Jørgen Hansen (boxer)
Introduction '''Jørgen Hansen''' (27 March 1943 – 15 March 2018) was a Danish welterweight boxer.Hansen competed for Denmark at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division but lost his first match. Hansen turned professional shortly after the games and was active as a professional until 1982.Hansen fought for the WBC world light welterweight title in 1973, but was stopped by Italian Bruno Arcari.Hansen won the European welterweight title in 1977 against Italian Marco Scano but lost the title by disqualification in his first defense. In 1978 he was awarded a chance to regain the title against Frenchman Alain Marion whom Hansen stopped in the 6th round of the title bout. Hansen later lost the title by disqualification. Hansen won the European title for the third time when he knocked out British European champion Dave Boy Green in the third round. He defended the title successfully six times before giving up the title at the end of 1981.His fought his last fight in December 1982 winning a decision against former world champion Perico Fernandez.Hansen retired in 1982 with a professional record of 78-14-0 (34 KO's).The 2017 Danish film, Den Bedste Mand, (Pound for Pound) is based on Hansen's and friend Ayub Kalule's lives.
Professional boxing record ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, TimeDateLocationNotes92Win78–14 Perico FernándezPTS82 Dec 1982 91Win77–14 Andre HolykTKO5 (8)7 Oct 1982 90Win76–14 Don MorganPTS830 Apr 1982 89Win75–14 Bechir BoundkaDQ7 (8)10 Dec 1981 88Win74–14 Randy MiltonPTS813 Nov 1981 87Win73–14 Hans Henrik PalmSD129 Oct 1981 86Loss72–14 José Pipino CuevasTKO1 (10), 25 Jun 1981 85Win72–13 Richard RodriguezUD1221 May 1981 84Win71–13 Papo VillaPTS85 Mar 1981 83Win70–13 Giuseppe Di PadovaPTS124 Dec 1980 82Win69–13 Hans Henrik PalmTKO9 (12)17 Oct 1980 81Win68–13 Horace KcKenzieDQ7 (8)6 Sep 1980 80Win67–13 Esperno PostlTKO7 (12)12 Jun 1980 79Win66–13 Joey SingletonUD1217 Apr 1980 78Win65–13 Jose RamirezKO7 (8)29 Feb 1980 77Win64–13 Alois CarmelietTKO5 (15)7 Feb 1980 76Win63–13 Joseph PachlerTKO7 (10)6 Dec 1979 75Win62–13 Remo CostaPTS811 Oct 1979 74Win61–13 Gert SteynUD86 Sep 1979 73Win60–13 Dave Boy GreenKO3 (12)28 Jun 1979 72Win59–13 Billy WaithPTS815 Feb 1979 71Win58–13 Vittorio ConteTKO5 (8)7 Dec 1978 70Win57–13 Johnny CopelandTKO7 (8)9 Nov 1978 69Win56–13 Eddie MarcellePTS814 Sep 1978 68Loss55–13 Joseph PachlerDQ8 (15)28 Aug 1978 67Win55–12 Giancarlo BarabottiKO6 (8)25 May 1978 66Win54–12 Alain MarionKO6 (15)27 Apr 1978 65Loss53–12 Mike EverettKO1 (10)9 Feb 1978 64Win53–11 Eduardo BatistaTKO2 (8)5 Jan 1978 63Win52–11 Paolo