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Franz Dorfer

Franz Dorfer (20 May 1950 – 8 January 2012) was an Austrian professional boxer who competed in the middleweight division. As an amateur he won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championships and competed at the 1976 Olympics, where he was eliminated in the first bout, by Iranian boxer Mohamed Azarhazin.[1] After the Olympics he turned professional and competed in 36 bouts between 1977 and 1986, winning 23 of them.[3]

Franz Dorfer
Dorfer (left) at the 1976 Olympics
Born(1950-05-20)20 May 1950
Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria[1]
Died8 January 2012(2012-01-08) (aged 61)[2]
Mödling, Austria[1]
NationalityAustrian
Statistics
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach69 in (175 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins23
Wins by KO19
Losses11
Draws2
Medal record
Representing  Austria
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Katowice -71 kg

Early life

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Dorfer was born to a family of farmers, and was trained as a cheesemaker in his youth. Later, in early 1970 he completed his military service in Sankt Pölten, and studied to become a gendarmerie in Mödling in 1971.

Boxing career

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In 1972 he became a member of the boxing club BC Schwarz Weiß in Vienna. Only one year later he won his first of four consecutive Austrian championship titles in light-middleweight. At the 1975 European championships he earned the bronze medal after he won against Kalevi Kosunen and Bulgarian Ilya Ilyev, but lost in the semi-finals against Wiesław Rudkowski, Up to 2012 this is the last medal won by any Austrian boxer at The European championships. Dorfer competed the following year at the Olympics and lost in the first round. He turned professional in 1977 and had 36 bouts (23 wins – 11 losses – 2 draws) till 1986, when he eventually retired . Two of his 19 knockout wins came against Edip Secovic (or Edip Sekowitsch) who later became WAA world champion.

Professional boxing record

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36 fights 23 wins 11 losses
By knockout 19 5
By decision 4 6
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
36 Win 23–11–2   Rüdiger Bitterling KO 4 (?) 13 Dec 1986   Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria, Austria
35 Loss 22–11–2   Graciano Rocchigiani TKO 2 (?) 27 Apr 1984   Berlin, Berlin State, Germany
34 Loss 22–10–2   Cliff Gilpin KO 3 (10) 15 Mar 1984   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
33 Win 22–9–2   Matteo Salvemini PTS 8 24 Oct 1983   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
32 Win 21–9–2   Benedetto Gravina TKO 4 (?) 6 Aug 1983   Gols, Burgenland, Austria
31 Win 20–9–2   Momo Cupelić KO 3 (?) 25 Jun 1983   Biberbach, Lower Austria, Austria
30 Win 19–9–2   Nazif Biberović KO 8 (12) 31 Mar 1983   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria Retained Austrian middleweight title
29 Loss 18–9–2   Moussa Kassongo Mukandjo PTS 8 26 Dec 1982   Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
28 Loss 18–8–2   Dick Katende PTS 8 13 Nov 1982   Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
27 Win 18–7–2   Edip Sekowitsch TKO 8 (12) 28 Oct 1982   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria Retained Austrian middleweight title
26 Loss 17–7–2   Frank Wissenbach PTS 8 24 Sep 1982   Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
25 Win 17–6–2   Edip Sekowitsch TKO 2 (12), 3:00 3 Jun 1982   Mödling, Lower Austria, Austria Won vacant Austrian middleweight title
24 Win 16–6–2   Nazif Biberović KO 3 (?) 24 Apr 1982   Biberbach, Lower Austria, Austria
23 Loss 15–6–2   Marijan Beneš TKO 4 (?) 6 Nov 1981   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
22 Win 15–5–2   Sonny Kamunga PTS 8 19 Sep 1981   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
21 Win 14–5–2   Mauro Valentino TKO 8 (?) 10 Jul 1981   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
20 Win 13–5–2   Mike McCoy KO 2 (?) 27 Apr 1981   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
19 Win 12–5–2   Brahim Ferizović KO 5 (?) 4 Apr 1981   Hollabrunn, Lower Austria, Austria
18 Win 11–5–2   Corrado Sortino PTS 8 3 Nov 1980   Waidhofen, Lower Austria, Austria
17 Loss 10–5–2   Alex Blanchard KO 3 (?) 1 Sep 1980   Energiehal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
16 Loss 10–4–2   Frank Wissenbach PTS 8 13 Jun 1980   Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
15 Win 10–3–2   Joserf Kossmann KO 3 (?) 30 May 1980   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
14 Win 9–3–2   Fritz Krenslehner KO 1 (?) 13 Jul 1979   Greinsfurth, Amstetten, Austria
13 Loss 8–3–2   Sonny Kamunga TKO 4 (?) 17 Apr 1979   Belgrade, S.R. Serbia, Yugoslavia
12 Loss 8–2–2   Oscar Angus PTS 8 17 Mar 1979   Banja Luka, S.R. Bosnia & Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
11 Win 8–1–2   Jacky Bauer TKO 6 (8) 2 Dec 1978   Stadthalle, Dornbirn, Austria
10 Loss 7–1–2   Agamil Yılderım PTS 6 2 Sep 1978   Berlin, Berlin State, Germany
9 Win 7–0–2   Branko Baraković TKO 4 (8) 18 Aug 1978   Villach, Carinthia, Austria
8 Win 6–0–2   Tommaso Marocco KO 2 (8) 22 Apr 1978   Graz, Styria, Austria
7 Win 5–0–2   Horst Brinkmeier KO 1 (6) 16 Dec 1977   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
6 Draw 4–0–2   Mehmet Besli PTS 8 18 Nov 1977   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
5 Win 4–0–1   Antonio Rimasti KO 2 (6) 1 Oct 1977   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
4 Win 3–0–1   Gregory Marshall PTS 6 18 Sep 1977   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
3 Win 2–0–1   Lutz Walter TKO 2 (?) 6 Aug 1977   Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
2 Win 1–0–1   Klaus Hein KO 4 (6) 17 May 1977   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria
1 Draw 0–0–1   Mehmet Besli PTS 4 22 Mar 1977   Vienna, Vienna Province, Austria

Personal life

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Dorfer was married and fathered two daughters. He died in 2012 after battling a long illness. [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Franz Dorfer". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Österreichs letzter EM-Medaillengewinner Dorfer gestorben". kleinezeitung.at. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  3. ^ Franz Dorfer. boxrec.com
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121107193346/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/do/franz-dorfer-1.html


 

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