Greg Haugen
Greg Haugen 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Greg Lee Haugen |
| Weight class | Welterweight (last) |
| nationality |
 United States
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| birthday | August 31, 1960 |
| place of birth | Auburn |
| style | Left-hand boom |
| size | 1.68 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 53 |
| Victories | 40 |
| Knockout victories | 19th |
| Defeats | 10 |
| draw | 1 |
| No value | 2 |
| Profile in the BoxRec database | |
Greg Lee Haugen (born August 31, 1960 in Auburn , Washington ) is a former American professional boxer, two-time world champion of the IBF in the lightweight and world champion of the WBO light welterweight.
Career
Haugen started boxing at the age of five and, according to his own statements, fought over 340 amateur fights before starting professional boxing in 1982. He won 18 development fights, including against Freddie Roach, who later became known as a coach . In December 1986 he won the IBF world title in Las Vegas in the lightweight by a points win over 15 rounds against Jimmy Paul (26-1), but lost him in the first defense of the title on points to Vinny Pazienza (22-1). In the rematch in February 1986, however, he won the title back on points against Pazienza and was then able to defend it against Miguel Santana (21-3) and Gert Bo Jacobsen (26-0) before finally losing the World Cup in February 1989 by losing points Pernell Whitaker (16-1) lost. He lost another fight against Pazienza in August 1990 on points.
Boxing in light welterweight he surprisingly won the WBO world title in February 1991 against Hector Camacho (38-0), which he lost again in a direct rematch against Camacho. In April 1992 he managed an early win against Ray Mancini (29-4). In February 1993 he was able to box for the WBC light welterweight championship, but lost to title holder Julio César Chavez (84-0) in the fifth round. He suffered another premature defeat in June 1994 against Tony Lopez (44-4). After 15 more fights, he ended his career in December 1999.
In 2008 he was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Jimmy Paul | World lightweight boxing champion ( IBF ) December 5, 1986 - June 7, 1987 |
Vinny Pazienza |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Vinny Pazienza | World lightweight boxing champion ( IBF ) February 6, 1988 - February 18, 1989 |
Pernell Whitaker |
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Hector Camacho | Light welterweight boxing champion ( WBO ) February 23, 1991 - May 18, 1991 |
Hector Camacho |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Haugen, Greg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haugen, Greg Lee |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auburn, Washington, USA |