Gary Holmgren

Gary Holmgren, alias The Hammer, is a retired light middleweight professional boxer from Hastings, Minnesota, United States.

Professional career

Holmgren made his professional debut on May 15, 1974, with a first-round knockout win against Milton Buckley in St Paul, Minnesota. His first loss came in only his second fight, a five-round points loss to Bruce Finch, who would go on to make a name for himself as a welterweight contender. Holmgren would follow up that loss with a stretch in which he won 16 of 17 fights, including a decision win against 21-2 Rory O'Shea in 1975. Holmgren's career peaked in January 1983 when he won the Minnesota junior middleweight title by defeating Rafael Rodriguez on points in a ten-rounder. Holmgren's first defense of that title would come thirteen months later - after thirteen months of inactivity - in a fight that Holmgren lost to 14-0 Brian Brunette in February 1984.^[1] Holmgren retired afterwards, having compiled a career record of 22 wins and 5 losses, with 12 wins coming by way of knockout.^[2]

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	14-0	Brian Brunette	MD	10	01/02/1984	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	Minnesota Light Middleweight Title. 97-97, 96-97, 95-96.
Win	28-20-1	Rafael Rodriguez	UD	10	25/01/1983	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States	Minnesota Light Middleweight Title. 97-96, 98-96, 97-95.
Win	51-25-2	Bruce Strauss	PTS	10	07/10/1981	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	1-5	Darrell "Ageless Wonder" Green	KO	4	06/05/1981	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss	34-3	Dave Boy Green	TKO	6	27/01/1981	Kensington, United Kingdom	Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the sixth round.
Win	2-5	"Boxing" Tony Taylor	UD	10	29/10/1980	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	13-18	Emmett Atlas	KO	2	19/03/1980	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss	6-3	Tyrone Wren	PTS	6	29/06/1978	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	40-31-4	Al Franklin	UD	10	09/12/1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	25-4-1	Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea	UD	10	09/11/1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	--	Moses Gregg	KO	2	11/10/1976	Evanston, Indiana, United States
Win	6-18-1	Harvey "Candyman" Wilson	KO	1	04/08/1976	Mounds View, Minnesota, United States
Win	2-23-4	Ron Pettigrew	KO	6	30/06/1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	0-4	Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris	UD	6	22/04/1976	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win	3-35-2	Jerry Wells	UD	6	22/01/1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	2-2	Dennis Haggerty	KO	1	25/11/1975	Globe, Arizona, United States
Win	0-3	Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris	PTS	5	13/11/1975	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Loss	3-4	Ricardo Thomatis	TKO	3	06/06/1975	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	23-2-1	Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea	SD	6	23/04/1975	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win	7-4-1	Efran Maldonado	KO	1	19/03/1975	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	4-4	Timothy "Tim" Adams	PTS	6	03/02/1975	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	1-0	Jim "Bad Ass" Hearn	KO	4	03/12/1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	0-1	Bobby "Bruin" Orr	KO	1	28/08/1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win	1-5	Johnny "O.J." Simpson	TKO	2	31/07/1974	Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win	--	Maurice Sanders	TKO	2	26/06/1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss	3-0-1	Bruce Finch	PTS	5	23/05/1974	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win	--	Milton Buckley	KO	1	15/05/1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Notes

1. ↑ http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Fight:1004866
2. ↑ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23293&cat=boxer