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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Real name | Markus Beyer | |||||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Boom Boom | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Super middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-04-28)April 28, 1971 Erlabrunn, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
Died | December 3, 2018(2018-12-03) (aged 47) Berlin, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Beyer's amateur record was 235 wins in 274 fights.
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.
39 fights | 35 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 13 | 2 |
By decision | 21 | 1 |
By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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39 | Win | 35–3–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2008-03-14 | ![]() |
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38 | Loss | 34–3–1 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (12), 2:58 | 2006-10-14 | ![]() |
Lost WBC & WBA (Super) Super middleweight title unification match |
37 | Draw | 34–2–1 | ![]() |
TD | 4 (12), 1:45 | 2006-05-13 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
36 | Win | 34–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 (12), 2:12 | 2006-01-28 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
35 | Win | 33–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2005-09-03 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
34 | Win | 32–2 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 2005-03-12 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
33 | Win | 31–2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2004-12-18 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
32 | Win | 30–2 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (12), 0:44 | 2004-10-09 | ![]() |
Won WBC super middleweight title. |
31 | Loss | 29–2 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 2004-06-05 | ![]() |
Lost WBC super middleweight title. |
30 | Win | 29–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2004-02-28 | ![]() |
Retained WBC super middleweight title. |
29 | Win | 28–1 | ![]() |
DQ | 5 (12) | 2003-08-16 | ![]() |
Retained and unified WBC super middleweight title. |
28 | Win | 27–1 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 2003-04-05 | ![]() |
Won WBC super middleweight title. |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (8) | 2002-08-24 | ![]() |
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26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2002-04-27 | ![]() |
Retained WBC International Super middleweight title. |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12) | 2002-03-09 | ![]() |
Retained WBC International Super middleweight title. |
24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2001-10-06 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2001-09-01 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (12) | 2001-04-21 | ![]() |
Won WBC International Super middleweight title. |
21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2001-01-27 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2000-12-16 | ![]() |
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19 | Loss | 18–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 (12), 0:53 | 2000-05-06 | ![]() |
Lost WBC Super-middleweight title. |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (12), 1:47 | 2000-01-29 | ![]() |
Retained WBC Super-middleweight title. |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1999-10-23 | ![]() |
Won WBC Super-middleweight title. |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1999-06-05 | ![]() |
Won IBF Inter-Continental Super-middleweight title. |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1999-05-08 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 1999-02-27 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1998-12-05 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8) | 1998-04-18 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
KO | 7 (10) | 1998-01-11 | ![]() |
Won Germany BDB Middleweight title. |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1997-11-02 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 (?) | 1997-10-05 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6), 2:04 | 1997-07-12 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1997-06-22 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1997-06-01 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1997-04-26 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | 1997-04-13 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1997-02-15 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6) | 1996-12-07 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6) | 1996-11-23 | ![]() |
Professional debut |
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]
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World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | WBC super middleweight champion 23 October 1999 – 6 May 2000 |
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Preceded by | 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 |
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Super middleweight status | ||||
Preceded by | Latest born world champion to die 3 December 2018 – present |
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