Ernst Müller (boxer)

Ernst Müller (born May 16, 1954 in Düren ) is a former German boxer . 1979 he became European champion of the amateurs in the welterweight division .

Career

Ernst Müller began boxing as a teenager at the Düren boxing ring in 1955 . His first trainer was Heinz Jäger. He was a member of this club until 1974. In the same year he moved to BC Essen -Steele , 1975 to BF Ringfrei Mülheim and 1976 to Bayer Leverkusen , where he was trained by Helmut Müller. As a junior he boxed in the lightweight , from 1975 to 1977 in the light welterweight and then until the end of his career in 1982 in the welterweight .

Ernst Müller's sporting successes began in 1971 when he took 3rd place in the German junior lightweight championship. In 1972 he was then German junior champion in the same weight class. In 1972 he took part in the European Junior Championships in Bucharest , but retired there in the quarterfinals after a defeat against Bozidar Varic from Yugoslavia and finished in 5th place. In 1974 he started for the first time in the German senior light welterweight championship and lost there in the final against Burkhart Barnowski. He also took part in the European Junior Championships again that year, but retired in the light welterweight division after winning points over Jean-Claude Ruiz, France after a point defeat against Kazimierz Szczerba, Poland , again in the quarterfinals and thus came back to 5th place . Space.

In 1975 Ernst Müller was the first German light welterweight champion with a points win over Jorg-Detlev Retschkau. At the European Championships in 1975 in Katowice he had in the round of 32 against Handi Yildirim from Turkey a techn. Accept knockout defeat in the 1st round, with which he was eliminated and only came in 17th place.

In 1976 he became German champion again. In the final of the light welterweight division he defeated Burkhard Barnowski by breaking off in the 3rd round. He then also took part in the Olympic Games in Montreal . After a non-fighting victory over Karim Ibrahim from Egypt, he lost there in the round of 16 against Vladimir Kolew, Bulgaria , on points (0: 5) and reached a 9th place.

After winning the German championship again in 1977, Ernst Müller started at the European championship in Halle (Saale) in the same year , but was already defeated there in the round of 16 against Georgios Agrimavakis, Greece by breaking off in the 2nd round and therefore came back to 9th place. Space.

After moving to the welterweight division, Ernst Müller made his big breakthrough in international boxing in 1978. He was again German champion in this weight class with a points win over Harald Wildanger and then took part in the World Championships in Belgrade . There he defeated Plamen Jankow from Bulgaria on points (5-0) and Emilio Correa from Cuba and Zbigniew Kicka from Poland each by breaking off in the 2nd round. In the semifinals he also met Miodrag Perunović from Yugoslavia , to whom he lost on points. With the bronze medal he won his first international medal.

In 1979, Ernst Müller beat Michael Kerscher on points in the final of the German championship. He thus qualified for participation in the European Championship in Cologne . He won there in welterweight over Gaetano Caso, Italy by breaking off in the 2nd round and over Alexander Koschkin , USSR (5: 0), Kalevi Kosunen, Finland (5: 0) and Sreten Mirkovic , Yugoslavia (5: 0) each safely on points and became European champion in a superior style .

1980 Ernst Müller won his sixth German championship title in welterweight. Participation in the Olympic Games in Moscow should have been the highlight of his boxer career. However, because of the German boycott of the games, this ultimately did not take place.

Ernst Müller then ended his international career, but continued to fight at the national level until 1982. He played a total of 256 fights, of which he lost only 23. Even today, Müller is still loyal to his sport as a trainer in the Düren boxing ring. Müller was Manfred Zielonka's trainer .

