Steffen Kretschmann
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Competitor for  Germany |
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| Bronze | 1999 Houston | Heavyweight | |
| Bronze | 2003 Bangkok | Heavyweight | |
Steffen Kretschmann (b.June 8, 1980 in Köthen) is a German boxer best known to win the Bronze medal 1999 and 2003 at the amateur world championships in the 201lbs/91 kg division.
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[edit] Amateur
The southpaw won Bronze 1999 in Houston when he had to quit with an injury in his fight against eventual winner Michael Bennett
In Bangkok 2003 he lost to Alexander Alekseev and won bronze again.
[edit] Amateur Highlights
- Record: 144 fights - 122 wins
- 1999, 2001, 2002 German Heavyweight Champion
- 1996 won the European European Cadet(Under 17) Championships in Aosta, Italy as a Light Heavyweight.
- 1997 2nd place at Junior European Championship in Birmingham (England) , lost the final to Vyacheslav Uzelkov (Ukraine)
- 1998 competed at the Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a Heavyweight. Results were:
- Defeated Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) PTS (12-4)
- Lost to Odlanier Solis (Cuba) PTS (1-8)
- 1999 3rd place at the World Championship in Houston, lost in the semifinal to Michael Bennett (USA) by AB-2
- 2003 3rd place at the World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
- Defeated Sergey Mihaylov (Uzbekistan) PTS (35-30)
- Lost to Alexander Alekseev (Russia) RSCO-3
- 2004 2nd place at Military World Championship in Fort Huachua (USA) as a Superheavyweight, lost the final to Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) by Walkover
[edit] Pro
He turned pro for Arena and beat his first 10 opponents among them Corey Sanders.
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