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Wilfried Sauerland (born 29 February 1940 in Wuppertal) is a German boxing promoter and manager. [1] He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2010. [2]
Boxing camps associated with Sauerland, have had various locations:
Frankfurt (Oder) with Manfred Wolke and Rudi Fink (2003), Cologne with Ulli Wegner (1996–2004), and in Berlin with Ulli Wegner, since 2004. He has two sons, Kalle Sauerland and Nisse Sauerland who both work for Wasserman. [3]
| Boxer | Nationality | Weight | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Alisch |  German | Featherweight | |
| Abass Baraou | German | Super Welterweight | |
| Leon Bauer | German | Super middleweight | |
| Leon Bunn | German | Light heavyweight | |
| Chris Eubank Jr. |  British | Middleweight | |
| Filip Hrgović |  Croatian | Heavyweight | |
| Denis Radovan | German | Super middleweight | |
| Katharina Thanderz |  Norwegian | Super featherweight | |
| Patrick Wojcicki | German | Super middleweight | |
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