Bert Schenk (born 14 November 1970 in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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) was a German
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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Professional career
Schenk turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title on 30 January 1999 against
Freeman Barr by 4th-round TKO.
Otis Grant had vacated the belt to fight
Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Levesta Jones Jr. (born January 16, 1969) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight. As an amateur he r ...
for the WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles, leaving the belt vacant for Schenk and Barr to fight. Schenk was stripped of the belt for not defending, and later lost the following year to
Armand Krajnc when he recovered.
See also
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List of middleweight boxing champions Championship recognition
1884–1910
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a cha ...
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1970 births
Living people
Middleweight boxers
World middleweight boxing champions
World Boxing Organization champions
Boxers from Berlin
German male boxers
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