Otto von Porat

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Otto von Porat boxer
Data
Birth Name Otto Wessel from Porat
Weight class Heavyweight
nationality Norwegian
birthday September 29, 1903
place of birth Älmhult
Date of death October 14, 1982
Place of death Bærum
style Left delivery
size 1.93 m
Combat Statistics
Struggles 53
Victories 39
Knockout victories 24
Defeats 14th

Otto von Porat (born September 29, 1903 in Älmhult , Sweden , † October 14, 1982 in Bærum , Norway ) was a Norwegian heavyweight boxer .

Life

Otto von Porat was born in 1903 into an independent, wealthy family on the family estate in Älmhult, Sweden. As children, von Porat and his three brothers were tutored by an English private teacher, so that, in addition to English, he also learned to speak fluently Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German and French. At a young age Von Porat moved with his family to Copenhagen , where his father set up a branch of the Berlitz language schools in the following years . In 1914, the Von Porats moved to Oslo , where his father made considerable maritime investments. Due to the First World War , however, the family's assets were quickly lost, so that the children were forced to look for work. Otto von Porat became interested in boxing while working as an employee of a shipping agent in Oslo.

amateur

His greatest success as an amateur boxer was winning the heavyweight gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris . He defeated the Australian Charles Jadine, the Italian Ricardo Bertazzolo, Alfredo Porzio from Argentina and in the final the Dane Søren Petersen .

professional

In 1926 Von Porat turned professional in the USA. He boxed mainly in Minneapolis and Chicago , but had only mixed success. In November 1928 and January 1930 he fought in New York's Madison Square Garden against Paolino Uzcudun and each lost over ten rounds on points. He was able to beat Battling Levinsky prematurely, he fought against Young Stribling twice: in 1927 he lost on points, in 1930 he was knocked out in the first round. He was also able to win the professional fight with his final opponent in Paris, Søren Petersen, early. On August 28, 1931 he won the Scandinavian heavyweight championship in Stockholm by technical knockout in the first round against the Swede Harry Persson. In 1934 he ended his career.

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personal data
SURNAME Porat, Otto von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Porat, Otto Wessel from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian heavyweight boxer and gold medalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Älmhult , Sweden
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1982
Place of death Bærum , Norway