Thomas Ulrich

Thomas Ulrich (born July 11, 1975 in Berlin) is a German boxer.

Amateur career

Ulrich was the German Light Heavyweight Champion 1994. Ulrich won the light heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, just like he did a year before at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin.

Amateur Highlights

*1992 2nd place as a Middleweight at the Junior World Championships in Montreal, Canada. Results were:
**Defeated Jae-Yeul Uk (South Korea) RSC-3
**Defeated Willard Lewis (Canada) RSCI-2
**Lost to Islam Arsangaliev (Russia) RSC-1
*1995 3rd place as a Light Heavyweight at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Results were:
**Defeated Yevgeny Makarenko (Russia) PTS
**Defeated Mohammed Benguesmia (Algeria) PTS
**Defeated Timur Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) WO
**Lost to Diosvani Vega (Cuba) PTS
*1995 2nd place at the Military World Championships in Rome, Italy. Results were:
**Defeated Um (South Korea) RSC-1
**Defeated Sergey Krupenich (Belarus) PTS (10-6)
**Lost to Pietro Aurino (Italy) PTS (6-10)
*1996 competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Results were:
**Defeated Zoltán Béres (Hungary) RSC-1
**Lost to Yusuf Öztürk (Turkey) PTS (10-15)
*1996 Representing Germany, Ulrich won the Bronze Medal as a Light Heavyweight at the Atlanta Olympics. Results were:
**Defeated Rick Timperi (Australia) PTS (21-7)
**Defeated Ismael Kone (Sweden) PTS (24-9)
**Defeated Daniel Bispo (Brazil) PTS (14-7)
**Lost to Seung-Bae Lee (South Korea) PTS (8-12)

Pro career

Ulrich turned pro 1997 and began his career 20-0 before getting stopped in the 6th round by future titlist Glen Johnson. He then won his next eight bouts, setting up a shot at WBC Light Heavyweight Title holder Tomasz Adamek in 2005. Adamek won via 6th round KO. In 2006, Ulrich got a shot at WBO Light Heavyweight Title holder Zsolt Erdei and lost a decision.

External links

* [http://www.boxing.de/en/fighters/fighters/fighter-details/boxer/4/universum.html News and Pictures of Thomas Ulrich]
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