- Steffen Kretschmann
Steffen Kretschmann (born June 8, 1980 in Köthen) is a German boxer best known to win the Bronze medal 1999 and 2003 at the amateur world championships in the 201lbs/91 kg division.
Amateur
The
southpaw won Bronze 1999 in Houston when he had to quit with an injury in his fight against eventual winner Michael BennettIn Bangkok 2003 he lost to Alexander Alekseev and won bronze again.
Amateur Highlights
* Record: 144 fights - 122 wins
* 1999, 2001, 2002 German Heavyweight Champion
*1996 won the European European Cadet(Under 17) Championships in Aosta, Italy as a Light Heavyweight.
*1997 2nd place at Junior European Championship in Birmingham (England) , lost the final toVyacheslav Uzelkov (Ukraine)
*1998 competed at the Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a Heavyweight. Results were:
**DefeatedRoberto Cammarelle (Italy) PTS (12-4)
**Lost toOdlanier Solis (Cuba) PTS (1-8)
*1999 3rd place at the World Championship in Houston, lost in the semifinal toMichael Bennett (USA) by AB-2
*2003 3rd place at the World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
**DefeatedSergey Mihaylov (Uzbekistan) PTS (35-30)
**Lost toAlexander Alekseev (Russia) RSCO-3
*2004 2nd place at Military World Championship in Fort Huachua (USA) as a Superheavyweight, lost the final toRoberto Cammarelle (Italy) by WalkoverPro
He turned pro for Arena and beat his first 10 opponents among them
Corey Sanders .External links
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldChamps2003.html 2003 results]
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