Robert Stieglitz
Robert Stieglitz ( born June 20, 1981 in Jeisk, Soviet Union, now Russia, Sergei Stieglitz ) is a German boxer and former WBO world champion at super middleweight.
Professional career
IBF career
After his parents' separation of Russia German Stieglitz moved to his uncle to Magdeburg to box 1 for the German team champion BC Magdeburg. Stieglitz is since February 2001 when SES boxing stable under contract. His pro debut, he played in April 2001. In October 2002, he won the vacant IBF junior title at light heavyweight. After three title defenses in 2004 he joined in the super middleweight and also won the junior title, and in April 2005 the "Intercontinental" - title of the IBF. Djamel Selini against Stieglitz was the first time in his pro career on the ground; he won that fight but unanimous decision.
Due to the smaller and less significant title wins in the IBF Association, however, he could despite the lack of victories high work against well-known opponents in the IBF world ranking and was on 3 December 2005 by a premature victory over the hard-hitting, but unknown Colombian Alejandro Berrio, the Moreover, for this encounter had only three weeks of preparation, in an eliminator mandatory challenger of the WBO and IBF title holder Joe Calzaghe. His other opponents were never found in independent rankings front,
After Calzaghe refused to complete his mandatory defense against Stieglitz, to deny lucrative fights in the U.S. in his own words, the IBF title became vacant. Sauerland Event auctioned in January 2007, the rights to the orientation of the struggle for $ 614,444, compared with a bid of $ 612 806 by Universum Box-Promotion and SES - a difference of only $ 1,638. Stieglitz then punched on March 3, 2007 in Rostock, on a Sauerland Event to the IBF belt of the world governing body at super middleweight again against his old rival Alejandro Berrio and lost after two knockdowns in the third round technical knockout
After losing to Berrio Stieglitz longtime coach Werner Kirsch from SES 'was released, his new coach was Torsten Schmitz. It was followed by two victories in construction disputes, before Stieglitz was nominated for an eliminator against Mexicans Librado Andrade to a world title fight the IBF Association. This encounter took place in the U.S. on March 22, 2008; Stieglitz lost by technical whacked in the eighth round. In December 2008, he had a point win over previously unbeaten Lukas Wilaschek.
WBO career
After two more victories Stieglitz won his second world title chance on August 22, 2009; He joined in Budapest against Hungarian WBO champion Károly Balzsay and won the title with a technical knockout in the eleventh round, as the exhausted Balzsay no longer contested the twelfth round. Stieglitz was after Max Schmeling, Ralf Rocchigiani and Markus Beyer only the fourth German, the world champion was abroad. The WBO title defense Stieglitz on January 9, 2010 in Magdeburg against Ruben Acosta. The Argentine was short notice for the Colombian Edison Miranda, who had canceled two weeks before the fight postponed due to the flu, is skipped. Stieglitz won by technical whacked in the fifth round.
The first mandatory defense of the WBO title Stieglitz graduated 17 April 2010 against the previously undefeated Eduard Gutknecht by point victory. On 20 November, followed by a fight against Enrique Ornelas, he also won on points. His next opponent should be the reigning "regular" WBA titlist Dimitri Sartison on April 9, 2011. Since Sartison but downed 1.5 weeks before the fight date in training and had to cancel, the Armenians Khoren maneuver was shortly obliged as a replacement opponent. After maneuver struck by improper actions during the fight and had been warned both boxers were in the tenth round by a head butt in the subsequent brackets to the floor. Stieglitz retired while a laceration above his right eye. Maneuver was subsequently disqualified from the referee Manfred Küchler, after which maneuver caused a scandal, Küchler attack and had to be led by officials and coaches from the hall.
Stieglitz should then first 5 November 2011 boxes in the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen against former WBA and WBC champion Mikkel Kessler. The fight was initially postponed to April 14, 2012 due to a hand injury Kessler. Stieglitz played instead on 15 January 2012, a successful title defense against the previously unbeaten Henry Weber. On 12 March 2012, the second date for the Kessler fight was canceled. A fight against the British George Groves has been canceled. On May 5, 2012, he defended his title on points against Australian Nader Hamdan.
On August 25, 2012, he was defeated in Berlin Arthur Abraham on points and lost so after three years of his WBO world champion belt. The earlier contracted rematch he won on March 23, 2013 in Magdeburg by termination after three rounds due to a zugeschwollenen eye of Abraham, and was thus again WBO champion. Stieglitz had won all three previous rounds.
On July 13, 2013 Stieglitz defend his WBO title in the energy network arena in Dresden successfully against the Japanese Yuzo Kiyota by TKO in the 10th round. The fight had been canceled due to a cut over his left eye Kiyotas. As has been suggested that an accidental head-butt was responsible for the violation, the ballots were counted, on which Stieglitz had a clear advantage. His sentence was later commuted to a technical knockout win. For the 29 -year-old Japanese, it was the 28th professional fight, the first on European soil and his fourth defeat.
On March 2, 2014 Robert Stieglitz defeated Arthur Abraham again by split decision (1:2).
Private
Stieglitz has acquired between his struggles as a boxer through a three year distance learning his degree in Physical Education at the University Jeisk. He lives in Magdeburg.
Achievements
- Professional record: 46 wins - 4 losses
- October 31, 2002: Junior World Champion of the IBF light heavyweight (3 title defenses )
- February 21, 2004: Junior World Champion of the IBF Super Middleweight
- June 5, 2004: Intercontinental Champion IBF Super Middleweight (4 title defenses )
- December 9, 2008: International Master of the WBC Super Middleweight
- August 22, 2009: World Champion WBO Super Middleweight (6 title defenses )
- March 23, 2013: World Champion WBO Super Middleweight (3 title defenses )