Sven Ottke
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| Sven Ottke | |||
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| Nickname | Phantom | ||
| Nationality |  Germany |
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| Date of birth | June 3, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin-Spandau, Germany | ||
| Fighting out of | Karlsruhe, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 168 lb (76.2 kg/12.0 st) | ||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||
| Trainer | Ulli Wegner | ||
| Years active | 19 (1985-2004) | ||
| Boxing record | |||
| Total | 34 | ||
| Wins | 34 | ||
| By knockout | 6 | ||
| Losses | 0 | ||
| Amateur career | |||
| Total | 308 | ||
| Wins | 256 | ||
| Losses | 47 | ||
| Draws | 5 | ||
| Other information | |||
| Career boxing record from Boxrec | |||
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for West Germany |
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| Men’s Boxing | |||
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1989 Moscow | Middleweight | |
| European Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | 1991 Gothenburg | Middleweight | |
| Bronze | 1993 Bursa | Light Heavyweight | |
| Gold | 1996 Vejle | Middleweight | |
Sven "Phantom" Ottke (born June 3, 1967, in Berlin/Tempelhof) was a German professional Super middleweight boxer from 1997 until 2004.
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[edit] Early life
Sven Ottke served two apprenticeships as a plasterer and industrial clerk. He became a member of the boxing club Spandauer BC 26 Berlin at the age of 14. In his own words, he began boxing because he always lost in other sports.
[edit] Amateur career
He rebutted his critics, which had complained that he had started too late, when he became German Champion at the tender age of 18 at Middleweight. Ten further titles would follow. He took part in the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games . He became European Champion in 1991 and 1996, and came third in 1993.
Ottke held amateur wins over Antonio Tarver, Chris Byrd, Michael Moorer, Zsolt Erdei and Juan Carlos Gomez [1].
- Amateur Record: 256-47-5
- East Germany Middleweight Champion 1985-1989
- German National Middleweight Champion (1990-1991, 1995-1996)
- German National Light Heavyweight Champion (1992-1993)
- Three time Olympian
[edit] Pro career
After 308 fights as an amateur, of which he won 256, he turned professional in 1997. Less than a year later on October 24, 1998, he won the IBF-super middleweight championship from Charles Brewer. After this he made 16 successful defenses of his IBF title against fighters like Thomas Tate, Glencoffe Johnson, Silvio Branco, James Butler, Anthony Mundine, and Joe Gatti. He was at the peak of his career when he added the WBA version on March 13, 2003 in a fight against WBA champion Byron Mitchell, winning by split points decision.
After successfully defending his title 21 times, Ottke stepped down as undefeated world champion on March 27, 2004. Ottke has a record of 34 wins and 0 losses as a professional, of which 6 were by knockout. He was named IBF "Fighter of the Year" in 2003.
[edit] Comeback
It has reported he has a comeback planned against the Polish boxer Dariusz Michalczewski after a costly divorce.
| Preceded by Charles Brewer |
IBF Super Middleweight Champion 24 Oct 1998 – 27 March 2004 (retires) |
Succeeded by Jeff Lacy |
| Preceded by Newly created title |
WBA Super Middleweight Super Champion 15 Mar 2003 – 27 March 2004 (retires) |
Succeeded by Mikkel Kessler Filled vacancy after later unification match. |