ZanussoDQ6 (8)8 Dec 1977 62Win51–11 Stave AngellKO6 (8)3 Nov 1977 61Win50–11 Rene DeharchiesKO2 (8)6 Oct 1977 60Win49–11 Tony HudsonPTS88 Sep 1977 59Loss48–11 Joerg EipelDQ13 (15)6 Aug 1977 58Win48–10 Marco ScanoKO5 (15)2 Jun 1977 57Win47–10 Nicola SassanelliTKO4 (8)28 Apr 1977 56Win46–10 Carlos AlmeidaKO1 (8)31 Mar 1977 55Win45–10 Mehmet CakalPTS824 Feb 1977 54Loss44–10 Frank AlbertusTKO3 (8)20 Jan 1977 53Win44–9 Augusto LauriPTS89 Dec 1976 52Win43–9 Luciano De LucaKO6 (8)19 Nov 1976 51Win42–9 Tiger QuayeKO1 (8)9 Oct 1976 50Win41–9 Pat ThomasTKO3 (8)3 Jun 1976 49Win40–9 Billy WaithPTS88 Apr 1976 48Loss39–9 Everaldo Costa AzevedoTKO6 (8)22 Nov 1975 47Loss39–8 Rocky MattioliTKO7 (10), 24 Oct 1975 46Win39–7 Kristian HoydahlTKO7 (12)19 Jun 1975 45Win38–7 Jimmy CarterKO3 (8)6 May 1975 44Loss37–7 Marco ScanoDQ3 (8)8 Mar 1975 43Win37–6 Horst BrinkmeierTKO4 (10)1 Mar 1975 42Win36–6 Jurgen VossPTS815 Feb 1975 41Win35–6 Jaroslav TravnikPTS610 Dec 1974 40Win34–6 Bruno FreschiTKO6 (8)21 Nov 1974 39Win33–6 Jim MontaguePTS810 Oct 1974 38Loss32–6 Norman SekgapaneKO9 (10)17 Aug 1974 37Win32–5 Mickey FlynnDQ4 (8)4 Apr 1974 36Win31–5 Kurt HombachTKO6 (8)14 Mar 1974 35Win30–5 Des MorrisonPTS87 Feb 1974 34Win29–5 Pietro CeruPTS817 Jan 1974 33Loss28–5 Bruno ArcariKO5 (15)1 Nov 1973 32Win28–4 Everaldo Costa AzevedoPTS126 Sep 1973 31Win27–4 Eddie BlayPTS814 Jun 1973 30Loss26–4 Everaldo Costa AzevedoSD810 May 1973 29Win26–3 Pat McCormackDQ7 (10)8 Mar 1973 28Win25–3 Adrian RodriguesPTS81 Mar 1973 27Loss24–3 Pat McCormackTKO4 (8)18 Jan 1973 26Win24–2 Pat McCormackTKO5 (8)7 Dec 1972 25Loss23–2 Eddie BlayTKO8 (8)19 Nov 1972 24Win23–1 John WhitePTS819 Aug 1972 23Loss22–1 Roger MenetreyKO10 (15)22 Jun 1972 22Win22–0 Rainer MuellerPTS813 Apr 1972 21Win21–0 Ricky PorterPTS102 Mar 1972 20Win20–0 Francisco Martin FigueroaKO6 (8)27 Jan 1972 19Win19–0 Dave WyattKO2 (8)21 Nov 1971 18Win18–0 Yvon MariollePTS821 Oct 1971 17Win17–0 Jose Gonzalez DopicoTKO5 (8)16 Sep 1971 16Win16–0 Johnny CookePTS82 Sep 1971 15Win15–0 Des ReaPTS81 Jul 1971 14Win14–0 Romualdo D'AloPTS822 Apr 1971 13Win13–0 Bernie TerrellKO5 (8)11 Feb 1971 12Win12–0 Guy VercoutterPTS824 Jan 1971 11Win11–0 Aldo MondoraTKO6 (10)4 Dec 1970 10Win10–0 Gus FarrellKO7 (8)8 Oct 1970 9Win9–0 Roy Errol FrancisPTS627 Aug 1970 8Win8–0 Barry CalderwoodPTS64 Jun 1970 7Win7–0 Bobby ArthurPTS62 Apr 1970 6Win6–0 Mohammed TaifKO2 (6)12 Feb 1970 5Win5–0 Giovanni MurgiaPTS67 Dec 1969 4Win4–0 Gerard HedinPTS66 Nov 1969 3Win3–0 Lakdar BoulaicheKO3 (6)11 Sep 1969 2Win2–0 Arezki GalouKO4 (4)5 Jun 1969 1Win1–0 Daniel VedaniPTS410 Apr 1969
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