Ulli Kaden

Ulli Kaden ( born March 9, 1959 in Munich) is a German former amateur boxer, European champion in 1987 and 1989 and nine -time East German champion in the super heavyweight division.

Amateur career

His first international success came to him with the second place in the Junior European Championships 1978 in Dublin. Kaden was from 1980 to 1988 nine times in a row GDR champion in his weight class.

For its first participation in the European Championships 1981 in Tampere he failed in the semifinals to eventual winners Francesco Damiani and thus took a third place. 1983 in Varna, he was able to advance to the finals with a win over Alexander Miroshnichenko, did not occur there, but against Damiani. 1987 in Turin Ulli Kaden could become champions for the first time, finally, in the final battle he beat Russian Alexander Jagubkin on points. He defended the title at the next European Championships in 1989 in Athens successfully.

Furthermore him in 1989 at the International boxing tournament victories each to the chemistry Cup in Halle ( Saale) reach 1982, 1986, . In 1986 he also took part in the amateur world championships in Reno, left there, however, in the second round after one defeat against Cuban Teófilo Stevenson from. Kaden took part twice in the World Cup tournaments. 1983 in Rome, he was charged with a semi-final defeats by Francesco Damiani third party, in 1987 he won in Belgrade with wins against Lennox Lewis, Azis Salihu and Vyacheslav Yakovlev.

For his participation in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, he lost in the second round prematurely against Lennox Lewis, who went on to win the gold medal. Kaden won three times in his career against the three-time Olympic champion Teofilo Stevenson, however, at six defeats.

Achievements

  • European Junior Championships: 2nd place - 1978 Dublin ( Ireland)
  • European Championships: 3rd place - 1981 Tampere (Finland ), 2nd place - 1983 Varna ( Bulgaria ), 1st place - 1987 Turin (Italy ), 1989 Athens ( Greece)
  • World Cup: 3rd place - 1983 Rome (Italy ), 1st place - 1987 Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
  • Chemistry Cup Hall: 2nd Place - 1981/1983/1984/1988, 1982/1986/1989 1st place
  • TSC Berlin tournament: 1st place 1980/1984/1987/1988, 3rd place 1983, 2nd place in 1985
  • Gee -Bee Tournament Helsinki: 1st place 1984/1987/1989
  • Golden Gloves Belgrade: 1st Place 1979
  • Copenhagen Cup: 1st place 1987
  • Nations Cup Vienna: 1st place 1986
  • French - Open Saint -Nazaire: 1st place 1988
  • Junior Tournament Schwerin: 1st place 1977
  • Trofeo Italia Venice: 2nd place 1981, 1st in 1986
  • Tournament Ústí nad Labem: 1st place 1979/1982, 2nd place in 1980
  • GDR Champion: 1980-1988
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