Steffen Tangstad

Steffen Tangstad (born 22 June 1959) is a Norwegian retired professional boxer and two time European Heavyweight Champion.[1]

Steffen Tangstad
Statistics
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1959-06-22) 22 June 1959
Tønsberg, Norway
Boxing record
Wins24
Wins by KO14
Losses2
Draws2

Tangstad fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth round knock out.[2] That was Tangstad's final bout. He retired with a career record of 24 wins (14 by knockout), 2 losses and 2 draws.

After retiring from the boxing ring, Tangstad began a career in Norwegian television[3] and was the CEO of the now defunct "Modern Sports & Events" (MSE),[4] which was licensed to broadcast UFC pay-per-view events in Scandinavia.[5]

In 2006, he participated in the second season of Skal vi danse?.

Professional boxing record
24 Wins (14 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts), 2 Draws
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24-2-2 Michael Spinks TKO 4 06/09/1986 Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada IBF World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fourth round.
Win 24-1-2 John Westgarth SD 12 18/04/1986 Randers Hallen, Randers EBU Heavyweight Title. 116-117, 116-115, 118-117.
Win 23-1-2 Alfredo Evangelista PTS 8 10/01/1986 Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 22-1-2 Reiner Hartmann KO 7 01/11/1985 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Loss 21-1-2 Anders Eklund TKO 4 09/03/1985 Copenhagen EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 21-0-2 Lucien Rodriguez UD 12 09/11/1984 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen EBU Heavyweight Title. 116-113, 119-112, 119-112.
Win 20-0-2 Winston Allen PTS 8 14/07/1984 Crest Hotel, Bloomsbury, London
Win 19-0-2 Joe Bugner SD 10 18/02/1984 Osterbro Stadium, Copenhagen 98-95, 96-94, 95-97.
Win 18-0-2 Ken Lakusta PTS 8 13/01/1984 Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 17-0-2 Guido Trane PTS 8 01/12/1983 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 16-0-2 Joe Tank Mooney TKO 2 24/10/1983 Chicago
Win 15-0-2 Bashir Wadud PTS 10 08/09/1983 Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago
Win 14-0-2 Larry Roberson TKO 5 28/07/1983 Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago
Draw 13-0-2 Buster Douglas PTS 8 16/10/1982 Bismarck Hotel, Chicago 35-35, 38-38, 36-36.
Win 13-0-1 Walter Ware KO 7 07/09/1982 Bismarck Hotel, Chicago Ware knocked out at 2:22 of the seventh round.
Win 12-0-1 Ron Draper TKO 7 16/08/1982 Bismarck Hotel, Chicago
Win 11-0-1 Juergen Gries KO 2 25/06/1982 Hanko
Win 10-0-1 Jimmy Cross TKO 5 30/04/1982 McCormick Inn, Chicago Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the fifth round.
Win 9-0-1 William Scott KO 2 19/02/1982 McCormick Inn, Chicago Scott knocked out at 0:41 of the second round.
Win 8-0-1 Man Banks KO 2 05/02/1982 Civic Center, Danville, Illinois Banks knocked out at 1:45 of the second round.
Win 7-0-1 Larry Givens UD 6 15/12/1981 McCormick Inn, Chicago
Win 6-0-1 Jerry Brown KO 1 20/11/1981 McCormick Inn, Chicago Brown knocked out at 1:55 of the first round.
Win 5-0-1 Mike Lear KO 2 21/10/1981 Chicago
Win 4-0-1 Raymond White PTS 6 22/06/1981 Chicago
Win 3-0-1 Mike Kacher KO 3 04/05/1981 Chicago
Win 2-0-1 Stan White Johnson KO 1 16/04/1981 Hilton Hotel, Chicago
Win 1-0-1 Anthony Elmore KO 2 07/03/1981 Chicago
Draw 0-0-1 Benji Smith PTS 4 01/10/1980 Chateau Neuf, Oslo

References
  1. "European Boxing Roundup". 2007-01-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  2. "NFC North Division – SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. 11 August 1986. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  3. "Tyson, Botha to be tested for steroids". NY Daily News. 1999-01-14. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  4. "Euroboxing.com – Euronews February 2004". Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  5. "Full Contact Fighter July 2002 News". Retrieved 2009-10-19.
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