Wilfried Sauerland (born 29 February 1940 in

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) is a German boxing promoter and manager. He was inducted into the

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in 2010.

Career

Boxing camps associated with Sauerland, have had various locations:

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with

Manfred Wolke Manfred Wolke (14 January 1943 – 29 May 2024) was a German welterweight boxer. He was a member of the ''Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder''. Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 19 ...

and Rudi Fink (2003),

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with Ulli Wegner (1996–2004), and in

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with Ulli Wegner, since 2004. He has two sons, Kalle Sauerland and Nisse Sauerland who both work for Wasserman.

Current boxers

Previous boxers *

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* Dustin Dirks *

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* Enad Licina * Francesco Pianeta *

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* Karo Murat *

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* Oleh Platov *

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* Ruediger May *

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* Sven Ottke * Timo Hoffmann *

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* George Groves * Enrico Kölling * Artur Mann *

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* Noel Gevor * Mikaela Laurén *

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* Michael Wallisch * Oscar Ahlin *

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* Tomi Honka * Oliver Flodin * Mikkel Nielsen * Abdul Khattab *

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* Tim-Robin Lihaug * Burak Sahin * Araik Marutjan *

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* Klara Svensson * Hadi Srour * Albon Pervizaj *

Mikael Lawal Mikael Lawal is a British professional boxer who held the British cruiserweight title from 27 November 2022 until October 2023. Early life Lawal was born in Lagos, Nigeria but moved to the UK at age 1. He lived in the UK until the age of 13 ...

* Frederik Hede Jensen * Zach Parker * Dina Thorslund * Kem Ljungquist *

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* Karl Robin Havnaa

References

External links

Biography in German
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