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Danish boxer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Budapest 1997 | Heavyweight |
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