Mads Larsen (born 9 February 1973) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2012. He held the IBO super middleweight title from 1997 to 1999. He challenged once for the unified WBA (Super) and IBF super middleweight titles in 2003. At regional level, he held the EBU European super middleweight title in 2003.

Mads Larsen
Born
Mads Larsen

(1973-02-09) 9 February 1973 (age 51)
Mårslet, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Other namesGolden Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights55
Wins51
Wins by KO38
Losses4
Draws0
No contests0

Professional career

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In October 1993, Larsen turned professional winning his first fight in Storebaelthallen, Korsoer, Denmark on the undercard of a bill that included Danish stars Johnny Bredahl, Jimmy Bredahl and Brian Nielsen. In that fight Larsen beat England's Martin Jolley with a knockout in the fourth round.[1]

Title fights

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After 18 fights and a record of 17 wins and 1 loss (on cuts), Larsen won his first title belt, the vacant IBO world super middleweight title, in May 1997 with a fourth-round knockout win over American Shannon Landberg.

Larsen went on to win his next 10 straight fights, including three defenses of his IBO title. In his next fight in March 1999, Larsen retained his IBO title and also picked up the WBF title with a win over Thulani "Sugar Boy" Malinga with a tenth-round knockout on home turf at the Falconer Centret, Copenhagen.

Ottke fight

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Larsen won his next fifteen fights and remained unbeaten when he signed for his highest profile fight in September 2003 at the Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia, in Germany when he challenged fellow unbeaten fighter, the German, Sven Ottke for his WBA and IBF super middleweight titles. However, Larsen suffered the second defeat of his career when Ottke beat Larsen. After a hard-fought fight Larsen lost on points by a majority decision.

Larsen then won a European super middleweight title only one month later, beating German Danilo Haussler on points.[1]

Break from boxing

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Following a shoulder injury as well as a promotion dispute, Larsen spent over three years out of the ring and returned in May 2007 after he signed with Sauerland Promotions. Since his return, Larsen has won all his fights and had an EBU title fight scheduled for 16 January 2010 in Aarhus, Denmark. His opponent was originally planned to be Dimitri Sartison, who lost to Mikkel Kessler in a WBA title bout in June 2008.[2]

Larsen made an unsuccessful comeback bid in January 2010, suffering a TKO to Brian Magee. After the fight, Larsen was accused of doping on the basis of a blood-sample, but was later cleared of all charges by the Danish Boxing Association [3]

