Steffen Tangstad

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Steffen Tangstad (born June 22, 1959) was a Norwegian professional boxer who fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on September 6, 1986. Steffen was knocked out in the fourth round.

His career ended with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses, 2 draws, 14 by knockout - 2 time European Heavyweight Champion - Best results: Draw-8 vs James "Buster" Douglas (1982) Win-dec.8 vs Ken Lakusta (1984) Win-dec.10 vs Joe Bugner (1984) Win-dec.12 vs Lucien Rodriguez (1984) for European Title Ko.7 vs Reiner Hartmann (1985) Win-dec.8 vs Alfredo Evangelista (1986) Win-dec.12 vs John Westgarth (1986) for European Title - Losses Lost-tko.4 vs Anders "Lillen" Eklund (1985) for European Title Lost-tko.4 vs Michael Jinx" Spinks (1986) for IBF & Lineal Heavyweight Championship