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Gary Holmgren

Gary Holmgren is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1984.[1]

Professional career edit

Holmgren made his professional debut on May 15, 1974, with a first-round knockout win against Milton Buckley in St Paul, Minnesota. His first loss came in only his second fight, a five-round points loss to Bruce Finch, who would go on to make a name for himself as a welterweight contender. Holmgren would follow up that loss with a stretch in which he won 16 of 17 fights, including a decision win against 21-2 Rory O'Shea in 1975. Holmgren's career peaked in January 1983 when he won the Minnesota junior middleweight title by defeating Rafael Rodriguez on points in a ten-rounder. Holmgren retired afterwards, having compiled a career record of 22 wins and 5 losses, with 12 wins coming by way of knockout.[2][3]

Professional boxing record edit

22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions) [4]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 14-0   Brian Brunette SD 10 February 1, 1984   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Lost Minnesota light middleweight title
Win 28-20-1   Rafael Rodriguez UD 10 January 25, 1983   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Won Minnesota light middleweight title
Win 51-25-2   Bruce Strauss PTS 10 October 7, 1981   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 1-5   Darrell "Ageless Wonder" Green KO 4 May 6, 1981   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss 34-3   Dave Boy Green TKO 6 January 27, 1981   Kensington, England Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the sixth round.
Win 2-5   "Boxing" Tony Taylor UD 10 October 29, 1980   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 13-18   Emmett Atlas KO 2 March 19, 1980   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss 6-3   Tyrone Wren PTS 6 June 29, 1978   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 40-31-4   Al Franklin UD 10 December 9, 1976   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 25-4-1   Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea UD 10 November 9, 1976   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win -- Moses Gregg KO 2 October 11, 1976   Evanston, Indiana, U.S.
Win 6-18-1   Harvey "Candyman" Wilson KO 1 August 4, 1976   Mounds View, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 2-23-4   Ron Pettigrew KO 6 June 30, 1976   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 0-4   Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris UD 6 April 22, 1976   Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 3-35-2   Jerry Wells UD 6 January 22, 1976   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 2-2   Dennis Haggerty KO 1 November 25, 1975   Globe, Arizona, U.S.
Win 0-3   Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris PTS 5 November 13, 1975   Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss 3-4   Ricardo Thomatis TKO 3 June 6, 1975   Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 23-2-1   Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea SD 6 April 23, 1975   Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 7-4-1   Efran Maldonado KO 1 March 19, 1975   Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 4-4   Timothy "Tim" Adams PTS 6 February 3, 1975   Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 1-0   Jim "Bad Ass" Hearn KO 4 December 3, 1974   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 0-1   Bobby "Bruin" Orr KO 1 August 28, 1974   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win 1-5   Johnny "O.J." Simpson TKO 2 July 31, 1974   Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Win --   Maurice Sanders TKO 2 June 26, 1974   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss 3-0-1   Bruce Finch PTS 5 May 23, 1974   Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win --   Milton Buckley KO 1 May 15, 1974   Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

Retirement edit

Holmgren retired from professional boxing after 27 fights. He went on to become a firefighter, rising to captain in a 22-year career.[5][6][7][8]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Fitzgerald, Mike; Morley, Patrick (June 19, 2014). Third Man in the Ring: 33 of Boxing's Best Referees and Their Stories. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-61234-242-9.
  2. ^ Sugar, Bert Randolph (1981). The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia, 1981. Atheneum. ISBN 978-0-689-11190-7.
  3. ^ "Gary Holmgren". www.boxrec.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
  4. ^ http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23293&cat=boxer [bare URL]
  5. ^ Vezner, Tad (August 5, 2017). "The story of a Front Street basement, a knockout of Floyd Mayweather Sr., and a comeback for a St. Paul boxing space". TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  6. ^ Wells, Jim (November 18, 1996). "Rescue worker finds victim is estranged mom". St. Paul Pioneer Press. pp. 1A.
  7. ^ "Boxer Gary Holmgren hopes he'll be retiring as champion". Star Tribune. January 24, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  8. ^ "Holmgren". Star Tribune. January 24, 1983. p. 31. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

External links edit

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