 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Homberg akanga ane basa rinoshamisa rava amateur. Akanga ari mukwikwidzi weGermany mukirasi yeFlyweight 1958 na1959, uye mukirasi yeBantamweight 1961. Akakunda menduru yegoridhe kaviri muEuropean Amateur Boxing Championships, kuPrague muna 1957neLucerne muna 1959. Mumitambo yeOlympic yezhizha ya1960, akabviswa mumakwikwi ekupedzisira ekirasi yeflyweight. 