- Sven Ottke
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name = Sven Ottke
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1967|6|3|mf=y
placeofbirth =Berlin-Spandau ,Germany
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trainer =Ulli Wegner
yearsactive = 19 (1985-2004)
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sherdog =Sven "Phantom" Ottke (born
June 3 ,1967 , inBerlin /Tempelhof ) was an undefeated German professionalSuper middleweight boxer from1997 until2004 .Early life
Sven Ottke served two apprenticeships as a plasterer and industrial clerk. He became a member of the boxing club "
Spandau er BC 26 Berlin" at the age of 14. In his own words, he began boxing because he always lost in other sports.Amateur career
He rebutted his critics, which had complained that he had started too late, when he became German Champion at the tender age of 18 at
Middleweight . Ten further titles would follow. He took part in the 1988, 1992 and 1996Olympic 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 andJuan Carlos Gomez [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Sven_Ottke%27s_Amateur_Record] .
*Amateur Record: 256-47-5
*East Germany Middleweight Champion 1985-1989
*German National Middleweight Champion (1990-1991, 1995-1996)
*German National Light Heavyweight Champion (1992-1993)
*Three time OlympianPro career
After 308 fights as an amateur, of which he won 256, he turned professional in 1997. Less than a year later on
October 24 1998 , he won the IBF-super middleweight championship from Charles Brewer. After this he made 16 successful defenses of his IBF title against fighters like Thomas Tate,Glencoffe Johnson ,Silvio Branco , James Butler,Anthony Mundine , and Joe Gatti. He was at the peak of his career when he added the WBA version onMarch 13 2003 in a fight against WBA championByron Mitchell , winning by split points decision.After successfully defending his title 21 times, Ottke stepped down as undefeated world champion on
March 27 ,2004 . Ottke has a record of 34 wins and 0 losses as a professional, of which 6 were by knockout. He was named IBF "Fighter of the Year" in 2003.Comeback
In May 2008, a comeback was planned against Dariusz Michalczewski in Germany, but the match never materialized.
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* [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Sven_Ottke%27s_Amateur_Record Amateur Record]
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