Ulli Kaden
Ulli Kaden (born March 9, 1959 in Munich ) is a former GDR boxer, European champion in 1987 and 1989 and nine-time GDR super heavyweight champion.
Career
His first international success came with second place at the European Junior Championships in Dublin in 1978 . From 1980 to 1988, Kaden was East German champion in his weight class nine times in a row .
When he first participated in the European Championships in Tampere in 1981 , he failed in the semifinals at the eventual winner Francesco Damiani and thus took third place. In 1983 in Varna he was able to advance to the final with a victory over Alexander Miroschnitschenko , but did not play against Damiani there. In 1987 in Turin Ulli Kaden was finally able to become European champion for the first time, in the final fight he beat the USSR boxer Alexander Jagubkin on points. He successfully defended the title at the next European Championship in Athens in 1989 .
In addition, he won the international boxing tournament for the chemistry cup in Halle (Saale) in 1982, 1986 and 1989 . In 1986 he also took part in the amateur world championships in Reno , but retired there in the second round after a point defeat against the Cuban Teófilo Stevenson . Kaden took part in world cup tournaments twice. In 1983 in Rome he was third with a semi-final defeat against Francesco Damiani, in 1987 he won in Belgrade with victories against Lennox Lewis , Azis Salihu and Vyacheslav Jakowlew.
During his participation in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul , he lost prematurely in the second round to Lennox Lewis, who then also won the gold medal. Kaden won three times in his career against the three-time Olympic champion Teófilo Stevenson, but with six defeats.
successes
- Junior European Championships: 2nd place - 1978 Dublin (Ireland)
- European Championships: 3rd place - 1981 Tampere (Finland), 2nd place - 1983 Varna (Bulgaria), 1st place - 1987 Turin (Italy), 1989 Athens (Greece)
- World Cup: 3rd place - 1983 Rome (Italy), 1st place - 1987 Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
- Chemiepokal Halle: 2nd place - 1981/1983/1984/1988, 1st place 1982/1986/1989
- TSC tournament Berlin: 1st place 1980/1984/1987/1988, 3rd place 1983, 2nd place 1985
- Gee Bee tournament Helsinki: 1st place 1984/1987/1989
- Golden Gloves Belgrade: 1st place 1979
- Copenhagen Cup: 1st place 1987
- Nations Cup Vienna: 1st place 1986
- French Open Saint-Nazaire: 1st place 1988
- Junior tournament Schwerin: 1st place 1977
- Trofeo-Italia Venice: 2nd place 1981, 1st place 1986
- Tournament Ústí nad Labem: 1st place 1979/1982, 2nd place 1980
- GDR champion: 1980–1988
Web links
- Ulli Kaden in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Ulli Kaden in the BoxRec -Encyclopaedia
- Boxing - GDR - Amateurs Championships (super heavyweight) on Sport-Komplett.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaden, Ulli |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German amateur boxer in super heavyweight |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |