Michael Madsen (boxer)

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Michael Madsen
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Full nameMichael Johannes Madsen
NationalityFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1958-03-26) 26 March 1958 (age 65)
Copenhagen, Hovedstaden
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Light Heavyweight
ClubBK Frem, Lyngby

Michael Johannes Madsen (born 26 March 1958 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden) is a retired male light-heavyweight boxer from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

There he was eliminated in the second round by Cuba's Ricardo Rojas on points (1-4) after having defeated Csaba Kuzma (Hungary) in the first round. Madsen was one out of three boxers representing Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the other ones being Jesper Garnell (lightweight) and Ole Svendsen (welterweight).

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