The trained glassblower has been working for the city administration of Düren since the insolvency of the Peill & Putzler glassworks . He is married and has four kids.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Result
1972	5.	Junior European Championship in Bucharest	Light	after a DQ defeat in the 2nd round against Bozidar Varic, Yugoslavia
1974	5.	Junior European Championship in Kiev	Half-worlds	after a point victory over Jean-Claude Ruiz, France and a point defeat against Kazimierz Szczerba, Poland
1975	17th	EM in Katowice	Half-worlds	after a techn. Knockout loss in the first round against Handi Yildirim, Turkey
1975	2.	Vaclav Prochazka Memorial in Ostrava	Half-worlds	after a point defeat in the semi-finals against Stanislaw Bacik, ČSSR (1: 4 judges' votes)
1976	9.	OS in Montreal	Half-worlds	after a non-fighting victory over Karim Ibrahim, Egypt and a point defeat against Vladimir Kolew, Bulgaria (0: 5)
1977	9.	EM in Halle (Saale)	Half-worlds	after an abandonment loss in the 2nd round in the round of 16 against Georgios Agrimavakis, Greece
1977	2.	Acropolis Cup in Athens	Half-worlds	after a point loss in the final against Georgios Agrimavakis
1978	3.	World Cup in Belgrade	Welter	after a point win over Plamen Jankow, Bulgaria (5: 0), demolition wins in the 2nd round over Emilio Correa , Cuba and Zbigniew Kicka , Poland and a point defeat against Miodrag Perunovic , Yugoslavia
1979	1.	EM in Cologne	Welter	after a demolition win in the 2nd round over Gaetano Caso, Italy and point wins over Alexander Koschkin , USSR (5: 0), Kalevi Kosunen, Finland (5: 0) and Sreten Mirkovic , Yugoslavia (5: 0)
1980	3.	Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem	Welter	after losing points in the semi-finals against Valery Laptev , USSR
1980	1.	Intercup in Duisburg	Welter	after beating Joey Frost, England without a fight in the final
1980	1.	Anniversary tournament for the 100th anniversary of the British Boxing Association in London	Welter	after winning points over Bob Stephens, England and Frank Nolan, Canada

International battles

year	place	encounter	Result
1971	Hemsbach	BRD against Poland Juniors	feather	Point defeat against Henryk Swiderski
1971	Immenstadt	BRD against Poland Juniors	feather	Points victory over Henryk Swiderski
1973	Pforzheim	FRG against France Juniors	Half-worlds	Points victory over Marion
1974	Aussig	ČSSR against FRG	Half-worlds	Points victory over Arnost Russ
1974	Prague	ČSSR against FRG	Half-worlds	Points victory over Lombar
1974	Groningen	Netherlands versus FRG	Half-worlds	Demolition victory in the 1st round over van Eyck
1975	Hanover	FRG against ČSSR	Half-worlds	Points victory over Ondrej Botansky
1975	Mannheim	FRG versus USA	Half-worlds	Points win over Milton Seward
1975	London	England versus FRG	Half-worlds	Points victory over Clinton McKenzie
1976	Dublin	Ireland versus FRG	Half-worlds	Points victory over Davitt
1977	Herning	Denmark versus FRG	Half-worlds	Points victory over Heidelbach
1977	Rottweil	FRG against France	Half-worlds	Points victory over Jean-Claude Ruiz
1977	Algiers	Algeria against FRG	Half-worlds	Point victory over Sekkine
1978	Worms	FRG against Sweden	Half-worlds	Points victory over Ulf Carlsson
1978	Szolnok	Hungary against FRG	Half-worlds	Points victory over Juhasz
1978	eat	FRG against England	Welter	Second round abandonment victory over Joey Frost
1979	Boeblingen	FRG against Wales	Welter	Demolition victory in the 2nd round over Brewster
1979	Gelsenkirchen	FRG against Denmark	Welter	Demolition victory in the 2nd round over Rasmussen
1979	Sindelfingen	FRG against Nigeria	Welter	KO victory in the 1st round over Adetunti Odeye
1980	Sindelfingen	FRG against Bulgaria	Welter	Points victory over Kricho Troynow

German championships

year	space	Age group	Weight class	Result
1971	3.	Juniors	Light	after losing points in the semifinals against Jacobitz
1972	1.	Juniors	Light	after DQ victory in the 2nd round over Rodewies
1974	2.	Seniors	Half-worlds	after losing points in the final against Burkhart Barnowski
1975	1.	Seniors	Half-worlds	after winning points in the final over Jörg-Detlev Retschkau
1976	1.	Seniors	Half-worlds	after a demolition victory in the 3rd round over Burkhart Barnowski
1977	1.	Seniors	Half-worlds	Victory over Dieter Holm from CSC Frankfurt
1978	1.	Seniors	Welter	after winning points in the final over Harald Wildanger
1979	1.	Seniors	Welter	after winning points in the final over Michael Kerscher
1980	1.	Seniors	Welter

Explanations

• OS = Olympic Games, WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Weight classes: lightweight, up to 60 kg, light welterweight, up to 63.5 kg and welterweight, up to 67 kg body weight

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• Box Sport magazine
• Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl"

Web links

• Ernst Müller in the Olympedia.org database (English)
• Müller in the Aachener Zeitung from June 1, 2013