Torsten May
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Germany
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1992 Barcelona | Light Heavyweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| | 1991 Sydney | Light Heavyweight |
Torsten May (born October 9, 1969 in Glauchau, Saxony) was a German boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Amateur career
- 1991 German National Light Heavyweight champion
- 1991 Won World Championship as a Light Heavyweight in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
- Defeated Patrice Aouissi (France) points
- Defeated Orestes Solano (Cuba) points
- Defeated Mehmet Gurgen (Turkey) points
- Defeated Andrei Kurnyavka (Russia) points
- Olympic Gold Medalist in Barcelona 1992 as a Light Heavyweight. Results were:
- Defeated Gil-Nam Kim (North Korea) points
- Defeated Dale Brown (boxer) (Canada) points
- Defeated Montell Griffin (United States) when controversially he was credited some of Griffin's points
- Defeated Wojciech Bartnik (Poland) points
- Defeated Rostislav Zaulitchny (Unified Team/ C.I.S) points
Professional career
May began his professional career the following year and won his first 15 bouts in the cruiserweight division, setting up a fight for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title against Adolpho Washington. Washington won by a narrow unanimous decision, a loss which May avenged in 1999 via a 9th round technical decision after Washington lost his title. May never again fought for a title, and lost via TKO in the 8th round to Alexander Gurov in 2001 in a match that ended May's career.
Professional boxing record
| 22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision) [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 29-3-1 |  Alexander Gurov |
TKO | 8 | 21/04/2001 |  Erfurt, Thuringen, Germany |
WBA Intercontinental/IBF Intercontinental/EBU Cruiserweight Titles. |
| Win | 5-0 |  Yan Kulkov |
PTS | 8 | 25/11/2000 |  Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany |
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| Win | 8-0-1 |  Valeri Semiskur |
TKO | 3 | 03/06/2000 | Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 24-2 | Alexey "Chillin" Ilyin |
MD | 12 | 27/11/1999 |  Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
EBU Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 27-6-2 |  Adolpho Washington |
TD | 9 | 05/06/1999 |  Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany |
IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:26 of the ninth round due to cuts caused by an accidental headbut. 79-73, 78-74, 77-74. |
| Win | 18-2 |  Pascal Warusfel |
PTS | 10 | 10/10/1998 |  Vienna, Austria |
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| Loss | 17-4-1 |  Stefan Angehrn |
TKO | 9 | 13/12/1997 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 23-9 | Matthew Charleston |
TKO | 5 | 18/10/1997 | Vienna, Austria |
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| Win | 13-8 | Jason "Native American Nightmare" Nicholson |
PTS | 10 | 15/02/1997 | Vienna, Austria |
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| Loss | 25-3-2 | Adolpho Washington |
UD | 12 | 31/08/1996 |  Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain |
IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 114-115, 111-117, 112-116. |
| Win | 24-8 | "Boxing" Andrew Maynard |
KO | 10 | 20/04/1996 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| Win | 37-3-3 | Gary "Tiger" Steiger |
TKO | 6 | 23/03/1996 |  New York City, United States |
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| Win | 6-13 |  Bobbie Joe Edwards |
PTS | 8 | 29/01/1996 | Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom |
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| Win | 32-8 | Art Jimmerson |
KO | 5 | 09/09/1995 | Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| Win | 16-13 | Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson |
KO | 2 | 17/06/1995 |  Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
Johnson knocked out at 2:09 of the second round. |
| Win | 8-5-2 | Fred "Kip" Adams |
KO | 3 | 27/05/1995 | Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| Win | 24-4 |  Saul Montana |
UD | 10 | 25/03/1995 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| Win | 20-5-2 | Jason Waller |
TKO | 6 | 26/11/1994 | Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| Win | 20-8-3 | Dale "Lunch Pail" Jackson |
TKO | 5 | 18/06/1994 |  Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fifth round. |
| Win | 32-7-7 | Ralf Rocchigiani |
PTS | 10 | 07/05/1994 |  Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
BDB German Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 15-19-6 | Tony "Phone" Booth |
UD | 6 | 26/03/1994 | Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| Win | 26-6-1 | Vincent Boulware |
SD | 8 | 26/02/1994 |  San Jose, California, United States |
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| Win | -- | Ludmil Popov | KO | 1 | 11/12/1993 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
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| Win | 9-25-1 | Bruce "The Truce" Johnson |
TKO | 4 | 16/10/1993 | Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany |
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| Win | 4-17-1 | Eric "Ice" Cole |
KO | 1 | 18/09/1993 | Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |
Cole knocked out at 2:35 of the first round. |
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1920-1936: 160-175 lb (72.6-79.4 kg), 1948: 73-80 kg 1952-2012: 75-81 kg | |
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