Jürgen Brähmer
Born (1978-10-05) 5 October 1978
Stralsund, East Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Reach181 cm (71 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights55
Wins52
Wins by KO38
Losses3

Jürgen Brähmer (born 5 October 1978) is a German professional boxer. He is a two-time former light-heavyweight world champion, having held the WBO title from 2009 to 2011, and the WBA (Regular) title from 2013 to 2016. Additionally, he has held the European light-heavyweight title twice, in 2009 and 2013.

Amateur career

As an amateur, Brähmer accumulated 95 wins in 100 fights including victories against Ricky Hatton in 1996, Felix Sturm in 1997 and Carl Froch in the final at the German championship in 1998.[1]

Professional career

Early career

Brähmer went undefeated in his first 27 professional fights, losing for the first time to fellow German Mario Veit by majority decision in May 2006. Brähmer avenged the loss a year later, beating Veit with a fourth-round knockout. Brähmer's first title challenge came against WBA light heavyweight champion Hugo Garay. Brähmer started the fight well but as the rounds went on, Garay was more consistent and he secured a unanimous decision in the end.[2] The bout was broadcast by ZDF.[3]

WBO light heavyweight champion

Brähmer won the EBU title on his next fight, beating Rachid Kanfouah with a round 5 technical knockout. Brähmer won the WBO interim light heavyweight title by knocking out Aleksy Kuziemski on 22 August 2009. On 13 November 2009, Brähmer became the WBO world light heavyweight world champion after the title was vacated by Zsolt Erdei, who moved up to cruiserweight.[4] Brähmer successfully defended the title on 19 December 2009, winning a unanimous decision over Dmitry Sukhotsky and then again in 2010 against Mariano Plotinsky.

In January 2010, Brähmer was sentenced to 16 months in prison due to two separate instances of assault.[5] During this time, the WBO issued an interim title, which was won by Nathan Cleverly. Brähmer was due to face Cleverly on 21 May 2011, but Brähmer withdrew from the bout the week of the fight citing an eye injury. Brähmer had previously called off a unification bout against Beibut Shumenov on less than a weeks' notice, citing "acute gastrointestinal illness".[6] Due to his withdrawal, the WBO stripped Brähmer of his title and awarded it to Cleverly.[7]

WBA (Regular) light heavyweight champion

Brähmer returned to the ring in January 2012, beating Jose Maria Guerrero by round 4 TKO.[8] Brähmer went on to reclaim the European title against Eduard Gutknecht in February 2013.

After Beibut Shumenov was elevated to Super champion status by the WBA, Brahmer was given the chance to fight for the vacant WBA (Regular) title. In December 2013, he defeated Marcus Oliveira in Germany to claim the world title. He went on to successfully defend it against Enzo Maccarinelli, Roberto Bolonti, Pawel Glazewski, Robin Krasniqi, Konni Konrad, and Eduard Gutknecht on a rematch, winning four of those fights by stoppage. Brähmer lost the WBA title on October 1, 2016, to Nathan Cleverly. This was his seventh defence of the title. Brähmer retired on his stool after round 6, claiming a shoulder injury. A rematch was talked about following the fight.[9]

World Boxing Super Series

In July 2017, Brähmer joined the super middleweight World Boxing Super Series. Brähmer hadn't fought at super middleweight in roughly a decade.[10] He fought Rob Brant in the first round of the tournament, beating him by unanimous decision.[11] He had to withdraw from the next fight and therefore the series due to an influenzal infection.

In his first fight after dropping out of the WBSS, Brähmer fought veteran Pablo Nievas in Hamburg, Germany. It was an easy win for the German, who was in control throughout the fight and managed to force the referee to stop the fight with a flurry of punches towards Nievas in the fifth round.[12]

In his next fight, Brähmer again won comfortably, this time bz way of knockout, flooring his opponent Kadrija in the second round with a vicious shot in the liver.[13]

Brähmer scored his fourth win in a row over Jürgen Doberstein, on 21 December 2019. Brähmer scored a seventh-round KO win and looked impressive doing it, stating that he is ready for another world title run.[14][15]

