Robert Stieglitz

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Robert Stieglitz
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Stieglitz in 2009
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Real nameSergey Shtikhlits
Weight(s)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
NationalityGerman
Born (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981 (age 42)
Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights57
Wins50
Wins by KO29
Losses5
Draws2

Sergey Shtikhlits (born 20 June 1981), best known as Robert Stieglitz, is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017. He held the WBO super-middleweight title twice between 2009 and 2014, and the European light-heavyweight title from 2016 to 2017.

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Early life

Stieglitz is part of the German diaspora that exists in Russia, and his original surname of Shtikhlits is a Russified version of the German surname Stieglitz, which he now uses. He himself has said that, even when living in Russia, he always felt foreign and he felt German. Stieglitz went to live in Germany as soon as he got the chance.[ citation needed ]

Amateur career

Stieglitz had an amateur record of 80 wins and 10 losses. [1]

Professional career

After accumulating a record of 31-1, Stieglitz then suffered his second loss to Mexico's Librado Andrade in eight rounds at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California in an IBF super-middleweight title eliminator. [2] Stieglitz won the vacant WBC International super-middleweight title on December 9, 2008 in Sölden (Austria) to previously unbeaten Lukas Wilaschek.

WBO super-middleweight champion

Stieglitz vacated the WBC International on 22 June 2009 to fight Karoly Balzsay for the WBO super-middleweight title. At the end of round ten, as a groggy and beaten Balzsay barely wobbled back to his corner, Balzsay's trainer Fritz Sdinek called for help and Balzsay was quickly taken from the ring to the hospital on a stretcher with his neck in a neck brace. [3] Stieglitz recorded a fifth-round technical knockout of Ruben Eduardo Acosta to retain his WBO super-middleweight title. The fight was stopped at 1:48 to give Stieglitz the victory in his first defense. [4] On April 17, 2010 he successfully defended his title in Magdeburg against Eduard Gutknecht. [5]

Stieglitz retained his title with a hard-fought unanimous decision over his Mexican challenger Enrique Ornelas, Andrade's younger brother, at the Freiberger Arena in Dresden. It was a slow start of both fights and little less action but Stieglitz started this fight in style in the second round. The German champion progressed the fight with his sharp jab to give Ornelas some trouble but the Mexican also landed some precise and dangerous shots towards Stieglitz. [6]

He then made successful defenses against Khoren Gevor and Henry Weber. [7] [8] Stieglitz was supposed to face former three-time titleholder Mikkel Kessler in his hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark to defend his 168-pound belt on April 14, 2012 [9] but Kessler pulled out due to injury. Instead, he defended the title with a unanimous decision win over Nader Hamdan on May 5, 2012. [10]

Stieglitz vs. Arthur Abraham trilogy

Stieglitz then lost the WBO super-middleweight title to Arthur Abraham on August 25, 2012. [11] He would rebound with a win over Michal Nieroda on January 26, 2013 before avenging his loss to Abraham and regaining the WBO super-middleweight title with a fourth-round knockout on March 23, 2013. [12]

His first defense in his second reign as WBO super-middleweight champion was a tenth-round TKO win over Yuzo Kiyota on July 13, 2013. [13] The result was originally announced as a Technical Decision win for Stieglitz, but was changed to a TKO after the Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer examined the ending of the fight and concluded that Stieglitz did not accidentally headbutt Kiyota. The change was approved by the WBO. [14]

His second defense in his second reign as WBO Champion was against Isaac Ekpo on October 19, 2013. Stieglitz won via unanimous decision. [15]

A rubber match with Arthur Abraham took place on March 1, 2014, with the WBO super-middleweight title on the line once again. Stieglitz lost the bout via split decision. [16]

Retirement

On 23 May 2017 he announced his retirement from professional boxing with a record of 50 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws. The retirement was injury-related, due to the various operations on his left hand and a shoulder injury which had not fully healed. [17]

