Rudy Markussen

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Rudy Markussen

Markussen in 2012
Statistics
Real name Rudy Markussen
Nickname(s) Hardhitter
Rated at Super Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach 74 in (188 cm)
Nationality Denmark Danish
Born (1977-07-24) July 24, 1977
Copenhagen, Denmark
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 42
Wins 38
Wins by KO 25
Losses 3
Draws 0
No contests 1

Rudy Markussen (born 24 July 1977 in Copenhagen, Denmark), known as the Hardhitter, is a professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division. During his career Markussen was the number 1 challenger for the IBF Super Middleweight World title, but lost to the title-holder Sven Ottke, his first loss in 28 fights. Afterwards he won the WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title, and the EBU (European) Super Middleweight title.

In 2006 Markussen was in a car accident, which temporary stopped his career. Everybody, including himself, thought his career was over. But made a comeback in 2010 and is still boxing the day today.

Markussen is currently boxing in the Light Heavyweight division, after 15 years in the Super Middleweight division.

Career

Ottke fight

After the other Dane Mads Larsen lost his fight to Sven Ottke, Markussen was demanded by the Danish media to win fight against the undefeated German. Two undefeated fighters - Ottke (28-0, 5 KO) and Markussen (27-0, 16 KO) - facing each other for the IBF Super Middleweight title. With Ottke's 15 title defenses, the Dane was on the paper clearly the underdog. But Markussen showed he wanted the title, and many commentators and experts meant that Markussen deserved the win. All three judges scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Sven Ottke.

Magee fight

In February 2012, Rudy was gonna face the reigning WBA Regular champion Brian Magee in Brøndby Hallen, Denmark. It was the same story as the Ottke-fight in 2002, that the other Dane Mads Larsen met the same man, but both Danes lost. This time Markussen had to take revenge for Mads Larsen against Brian Magee. It was the second time in his career the Dane was going into a World title-fight. The last time was in 2002 where he faced Sven Ottke for the IBF Super Middleweight title.
Before the Magee fight, Markussen hasn't lost any fight since he temporary stopped his career in 2006. But Magee changed on that in the fifth round with a punch to the liver. Markussen couldn't take that and was knocked out.[1]

Switching from Mogens Palle to Team Sauerland

Markussen with his promotor Kalle Sauerland in 2010.

After Markussen temporary stopped his career after a car accident, he also criticized his promoter Mogens Palle for being selfish and destroying his career. Markussen meant that Mogens Palle didn't give him enough money. Both men has criticized each other in the media.[2]

After Markussen made his comeback in 2010, he signed a contract with German Team Sauerland. He is one of many Danish boxers of Team Sauerland including Mikkel Kessler, Mads Larsen, Patrick Nielsen, etc,[3] with Sauerland featuring him in his last 2 fights on their Viasat Nordic Fight Night cards.
Both Markussen and Kalle Sauerland are planning a coming up title-fight for Markussen. It's the plan that he's gonna face a title holder in the start of 2014, if he stays undefeated until then. First of all a European title, and if that goes out successfully he's gonna get a World title fight. Markussen can't say who he wants to meet, he'll wait and see until then.[4] The title holders in Light heavyweight right now is Beibut Shumenov (WBA), Chad Dawson (WBC), Nathan Cleverly (WBO) and Bernard Hopkins (IBF).
Other boxers like Tavoris Cloud, Lucian Bute and Jean Pascal, who don't have a title, are in top 6 on BoxRec's Light heavyweight ranking, could be an opportunity for Markussen.[5]

Injury before Blackledge fight

Markussen suffered a herniated disk in his neck up to his fight against the undefeated Luke Blackledge. He is now wondering to completely finish his career, because it's a big risk to take for his own health. Markussen has earlier in his career suffered bad injuries, and this would might be the last one.

