Torsten May

Torsten May (born September 10, 1969, in Glauchau, Saxony) is a former German boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

He challenged once for the IBF cruiserweight championship in 2006.

Torsten May
Torsten May
Torsten May, 2019
Medal record
Representing Torsten May Germany
Men's Boxing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Light Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Sydney Light Heavyweight

Amateur career

  • 1991 German National Light Heavyweight champion
  • 1991 Won World Championship as a Light Heavyweight in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
  • Olympic Gold Medalist in Barcelona 1992 as a Light Heavyweight. Results were:

Professional career

May began his professional career the following year and won his first 15 bouts in the cruiserweight division, setting up a fight for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title against Adolpho Washington. Washington won by a narrow unanimous decision, a loss which May avenged in 1999 via a 9th round technical decision after Washington lost his title. May never again fought for a title, and lost via TKO in the 8th round to Alexander Gurov in 2001 in a match that ended May's career.

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 29-3-1 Torsten May  Alexander Gurov TKO 8 21/04/2001 Torsten May  Erfurt, Germany WBA Intercontinental/IBF Intercontinental/EBU Cruiserweight Titles.
Win 5-0 Torsten May  Yan Kulkov PTS 8 25/11/2000 Torsten May  Hannover, Germany
Win 8-0-1 Torsten May  Valeri Semiskur TKO 3 03/06/2000 Torsten May  Karlsruhe, Germany IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title.
Win 24-2 Torsten May  Alexey Ilyin MD 12 27/11/1999 Torsten May  Düsseldorf, Germany EBU Cruiserweight Title.
Win 27-6-2 Torsten May  Adolpho Washington TD 9 05/06/1999 Torsten May  Frankfurt, Germany IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight title
Win 18-2 Torsten May  Pascal Warusfel PTS 10 10/10/1998 Torsten May  Vienna, Austria
Loss 17-4-1 Torsten May  Stefan Angehrn TKO 9 13/12/1997 Torsten May  Düsseldorf, Germany IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title.
Win 23-9 Torsten May  Matthew Charleston TKO 5 18/10/1997 Torsten May  Vienna, Austria
Win 13-8 Torsten May  Jason Nicholson PTS 10 15/02/1997 Torsten May  Vienna, Austria
Loss 25-3-2 Torsten May  Adolpho Washington UD 12 31/08/1996 Torsten May  Palma de Mallorca, Spain For vacant IBF cruiserweight title
Win 24-8 Torsten May  Andrew Maynard KO 10 20/04/1996 Torsten May  Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 37-3-3 Torsten May  Gary "Tiger" Steiger TKO 6 23/03/1996 Torsten May  New York City, U.S.
Win 6-13 Torsten May  Bobbie Joe Edwards PTS 8 29/01/1996 Torsten May  Piccadilly, London, England
Win 32-8 Torsten May  Art Jimmerson KO 5 09/09/1995 Torsten May  Bielefeld, Germany
Win 16-13 Torsten May  Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson KO 2 17/06/1995 Torsten May  Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Johnson knocked out at 2:09 of the second round.
Win 8-5-2 Torsten May  Fred "Kip" Adams KO 3 27/05/1995 Torsten May  Dortmund, Germany
Win 24-4 Torsten May  Saul Montana UD 10 25/03/1995 Torsten May  Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 20-5-2 Torsten May  Jason Waller TKO 6 26/11/1994 Torsten May  Wuppertal, Germany
Win 20-8-3 Torsten May  Dale "Lunch Pail" Jackson TKO 5 18/06/1994 Torsten May  Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fifth round.
Win 32-7-7 Torsten May  Ralf Rocchigiani PTS 10 07/05/1994 Torsten May  Koblenz, Germany BDB German Cruiserweight Title.
Win 15-19-6 Torsten May  Tony "Phone" Booth UD 6 26/03/1994 Torsten May  Dortmund, Germany
Win 26-6-1 Torsten May  Vincent Boulware SD 8 26/02/1994 Torsten May  San Jose, California, U.S.
Win -- Ludmil Popov KO 1 11/12/1993 Torsten May  Düsseldorf, Germany
Win 9-25-1 Torsten May  Bruce "The Truce" Johnson TKO 4 16/10/1993 Torsten May  Koblenz, Germany
Win 4-17-1 Torsten May  Eric "Ice" Cole KO 1 18/09/1993 Torsten May  Düsseldorf, Germany Cole knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.

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