Erik Pfeifer

Erik Pfeifer (born 22 January 1987) is a German professional boxer who has held the WBO European heavyweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won bronze medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Erik Pfeifer
Born	(1987-01-22) 22 January 1987 (age 37) Asbest, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	German
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	11
Wins	9
Wins by KO	7
Losses	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Germany World Championships 2011 Baku Super-heavyweight 2013 Almaty Super-heavyweight EU Championships 2009 Odense Super-heavyweight

Amateur career

He won his first medal in 2005, as he won the bronze medal at the Junior European Championship, in 2009 he won the Europe Championship which is not to be confused with the European Amateur Boxing Championships. In 2011, he won another bronze medal, but this time at the World Championships at super-heavyweight. He lost the semi-final to Anthony Joshua as he suffered a broken nose in the first round and as a result, the fight was stopped.^[1]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual bronze medalist, Ivan Dychko, in the first round.^[2]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he was defeated in the first round of the super-heavyweight class by Clayton Laurent Jr. of the Virgin Islands.^[3]

Professional boxing record

11 fights	9 wins	2 losses
By knockout	7	2
By decision	2	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
8	Loss	7–1	Nick Webb	TKO	2 (10), 1:51	27 Mar 2021	Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar	For vacant IBO International heavyweight title
7	Win	7–0	Adnan Redzovic	RTD	5 (10), 3:00	16 Nov 2019	Halle Messe Arena, Halle, Germany	Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Epifanio Mendoza	RTD	2 (8), 3:00	6 Jul 2019	CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko	MD	6	13 Apr 2019	Erdgas Arena, Halle, Germany
4	Win	4–0	Angelo Rizzo	KO	1 (6), 2:23	2 Mar 2019	Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Tornike Puritchamiashvili	UD	6	15 Dec 2018	Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
2	Win	2–0	Irakli Gvenetadze	RTD	2 (8), 3:00	17 Nov 2018	EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany
1	Win	1–0	Davit Gogishvili	KO	2 (6), 0:27	15 Sep 2018	ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany

References

1. "Verletzt: Erik Pfeifer verpasst WM-Finale". sueddeutsche.de. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erik Pfeifer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
3. "Rio 2016". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 2016-08-31.

External links

• Boxing record for Erik Pfeifer from BoxRec (registration required)
• Erik Pfeifer at Olympics.com
• Erik Pfeifer at Team Deutschland (in German)