Tue Bjørn Thomsen

Tue Bjørn Thomsen (December 21, 1972 – April 23, 2006) was a professional boxer from Denmark, whose best performance as an amateur was winning the bronze medal at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Born in Egedesminde, Greenland to family of Danish and Icelandic heritage, he made his professional debut in late 1997. On March 31, 2000 he won the vacant IBC Super Cruiserweight Title by defeating Nate Miller of the United States, in the Esbjerg Stadionhal in Esbjerg, Denmark. On April 23, 2006, Thomsen was knifed to death during a bar fight in central Copenhagen.[1]

Tue Bjørn Thomsen
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's boxing
World Amateur Championships
Budapest 1997 Heavyweight

Professional boxing record
22 Wins (9 knockouts, 13 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout), 1 Draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Draw 10-7 Carlos Eduardo Balduino de Melo TD 1 25/10/2002 Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg
Win 39-3 Rob Calloway UD 12 21/09/2001 Idraettens hus, Vejle IBC World Super Cruiserweight Title. 118-112, 116-113, 115-114.
Win 7-29-3 Bradley Rone UD 6 16/06/2001 Brøndby Hall, Brøndby 60-54, 60-53, 60-54.
Win 5-2 Curtis McDorman TKO 5 27/04/2001 Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg
Loss 19-6-1 Jacob Mofokeng KO 4 26/05/2000 Holbaek Stadionhal, Holbaek
Win 31-7 Nate Miller TD 10 31/03/2000 Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg IBC World Super Cruiserweight Title. 100-91, 99-92, 100-90.
Win 33-22-2 Mike Sedillo KO 4 18/02/2000 Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg Sedillo knocked out at 2:10 of the fourth round.
Win 18-5 Pedro Daniel Franco UD 8 26/11/1999 Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark 80-72, 80-72, 80-72.
Win 12-1 Mark L. Bradley KO 2 29/10/1999 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 26-1 Joey Guy PTS 6 01/10/1999 Randers Hallen, Randers
Win 14-16 Cleveland Woods UD 6 03/09/1999 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen 60-54, 60-54, 60-55.
Win 16-1-1 Mark Hulstrom UD 8 18/06/1999 Idraettens hus, Vejle Danish Heavyweight Title. 78-75, 79-73, 80-74.
Win 31-14 Tony LaRosa PTS 6 04/05/1999 Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen
Win 18-20-1 Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson KO 1 16/04/1999 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 6-2-1 Marcial Vinicio PTS 6 19/03/1999 Falconer Centret, Copenhagen
Win 15-26-1 Kimmuel Odum TKO 1 27/11/1998 Vejby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus
Win 43-13-1 Iran Barkley UD 6 06/11/1998 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen 58-55, 58-55, 58-55.
Win 3-1 Rodney Phillips KO 1 16/10/1998 Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg
Win 23-2 Damon Reed UD 4 04/09/1998 Kolding-Hallen, Kolding 40-35, 40-35, 40-35.
Win 13-4-1 Mike Pearman TKO 4 05/06/1998 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win 4-0 Steve Kondas TKO 2 01/05/1998 Kolding Teater, Kolding
Win 2-0 Lanardo Peoples UD 4 03/04/1998 Holbaek Stadionhal, Holbaek 40-34, 40-35, 40-32.
Win 10-7-1 Jimmy Haynes KO 1 20/03/1998 Vejby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus
Win 3-5-1 Aljenon DeBose PTS 4 05/12/1997 Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg

References
  1. Maiken Kolby (2 November 2006). "Tue Bjørn Thomsens drabsmand fik 12 år". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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