Rüdiger May

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Ruediger May
Born
Rüdiger May

(1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 50)
Meerane, Germany
NationalityGerman
Statistics
Weight(s) cruiserweight
Height6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins43
Wins by KO11
Losses6
Draws3
No contests0

Ruediger May (born 26 November 1974 in Meerane, Saxony) is a prolific German cruiserweight boxer known for his stinging jab. He challenged once for the WBO world cruiserweight title in 2004.

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Professional

As an amateur May boxed in 76 fights, managing to win 55, before turning professional on 26 February 1994 at the age of 19. He boxed his first professional fight in San Jose, California, winning the bout against Fred Simmons, by unanimous decision.

He went on to win his first 24 pro fights before winning the German BDB cruiserweight title on 4 September 1999 with a points victory over Silvio Meinel. This was however followed by his first professional defeat at the hands of Turkish boxer Turan Bagci in Spain. After 2 successful title defenses against Michael Klötzsch and Firat Arslan, May was given a shot at the EBU (European) cruiserweight title in a bout against Ukraine's Alexander Gurov in 2001. Gurov had won the European cruiserweight championship belt from no other than May's brother, Torsten May, that same year. Rudiger lost the bout however by TKO in the 4th round, his second pro defeat. [1]

In 2002 he boxed Alexander Petkovic, with both the WBC International cruiserweight title and German International cruiserweight title at stake. The fight ended in a disappointing draw. In 2003 however May won the vacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title with a victory over Frenchman Frédéric Serrat. He managed 3 title defences before being given another shot at the EBU (European) cruiserweight title in 2004 against the holder Vincenzo Cantatore, a former Italian heavyweight champion and holder of the WBC International cruiserweight title. He boxed to another draw and the belt remained with Cantatore.

That same year May's promoter Wilfried Sauerland secured him a world championship fight with WBO title holder Johnny Nelson. May missed his opportunity though, losing the bout by TKO in the 7th round. [2]

In April 2005 May fought Poland's Krzysztof Wlodarczyk for the vacated EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title but was beaten by knockout in the tenth round. Due to an alleged lack of prospects in professional boxing, May's promoter Sauerland arranged a better matched duel for May against the emerging and then still undefeated Marco Huck. [3] May lost the fight on points over ten rounds.

After a two-year break from boxing, May returned to the ring on 31 March 2007 in a successful comeback fight against Sven Hazel. After two more victories he was handed another world championship fight, this time against WBC International cruiserweight title holder Herbie Hide in March 2008. May lost the bout by technical knockout in the second round, Hide's power proving too much for May, despite his height advantage. [4] [5]

