Christian Alfred Thun (born 24 February 1992) is a German professional boxer who has held the IBO Continental heavyweight title since 2020.
Christian Thun | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 February 1992 Ennepetal, Germany |
| Other names | Hurricane[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Stance | Orthodox[1] |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 10 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 1 |
Personal life
editChristian Alfred Thun[1] was born on 24 February 1992 in Ennepetal, Germany, to a German father and Italian mother. He moved to Italy when he was 5 and then to England around 12 years old, where he began his amateur boxing career. He was introduced to boxing at the Peacock Gym in London and had his first fight at 15. After spending most of his career in England, Thun had the opportunity to box in Italy in 2013, where he secured a place on the Italian Olympic team.
Alongside boxing, in which he compiled an amateur record of 49–6, Thun also obtained a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management in London. He speaks five languages; English, Italian, German, Spanish, and Russian.[3][4]
Professional career
editThun made his professional debut on 2 March 2018, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Georgi Urjumelashvili at the Espace Leó Ferré in Fontvieille, Monaco.[5][6]
He scored two victories in 2018–a knockout (KO) against Davit Gogishvili in June and a points decision (PTS) against Euloge Bakanda Boule in September[7][8]–before facing Viktar Chvarkou on 16 March 2019, at the Hotel W in Barcelona, Spain. Thun emerged victorious after Chvrakou was disqualified in the sixth round for two intentional headbutts.[9]
After a stoppage victory against Jason Bergman in August 2020,[10] Thun fought for his first regional championship against Mirko Tintor on 14 November at the Universum Gym in Hamburg, Germany. In a fight which saw Thun knock his opponent down in the first and second rounds, he went on to capture the vacant IBO Continental heavyweight title via third-round corner retirement (RTD) after Tintor quit on his stool before the start of the fourth round.[11][12]
The first defence of his IBO regional title is scheduled to take place on 13 August 2021, at Atlantis The Palm in Dubai, against former world champion Lucas Browne.[13]
Professional boxing record
edit| 9 fights | 8 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Curtis Harper | MD | 8 | 9 July 2022 | Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, US | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Amron Sands | TKO | 1 (8), 2:22 | 25 March 2022 | Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, US | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Keenan Hickmon | TKO | 1 (6), 1:47 | 19 Nov 2021 | Buckhead Fight Club, Atlanta, Georgia, US | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mirko Tintor | RTD | 3 (10), 3:00 | 14 Nov 2020 | Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany | Won vacant IBO Continental heavyweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Jason Bergman | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 15 Aug 2020 | Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida, US | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Viktar Chvarkou | DQ | 6 (6) | 16 Mar 2019 | Hotel W, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Euloge Bakanda Boule | PTS | 8 | 14 Sep 2018 | Recinto Ferial, Albacete, Spain | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Davit Gogishvili | KO | 1 (4) | 23 Jun 2018 | Hotel Novotel Madrid Center, Madrid, Spain | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Georgi Urjumelashvili | TKO | 2 (4) | 2 Mar 2018 | Espace Leó Ferré, Fontvieille, Monaco |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "BoxRec: Christian Thun". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Boxing record for Christian Thun". BoxRec.
- ^ "Christian Thun: "Es war nicht die Frage, ob ich Profi werde, sondern nur wo, wann, mit wem und wie!"". Boxen (in German). 25 May 2020. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Christian Thun Aims To Make Big Moves at Heavyweight". Boxing Scene. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Christian Thun vs. Georgi Urjumelashvili". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Persson, Per Ake (5 March 2018). "Euro News: Vidal-Martinez, Noesel-Koelling, Wahlstrom, More". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Christian Thun vs. Davit Gogishvili". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Trabajadas victorias de Hamza Misaui y Christian Thun en Albacete". AEBOX (in Spanish). 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Nuevo triunfo de Alin Florin". Espabox (in Spanish). 17 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Orban, Jonny (18 August 2020). "Christian "The Hurricane" Thun siegt bei US-Debüt!". Boxen1 (in German). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "The Past Week in Action 15 November 2020". BoxeoMundial. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Jensen, Björn (15 November 2020). "Trotz Sieg: Thuns Deutschland-Debüt war kein Glanzstück". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "BoxRec: Christian Thun vs. Lucas Browne". BoxRec. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.