Karl-Heinz Klein (boxer)

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Karl-Heinz Klein boxer
Data
Birth Name Karl-Heinz Klein
Weight class Light heavyweight
nationality German
birthday December 11, 1947
place of birth Wittmund , Germany
Combat Statistics
Struggles 47
Victories 33
Knockout victories 11
Defeats 11
draw 3

Karl-Heinz "Charly" Small (* 11. December 1947 in Wittmund ) is a former German boxer in light heavyweight .

Life

Klein, whose older brother Klaus was German welterweight champion, began his career as a professional boxer in March 1966, as an amateur he had not contested any fights because he had trained early with professionals and was therefore not allowed to start. In 1973 he moved from Cologne to Hamburg, where, at the behest of his manager Wilfrid Schulz, he trained in boxing at a brewery where he later had a job.

At the end of October 1973, Klein, who often needed a start-up phase in his fights and was known as a late starter, became German light heavyweight professional boxer champion: in front of 4,000 spectators, he defeated Conny Velensek in Cologne just on points. According to the Hamburger Abendblatt , the duel was "one of the most exciting post-war ring battles in a German hall". Klein prevailed thanks in particular to his unshakable morale. He worked his way up to fifth place in the world rankings and at the beginning of December 1974 was given the opportunity to fight the Italian Dominico Adinolfi for the European Championship in Campione d'Italia . In the first round, Adinolfi struck down the German coached by Karl Hesse with a right, the referee then ended the fight. Four months later, Klein lost to outsider Leo Kakolewicz in Hamburg after eleven seconds in the first round and lost his German championship title. Paul Schmidt, doctor of the Association of German Professional Boxers , advised Klein to end his boxing career.

Klein took a ten-month break from fighting, in February 1976 he returned to the ring in Hamburg and defeated the Dutchman Sjeng Verstappen. In February 1978, Klein was again German light heavyweight champion by defeating Karsten Honhold in Kiel . For professional reasons, Klein then resigned the title without a fight and resigned from professional boxing.

In the course of his career, Klein stayed several times in the United States and trained there under the star coaches Jimmy De Piano and Angelo Dundee .

In 1979 the father of two moved to Lägerdorf and in 1995 to Münsterdorf . In November 2010 he retired.

Footnotes

  1. ^ A b c d e f g Hermann Schwichtenberg: An EM fight as a career highlight. In: shz.de. NOZ Mediengruppe , November 22, 2018, accessed on January 2, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Karl-Heinz Klein. In: boxrec.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020 .
  3. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1973/pdf/19730514.pdf/ASV_HAB_19730514_HA_017.pdf
  4. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1973/pdf/19731027.pdf/ASV_HAB_19731027_HA_011.pdf
  5. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1974/pdf/19741205.pdf/ASV_HAB_19741205_HA_011.pdf
  6. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1975/pdf/19750405.pdf/ASV_HAB_19750405_HA_009.pdf
  7. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1976/pdf/19760221.pdf/ASV_HAB_19760221_HA_008.pdf
  8. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1978/pdf/19780220.pdf/ASV_HAB_19780220_HA_015.pdf
personal data
SURNAME Klein, Karl-Heinz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Charly (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German boxer
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Wittmund , Lower Saxony , Germany