Torsten Schmitz

Torsten Schmitz (born 1964-08-26 in Crivitz, Germany) is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He represented Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215-35.

Amateur Highlights

*1982 Junior European Champion at Welterweight in Schwerin, Germany. Beat Luciano Bruno (Italy) in the final.
*1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight. Results were:
**Defeated Jacek Olejniczak (Poland) PTS (4-1)
**Lost to Borislav Abadzhiev (Bulgaria) PTS (2-3)
*1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight. Results were:
**Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (4-1)
**Defeated Dong-Kil Kim (South Korea) PTS (5-0)
**Defeated Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
**Lost to Candelario Duvergel (Cuba) PTS (2-3)
*1988 competed at the Seoul Olympics as a Light Middleweight. Results were:
**Defeated Angel Stoyanov (Bulgaria) PTS (3-2)
**Lost to Si-Hun Park (South Korea) PTS (0-5)
*1989 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia. Results were:
**Defeated Fikret Kaman (Turkey) PTS (13-9)
**Defeated Laszlo Gal (Hungary) PTS (18-9)
**Defeated Erik Bredler (Sweden) PTS (14-6)
**Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) PTS (15-2)
**Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (8-19)
*1990 2nd place at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA. Results were:
**Defeated Chris Byrd (USA) PTS (3-2)
**Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Soviet Union) PTS (4-1)
**Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (2-3)
*1991 3rd place as a Light Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
**Defeated Orhan Delibas (Netherlands) PTS (18-14)
**Defeated Jan Dydak (Poland)PTS (20-12)
**Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (17-7)
**Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) RSC-2
*1991 2nd place at European Championships in Goeteborg. Lost the final to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union).

Trainer

Since 1996 Torsten Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion. Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, Alesia Graf.

References

* [http://www.spotlightboxing.de/en/universum/trainer/torsten-schmitz.html profil on Boxing.de]