Record

43 Wins (11 knockouts, 32 decisions), 6 Loss, 3 Draws
Res.OpponentTypeRd.DateVenueLocationNotes
Loss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbie Hide TKO211 March 2008Maritim Hotel Flag of Germany.svg Halle an der Saale, GermanyBout for Hide's WBC International cruiserweight title
Win Flag of Latvia.svg Jevgenijs AndrejevsDecision (Unanimous)617 November 2007Sporthalle "Neue Zeit" Flag of Germany.svg Schwedt, Germany
Win Flag of North Macedonia.svg Dzemail SkrijeliKO3 7 July 2007 Kölnarena Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, Germany
Win Flag of Germany.svg Sven HaselhuhnTKO631 March 2007 Olympiahalle Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany
Loss Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Marco Huck Decision (Unanimous)103 September 2005International Congress Center Flag of Germany.svg Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Loss Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Wlodarczyk KO1016 April 2005 Flag of Poland.svg Bydgoszcz, Polandvacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Flag of Poland.svg Roman Bugaj Decision (Unanimous)84 December 2004Estrel Convention Center Flag of Germany.svg Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Loss Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Nelson TKO74 September 2004 Grugahalle Flag of Germany.svg Essen, GermanyBout for Nelson's WBO cruiserweight title
Draw Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo CantatoreDraw125 June 2004Chemnitz Arena Flag of Germany.svg Chemnitz, GermanyBout for Cantatore's EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win Flag of the United States.svg Nate ZeikleKO228 February 2004Mehrzweckhalle Flag of Germany.svg Dresden, Germany
Draw Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo RossittoDraw1022 November 2003 Erdgas Arena Flag of Germany.svg Riesa, GermanyRetained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Flag of France.svg Alain SimonDecision(Unanimous)106 September 2003Messehalle Flag of Germany.svg Erfurt, GermanyRetained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ismail AbdoulDecision(Unanimous)1031 May 2003Brandenburg Halle Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, GermanyRetained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Flag of France.svg Frédéric Serrat TD715 March 2003 Max Schmeling Halle Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, GermanyWon the vacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win Flag of the United States.svg Eric FrenchTKO41 February 2003Chemnitz Arena Flag of Germany.svg Chemnitz, Germany
Draw Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Alexander Petkovic Draw1220 July 2002 Westfalenhalle Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund, GermanyWBC International cruiserweight title ~ German International cruiserweight title
Win Flag of Armenia.svg Vage KocharyanDecision (Unanimous)827 April 2002Sachsen Arena Flag of Germany.svg Riesa, Germany
Win Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladislav DrusoDecision (Unanimous)89 March 2002Brandenburg Halle Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
Loss Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexander Gurov TKO41 December 2001 Westfalenhalle Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund, GermanyBout for Gurov's EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Ali BouraouiTKO21 September 2001 Bördelandhalle Flag of Germany.svg Magdeburg, Germany
Win Flag of Turkey.svg Firat Arslan Decision (Unanimous)1019 May 2001Maritim Hotel Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, GermanyRetained German BDB cruiserweight title
Win Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Henry MobioDecision(Unanimous)824 March 2001 Bördelandhalle Flag of Germany.svg Magdeburg, Germany
Win Flag of Liberia.svg Lee Manuel OssieDecision1227 January 2001Sachsen Arena Flag of Germany.svg Riesa, Germany
Win Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Ali BouraouiDecision(Unanimous)816 December 2000 Europahalle Flag of Germany.svg Karlsruhe, Germany
Win Flag of Germany.svg Michael KloetzschTKO32 September 2000 Bördelandhalle Flag of Germany.svg Magdeburg, GermanyRetained German BDB cruiserweight title
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darron GriffithsDecision86 May 2000 Ballsporthalle Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
Loss Flag of Turkey.svg Turan BagciDecision82 November 1999 Flag of Spain.svg Ciudad Real, Spain
Win Flag of Germany.svg Silvio MeinelDecision104 September 1999 Flag of Germany.svg Meinsdorf, Brandenburg, GermanyWon German BDB cruiserweight title
Win Flag of Ghana.svg Francis FofohDecision88 May 1999Philipshalle Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel RaffertyDecision(Unanimous)827 February 1999 Max-Schmeling-Halle Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Matthew CharlestonDecision65 December 1998 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, Germany
Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geert BlieckDecision610 October 1998 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria
Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marco van SpaendonckDecision623 March 1998 Max-Schmeling-Halle Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Peter HrivnakDecision66 December 1997 Flag of Germany.svg Neuwied, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Stephen BrownDecision65 October 1997 Flag of Germany.svg Gera, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon McDougallDecision61 June 1997 Flag of Germany.svg Riesa, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Jerry HalsteadDecision626 April 1997 Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Dan KosmickiDecision622 March 1997 Max-Schmeling-Halle Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Mike McGradyDecision67 December 1996 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna, Austria
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Albert CallDecision619 October 1996Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Tim St ClairTKO525 May 1996Neue Messehallen Flag of Germany.svg Leipzig, Germany
Win Flag of Slovakia.svg Slavomir SelickyDecision620 April 1996 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorf, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Carlos VásquezKO223 March 1996 Madison Square Garden Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
Win Flag of the United States.svg Ed MosleyKO217 February 1996 Westfalenhalle Flag of Germany.svg Dortmund, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cliff EldenDecision629 January 1996 Café Royal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win Flag of the United States.svg Scott LindeckerKO13 November 1995Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Sean GibbonsKO49 September 1995Seidenstickerhalle Flag of Germany.svg Bielefeld, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Keeton Decision (Unanimous)611 February 1995 Festhalle Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve OsborneDecision626 November 1994 Flag of Germany.svg Wuppertal, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Art StaceyDecision68 October 1994 Gerry Weber Stadion Flag of Germany.svg Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky WadmanDecision417 September 1994 Flag of Germany.svg Leverkusen, Germany
Win Flag of the United States.svg Fred SimmonsDecision (Unanimous)426 February 1994 The Event Center Arena Flag of the United States.svg San Jose, United Statespro debut

Other Information

His brother is Torsten May, who was also a boxer.

In 2008 May spent a period of time as David Haye's sparring partner in Hayes preparation for his title defence fight with Enzo Maccarinelli and May's preparation for his world championship showdown with Herbie Hide. [6] [7]

References

  1. "Mundine knocked out in ten". SecondsOut. 1 December 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  2. "Nelson defends WBO crown". BBC Sport. 4 September 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  3. "Marco Huck v Ruediger May". Life. 3 September 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  4. "Herbie Hide stops May, calls out Haye". boxingscene. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  5. Herbie Hide vs Ruediger May on YouTube
  6. "Ruediger May accepts David Haye's offer". boxingscene. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  7. "Rüdiger May spars with David Haye: "He wanted me because of my jab!"". east side boxing. 24 January 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2010.