Klaus Klein (boxer)

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Klaus Klein boxer
Data
Birth Name Klaus Klein
Weight class Welterweight
nationality German
birthday October 3, 1942
Combat Statistics
Struggles 52
Victories 22nd
Knockout victories 10
Defeats 22nd
draw 8th

Klaus Klein (born October 3,  1942 ) is a former German boxer . He was German welterweight champion.

Life

Klein began his career as a professional boxer in April 1962 in Frankfurt am Main with a points victory over Peter Faust . He suffered his first defeat in January 1963 when he lost to Harry Kurschat in Fellbach . Klein secured the German welterweight championship title at the end of August 1963 with a victory over Helmut Winkens . At the end of November 1963 he boxed  against Peter Müller in Essen and lost on points. In September 1964 and February 1965 Klein defended the German championship title by drawing against Bodo Wüsten and Peter Michalski, respectively . In January 1966, Klein had to cede the German championship title to the experienced former European champion Conny Rudhof , against whom he lost in the West Berlin Deutschlandhalle  . At the end of April 1966, Klein and Rudhof competed against each other again. The fight in front of 4,000 spectators in the Ostseehalle in Kiel  was determined by Rudhof, who won on points.

Klein took another attempt towards the German championship title,  but could not prevail against Willy Quatuor in Cologne in March 1968  . Klein managed to knock his opponent to the ground on the last lap, but he straightened up again. Klein lost, he received a fee of 6000 D-Marks . Three months later he was again German welterweight champion. In Stuttgart Klein fought against Hans Hävascher and won the title thanks to a demolition victory. Also in the rematch in December 68, Klein prevailed, who was given the opportunity to box for the European Championship in January 1970. The fight between the Austrian defending champion Hans Orsolics and the challenger Klaus Klein attracted 11,000 spectators to the Wiener Stadthalle . In the course of the fight, Klein suffered a tear in his right eye, and the referee from Luxembourg broke off the duel in the ninth round at the same moment that Klein signaled his resignation. Klein had attacked in the fight, but European champions Orsolics got the better hits. In the seventh and eighth rounds the challenger got visibly in trouble, in the meantime he was warned by the referee after he ducked too low.

In early September 1970, Klein lost  his German welterweight championship in a fight against Horst Brinkmeier . Klein suffered an eyebrow injury again, the technical knockout overtook him in the third round. By October 1971, he played four more fights, of which he won two and lost two. Then his career in professional boxing came to an end.

Klein's younger brother Karl-Heinz was also a professional boxer.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b c BoxRec: Klaus Klein. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
  2. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1966/pdf/19660114.pdf/ASV_HAB_19660114_HA_015.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1966/pdf/19660430.pdf/ASV_HAB_19660430_HA_025.pdf
  4. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1968/pdf/19680309.pdf/ASV_HAB_19680309_HA_037.pdf
  5. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1970/pdf/19700127.pdf/ASV_HAB_19700127_HA_009.pdf
  6. ↑ https://www.abendblatt.de/archive/1970/pdf/19700905.pdf/ASV_HAB_19700905_HA_037.pdf
  7. ^ Hermann Schwichtenberg: An EM fight as a career highlight | shz.de. Retrieved May 9, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Little, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German boxer
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1942