Professional boxing record

38 Wins (25 knockouts, 13 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Draws, 1 No Contest[6]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win38–3 (1) Hungary Daniel Regi TKO 1 (8) 2012-12-08 Denmark BOXEN, Herning, Denmark First fight in Light Heavyweight.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss37–3 (1) Northern Ireland Brian Magee KO 5 (8) 2012-02-18 Denmark Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark For interim WBA Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win37–2 (1) England Steven Bendall TKO 4 (8) 2011-12-17 Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win36–2 (1) Belgium Michael Recloux KO 1 (8) 2011-09-03 Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win35–2 (1) Serbia Dejan Ribac KO 1 (8) 2010-11-20 Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win34–2 (1) France Christophe Karagoz TKO 6 (8) 2010-05-15 Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss33–2 (1) Russia Sergey Tatevosyan KO 7 (8) 2006-10-14 Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win33–1 (1) United States Brock Stodden TKO 2 (6) 2006-01-28 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win32–1 (1) Russia Alexander Zaitsev UD 8 2006-01-14 Denmark Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win31–1 (1) South Africa Mpush Makambi TKO 3 (8) 2005-09-30 Denmark Vesthallen, Slagelse, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win30–1 (1) France Hacine Cherifi TKO 1 (8) 2005-06-17 Denmark SAS Radisson, Aarhus, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win29–1 (1) Germany Danilo Häussler UD 12 2004-07-24 Germany Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany Won vacant EBU Super Middleweight title.
NC28–1 (1) United States Kabary Salem ND 1 (12) 2004-03-13 Denmark Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark Stripped of WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win28–1 United States James Crawford KO 2 (12) 2003-10-24 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss27–1 Germany Sven Ottke UD 12 2002-11-16 Germany Nürnberg Arena, Nürnberg, Germany For the IBF Super Middleweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win27–0 United States Ron Johnson KO 1 (8) 2002-09-13 Denmark Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win26–0 United States Brad Ekstam TKO 1 (6) 2002-05-24 Denmark Aalborg Kongres & Kulturcenter, Aalborg, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win25–0 Belgium Danny de Beul TKO 1 (6) 2002-04-19 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win24–0 United States Juan Carlos Viloria PTS 6 2001-03-09 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win23–0 United States Etianne Whitaker SD 8 2000-12-01 Denmark Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win22–0 United States Anthony Atkinson KO 1 (6) 2000-11-03 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win21–0 United States Pat Lawlor TKO 4 (6) 2000-09-01 Denmark Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win20–0 France Allaoua Anki KO 5 (6) 2000-05-26 Denmark Holbæk Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win19–0 United States Jerry Williams KO 1 (6) 2000-04-28 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win18–0 United States Terrence Jones TKO 2 (6) 2000-03-31 Denmark Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win17–0 South Africa Samson Khoza UD 6 2000-01-14 Denmark Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win16–0 United States Samuel Harvey KO 3 (6) 1999-11-26 Denmark Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win15–0 United States Tim Pilant KO 2 (6) 1999-06-18 Denmark Idrættens Hus, Vejle, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win14–0 United States Donnie Davis KO 1 (6) 1999-05-04 Denmark Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win13–0 United States Gordon Finnie PTS 4 1999-04-16 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win12–0 United States Jimmy Hagar PTS 6 1999-02-12 Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win11–0 Namibia Nestor Tobias KO 1 (4) 1998-11-27 Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win10–0 United States Boyd Davis PTS 4 1998-11-06 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win9–0 United States James McCray PTS 4 1998-10-16 Denmark Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win8–0 United States Tim Bryan KO 1 (6) 1998-09-18 Denmark Sundbyøster Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win7–0 United States Joe Harris PTS 4 1998-06-05 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win6–0 United States Bruce Rumbolz UD 6 1998-03-20 Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win5–0 United States Melvin Wynn KO 2 (4) 1998-02-27 Denmark Storebælthallen, Korsør, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win4–0 United States Shane Davis UD 4 1998-02-13 Denmark Falconer Scenen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win3–0 United States Stacy Goodson TKO 1 (4) 1997-12-05 Denmark Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win2–0 United States Dennis Lawlor KO 1 (4) 1997-11-14 Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win1–0 United Kingdom Paul Bonson UD 4 1997-10-03 Denmark Østre Gasværk, Copenhagen, Denmark Professional debut

Discography

Featured in single
  • 2010: "Hardhitter" (Kaliber featuring Rudy Markussen and Kurt Thyboe).

References

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