Gary Holmgren

Gary Holmgren, alias The Hammer, is a retired light middleweight professional boxer from Hastings, Minnesota, United States.

Professional career

Holmgren made his professional debut on May 15, 1974, with a first-round knockout win against Milton Buckley in St Paul, Minnesota. His first loss came in only his second fight, a five-round points loss to Bruce Finch, who would go on to make a name for himself as a welterweight contender. Holmgren would follow up that loss with a stretch in which he won 16 of 17 fights, including a decision win against 21-2 Rory O'Shea in 1975. Holmgren's career peaked in January 1983 when he won the Minnesota junior middleweight title by defeating Rafael Rodriguez on points in a ten-rounder. Holmgren's first defense of that title would come thirteen months later—after thirteen months of inactivity—in a fight that Holmgren lost to 14-0 Brian Brunette in February 1984.[1] Holmgren retired afterwards, having compiled a career record of 22 wins and 5 losses, with 12 wins coming by way of knockout.[2]

Professional boxing record
22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 14-0 Brian Brunette MD 10 01/02/1984 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Minnesota Light Middleweight Title. 97-97, 96-97, 95-96.
Win 28-20-1 Rafael Rodriguez UD 10 25/01/1983 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Minnesota Light Middleweight Title. 97-96, 98-96, 97-95.
Win 51-25-2 Bruce Strauss PTS 10 07/10/1981 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 1-5 Darrell "Ageless Wonder" Green KO 4 06/05/1981 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss 34-3 Dave Boy Green TKO 6 27/01/1981 Kensington, United Kingdom Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the sixth round.
Win 2-5 "Boxing" Tony Taylor UD 10 29/10/1980 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 13-18 Emmett Atlas KO 2 19/03/1980 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss 6-3 Tyrone Wren PTS 6 29/06/1978 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 40-31-4 Al Franklin UD 10 09/12/1976 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 25-4-1 Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea UD 10 09/11/1976 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win -- Moses Gregg KO 2 11/10/1976 Evanston, Indiana, United States
Win 6-18-1 Harvey "Candyman" Wilson KO 1 04/08/1976 Mounds View, Minnesota, United States
Win 2-23-4 Ron Pettigrew KO 6 30/06/1976 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 0-4 Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris UD 6 22/04/1976 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win 3-35-2 Jerry Wells UD 6 22/01/1976 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 2-2 Dennis Haggerty KO 1 25/11/1975 Globe, Arizona, United States
Win 0-3 Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris PTS 5 13/11/1975 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Loss 3-4 Ricardo Thomatis TKO 3 06/06/1975 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 23-2-1 Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea SD 6 23/04/1975 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win 7-4-1 Efran Maldonado KO 1 19/03/1975 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 4-4 Timothy "Tim" Adams PTS 6 03/02/1975 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win 1-0 Jim "Bad Ass" Hearn KO 4 03/12/1974 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 0-1 Bobby "Bruin" Orr KO 1 28/08/1974 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Win 1-5 Johnny "O.J." Simpson TKO 2 31/07/1974 Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Win -- Maurice Sanders TKO 2 26/06/1974 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Loss 3-0-1 Bruce Finch PTS 5 23/05/1974 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Win -- Milton Buckley KO 1 15/05/1974 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Notes
  1. "Gary Holmgren vs. Brian Brunette". www.boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  2. "Gary Holmgren". www.boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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