Christian Thun

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Christian Thun
Born (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 31)
Ennepetal, Germany
Other namesHurricane [1]
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [1]
Stance Orthodox [1]
Boxing record [2]
Total fights9
Wins8
Wins by KO6
Losses1

Christian Alfred Thun (born 24 February 1992) is a German professional boxer who has held the IBO Continental heavyweight title since 2020.

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Personal life

Christian Alfred Thun [1] was born on 24 February 1992 in Ennepetal, Germany, to a German father and Italian mother. He moved to Italy when he was 5 and then to England around 12 years old, where he began his amateur boxing career. He was introduced to boxing at the Peacock Gym in London and had his first fight at 15. After spending most of his career in England, Thun had the opportunity to box in Italy in 2013, where he secured a place on the Italian Olympic team.

Alongside boxing, in which he compiled an amateur record of 49–6, Thun also obtained a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management in London. He speaks five languages; English, Italian, German, Spanish, and Russian. [3] [4]

Professional career

Thun made his professional debut on 2 March 2018, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Georgi Urjumelashvili at the Espace Leó Ferré in Fontvieille, Monaco. [5] [6]

He scored two victories in 2018–a knockout (KO) against Davit Gogishvili in June and a points decision (PTS) against Euloge Bakanda Boule in September [7] [8] –before facing Viktar Chvarkou on 16 March 2019, at the Hotel W in Barcelona, Spain. Thun emerged victorious after Chvrakou was disqualified in the sixth round for two intentional headbutts. [9]

After a stoppage victory against Jason Bergman in August 2020, [10] Thun fought for his first regional championship against Mirko Tintor on 14 November at the Universum Gym in Hamburg, Germany. In a fight which saw Thun knock his opponent down in the first and second rounds, he went on to capture the vacant IBO Continental heavyweight title via third-round corner retirement (RTD) after Tintor quit on his stool before the start of the fourth round. [11] [12]

The first defence of his IBO regional title is scheduled to take place on 13 August 2021, at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, against former world champion Lucas Browne. [13]

Professional boxing record

9 fights8 wins1 loss
By knockout60
By decision11
By disqualification10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9Loss8–1Curtis HarperMD89 July 2022Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, US
8Win8–0Amron SandsTKO1 (8), 2:2225 March 2022Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, US
7Win7–0Keenan HickmonTKO1 (6), 1:4719 Nov 2021Buckhead Fight Club, Atlanta, Georgia, US
6Win6–0Mirko TintorRTD3 (10), 3:0014 Nov 2020Universum Gym, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant IBO Continental heavyweight title
5Win5–0Jason BergmanRTD5 (8), 3:0015 Aug 2020 Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida, US
4Win4–0Viktar ChvarkouDQ6 (6)16 Mar 2019Hotel W, Barcelona, Spain
3Win3–0Euloge Bakanda BoulePTS814 Sep 2018Recinto Ferial, Albacete, Spain
2Win2–0Davit GogishviliKO1 (4)23 Jun 2018Hotel Novotel Madrid Center, Madrid, Spain
1Win1–0Georgi UrjumelashviliTKO2 (4)2 Mar 2018Espace Leó Ferré, Fontvieille, Monaco

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  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Christian Thun". BoxRec .
  3. ↑ "Christian Thun: "Es war nicht die Frage, ob ich Profi werde, sondern nur wo, wann, mit wem und wie!"". Boxen (in German). 25 May 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Christian Thun Aims To Make Big Moves at Heavyweight". Boxing Scene. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Christian Thun vs. Georgi Urjumelashvili". BoxRec . Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Persson, Per Ake (5 March 2018). "Euro News: Vidal-Martinez, Noesel-Koelling, Wahlstrom, More". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Christian Thun vs. Davit Gogishvili". BoxRec . Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Trabajadas victorias de Hamza Misaui y Christian Thun en Albacete". AEBOX (in Spanish). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Patrick Korte 		IBO Continental heavyweight champion
14 November 2020 – present		Incumbent
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