Rudy Markussen

Rudy Markussen (born 24 July 1977), is a former Danish professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2015. He challenged once the IBF super middleweight title in 2002, and once for the interim WBA super middleweight title in 2012. At regional level, he held the WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title from 2003 to 2004 and the EBU European super middleweight title in 2004.

Rudy Markussen
Statistics
Real nameRudy Markussen
Nickname(s)Hardhitter
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
NationalityDanish
Born (1977-07-24) 24 July 1977
Copenhagen, Denmark
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights44
Wins39
Wins by KO26
Losses4
Draws0
No contests1

In 2006, Markussen was in a car accident, which temporarily put a halt to his career. He made a comeback 4 years later, having 6 fights between 2010 and 2012 (5 wins, 1 loss) before having a 3 year break from the ring. Markussen returned in 2015 for 2 final fights before permanent retirement.

Career

Ottke fight

After the other Dane Mads Larsen lost his fight to Sven Ottke, Markussen was demanded by the Danish media to win fight against the undefeated German. Two undefeated fighters - Ottke (28-0, 5 KO) and Markussen (27-0, 16 KO) - facing each other for the IBF Super Middleweight title. With Ottke's 15 title defenses, the Dane was on the paper clearly the underdog. But Markussen showed he wanted the title, and many commentators and experts meant that Markussen deserved the win. All three judges scored the bout 116-112 in favor of Sven Ottke.

Switching from Mogens Palle to Team Sauerland
Markussen with his promotor Kalle Sauerland in 2010.

After Markussen temporary stopped his career after a car accident, he also criticized his promoter Mogens Palle for being selfish and destroying his career. Markussen meant that Mogens Palle didn't give him enough money. Both men has criticized each other in the media.[1]

After Markussen made his comeback in 2010, he signed a contract with German Team Sauerland.[2] with Sauerland featuring him in his last 2 fights on their Viasat Nordic Fight Night cards.

