René Monse (28 September 1968 – 8 June 2017) was a German heavyweight boxer best known for having won a bronze medal at the world championships in 1995.
Monse died in 2017 after what his former promoter described as a lengthy illness.
Amateur
In 1995, the
southpaw won third place at the World Championships in Berlin after losing to
Vitali Klitschko
Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; ; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor of Kyiv,[Alexei Lezin
Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (, born February 27, 1973) is a Russian former boxing, boxer, who won the List of Olympic medalists in boxing, Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Accomplishments
*1993 competed as a Heavyweight ...]
.
Amateur highlights
* East German Super Heavyweight Champion 1989, German Super Heavyweight Champion 1993, 1994
*1990 3rd place at the World Cup in Dublin, Ireland. Lost the semifinal to
Félix Savón (Cuba) by RET-1
*1994 won the Military World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia with a Walkover win in the finalover
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko; an equivalent English spelling is Vladimir Klichko . His full name in , . (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He held multiple heavyweight world championships betwe ...
(Ukraine).
*1994 2nd place at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
**Defeated Alexander Ermashevich (Belarus) PTS
**Defeated Viktor Shtorm (Kazakhstan) PTS
**Lost to
Félix Savón RSC-4
*1995 3rd place at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Lost the semifinal to
Vitali Klitschko
Vitalii Volodymyrovych Klychko (; ; born 19 July 1971), known as Vitali Klitschko, is a Ukrainian politician and former professional boxer. He serves as mayor of Kyiv,[Alexei Lezin
Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (, born February 27, 1973) is a Russian former boxing, boxer, who won the List of Olympic medalists in boxing, Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Accomplishments
*1993 competed as a Heavyweight ...]
(Russia) RSC-3
*1996 competed at the Atlanta Olympics. Results were:
**Defeated Said Ahmed Essayed (Egypt) PTS (12-9)
**Lost to
Alexei Lezin
Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (, born February 27, 1973) is a Russian former boxing, boxer, who won the List of Olympic medalists in boxing, Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Accomplishments
*1993 competed as a Heavyweight ...
(Russia) PTS (5-9)
*1996 3rd place at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Lost the semifinal to
Alexei Lezin
Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (, born February 27, 1973) is a Russian former boxing, boxer, who won the List of Olympic medalists in boxing, Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Accomplishments
*1993 competed as a Heavyweight ...
(Russia).
Pro
As a professional, he had only a few highlights. He lost by points against compatriot
Luan Krasniqi for the vacant European title in 2002 even though he scored a knockdown. He was stopped in the rematch in 2004 and retired with a record of 14-2 with 7 knockouts.
References
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1968 births
2017 deaths
Sportspeople from Potsdam
Boxers from Brandenburg
Olympic boxers for Germany
Heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
German male boxers
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
20th-century German sportsmen
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