Markus Beyer
Markus Beyer (28 April 1971 – 3 December 2018) was a German professional boxer who won the WBC super middleweight title. As an amateur he represented Germany at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics in the light middleweight division. He also won a bronze medal at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships and silver at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
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| Nickname(s) | Boom Boom | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Super middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 180 cm (71 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1971 Erlabrunn, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 December 2018 (aged 47) Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
Beyer's amateur record was 235 wins in 274 fights.
- 1988 East German Featherweight Champion, won the Junior European Flyweight Championship in Gdansk, Poland beating Zoltan Lunka (Romania) in the final.
- 1989 2nd place at the Junior World Championship in Bayamon, Puerto Rico as a Featherweight
- 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics as a Light Middleweight. Results were:
- Defeated Sililo Figota (New Zealand) PTS (16–2)
- Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) RSCH-1
- 1993 German Light Middleweight Champion, competed at the World Championship in Tampere, Finland
- 1994 2nd place at German Championship, losing the final to Mario Veit
- 1995 German Light Middleweight Champion, 3rd place at World Championship in Berlin, Germany
- 1996 2nd Place at European Championship in Vejle (Denmark) losing the final to Francisc Vastag (Romania), competed at the Atlanta Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Francisc Vastag (Romania) PTS (17–12)
- Defeated Gyorgy Mizsei (Hungary) PTS (14–3)
- Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) PTS (9–19)
Professional career
On 23 October 1999, Beyer won his first world title against WBC super middleweight champion Richie Woodhall. He successfully defended the title against Leif Keiski before losing it to Glenn Catley.
On 5 April 2003, Beyer challenged Canadian WBC super middleweight champion Eric Lucas and was awarded a highly controversial split decision in Germany.[1] It was later proven that Beyer's team cheated by obtaining the judges' scores during the fight.[2] Beyer defended the title against Danny Green and Andre Thysse before being upset by Cristian Sanavia. Beyer defeated Sanavia by knockout in a rematch then went on to retain the title five times by scoring wins over Yoshinori Nishizawa, Danny Green, Omar Sheika, Alberto Colajanni, and a draw against Sakio Bika.
On 14 October 2006, Beyer lost his title via third-round knockout to WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in a unification fight.
He died in 2018, at just 47 years old due to kidney cancer.
Titles held
- German super middleweight;
- IBF Intercontinental super middleweight;
- 3 times WBC super middleweight 23 October 1999 to 6 May 2000; 5 April 2003 to 5 June 2004; 9 October 2004 to 14 October 2006
- WBC International super middleweight; 21 April 2001 to 24 August 2002
Professional boxing record
| 39 fights | 35 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 2 |
| By decision | 22 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Eric Davis |
TKO | 6 (6) | 1996-11-23 |  Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany |
Professional debut |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Harold Roberts |
TKO | 2 (6) | 1996-12-07 |  Vienna, Austria |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Andy Flute |
PTS | 6 | 1997-02-15 | Kurhalle Oberlaa, Vienna, Austria |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Isidore Janvier |
TKO | 5 (6) | 1997-04-13 | Cologne, Germany |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Yuri Filipko |
PTS | 6 | 1997-04-26 | Leipzig, Germany |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Paul Busby |
PTS | 8 | 1997-06-01 | Riesa, Germany |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Danny Thomas |
PTS | 6 | 1997-06-22 | Cologne, Germany |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Simon Andrews |
TKO | 5 (6), 2:04 | 1997-07-12 | Olympia, Kensington, England |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Terry Ford |
KO | 4 (?) | 1997-10-05 | Gera, Germany |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Kevin Pompey |
PTS | 8 | 1997-11-02 | Halle, Germany |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Alexander Boy |
KO | 7 (10) | 1998-01-11 | Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany |
Won Germany BDB Middleweight title. |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Yuri Epifantsev |
TKO | 7 (8) | 1998-04-18 | Duisburg, Germany |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Robert Koon |
PTS | 8 | 1998-12-05 | Cologne, Germany |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Rene-Claude Dutard |
UD | 8 | 1999-02-27 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Octavian Stoica |
PTS | 8 | 1999-05-08 | Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Juan Carlos Viloria |
UD | 12 | 1999-06-05 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany |
Won IBF Inter-Continental Super-middleweight title. |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Richie Woodhall |