Professional boxing record

55 fights 52 wins 3 losses
By knockout 38 1
By decision 14 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
55 Win 52–3 Jürgen Doberstein KO 7 (12), 1:20 21 Dec 2019 Cruise Terminal, Hamburg, Germany Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
54 Win 51–3 Erdogan Kadrija KO 2 (8), 1:42 15 Jun 2019 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
53 Win 50–3 Pablo Daniel Zamora Nievas TKO 5 (8), 2:18 15 Dec 2018 Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
52 Win 49–3 Rob Brant UD 12 27 Oct 2017 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany World Boxing Super Series: super-middleweight quarter-final
51 Loss 48–3 Nathan Cleverly RTD 6 (12), 3:00 1 Oct 2016 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Lost WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
50 Win 48–2 Eduard Gutknecht UD 12 12 Mar 2016 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
49 Win 47–2 Konni Konrad RTD 7 (12), 3:00 5 Sep 2015 EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
48 Win 46–2 Robin Krasniqi RTD 9 (12), 3:00 21 Mar 2015 Rostock, Germany Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
47 Win 45–2 Paweł Głażewski KO 1 (12), 0:55 6 Dec 2014 Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
46 Win 44–2 Roberto Bolonti UD 12 7 Jun 2014 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
45 Win 43–2 Enzo Maccarinelli RTD 5 (12), 3:00 5 Apr 2014 StadtHalle, Rostock, Germany Retained WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
44 Win 42–2 Marcus Oliveira UD 12 14 Dec 2013 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Won vacant WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title
43 Win 41–2 Stefano Abatangelo UD 12 24 Aug 2013 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany Retained WBO International and European light-heavyweight titles
42 Win 40–2 Tony Averlant TKO 2 (12), 2:36 27 Apr 2013 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Retained European light-heavyweight title
41 Win 39–2 Eduard Gutknecht UD 12 2 Feb 2013 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany Won European and vacant WBO International light-heavyweight titles
40 Win 38–2 Vikapita Meroro UD 10 21 Apr 2012 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
39 Win 37–2 Jose Maria Guerrero TKO 4 (8), 2:37 28 Jan 2012 Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany
38 Win 36–2 Mariano Plotinsky TKO 5 (12), 2:36 24 Apr 2010 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
37 Win 35–2 Dmitry Sukhotsky UD 12 19 Dec 2009 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
36 Win 34–2 Aleksy Kuziemski TKO 11 (12), 0:39 22 Aug 2009 SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest, Hungary Won vacant WBO interim light-heavyweight title
35 Win 33–2 Antonio Brancalion TKO 1 (12), 1:23 6 Jun 2009 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Retained European light-heavyweight title
34 Win 32–2 Rachid Kanfouah TKO 5 (12), 2:30 7 Mar 2009 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Germany Won vacant European light-heavyweight title
33 Loss 31–2 Hugo Garay UD 12 22 Nov 2008 StadtHalle, Rostock, Germany For WBA light-heavyweight title
32 Win 31–1 Karim Bennama TKO 9 (10), 1:43 5 Apr 2008 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
31 Win 30–1 Mario Veit KO 4 (12), 0:47 15 Sep 2007 StadtHalle, Rostock, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
30 Win 29–1 Héctor Javier Velazco UD 12 19 May 2007 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
29 Win 28–1 Francisco Mora KO 8 (10), 1:55 28 Oct 2006 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
28 Loss 27–1 Mario Veit MD 12 27 May 2006 Zenith, Munich, Germany Lost WBC International super-middleweight title
27 Win 27–0 Andre Thysse UD 12 4 Feb 2006 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Won vacant WBC International super-middleweight title
26 Win 26–0 Henry Porras TKO 7 (10), 1:52 26 Nov 2005 Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany
25 Win 25–0 Roman Aramyan TKO 6 (8), 0:05 15 Oct 2005 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
24 Win 24–0 Omar Eduardo Gonzalez UD 12 12 Oct 2002 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany Won vacant WBC International super-middleweight title
23 Win 23–0 Francisco Lares TKO 3 (6), 2:43 6 Apr 2002 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
22 Win 22–0 Roberto Martins TKO 2 (8) 16 Mar 2002 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
21 Win 21–0 Mike Coker TKO 2 (8) 15 Dec 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
20 Win 20–0 Ray Domenge KO 3 (8), 0:25 24 Nov 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
19 Win 19–0 Rudi Lupo KO 2 (8) 29 Sep 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
18 Win 18–0 Tony Menefee TKO 1 (8), 2:43 28 Jul 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
17 Win 17–0 George Klinesmith KO 1, 1:55 5 May 2001 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
16 Win 16–0 Juan Carlos Viloria TKO 5 7 Apr 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Rob Bleakley TKO 4 24 Mar 2001 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
14 Win 14–0 Patrick Swann TKO 5 24 Feb 2001 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Pat Lawlor TKO 1 10 Feb 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Jerry Williams UD 6 5 Dec 2000 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Domenico Alfano TKO 1 (8) 25 Nov 2000 Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Marino Monteyne TKO 3 (6), 0:34 14 Oct 2000 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Jason Collins KO 1 (6) 1 Oct 2000 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Vedran Akrap UD 6 28 May 2000 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Mario Lupp KO 1 (6) 6 May 2000 Swissotel, Neuss, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Antonio Ribeiro TKO 2 (6) 15 Apr 2000 Preussag Arena, Hanover, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Robert Davis KO 2 (6) 1 Apr 2000 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Zsolt Janko TKO 1 (6) 18 Mar 2000 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Ramdane Kaouane KO 2 (4) 11 Mar 2000 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Ferousi Ilunga KO 1 (4) 5 Feb 2000 Rhein-Ruhr Halle, Duisburg, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Ramdane Kaouane PTS 4 11 Dec 1999 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany

