- Ole Klemetsen
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Medal record
Ole KlemetsenMen’s Boxing Competitor for Norway
World Amateur Championships Bronze 1991 Sydney Light Middleweight European Amateur Championships Bronze 1991 Gothenburg Light Middleweight Ole "Lukkøye" Klemetsen (born 30 August 1971 in Stavanger, Norway) is a retired Norwegian boxer in the Light Heavyweight division. He was nicknamed "Mister Sandman" and the "Golden Viking".
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Amateur
He medaled twice at international events and represented Norway at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Pro
As a pro he fought in Denmark as a light-heavyweight where he was a feared puncher with a vulnerable chin. He was European EBU Light Heavyweight champion. His professional record is 45 victories and 6 losses. He won the (lightly regarded) titles, IBC Light Heavyweight and IBA Light Heavyweight. His most notable bout was a 1998 IBF title challenge, where he was outpointed by Reggie Johnson.
Klemetsen retired after a bout which resulted in a loss against Thomas Hansvoll on June 16, 2001.
He featured in a documentary «Blod & Ære» that won an award at Grimstad Kortfilmfestival 2008.
He is currently a coach at the Martial Arts Institute in Stavanger. In 2005 he joined the party list of Demokratene in an effort to secure a Parliament seat for Jan Simonsen.[1]
Professional record
45 Wins (36 knockouts, 8 decisions, 1 disqualifications), 6 Losses (4 knockouts)[2] Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes Win Thomas Hansvoll
KO 2 16 Juni 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Win 17–1 Earl Butler
TKO 1 11 November 1994 Randers, Denmark Win 16–1 Eric Brown
KO 3 7 October 1994 Copenhagen, Denmark Win 15–1 Rocky Gannon
KO 1 16 September 1994 Aalborg, Denmark Win 14–1 Karl Willis
KO 2 10 June 1994 Kolding, Denmark Win 13–1 Etienne Obertan
KO 5 22 April 1994 Aalborg, Denmark Win 12–1 Juan Alberto Barrero
KO 2 18 February 1994 Randers, Denmark Win 11–1 Simon McDougall
KO 5 29 January 1994 Cardiff, Wales Win 10–1 Carl Jones
Decision 6 6 November 1993 Las Vegas, NV Win 9–1 Tony Booth
Decision 8 17 September 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Win 8–1 Jeff Medley
KO 4 6 May 1993 Las Vegas, NV Win 7–1 Nigel Rafferty
KO 2, 2:33 14 April 1993 London, England Loss 6–1 John McClain
TKO 1, 0:51 9 March 1993 Bay St. Louis, MS Win 6–0 David Picha
TKO 2, 1:26 27 February 1993 Beijing, China Win 5–0 Bob Charlez
Decision 6 (6) 30 January 1993 Las Vegas, NV Win 4–0 John Kaighin
KO 3 28 January 1993 London, England Win 3–0 Steve Osborne
KO 1 10 December 1992 London, England Win 2–0 Joe Wallace
KO 1 25 November 1992 Las Vegas, NV Win 1–0 Armando Dragone
KO 1 (4) 21 October 1992 Las Vegas, NV Pro debut References
- ^ Øverbye, Morten (31 March 2005). "Ole Klemetsen blir politiker". Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=272143. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ "Ole Klemetsen's career boxing record". Boxrec.com. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=7422&cat=boxer. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
Link to the movie "Blod & Ære "http://www.blodogare.no/.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Ole Klemetsen from BoxRec
Categories:- Norwegian boxers
- Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers of Norway
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Skal vi danse? participants
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