Michael Wallisch (born 1 November 1985) is a German professional boxer. He held the WBO European heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016.

Professional career

On 11 July 2015 Wallisch won the vacant WBO European Heavyweight Title with a knockout win over Italian Fabio Tuiach early in the 2nd round. He defended the title against Croatian Ivica Bacurin at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on 9 January 2016, winning the fight by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

After three more wins (over Andre Bunga, Samir Barakovic, Bernard Adie) he faced Christian Hammer as undefeated, with a record of 19–0. By then Wallisch had been long considered a boxing prospect, though his career had been hindered by injuries and other troubles. It was his first chance against a valuable opponent, however, he was defeated by Hammer. In the fifth round, Hammer went out of a clinch and hit him with a right, and Wallisch, who seemed to "overplay the incident", sat down on the ropes, seemingly tired, as the referee counted him out.^[1]

Wallisch's loss to Hammer was followed by another defeat, this time at the hands of Efe Ajagba. After defeating Abdulnaser Delalic in Hamburg, he suffered his third loss, being defeated by Tony Yoka.

On 25 July 2020 Wallisch faced Joe Joyce at the BT Sport Studio in London, England. Wallisch put up a good fight in the first round, hitting Joyce with several solid punches.^[2][3] Joyce was in complete control in the second round, most notably causing Wallisch to drop to his knees after hitting him on his head. In the third round, Wallisch was forced again to touch the canvas with one knee, as he recovered after being hit by a left hook. He stood up once more and continued, but two power shots forced him to rest on one knee for a third time, and the referee was forced to stop the fight.^[3]

On 13 March 2021 he faced Didier "Knife" Kirola. Wallisch lost 18 kg before this fight. He dominated the fight from the first round and closed it by TKO in the 6th.^[4]

On 22 July 2021 Wallisch faced Murat Gassiev for the WBA Asia Heavyweight Title. Their fight was the main event of a multi-fight card, and took place at the Dynamo Volleyball Arena in Moscow, Russia. In the first round, which was dominated by Gassiev, there wasn't much action. Gassiev tracked Wallisch around the ring, and hit him with a powerful overhand right. Wallisch grew in the second round, in which he did better than Gassiev, though he wasn't able to hit him with anything significant. Gassiev didn't use his jab in the third round, stalking Wallisch with punches, but Wallisch managed to hit him with some shots. Gassiev, who is known for starting slow, hit Wallisch with power shots over head and body in the fourth round. Gassiev floored Wallisch two times in the fourth round, and then attacked him with a stream of punches, and the referee stopped the fight right before the bell.^[5][6]

Professional boxing record

23 Wins (16 knockouts), 6 Losses (6 knockouts)[7]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	23–6	Arslanbek Makhmudov	RTD	1 (10)	2022-12-16	Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada	For WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles
Win	23–5	Toni Thes	TKO	2 (6)	2022-05-28	Die Bucht, Hamburg, Germany
Loss	22–5	Murat Gassiev	TKO	4 (10)	2021-07-22	Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow, Russia	For vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title
Win	22–4	Knife Didier	TKO	5	2021-03-13	ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany
Win	21–4	Kai Kurzawa	RTD	6	2020-10-31	ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany
Loss	20–4	Joe Joyce	TKO	3 (10)	2020-07-25	BT Sport Studio, London, England
Loss	20–3	Tony Yoka	TKO	3 (10)	2019-09-28	Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, France
Win	20–2	Abdulnaser Delalic	TKO	2	2019-07-06	CU-Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Loss	19–2	Efe Ajagba	TKO	2 (10)	2019-04-27	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Loss	19–1	Christian Hammer	KO	5 (12)	2018-12-15	Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	For vacant WBO European heavyweight title
Win	19–0	Bernard Adie	KO	1 (12)	2018-06-16	Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany	For vacant GBU heavyweight title
Win	18–0	Samir Barakovic	KO	4	2018-03-03	Ufgauhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Win	17–0	Andre Bunga	UD	6	2017-05-13	Ufgauhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Win	16–0	Ivica Bacurin	UD	12	2016-01-09	Maritim Hotel, Berlin, Germany	Retained WBO European heavyweight title
Win	15–0	Fabio Tuiach	TKO	2 (12)	2015-07-11	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany	Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title
Win	14–0	Ivica Perkovic	RTD	5	2014-11-15	O2 World, Hamburg, Germany
Win	13–0	Edgars Kalnars	PTS	8	2014-09-05	SES-Gym, Magdeburg, Germany
Win	12–0	Frank Schadwill	KO	2	2014-03-01	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany
Win	11–0	Lars Buchholz	UD	10	2013-12-06	Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany
Win	10–0	Alexander Kahl	KO	1	2013-07-13	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany
Win	9–0	Pavel Siska	KO	2	2012-12-21	Sluneta Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Win	8–0	Dariusz Balla	KO	1	2011-11-18	Kugelbake Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
Win	7–0	Yakup Saglam	UD	10	2011-04-01	Digibet Pferdesportpark, Lichtenberg, Germany
Win	6–0	Pavels Dolgovs	PTS	6	2010-12-17	Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude, Germany
Win	5–0	Serdar Uysal	TKO	2	2010-10-23	Hammerbrook, Hamburg, Germany
Win	4–0	Ivan Bohdanov	TKO	4 (4)	2010-06-20	Sporthalle Steilshoop, Hamburg, Germany
Win	3–0	Sebastian Tuchscherer	PTS	4	2010-06-05	Sportbox, Hamelin, Germany
Win	2–0	Maik Kurzweil	KO	1	2010-04-09	Schwerin Arena, Schwerin, Germany
Win	1–0	Taras Varava	TKO	3	2010-03-27	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany

References

External links

• Boxing record for Michael Wallisch from BoxRec (registration required)