Magee fight

In February 2012, Rudy was gonna face the reigning WBA Regular champion Brian Magee in Brøndby Hallen, Denmark. It was the same story as the Ottke-fight in 2002, that the other Dane Mads Larsen met the same man, but both Danes lost. This time Markussen had to take revenge for Mads Larsen against Brian Magee. It was the second time in his career the Dane was going into a World title-fight. The last time was in 2002 where he faced Sven Ottke for the IBF Super Middleweight title.
Before the Magee fight, Markussen hasn't lost any fight since he temporary stopped his career in 2006. But Magee changed on that in the fifth round with a punch to the liver. Markussen couldn't take that and was knocked out.[3]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
44 fights 39 wins 4 losses
By knockout 26 3
By decision 13 1
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
44 Loss 39–4 (1) Patrick Nielsen TKO 3 (12) 12 Dec 2012 Brøndby Hall, Brøndby, Denmark
43 Win 39–3 (1) Ramazi Gogichashvili KO 1 (8) 12 Sep 2015 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
42 Win 38–3 (1) Daniel Regi TKO 1 (8) 8 Dec 2012 BOXEN, Herning, Denmark
41 Loss 37–3 (1) Brian Magee TKO 5 (8) 18 Feb 2012 Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark For interim WBA super middleweight title
40 Win 37–2 (1) Steven Bendall TKO 4 (8) 17 Dec 2011 Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
39 Win 36–2 (1) Michael Recloux KO 1 (8) 3 Sep 2011 Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
38 Win 35–2 (1) Dejan Ribac KO 1 (8) 20 Nov 2010 Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
37 Win 34–2 (1) Christophe Karagoz TKO 6 (8) 15 May 2010 Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
36 Loss 33–2 (1) Sergey Tatevosyan KO 7 (8) 14 Oct 2006 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
35 Win 33–1 (1) Brock Stodden TKO 2 (6) 28 Jan 2006 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
34 Win 32–1 (1) Alexander Zaitsev UD 8 14 Jan 2006 Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
33 Win 31–1 (1) Mpush Makambi TKO 3 (8) 30 Sep 2005 Vesthallen, Slagelse, Denmark
32 Win 30–1 (1) Hacine Cherifi TKO 1 (8) 17 Jun 2005 SAS Radisson, Aarhus, Denmark
31 Win 29–1 (1) Danilo Häussler UD 12 24 Jul 2004 Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany Won vacant EBU super middleweight title
30 NC 28–1 (1) Kabary Salem ND 1 (12) 13 Mar 2004 Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title at stake;
Fight stopped due to Markussen receiving cut from clash of heads
29 Win 28–1 James Crawford KO 2 (12) 24 Oct 2003 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title
28 Loss 27–1 Sven Ottke UD 12 16 Nov 2002 Nürnberg Arena, Nürnberg, Germany For IBF super middleweight title
27 Win 27–0 Ron Johnson KO 1 (8) 13 Sep 2002 Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
26 Win 26–0 Brad Ekstam TKO 1 (6) 24 May 2002 Aalborg Kongres & Kulturcenter, Aalborg, Denmark
25 Win 25–0 Danny de Beul TKO 1 (6) 19 Apr 2002 Falconer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark
24 Win 24–0 Juan Carlos Viloria PTS 6 9 Mar 2000 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
23 Win 23–0 Etianne Whitaker SD 8 1 Dec 2000 Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark
22 Win 22–0 Anthony Atkinson KO 1 (6) 3 Nov 2000 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
21 Win 21–0 Pat Lawlor TKO 4 (6) 1 Sep 2000 Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
20 Win 20–0 Allaoua Anki KO 5 (6) 26 May 2000 Holbæk Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark
19 Win 19–0 Jerry Williams KO 1 (6) 28 Apr 2000 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
18 Win 18–0 Terrence Jones TKO 2 (6) 31 Mar 2000 Esbjerg Stadionhal, Esbjerg, Denmark
17 Win 17–0 Samson Khoza UD 6 14 Jan 2000 Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
16 Win 16–0 Samuel Harvey KO 3 (6) 26 Nov 1999 Viborg Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark
15 Win 15–0 Tim Pilant KO 2 (6) 18 Jun 1999 Idrættens Hus, Vejle, Denmark
14 Win 14–0 Donnie Davis KO 1 (6) 4 May 1999 Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
13 Win 13–0 Gordon Finnie PTS 4 16 Apr 1999 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
12 Win 12–0 Jimmy Hagar PTS 6 12 Feb 1999 Falconer Centret, Copenhagen, Denmark
11 Win 11–0 Nestor Tobias KO 1 (4) 27 Nov 1998 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
10 Win 10–0 Boyd Davis PTS 4 6 Nov 1998 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
9 Win 9–0 James McCray PTS 4 16 Oct 1998 Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, Denmark
8 Win 8–0 Tim Bryan KO 1 (6) 18 Sep 1998 Sundbyøster Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
7 Win 7–0 Joe Harris PTS 4 5 Jun 1998 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
6 Win 6–0 Bruce Rumbolz UD 6 20 Mar 1998 Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
5 Win 5–0 Melvin Wynn KO 2 (4) 27 Feb 1998 Storebælthallen, Korsør, Denmark
4 Win 4–0 Shane Davis UD 4 13 Feb 1998 Falconer Scenen, Copenhagen, Denmark
3 Win 3–0 Stacy Goodson TKO 1 (4) 5 Dec 1997 Aalborg Hallen, Aalborg, Denmark
2 Win 2–0 Dennis Lawlor KO 1 (4) 14 Nov 1997 K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1 1–0 Paul Bonson UD 4 3 Oct 1997 Østre Gasværk, Copenhagen, Denmark

Discography
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  • 2010: "Hardhitter" (Kaliber featuring Rudy Markussen and Kurt Thyboe).[4]

References
  1. "Palle and Markussen internal fight". Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
  2. "Team Sauerland website".
  3. "Magee knocks out Markussen". YouTube. 20 February 2012.
  4. Kaliber ft. Rudy Markussen & Kurt Thyboe - Hardhitter. YouTube. 21 November 2010.
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