2003 against WBA champion Byron Mitchell, winning by split points decision. After successfully defending his title 21 times, Ottke stepped down as undefeated world champion on 27 March 2004. Ottke has a record of 34 wins and 0 losses as a professional, of which 6 were by knockout. He was named IBF "Fighter of the Year" in 2003. Ottke was a durable and attritional fighter, with most of his wins coming by points decisions rather than knockout. Notably, Ottke refused to defend his title outside Germany, and referees and ringside officials were often German. It has been alleged that both the refereeing and some of the points decisions were biased, with many commentators in the Reid fight, in particular, commenting that it was some of the worst refereeing decisions that had seen and alleged corrupt judging being the only reason Ottke keeping his title. Reid, if he had won, had stated his intention to pursue a rematch against old foe Joe Calzaghe: the latter, holding the WBO belt, called out Ottke instead for a unification title match, but Ottke took only one more fight and then retired. Planned comeback In May 2008, a comeback was planned against Dariusz Michalczewski in Germany, but the match never materialized. Professional boxing record Television viewership Germany References External links Amateur record 1967 births Living people Boxers from Berlin Middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers World Boxing Association champions International Boxing Federation champions Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of West Germany Olympic boxers of Germany German male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists World super-middleweight boxing champions Undefeated world boxing champions Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! participants