References

  1. ↑ juergen-braehmer.de, Jürgen Brähmer - Life
  2. ↑ http://www.boxnews.com.ua/en/news/4726/2008-11-23/Garay-retains-WBA-lightheavy-belt-
  3. ↑ "¡Garay-Brähmer en Alemania y por ZDF!". notifight.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
  4. ↑ "Jürgen Brähmer is now the full WBO light heavyweight world champion". fightnews.com. 2009-11-13. Archived from the original on 2009-11-15. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  5. ↑ "WBO world champion Braehmer gets 16-month jail sentence". Reuters. 12 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Brähmer's sudden exit kills bout vs. Shumenov". 4 January 2011.
  7. ↑ https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news;_ylt=Ag1VRCWLVBsTr3PSxVTdee6UxLYF?slug=ap-cleverly-bellew
  8. ↑ "Juergen Braehmer vs. Jose Maria Guerrero in Light Heavyweight Bout, Saturday January 28th". 26 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "Nathan Cleverly wins world title after Juergen Braehmer withdraws injured". Sky Sports. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Juergen Braehmer is Latest to Join World Boxing Super Series". 2 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "World Boxing Super Series results: Brähmer outpoints Brant, moves to semifinal". 27 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Juergen Braehmer Returns With Easy TKO of Nieves in Five". BoxingScene.com. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  13. ↑ "Braehmer, Jack Culcay, Tyron Zeuge Secure Big Wins in Schwerin". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  14. ↑ "Euro News: Braehmer Wins, night, Nysaether Returns, More". BoxingScene.com. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  15. ↑ "Braehmer vs Doberstein - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Markus Beyer 		WBC International
super-middleweight champion
12 October 2002 – April 2003
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Mikkel Kessler
Vacant
Title last held by
Otis Grant 		WBC International
super-middleweight champion
4 February 2006 – 27 May 2006		 Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Lucian Bute 		WBO Inter-Continental
super-middleweight champion
19 May 2007 – November 2007
Vacated		 Vacant
Title last held by
Károly Balzsay
Vacant
Title last held by
Yuri Barashian 		European light-heavyweight champion
7 March 2009 – August 2009
Vacated		 Vacant
Title last held by
Nathan Cleverly
Vacant
Title last held by
Robin Krasniqi 		WBO International
light-heavyweight champion
2 February 2013 – December 2013
Vacated		 Vacant
Title last held by
Robin Krasniqi
Preceded by European light-heavyweight champion
2 February 2013 – December 2013
Vacated		 Vacant
Title last held by
Igor Mikhalkin
World boxing titles
New title WBO light-heavyweight champion
Interim title
22 August 2009 – 13 November 2009
Promoted		 Vacant
Title next held by
Nathan Cleverly
Preceded by WBO light-heavyweight champion
13 November 2009 – 19 May 2011
Stripped		 Succeeded by
Nathan Cleverly
promoted from interim status
Vacant
Title last held by
Beibut Shumenov 		WBA light-heavyweight champion
Regular title
15 December 2013 – 1 October 2016		 Succeeded by
Nathan Cleverly
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