Erik Pfeifer (born 22 January 1987) is a German professional boxer who has held the WBO European heavyweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won bronze medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Erik Pfeifer
Born (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987 (age 37)
NationalityGerman
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins9
Wins by KO7
Losses2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Baku Super-heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Super-heavyweight
EU Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Odense Super-heavyweight

Amateur career

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He won his first medal in 2005, as he won the bronze medal at the Junior European Championship, in 2009 he won the Europe Championship which is not to be confused with the European Amateur Boxing Championships. In 2011, he won another bronze medal, but this time at the World Championships at super-heavyweight. He lost the semi-final to Anthony Joshua as he suffered a broken nose in the first round and as a result, the fight was stopped.[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual bronze medalist, Ivan Dychko, in the first round.[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he was defeated in the first round of the super-heavyweight class by Clayton Laurent Jr. of the Virgin Islands.[3]

Professional boxing record

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11 fights 9 wins 2 losses
By knockout 7 2
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Loss 7–1

  Nick Webb

TKO 2 (10), 1:51 27 Mar 2021   Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar For vacant IBO International heavyweight title
7 Win 7–0   Adnan Redzovic RTD 5 (10), 3:00 16 Nov 2019   Halle Messe Arena, Halle, Germany Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title
6 Win 6–0   Epifanio Mendoza RTD 2 (8), 3:00 6 Jul 2019   CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany
5 Win 5–0   Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko MD 6 13 Apr 2019   Erdgas Arena, Halle, Germany
4 Win 4–0   Angelo Rizzo KO 1 (6), 2:23 2 Mar 2019   Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
3 Win 3–0   Tornike Puritchamiashvili UD 6 15 Dec 2018   Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
2 Win 2–0   Irakli Gvenetadze RTD 2 (8), 3:00 17 Nov 2018   EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany
1 Win 1–0   Davit Gogishvili KO 2 (6), 0:27 15 Sep 2018   ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany

References

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  1. ^ "Verletzt: Erik Pfeifer verpasst WM-Finale". sueddeutsche.de. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erik Pfeifer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
  3. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-08-31.
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