | TKO | 7 (8) | 1998-04-18 | Duisburg, Germany | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Robert Koon | PTS | 8 | 1998-12-05 | Cologne, Germany | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Rene-Claude Dutard | UD | 8 | 1999-02-27 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Octavian Stoica | PTS | 8 | 1999-05-08 | Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Juan Carlos Viloria | UD | 12 | 1999-06-05 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany | Won IBF Inter-Continental Super-middleweight title. |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Richie Woodhall | UD | 12 | 1999-10-23 | Telford Ice Rink, Telford, England | Won WBC Super-middleweight title. |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Leif Keiski | KO | 7 (12), 1:47 | 2000-01-29 | Sachsen Arena, Riesa, Germany | Retained WBC Super-middleweight title. |
19 | Loss | 18–1 | Glenn Catley | TKO | 12 (12), 0:53 | 2000-05-06 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany | Lost WBC Super-middleweight title. |
20 | Win | 19–1 | Ahmed Dine | UD | 8 | 2000-12-16 | Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany | |
21 | Win | 20–1 | Lloyd Bryan | UD | 10 | 2001-01-27 | Sachsen Arena, Riesa, Germany | |
22 | Win | 21–1 | Manuel Lopez | KO | 7 (12) | 2001-04-21 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany | Won WBC International Super middleweight title. |
23 | Win | 22–1 | Glenn Odem | UD | 8 | 2001-09-01 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
24 | Win | 23–1 | Shannon Landberg | UD | 10 | 2001-10-06 | Eisstadion, Cologne, Germany | |
25 | Win | 24–1 | Anton Robinson | TKO | 7 (12) | 2002-03-09 | Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany | Retained WBC International Super middleweight title. |
26 | Win | 25–1 | Vincenzo Imparato | UD | 12 | 2002-04-27 | Sachsen Arena, Riesa, Germany | Retained WBC International Super middleweight title. |
27 | Win | 26–1 | Roni Martinez | TKO | 4 (8) | 2002-08-24 | Leipziger Arena, Leipzig, Germany | |
28 | Win | 27–1 | Éric Lucas | SD | 12 | 2003-04-05 | Leipziger Arena, Leipzig, Germany | Won WBC super middleweight title. |
29 | Win | 28–1 | Danny Green | DQ | 5 (12) | 2003-08-16 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | Retained and unified WBC super middleweight title. Bout ruled a DQ after Beyer was cut from intentional head-butts. |
30 | Win | 29–1 | Andre Thysse | UD | 12 | 2004-02-28 | Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden, Germany | Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
31 | Loss | 29–2 | Cristian Sanavia | SD | 12 | 2004-06-05 | Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz, Germany | Lost WBC super middleweight title. |
32 | Win | 30–2 | Cristian Sanavia | KO | 6 (12), 0:44 | 2004-10-09 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany | Won WBC super middleweight title. |
33 | Win | 31–2 | Yoshinori Nishizawa | UD | 12 | 2004-12-18 | Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany | Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
34 | Win | 32–2 | Danny Green | MD | 12 | 2005-03-12 | Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany | Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
35 | Win | 33–2 | Omar Sheika | UD | 12 | 2005-09-03 | International Congress Centrum, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany | Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
36 | Win | 34–2 | Alberto Colajanni | TKO | 12 (12), 2:12 | 2006-01-28 | Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany | Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
37 | Draw | 34–2–1 | Sakio Bika | TD | 4 (12), 1:45 | 2006-05-13 | Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany | Retained WBC super middleweight title. Fight stopped due to a cut under Beyers right eye caused by an accidental head-butt. |
38 | Loss | 34–3–1 | Mikkel Kessler | KO | 3 (12), 2:58 | 2006-10-14 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Lost WBC super middleweight title. For WBA (Super) Super middleweight title. |
39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Murad Makhmudov | UD | 8 | 2008-03-14 | Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany |
Personal life[]
In 2008, Beyer married Daniela Haak, aka Lady Danii from the Mr. President Eurodance band.[3] Beyer died 3 December 2018 of a short and serious illness.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Eric Lucas vs Marcus Beyer: Beyer Awarded Gift Decision Over Lucas!". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Il y a 15 ans : Lucas-Beyer en Allemagne, la défaite la plus marquante de l'histoire de la boxe québécoise". Ici.radio-canada.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Sanche, Karine. "Lady Danii". The Eurodance Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Trauer um MDR-Box-Experten Markus Beyer". www.mdr.de (in German). 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
External links[]
- 1971 births
- 2018 deaths
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- German male boxers
- Olympic boxers of Germany
- Southpaw boxers
- Super-middleweight boxers
- World boxing champions