Rüdiger May

Ruediger May (born 26 November 1974 in Meerane, Saxony) is a prolific German cruiserweight boxer known for his stinging jab. He has previously held the German BDB cruiserweight title and the EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title.

Ruediger May
Statistics
Real nameRüdiger May
Weight(s)cruiserweight
Height6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)
NationalityGerman
Born (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974
Meerane, Germany
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins43
Wins by KO11
Losses6
Draws3
No contests0

Professional

As an amateur he boxed in 76 fights, managing to win 55, before turning professional on 26 February 1994 at the age of 19. He boxed his first professional fight in San Jose, California, winning the bout against Fred Simmons, by unanimous decision.

He went on to win his first 24 pro fights before winning the German BDB cruiserweight title on 4 September 1999 with a points victory over Silvio Meinel. This was however followed by his first professional defeat at the hands of Turkish boxer Turan Bagci in Spain. After 2 successful title defenses against Michael Klötzsch and Firat Arslan, May was given a shot at the EBU (European) cruiserweight title in a bout against Ukraine's Alexander Gurov in 2001. Gurov had won the European cruiserweight championship belt from no other than May's brother, Torsten May, that same year. Rudiger lost the bout however by TKO in the 4th round, his second pro defeat.[1]

In 2002 he boxed Alexander Petkovic, with both the WBC International cruiserweight title and German International cruiserweight title at stake. The fight ended in a disappointing draw. In 2003 however May won the vacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title with a victory over Frenchman Frédéric Serrat. He managed 3 title defences before being given another shot at the EBU (European) cruiserweight title in 2004 against the holder Vincenzo Cantatore, a former Italian heavyweight champion and holder of the WBC International cruiserweight title. He boxed to another draw and the belt remained with Cantatore.

That same year May's promoter Wilfried Sauerland secured him a world championship fight with WBO title holder Johnny Nelson. May missed his opportunity though, losing the bout by TKO in the 7th round.[2]

In April 2005 May fought Poland's Krzysztof Wlodarczyk for the vacated EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title but was beaten by knockout in the tenth round. Due to an alleged lack of prospects in professional boxing, May's promoter Sauerland arranged a better matched duel for May against the emerging and then still undefeated Marco Huck.[3] May lost the fight on points over ten rounds.

After a two-year break from boxing, May returned to the ring on 31 March 2007 in a successful comeback fight against Sven Hazel. After two more victories he was handed another world championship fight, this time against WBC International cruiserweight title holder Herbie Hide in March 2008. May lost the bout by technical knockout in the second round, Hide's power proving too much for May, despite his height advantage.[4][5]