UD | 12 | 1999-10-23 | Telford Ice Rink, Telford, England |
Won WBC Super-middleweight title. |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Leif Keiski |
KO | 7 (12), 1:47 | 2000-01-29 | Sachsen Arena, Riesa, Germany |
Retained WBC Super-middleweight title. |
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | Glenn Catley |
TKO | 12 (12), 0:53 | 2000-05-06 | Ballsporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany |
Lost WBC Super-middleweight title. |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 |  Ahmed Dine |
UD | 8 | 2000-12-16 | Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany |
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| 21 | Win | 20–1 |  Lloyd Bryan |
UD | 10 | 2001-01-27 | Sachsen Arena, Riesa, Germany |
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| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Manuel Lopez |
KO | 7 (12) | 2001-04-21 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany |
Won WBC International Super middleweight title. |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Glenn Odem |
UD | 8 | 2001-09-01 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany |
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| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Shannon Landberg |
UD | 10 | 2001-10-06 | Eisstadion, Cologne, Germany |
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| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Anton Robinson |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2002-03-09 | Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany |
Retained WBC International Super middleweight title. |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 |  Vincenzo Imparato |
UD | 12 | 2002-04-27 | Sachsen Arena, Riesa, Germany |
Retained WBC International Super middleweight title. |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Roni Martinez |
TKO | 4 (8) | 2002-08-24 | Leipziger Arena, Leipzig, Germany |
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| 28 | Win | 27–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Éric Lucas |
SD | 12 | 2003-04-05 | Leipziger Arena, Leipzig, Germany |
Won WBC super middleweight title. |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Danny Green |
DQ | 5 (12) | 2003-08-16 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany |
Retained and unified WBC super middleweight title. Bout ruled a DQ after Beyer was cut from intentional head-butts. |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 |  Andre Thysse |
UD | 12 | 2004-02-28 | Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden, Germany |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
| 31 | Loss | 29–2 | Cristian Sanavia |
SD | 12 | 2004-06-05 | Chemnitz Arena, Chemnitz, Germany |
Lost WBC super middleweight title. |
| 32 | Win | 30–2 | Cristian Sanavia |
KO | 6 (12), 0:44 | 2004-10-09 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany |
Won WBC super middleweight title. |
| 33 | Win | 31–2 |  Yoshinori Nishizawa |
UD | 12 | 2004-12-18 | Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
| 34 | Win | 32–2 | Danny Green |
MD | 12 | 2005-03-12 | Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
| 35 | Win | 33–2 | Omar Sheika |
UD | 12 | 2005-09-03 | International Congress Centrum, Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
| 36 | Win | 34–2 | Alberto Colajanni |
TKO | 12 (12), 2:12 | 2006-01-28 | Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
| 37 | Draw | 34–2–1 | Sakio Bika |
TD | 4 (12), 1:45 | 2006-05-13 | Stadthalle, Zwickau, Germany |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. Fight stopped due to a cut under Beyers right eye caused by an accidental head-butt. |
| 38 | Loss | 34–3–1 |  Mikkel Kessler |
KO | 3 (12), 2:58 | 2006-10-14 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Lost WBC super middleweight title. For WBA (Super) Super middleweight title. |
| 39 | Win | 35–3–1 | Murad Makhmudov |
UD | 8 | 2008-03-14 | Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany |
Personal life
In 2008, Beyer married Daniela Haak, aka Lady Danii from the Mr. President Eurodance band.[3] Beyer died 3 December 2018 of a short and serious illness.[4]
References
- "Eric Lucas vs Marcus Beyer: Beyer Awarded Gift Decision Over Lucas!". Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- "Il y a 15 ans : Lucas-Beyer en Allemagne, la défaite la plus marquante de l'histoire de la boxe québécoise". Ici.radio-canada.ca. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- Sanche, Karine. "Lady Danii". The Eurodance Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- "Trauer um MDR-Box-Experten Markus Beyer". www.mdr.de (in German). 4 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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| Achievements | ||||
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| Preceded by Richie Woodhall |
WBC Super Middleweight champion 23 October 1999 – 6 May 2000 |
Succeeded by Glenn Catley | ||
| Preceded by Eric Lucas |
WBC Super Middleweight champion 5 April 2003 – 5 June 2004 |
Succeeded by Cristian Sanavia | ||
| Preceded by Cristian Sanavia |
WBC Super Middleweight champion 9 October 2004 – 14 October 2006 |
Succeeded by Mikkel Kessler | ||
| Super middleweight status | ||||
| Preceded by Steve Little |
Latest born world champion to die 3 December 2018 – present |
Incumbent | ||
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