Nikolaus Obermauer

Nikolaus Obermauer (born December 11, 1920 - January 21, 2001 in Cologne ) was a German boxer . He was vice European champion of amateur boxers in 1939 in flyweight .

Career

Nikolaus Obermauer, also known as Nico Obermauer, grew up in Cologne and started boxing at SC "Colonia" Cologne in 1933. He was very light and, as an adult, always boxed at the flyweight, which back then reached a body weight of 50.8 kg. From 1940 he started for the Post SV Köln.

In 1937, when he was not even 17, Nikolaus Obermauer became the German senior champion for the first time. He defeated in the final on April 15, 1938 in Frankfurt am Main Jakob Bamberger from Frankfurt on points. On July 2, 1938, he was first used in the German national relay in an international match against England . In Berlin he was defeated by the much more experienced Russell on points.

In 1939 Nikolaus Obermauer started for Germany at the European Championships in Dublin . In the flyweight he won over Kirch, England and Otto Lehtinen from Finland and thus faced the Irish Jimmy Ingle in the final battle . In an even fight he was defeated by this just on points and was thus vice European champion.

In the further course of his career, Nikolaus Obermauer had to forego participation in other international championships due to the war. But he was again German flyweight champion in 1940, 1941 and 1943. In 1939 he was eliminated from Bochum in the semifinals against Monczyk . He also fought a large number of country battles until 1943, in which he was victorious in the majority.

Nikolaus Obermauer was back in the ring after the end of World War II and was again German runner-up in the flyweight division in 1948. He fought a total of 221 fights in his career, of which he lost only 23. In October 1946 Obermauer in Helmstedt / Lower Saxony was zone champion of the British zone and at the zone championships in June 1947 in Düsseldorf in the final controversially defeated.

He lived in Cologne-Worringen . On January 21, 2001, Nikolaus Obermauer died in his house in Cologne-Worringen, Zu den Bendengärten 13. He was buried in the Worringen cemetery.

German championships (final fights)

• 1938 in Frankfurt: points winner over Jakob Bamberger (Frankfurt),
• 1940 in Königsberg: points winner over Schopp (Speyer),
• 1941 in Breslau: points winner over Otto Götzke (Hamburg),
• 1943 in Kassel: points winner over Koschier (Essen),
• 1948 in Cologne: point defeat against Brandt (Lübeck)

International battles

• 1938 in Berlin: Germany against England, point defeat against Russell,
• 1938 in Budapest, Hungary against Germany, point defeat against Podany,
• 1938 in Breslau: Germany against Poland, points winner over Shepsel Rotholz ,
• 1938 in Vienna: Germany against Ostmark (formerly Austria), points winner over Schefzig,
• 1938 in Charleroi: Belgium against Germany, points winner over Packmeyer,
• 1939 in Königsberg: Germany against Finland, point defeat against Otto Lehtinen ,
• 1939 in Hamburg: Germany against Sweden, points winner over Stig Kreuger ,
• 1939 in Budapest: Hungary against Germany, draw against Podany,
• 1939 in Dresden: Germany against Bohemia / Moravia, points winner over Drahan,
• 1939 in Rome: Italy against Germany, point defeat against Guido Nardecchia ,
• 1940 in Brno: Bohemia / Moravia against Germany, points winner over Barta,
• 1940 in Zlín: Bohemia / Moravia against Germany, draw against Barta,
• 1940 in Pressburg: Slovakia against Germany, points winner over Bezdech,
• 1940 in Breslau: Germany against Hungary, points winner over Sampias,
• 1940 in Berlin: Germany against Italy, points winner over Guido Nardecchia,
• 1940 in Klagenfurt: Germany against Slovakia, points winner over Stevurka,
• 1940 in Budapest: Hungary against Germany, points winner over Podany,
• 1940 in Milan: Italy against Germany, point defeat against Constante Paesani ,
• 1940 in Ferrara: Italy against Germany, draw against Guido Nardecchia,
• 1941 in Copenhagen: Denmark against Germany, point defeat against K. Fredriksen,
• 1941 in Passau: Germany against Finland, point defeat against Otto Lehtinen,
• 1941 in Königsberg: Germany against Sweden, points winner over Wahlsten,
• 1941 in Pressburg: Slovakia against Germany, points winner over Stevurka,
• 1942 in Posen: Germany against Croatia, points winner over Jozik,
• 1942 in Budapest: Hungary against Germany, point defeat against Endre Miriszlay ,
• 1942 in Budapest: Italy against Germany, point defeat against Paesani,
• 1942 in Pressburg: Slovakia against Germany, points winner over Ostracki
• 1942 in Basel: Switzerland against Germany, winner of the 2nd round over Schwab,
• 1942 in Berlin: Germany against Hungary, point defeat against Miriszlay,
• 1942 in Berlin: Germany against Italy, points winner over Falcinelli,
• 1943 in Breslau: Germany against Sweden, points winner over A. Hansson

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• Box Sport magazine No. 24 of August 19, 1987, pp. 6/7.
• Box Sport magazine No. 23 of August 7, 1985, pp. 12/13.
• Box Almanac 1920 to 1980 , published by the German Amateur Boxing Association, 1980.
  • Rhein Echo from October 23, 1946.
  • Rhein-Echo from June 4, 1947.