Mario Veit
| Mario Veit | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Mario Veit |
| Rated at | Super Middleweight |
| Nationality |
 German |
| Born |
22 December 1973 Lauchhammer, Germany |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 53 |
| Wins | 49 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 4 |
Mario Veit (born 22 December 1973 in Lauchhammer, Brandenburg) is a German boxer who is one of only two boxers to have beaten Jürgen Brähmer.
Mario went undefeated in his first 30 fights. Joe Calzaghe stopped Mario's undefeated streak by TKO for the WBO super middleweight title. After the fight with Joe Calzaghe he went on to win 15 straight fights before being stopped by Joe Calzaghe again for the WBO super middleweight title losing by TKO. Veit has also recently been knocked out by Denis Inkin and by Juergen Braehmer in a rematch.
Mario Veit has held many titles such as the WBO super middleweight interim title, German International super middleweight title, WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title, IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title, EBU-EU (European Union) super middleweight title, and the WBC International super middleweight title.
| Vacant Title last held by Kevin Mitchell |
WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Champion October 23, 1999 - April 28, 2001 Lost bid for world title |
Succeeded by Andile Tshongolo |
| Inaugural champion | WBO Super Middleweight Champion Interim Title May 8, 2004 - May 7, 2005 |
Unified by Joe Calzaghe |
| Preceded by Jürgen Brähmer |
WBC International Super Middleweight Champion May 27, 2006 - October 21, 2006 |
Succeeded by Denis Inkin |
External links
- http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=16148&cat=boxer
- http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:16148