Gary Holmgren

Gary Holmgren, alias The Hammer, is a retired light middleweight professional boxer from Hastings, Minnesota, United States.

Professional career

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's first defense of that title would come thirteen months later - after thirteen months of inactivity - in a fight that Holmgren lost to 14-0 Brian Brunette in February 1984.[1] Holmgren retired afterwards, having compiled a career record of 22 wins and 5 losses, with 12 wins coming by way of knockout.[2]

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 14-0 United States Brian Brunette MD 10 01/02/1984 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Minnesota Light Middleweight Title. 97-97, 96-97, 95-96.
Win 28-20-1 United States Rafael Rodriguez UD 10 25/01/1983 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Minnesota Light Middleweight Title. 97-96, 98-96, 97-95.
Win 51-25-2 United States Bruce Strauss PTS 10 07/10/1981 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 1-5 United States Darrell "Ageless Wonder" Green KO 4 06/05/1981 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss 34-3 United Kingdom Dave Boy Green TKO 6 27/01/1981 United Kingdom Kensington, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the sixth round.
Win 2-5 United States "Boxing" Tony Taylor UD 10 29/10/1980 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 13-18 United States Emmett Atlas KO 2 19/03/1980 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss 6-3 United States Tyrone Wren PTS 6 29/06/1978 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 40-31-4 United States Al Franklin UD 10 09/12/1976 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 25-4-1 United States Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea UD 10 09/11/1976 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win -- Moses Gregg KO 2 11/10/1976 United States Evanston, Indiana, United States
Win 6-18-1 United States Harvey "Candyman" Wilson KO 1 04/08/1976 United States Mounds View, Minnesota, United States
Win 2-23-4 United States Ron Pettigrew KO 6 30/06/1976 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 0-4 United States Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris UD 6 22/04/1976 United States Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win 3-35-2 United States Jerry Wells UD 6 22/01/1976 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 2-2 United States Dennis Haggerty KO 1 25/11/1975 United States Globe, Arizona, United States
Win 0-3 United States Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris PTS 5 13/11/1975 United States Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Loss 3-4 United States Ricardo Thomatis TKO 3 06/06/1975 United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 23-2-1 United States Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea SD 6 23/04/1975 United States Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win 7-4-1 United States Efran Maldonado KO 1 19/03/1975 United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 4-4 United States Timothy "Tim" Adams PTS 6 03/02/1975 United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 1-0 United States Jim "Bad Ass" Hearn KO 4 03/12/1974 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 0-1 United States Bobby "Bruin" Orr KO 1 28/08/1974 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 1-5 United States Johnny "O.J." Simpson TKO 2 31/07/1974 United States Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win -- United States Maurice Sanders TKO 2 26/06/1974 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss 3-0-1 United States Bruce Finch PTS 5 23/05/1974 United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win -- United States Milton Buckley KO 1 15/05/1974 United States Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:1004866
  2. ↑ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23293&cat=boxer
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