Professional boxing record

57 fights50 wins5 losses
By knockout293
By decision202
By disqualification10
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
57Draw50–5–2 Nikola Sjekloća SD1218 Mar 2017 Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, GermanyRetained European light-heavyweight title
56Win50–5–1Mehdi AmarUD1212 Nov 2016GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, GermanyWon European light-heavyweight title
55Win49–5–1Ricardo Marcelo RamalloTKO5 (8), 2:475 Mar 2016 Home Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň, Czech Republic
54Win48–5–1Robert RosenbergRTD2 (8), 3:0017 Oct 2015Hospůdka Eden, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
53Loss47–5–1 Arthur Abraham TKO6 (12), 1:1418 Jul 2015 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, GermanyFor WBO super-middleweight title
52Draw47–4–1 Felix Sturm SD128 Nov 2014 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
51Win47–4 Sergey Khomitsky TKO10 (12), 0:1226 Jul 2014Anhalt Arena, Dessau, GermanyWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
50Loss46–4 Arthur Abraham SD121 Mar 2014GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, GermanyLost WBO super-middleweight title
49Win46–3 Isaac Ekpo UD1219 Oct 2013 Leipzig Trade Fair, Leipzig, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title
48Win45–3Yuzo KiyotaTKO10 (12), 0:4013 Jul 2013 EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title
47Win44–3 Arthur Abraham TKO4 (12), 0:0123 Mar 2013 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, GermanyWon WBO super-middleweight title
46Win43–3Michal NierodaKO3 (8), 1:4526 Jan 2013Pabellón del Bon Pastor, Barcelona, Spain
45Loss42–3 Arthur Abraham UD1225 Aug 2012 O2 World, Berlin, GermanyLost WBO super-middleweight title
44Win42–2Nader HamdanUD125 May 2012 Messe, Erfurt, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title
43Win41–2Henry WeberUD1214 Jan 2012Baden-Arena, Offenburg, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title
42Win40–2 Khoren Gevor DQ10 (12), 2:459 Apr 2011Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title;
Gevor disqualified for repeated fouls
41Win39–2 Enrique Ornelas UD1220 Nov 2010 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title
40Win38–2 Eduard Gutknecht UD1217 Apr 2010Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title
39Win37–2 Ruben Eduardo Acosta TKO5 (12), 1:489 Jan 2010Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained WBO super-middleweight title
38Win36–2 Károly Balzsay TKO11 (12), 0:1222 Aug 2009 SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest, HungaryWon WBO super-middleweight title
37Win35–2Jindrich VeleckyUD1015 May 2009Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
36Win34–2Dmitri ProtkunasTKO4 (8), 1:4710 Jan 2009Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
35Win33–2 Lukas Wilaschek SD129 Dec 2008Freizeit Arena, Sölden, AustriaWon vacant WBC International super-middleweight title
34Win32–2Fawaz NasirTKO5 (8), 1:3511 Jul 2008Rundturnhalle, Cuxhaven, Germany
33Loss31–2 Librado Andrade TKO8 (12), 1:5322 Mar 2008 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, US
32Win31–1William GareUD1013 Oct 2007Hermann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, Germany
31Win30–1Marlon HayesUD82 Jun 2007 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
30Loss29–1 Alejandro Berrio TKO3 (12), 2:403 Mar 2007StadtHalle, Rostock, GermanyFor vacant IBF super-middleweight title
29Win29–0Eric HowardKO5 (8), 2:5010 Oct 2006 T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
28Win28–0 Alejandro Berrio TKO11 (12), 0:353 Dec 2005Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
27Win27–0 Francis Cheka TKO5 (12), 2:309 Jul 2005Life Sportpark Herrenkrug, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
26Win26–0Lawrence ChapmanRTD11 (12), 3:0016 Apr 2005Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
25Win25–0Alexander ZaitsevUD1211 Dec 2004Lausitz Arena, Cottbus, GermanyRetained IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
24Win24–0Yuri TsarenkaUD1218 Sep 2004Hermann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
23Win23–0Djamel SeliniUD125 Jun 2004Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, GermanyWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
22Win22–0Galen BrownTKO7 (12), 2:3721 Feb 2004Ballhaus-Arena, Aschersleben, GermanyWon vacant IBF Youth super-middleweight title
21Win21–0Marcin RadolaTKO1 (6)29 Nov 2003Lausitz-Arena, Cottbus, Germany
20Win20–0 Yuri Barashian UD1020 Sep 2003Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained IBF Youth light-heavyweight title
19Win19–0Roman AramyanUD105 Jul 2003Anhalt Arena, Dessau, GermanyRetained IBF Youth light-heavyweight title
18Win18–0Jeno NovakKO4 (8)25 Apr 2003Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
17Win17–0Dzianis SalomkaUD101 Mar 2003Ballhaus-Arena, Aschersleben, GermanyRetained IBF Youth light-heavyweight title
16Win16–0Sergey KaranevichUD1031 Oct 2002Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, GermanyWon vacant IBF Youth light-heavyweight title
15Win15–0Talal SantiagoTKO3 (8), 2:1021 Sep 2002Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
14Win14–0Pavel CirokTKO4 (6), 2:008 Jun 2002 Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany
13Win13–0Marius Mihai DumitruKO2 (6)11 May 2002 Circus Krone Building, Munich, Germany
12Win12–0Laszlo DolgosTKO3 (6), 1:2013 Apr 2002Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Germany
11Win11–0Bruce OezbekUD616 Mar 2002Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
10Win10–0Laszlo DolgosTKO3 (4)23 Feb 2002 Neu-Isenburg, Germany
9Win9–0Terrence PalisoTKO2 (6)5 Jan 2002 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
8Win8–0Roman NikodemKO3 (6)8 Dec 2001Glaspalast, Dessau, Germany
7Win7–0Henry MobioPTS415 Sep 2001 Telde, Canary Islands
6Win6–0Patrick MadzingaTKO2 (4), 2:357 Jul 2001Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
5Win5–0Ondrej OlahTKO2 (4)22 Jun 2001 Salzgitter, Germany
4Win4–0Tomas KuglerTKO4 (4)8 Jun 2001Berlin, Germany
3Win3–0Karel FerencKO2 (4)28 Apr 2001 Eisenbach, Germany
2Win2–0Pavel VeprekKO1 (4)22 Apr 2001 Berlin, Germany
1Win1–0Petr PokornyUD47 Apr 2001Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Germany

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title IBF Youth light-heavyweight champion
31 October 2002 – February 2004
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Martin Nielsen
Vacant
Title last held by
Serhiy Rubis 		IBF Youth super-middleweight champion
21 February 2004 – March 2004
Vacated
Vacant
Title last held by
Danilo Haussler 		IBF Inter-Continental
super-middleweight champion
5 June 2004 – 3 December 2005
Won eliminator for world title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Joe Spina
Vacant
Title last held by
Denis Inkin 		WBC International
super-middleweight champion
9 December 2008 – August 2009
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Adonis Stevenson
Vacant
Title last held by
Arthur Abraham 		WBO Inter-Continental
super-middleweight champion
26 July 2014 – August 2014
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Vincent Feigenbutz
Preceded by
Mehdi Amar
 European light-heavyweight champion
12 November 2016 – 24 May 2017
Retired		Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBO super-middleweight champion
22 August 2009 – 25 August 2012		Succeeded by
Arthur Abraham
Preceded by
Arthur Abraham
 WBO super-middleweight champion
23 March 2013 – 1 March 2014
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