Professional boxing record

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55 fights 51 wins 4 losses
By knockout 38 3
By decision 13 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
55 Loss 51–4   Luke Blackledge KO 4 (8), 1:20 12 Jun 2012   Herning Kongrescenter, Herning
54 Loss 51–3   Brian Magee TKO 7 (12), 0:15 30 Jan 2010   NRGi Arena, Aarhus For vacant EBU (European) Super Middleweight title.
53 Win 51–2   Roberto Cocco TKO 7 (10), 1:49 20 Dec 2008   Hallenstadion, Zürich
52 Win 50–2   Ross Thompson UD 8 29 Mar 2008   Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
51 Win 49–2   Emiliano Cayetano UD 8 27 Oct 2007   Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia
50 Win 48–2   Nader Hamdan UD 8 18 Aug 2007   Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
49 Win 47–2   Hector Javier Velazco UD 8 23 Jun 2007   Stadthalle Oldenburg, Zwickau, Sachsen
48 Win 46–2   Vasily Andriyanov UD 8 8 May 2007   Pabellon San Jose, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha
47 Win 45–2   Danilo Häussler UD 12 4 Oct 2003   Stadthalle, Oldenburg, Zwickau, Sachsen Won EBU (European) Super Middleweight title.
46 Loss 44–2   Sven Ottke MD 12 6 Sep 2003   Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia For WBA & IBF Super Middleweight titles.
45 Win 44–1   Andy Liebning KO 5 (8), 2:59 11 Apr 2003   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
44 Win 43–1   Roberto Coelho UD 8 8 Nov 2002   Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
43 Win 42–1   Rogerio Cacciatore KO 2 (8), 0:54 25 Oct 2002   Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg, Denmark
42 Win 41–1   Chris Walsh TKO 3 (8), 0:01 4 Oct 2002   Holbæk stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark
41 Win 40–1   Mohamed Siluvangi UD 8 15 Mar 2002   Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark
40 Win 39–1   Ramon Arturo Britez UD 8 8 Feb 2002   Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
39 Win 38–1   Jose Spearman KO 6 (8), 2:59 16 Nov 2001   Roskilde Hallerne, Roskilde, Denmark
38 Win 37–1   Anthony Stephens KO 2 (8), 1:55 9 Mar 2001   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
37 Win 36–1   Lloyd Bryan TKO 7 (8) 9 Feb 2001   Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark
36 Win 35–1   Nick Rupa TKO 4 (8) 1 Dec 2000   Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark
35 Win 34–1   Anton Robinson KO 1 (8), 2:26 3 Nov 2000   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
34 Win 33–1   Danny Phippen KO 1 (8), 2:59 6 Oct 2000   Næstved Hallen, Næstved, Denmark
33 Win 32–1   Omar Eduardo Gonzalez KO 6 (12), 2:08 26 Nov 1999   Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark Retained WBF (Federation) Super middleweight title.
32 Win 31–1   Roni Martinez KO 1 (8) 29 Oct 1999   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
31 Win 30–1   Simon Brown RTD 5 (8), 3:00 1 Oct 1999   Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
30 Win 29–1   Thulani Malinga RTD 9 (12), 3:00 19 Mar 1999   Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark Won WBF (Federation) Super middleweight title.
Retained IBO Super middleweight title.
29 Win 28–1   Peter Venancio KO 7 (12) 16 Oct 1998   Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark Retained IBO Super middleweight title.
28 Win 27–1   Lee Fortune TKO 6 (8), 2:56 4 Sep 1998   Kolding-Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
27 Win 26–1   Rob Bleakley TKO 4 (8), 2:50 1 May 1998   Kolding Teater, Kolding, Denmark
26 Win 25–1   Bruno Ruben Godoy KO 7 (12), 1:46 20 Mar 1998   Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark Retained IBO Super middleweight title.
25 Win 24–1   Hugo Sclarandi UD 8 27 Feb 1998   Storebaelthallen, Korsør, Denmark
24 Win 23–1   Ray Domenge KO 3 (8), 1:20 13 Feb 1998   Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
23 Win 22–1   Soon Botes TKO 7 (12), 2:54 14 Nov 1997   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Retained IBO Super middleweight title.
22 Win 21–1   Roger Turner TKO 2 (8), 0:47 3 Oct 1997   Østre Gasværk Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark
21 Win 20–1   Carl Jones KO 1 (8), 1:10 12 Sep 1997   Kolding-Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
20 Win 19–1   Melvin Wynn KO 2 (8), 2:51 5 Jul 1997   Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
19 Win 18–1   Shannon Landberg KO 4 (12), 2:33 2 May 1997   Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark Won vacant IBO Super middleweight title.
18 Win 17–1   Allen Smith KO 3 (8), 1:57 14 Mar 1997   Odense Sports Park, Odense, Denmark
17 Win 16–1   Larry Kenney KO 3 (6) 14 Feb 1997   Sundbyoster Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
16 Win 15–1   Jerry Brown KO 1 (6), 2:05 24 Jan 1997   Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark
15 Win 14–1   Tyrone Jackson UD 6 18 Oct 1996   Idraettens hus, Vejle, Denmark
14 Win 13–1   Lee Crocker KO 1 (6) 31 May 1996   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
13 Loss 12–1   Trevor Ambrose TKO 2 (6) 11 May 1996   York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Larsen was stopped with a cut caused by an elbow from Ambrose.
12 Win 12–0   Eduardo Jaquez KO 3 (8), 2:58 26 Apr 1996   Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark
11 Win 11–0   Jose Cataneo KO 1 (8), 1:57 29 Mar 1996   Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby, Denmark
10 Win 10–0   Hunter Clay RTD 3 (8), 3:00 12 Jan 1996   Falconer Centeret, Frederiksberg, Denmark
9 Win 9–0   Norberto Bueno KO 3 (8), 2:31 24 Nov 1995   Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
8 Win 8–0   Kevin Whaley-El KO 3 (8) 20 Oct 1995   Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
7 Win 7–0   Tony McCrimmion TKO 4 (6), 2:55 9 Jun 1995   Bramdrupdam Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark
6 Win 6–0   Will Jones KO 1 (6) 28 Apr 1995   Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
5 Win 5–0   Ernie Loveridge TKO 3 (6), 2:02 17 Mar 1995   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Win 4–0   Paul Matthews TKO 4 (6), 0:30 11 Nov 1994   Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
3 Win 3–0   Horace Fleary UD 6 7 Oct 1994   K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2 Win 2–0   Marvin O'Brien UD 6 5 Dec 1993   Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
1 Win 1–0   Martin Jolley KO 3 (4), 1:59 29 Oct 1993   Storebaelthallen, Korsør, Denmark Professional debut.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mads Larsen". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Per Ake Persson. "European Boxing". Saddo Boxing. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Mads Larsen frikendt for doping". avisen.dk.
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Achievements
Preceded by
Shannon Landberg
IBO super middleweight Champion
5 February 1997 – November, 1999
(vacates)
Succeeded by