Rudy Markussen
Rudy Markussen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rudy Markussen 24 July 1977 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Other names | Hardhitter |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 44 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 26 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 1 |
Rudy Markussen (born 24 July 1977), is a former Danish professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2015. He challenged once for the IBF super middleweight title in 2002, and once for the interim WBA super middleweight title in 2012. At regional level, he held the WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title from 2003 to 2004 and the EBU European super middleweight title in 2004. In 2006, Markussen was in a car accident, which temporarily put a halt to his career. He made a comeback 4 years later, having 6 fights between 2010 and 2012 (5 wins, 1 loss) before having a 3 year break from the ring. Markussen returned in 2015 for 2 final fights before permanent retirement.
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 paper clearly the underdog. But Markussen showed he wanted the title, and many commentators and experts thought that Markussen deserved the win. All three judges scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Sven Ottke.
Switching from Mogens Palle to Team Sauerland
After Markussen temporarily 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 have criticized each other in the media.[1] After Markussen made his comeback in 2010, he signed a contract with German Team Sauerland.[2] with Sauerland featuring him in his last 2 fights on their Viasat Nordic Fight Night cards.
Magee fight
In February 2012, Rudy was going to 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 when he faced Sven Ottke for the IBF Super Middleweight title.
Before the Magee fight, Markussen hadn't lost any fight since he temporarily stopped his career in 2006. But Magee changed all that in the fifth round with a punch to the liver. Markussen couldn't take that and was knocked out.[3]
Professional boxing record
| 44 fights | 39 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 26 | 3 |
| By decision | 13 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | Loss | 39–4 (1) | Denmark Patrick Nielsen | TKO | 3 (12) | 12 Dec 2012 | Denmark Brøndby Hall, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 43 | Win | 39–3 (1) | Georgia (country) Ramazi Gogichashvili | KO | 1 (8) | 12 Sep 2015 | Denmark Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark | |
| 42 | Win | 38–3 (1) | Hungary Daniel Regi | TKO | 1 (8) | 8 Dec 2012 | Denmark BOXEN, Herning, Denmark | |
| 41 | Loss | 37–3 (1) | United Kingdom Brian Magee | TKO | 5 (8) | 18 Feb 2012 | Denmark Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark | For interim WBA super middleweight title |
| 40 | Win | 37–2 (1) | United Kingdom Steven Bendall | TKO | 4 (8) | 17 Dec 2011 | Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark | |
| 39 | Win | 36–2 (1) | Belgium Michael Recloux | KO | 1 (8) | 3 Sep 2011 | Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark | |
| 38 | Win | 35–2 (1) | Serbia Dejan Ribac | KO | 1 (8) | 20 Nov 2010 | Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark | |
| 37 | Win | 34–2 (1) | France Christophe Karagoz | TKO | 6 (8) | 15 May 2010 | Denmark Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark | |
| 36 | Loss | 33–2 (1) | Russia Sergey Tatevosyan | KO | 7 (8) | 14 Oct 2006 | Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 35 | Win | 33–1 (1) | United States Brock Stodden | TKO | 2 (6) | 28 Jan 2006 | United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| 34 | Win | 32–1 (1) | Russia Alexander Zaitsev | UD | 8 | 14 Jan 2006 | Denmark Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark | |
| 33 | Win | 31–1 (1) | South Africa Mpush Makambi | TKO | 3 (8) | 30 Sep 2005 | Denmark Vesthallen, Slagelse, Denmark | |
| 32 | Win | 30–1 (1) | France Hacine Cherifi | TKO | 1 (8) | 17 Jun 2005 | Denmark SAS Radisson, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 31 | Win | 29–1 (1) | Germany Danilo Häussler | UD | 12 | 24 Jul 2004 | Germany Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany | Won vacant EBU super middleweight title |
| 30 | NC | 28–1 (1) | United States Kabary Salem | ND | 1 (12) | 13 Mar 2004 | Denmark Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark | WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title at stake; Fight stopped due to Markussen receiving cut from clash of heads |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | United States James Crawford | KO | 2 (12) | 24 Oct 2003 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title |
| 28 | Loss | 27–1 | Germany Sven Ottke | UD | 12 | 16 Nov 2002 | Germany Nürnberg Arena, Nürnberg, Germany | For IBF super middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | United States Ron Johnson | KO | 1 (8) | 13 Sep 2002 | Denmark Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | United States Brad Ekstam | TKO | 1 (6) | 24 May 2002 | Denmark Aalborg Kongres & Kulturcenter, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Belgium Danny de Beul | TKO | 1 (6) | 19 Apr 2002 | Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | United States Juan Carlos Viloria | PTS | 6 | 9 Mar 2000 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | United States Etianne Whitaker | SD | 8 | 1 Dec 2000 | Denmark Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | United States Anthony Atkinson | KO | 1 (6) | 3 Nov 2000 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | United States Pat Lawlor | TKO | 4 (6) | 1 Sep 2000 | Denmark Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | France Allaoua Anki | KO | 5 (6) | 26 May 2000 | Denmark Holbæk Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | United States Jerry Williams | KO | 1 (6) | 28 Apr 2000 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | United States Terrence Jones | TKO | 2 (6) | 31 Mar 2000 | Denmark Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg, Denmark | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | South Africa Samson Khoza | UD | 6 | 14 Jan 2000 | Denmark Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | United States Samuel Harvey | KO | 3 (6) | 26 Nov 1999 | Denmark Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | United States Tim Pilant | KO | 2 (6) | 18 Jun 1999 | Denmark Idrættens Hus, Vejle, Denmark | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | United States Donnie Davis | KO | 1 (6) | 4 May 1999 | Denmark Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | United States Gordon Finnie | PTS | 4 | 16 Apr 1999 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | United States Jimmy Hagar | PTS | 6 | 12 Feb 1999 | Denmark Falconer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Namibia Nestor Tobias | KO | 1 (4) | 27 Nov 1998 | Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | United States Boyd Davis | PTS | 4 | 6 Nov 1998 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | United States James McCray | PTS | 4 | 16 Oct 1998 | Denmark Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | United States Tim Bryan | KO | 1 (6) | 18 Sep 1998 | Denmark Sundbyøster Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | United States Joe Harris | PTS | 4 | 5 Jun 1998 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | United States Bruce Rumbolz | UD | 6 | 20 Mar 1998 | Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | United States Melvin Wynn | KO | 2 (4) | 27 Feb 1998 | Denmark Storebælthallen, Korsør, Denmark | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | United States Shane Davis | UD | 4 | 13 Feb 1998 | Denmark Falconer Scenen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | United States Stacy Goodson | TKO | 1 (4) | 5 Dec 1997 | Denmark Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | United States Dennis Lawlor | KO | 1 (4) | 14 Nov 1997 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 1 | Win| | 1–0 | United Kingdom Paul Bonson | UD | 4 | 3 Oct 1997 | Denmark Østre Gasværk, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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References
- ↑ "Palle and Markussen internal fight". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "Team Sauerland website".
- ↑ "Magee knocks out Markussen". YouTube. 20 February 2012.
- ↑ Kaliber ft. Rudy Markussen & Kurt Thyboe - Hardhitter. YouTube. 21 November 2010.