Eduard Gutknecht

Eduard Gutknecht (born 19 March 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016.[1] He won the European light-heavyweight title in 2011, making three successful defences before losing it to Jürgen Brähmer in 2013. Gutknecht also challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title, losing in a rematch against Brähmer in 2016.

Eduard Gutknecht
Statistics
Nickname(s)Energy Eddy
Weight(s)Super-middleweight
Light-heavyweight
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
NationalityGerman
Born (1982-03-19) 19 March 1982
Dzhetysai, Kazakhstan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins30
Wins by KO13
Losses5
Draws1

In November 2016, he was rushed to a London hospital and had emergency surgery following a losing bout with George Groves. Gutknecht suffered a bleed in the skull and collapsed in the dressing room. His injuries left him unable to walk or talk and he suffered multiple strokes.[2]

Professional record
30 wins (13 knockouts), 5 losses, 1 draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 30-5-1 George Groves UD12 (12) 2016-11-18 London For WBA International super-middleweight title.
Win 30-4-1 Artem Redko KO3 (8) 2016-06-18 Niedersachsen
Loss 29-4-1 Jürgen Brähmer UD12 (12) 2016-03-12 Neubrandenburg For WBA Regular Light heavyweight title.
Win 29-3-1 Arman Torosyan TKO4 (10) 2015-11-21 Niedersachsen
Win 28-3-1 Slavisa Simeunovic RTD5 (8) 2015-07-11 Brandenburg
Win 27–3-1 Steve Kroekel TKO3 (8) 2015-05-02 Berlin
Win 26–3-1 Christian Pawlak UD8 2014-11-15 Hamburg
Draw 25–3-1 Pablo Sosa SD8 2014-05-03 Berlin
Loss 25–3 Dmitry Sukhotsky RTD4 (12) 2013-11-23 Bamberg, Bayern
Win 25–2 Richard Vidal UD12 2013-06-08 Prenzlauer Berg Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light heavyweight title.
Loss 24–2 Jürgen Brähmer UD12 2013-02-02 Prenzlauer Berg Lost EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.

For vacant WBO International Light heavyweight title.

Win 24–1 Tony Averlant UD12 (12) 2012-03-31 Kiel Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win 23–1 Vyacheslav Uzelkov UD12 (12) 2012-02-04 Frankfurt Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win 22–1 Lorenzo Di Giacomo UD12 (12) 2011-07-16 Munich Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win 21–1 Danny McIntosh TKO8 (12) 2011-05-07 Neubrandenburg Won EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win 20–1 Oleksandr Cherviak UD8 (8) 2011-02-12 Mülheim
Win 19–1 Michal Bilak RTD2 (8) 2010-07-17 Schwerin
Loss 18–1 Robert Stieglitz UD12 (12) 2010-04-17 Magdeburg For WBO super middleweight title.
Won 18–0 Karoly Balzsay SD12 (12) 2009-12-04 Sölden Defends WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
Won 17–0 Josival Lima Teixeira UD12 (12) 2009-08-22 Budapest Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
Won 16–0 Rubin Williams TKO5 (10) 2009-02-07 Rostock
Won 15–0 Christian Pawlak UD10 (10) 2008-11-22 Rostock
Won 14–0 Philippe Mendy UD8 (8) 2008-08-29 Düsseldorf
Won 13–0 Jose Hilton Dos Santos UD8 (8) 2008-05-31 Düsseldorf
Won 12–0 Valentin Antonio Ochoa UD8 (8) 2008-03-08 Krefeld
Won 11–0 Laurent Goury UD8 (8) 2007-11-13 Göppingen
Won 10–0 Roman Vanicky UD8 (8) 2007-09-15 Rostock
Won 9–0 Christian Pawlak UD6 (6) 2007-07-14 Hamburg
Won 8–0 Joseph Sovijus KO2 (6) 2007-05-18 Gifhorn
Won 7–0 Magid Ben Driss UD6 (6) 2007-03-30 Cologne
Won 6–0 Gabor Zsalek TKO2 (6) 2007-02-27 Cuxhaven
Won 5–0 Zoltan Kallai TKO4 (6) 2007-01-27 Düsseldorf
Won 4–0 Richard Remen KO1 (6) 2006-10-21 Halle
Won 3–0 Gabriel Botos TKO2 (4) 2006-08-22 Hamburg
Won 2–0 Andrei Staliarou KO1 (4) 2006-07-29 Oberhausen
Won 1–0 Lubo Hantak UD4 (4) 2006-05-27 Munich Professional debut.
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References
  1. "Werkmeister will Weltmeister werden". Bild (in German). 22 January 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/39834817
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