Record
43 Wins (11 knockouts, 32 decisions), 6 Loss, 3 Draws
Res. Opponent Type Rd. Date Venue Location Notes
Loss Herbie Hide TKO 2 11 March 2008 Maritim Hotel Halle an der Saale, Germany Bout for Hide's WBC International cruiserweight title
Win Jevgenijs Andrejevs Decision (Unanimous) 6 17 November 2007 Sporthalle "Neue Zeit" Schwedt, Germany
Win Dzemail Skrijeli KO 3 7 July 2007 Kölnarena Cologne, Germany
Win Sven Haselhuhn TKO 6 31 March 2007 Olympiahalle Munich, Germany
Loss Marco Huck Decision (Unanimous) 10 3 September 2005 International Congress Center Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Loss Krzysztof Wlodarczyk KO 10 16 April 2005 Bydgoszcz, Poland vacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Roman Bugaj Decision (Unanimous) 8 4 December 2004 Estrel Convention Center Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Loss Johnny Nelson TKO 7 4 September 2004 Grugahalle Essen, Germany Bout for Nelson's WBO cruiserweight title
Draw Vincenzo Cantatore Draw 12 5 June 2004 Chemnitz Arena Chemnitz, Germany Bout for Cantatore's EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win Nate Zeikle KO 2 28 February 2004 Mehrzweckhalle Dresden, Germany
Draw Vincenzo Rossitto Draw 10 22 November 2003 Erdgas Arena Riesa, Germany Retained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Alain Simon Decision(Unanimous) 10 6 September 2003 Messehalle Erfurt, Germany Retained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Ismail Abdoul Decision(Unanimous) 10 31 May 2003 Brandenburg Halle Frankfurt, Germany Retained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Frédéric Serrat TD 7 15 March 2003 Max Schmeling Halle Berlin, Germany Won the vacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Eric French TKO 4 1 February 2003 Chemnitz Arena Chemnitz, Germany
Draw Alexander Petkovic Draw 12 20 July 2002 Westfalenhalle Dortmund, Germany WBC International cruiserweight title ~ German International cruiserweight title
Win Vage Kocharyan Decision (Unanimous) 8 27 April 2002 Sachsen Arena Riesa, Germany
Win Vladislav Druso Decision (Unanimous) 8 9 March 2002 Brandenburg Halle Frankfurt, Germany
Loss Alexander Gurov TKO 4 1 December 2001 Westfalenhalle Dortmund, Germany Bout for Gurov's EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win Mohamed Ali Bouraoui TKO 2 1 September 2001 Bördelandhalle Magdeburg, Germany
Win Firat Arslan Decision (Unanimous) 10 19 May 2001 Maritim Hotel Cologne, Germany Retained German BDB cruiserweight title
Win Henry Mobio Decision(Unanimous) 8 24 March 2001 Bördelandhalle Magdeburg, Germany
Win Lee Manuel Ossie Decision 12 27 January 2001 Sachsen Arena Riesa, Germany
Win Mohamed Ali Bouraoui Decision(Unanimous) 8 16 December 2000 Europahalle Karlsruhe, Germany
Win Michael Kloetzsch TKO 3 2 September 2000 Bördelandhalle Magdeburg, Germany Retained German BDB cruiserweight title
Win Darron Griffiths Decision 8 6 May 2000 Ballsporthalle Frankfurt, Germany
Loss Turan Bagci Decision 8 2 November 1999 Ciudad Real, Spain
Win Silvio Meinel Decision 10 4 September 1999 Meinsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany Won German BDB cruiserweight title
Win Francis Fofoh Decision 8 8 May 1999 Philipshalle Düsseldorf, Germany
Win Nigel Rafferty Decision(Unanimous) 8 27 February 1999 Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win Matthew Charleston Decision 6 5 December 1998 Cologne, Germany
Win Geert Blieck Decision 6 10 October 1998 Vienna, Austria
Win Marco van Spaendonck Decision 6 23 March 1998 Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win Peter Hrivnak Decision 6 6 December 1997 Neuwied, Germany
Win Stephen Brown Decision 6 5 October 1997 Gera, Germany
Win Simon McDougall Decision 6 1 June 1997 Riesa, Germany
Win Jerry Halstead Decision 6 26 April 1997 Leipzig, Germany
Win Dan Kosmicki Decision 6 22 March 1997 Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win Mike McGrady Decision 6 7 December 1996 Vienna, Austria
Win Albert Call Decision 6 19 October 1996 Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus Frankfurt, Germany
Win Tim St Clair TKO 5 25 May 1996 Neue Messehallen Leipzig, Germany
Win Slavomir Selicky Decision 6 20 April 1996 Düsseldorf, Germany
Win Carlos Vásquez KO 2 23 March 1996 Madison Square Garden New York City, United States
Win Ed Mosley KO 2 17 February 1996 Westfalenhalle Dortmund, Germany
Win Cliff Elden Decision 6 29 January 1996 Café Royal Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win Scott Lindecker KO 1 3 November 1995 Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus Frankfurt, Germany
Win Sean Gibbons KO 4 9 September 1995 Seidenstickerhalle Bielefeld, Germany
Win John Keeton Decision (Unanimous) 6 11 February 1995 Festhalle Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
Win Steve Osborne Decision 6 26 November 1994 Wuppertal, Germany
Win Art Stacey Decision 6 8 October 1994 Gerry Weber Stadion Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Win Nicky Wadman Decision 4 17 September 1994 Leverkusen, Germany
Win Fred Simmons Decision (Unanimous) 4 26 February 1994 The Event Center Arena San Jose, United States pro debut

Other Information

His brother is Torsten May, who is also a boxer.

In 2008 May spent a period of time as David Haye's sparring partner in Hayes preparation for his title defence fight with Enzo Maccarinelli and May's preparation for his world championship showdown with Herbie Hide.[6][7]

References
  1. "Mundine knocked out in ten". SecondsOut. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  2. "Nelson defends WBO crown". BBC Sport. 4 September 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. "Marco Huck v Ruediger May". Life. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  4. "Herbie Hide stops May, calls out Haye". boxingscene. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  5. Herbie Hide vs Ruediger May on YouTube
  6. "Ruediger May accepts David Haye's offer". boxingscene. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  7. "Rüdiger May spars with David Haye: "He wanted me because of my jab!"". east side boxing. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
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