Johan ‘Ice Man’ Linde (born 27 June 1983 in

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) is an Australian boxer of

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descent. He represented

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at the

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in the

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division. He is the current

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South Australian Heavyweight champion. He started boxing at the age of 15 at the ASG Boxing Club in Adelaide under the tutelage of Colin Betty and Paul Totalis Snr. Mick Campion took over as head coach and prepared Johan for the 2012 Australian Titles and 2012 Oceania Championships, which he won and booked at spot on the 2012 London Olympic Team. Other coaches involved with him were Paul Panos, Mick Daly, Nermin Sabanovic and Gerry Murphy. His amateur boxing record for 68 fights is 57 wins with 32 KOs and 11 losses. Some notable opponents include

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(2012 A.Socikas Tournament, Lithuania),

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(2012 Belgrade Winner Tournament, Serbia),

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(2012 Oceania Championships) and Joe Goodall (2013 and 2014 Australian Championships). He holds degrees in economics and commerce with a major in accounting from the

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and had a career in government finance before being appointed economic advisor to the NSW Premier

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in 2020. He was also a director of

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for four years.

Amateur boxing career

Linde started boxing in 2001 and was crowned South Australian heavyweight (91 kg) champion in 2003 and 2004. However, in 2005 he gave up boxing to pursue tertiary studies, work, and starring as centre back for the mighty FC Mendozza in the Adelaide Lunchtime Premier League. In 2009, Linde returned to the boxing gym and fought competitively for the first time in six years in 2010, moving up to the super heavyweight division (+91 kg). Linde went on to win the 2012 Australian and regional 2012 Oceania titles to qualify for the

, beating the highly rated Tongan

in the final, who in turn had beaten

in the semi-final. This was his first time Linde had represented Australia at an international tournament.
Interview after Olympic qualification
In the lead up to the London Olympic Games, Linde fought

in the 2012 Belgrade Winner final, narrowly losing on a countback. One week later, Linde suffered a TKO against

at the 2012 A. Socikas Tournament in Lithuania, the first stoppage in his career. Linde lost in the round of 16 at the London Olympics to Chinese super heavyweight

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, who was the silver medallist at the

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in the same weight division. After reaching the world level in amateur boxing, Linde wasn't able to penetrate into the top of the amateur ranks, losing his first fight to Uzbekistan at the 2013 World Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan and only winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Australian Titles, losing to Joseph Goodall in the semi-final. He was Australian team captain at the 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Linde retired from amateur boxing in 2014 to resume his career and was active in helping boxers with both training and promotion. He was also a director o
Boxing Australia
chairman of th
Boxing Australia Athletes Commission
and National Federation representative for boxing with the

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Professional boxing career

After the Perrottet Liberal Government was defeated at the

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, Johan turned professional with his first fight against Parminder Singh (TKO Rd 2) in June 2023. In February 2024, he won

South Australian Heavyweight Title against Michael Koko (TKO Round 4) in Adelaide. He fought for the

Australasian Heavyweight Title against Stevan Ivic (Split draw) in Southport, Queensland. His current record can be found i
Boxrec.

Boxing highlights

ANBF South Australian Heavyweight title (February 2024) 8x Australian caps including 2012 London Olympic Games and 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships. 2012 Oceania Champion 2012 Australian Champion 2x Australian Titles Silver medal (2003, 2013) 2014 Australian Titles Bronze medal 6x South Australian Champion (2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) {{DEFAULTSORT:Linde, Johan 1983 births Living people Martial artists from Adelaide Australian Institute of Sport boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Australia Australian people of Estonian descent Australian male boxers Super-heavyweight boxers Sportsmen from South Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen