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Rüdiger May

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.

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

Professional

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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

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43 Wins (11 knockouts, 32 decisions), 6 Loss, 3 Draws
Res. Opponent Type Rd. Date Venue Location Notes
Loss   Herbie Hide TKO 2 11 March 2008 Maritim Hotel   Halle an der Saale, Germany Bout for Hide's WBC International cruiserweight title
Win   Jevgenijs Andrejevs Decision (Unanimous) 6 17 November 2007 Sporthalle "Neue Zeit"   Schwedt, Germany
Win   Dzemail Skrijeli KO 3 7 July 2007 Kölnarena   Cologne, Germany
Win   Sven Haselhuhn TKO 6 31 March 2007 Olympiahalle   Munich, Germany
Loss   Marco Huck Decision (Unanimous) 10 3 September 2005 International Congress Center   Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Loss   Krzysztof Wlodarczyk KO 10 16 April 2005   Bydgoszcz, Poland vacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win   Roman Bugaj Decision (Unanimous) 8 4 December 2004 Estrel Convention Center   Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Loss   Johnny Nelson TKO 7 4 September 2004 Grugahalle   Essen, Germany Bout for Nelson's WBO cruiserweight title
Draw   Vincenzo Cantatore Draw 12 5 June 2004 Chemnitz Arena   Chemnitz, Germany Bout for Cantatore's EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win   Nate Zeikle KO 2 28 February 2004 Mehrzweckhalle   Dresden, Germany
Draw   Vincenzo Rossitto Draw 10 22 November 2003 Erdgas Arena   Riesa, Germany Retained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win   Alain Simon Decision(Unanimous) 10 6 September 2003 Messehalle   Erfurt, Germany Retained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win   Ismail Abdoul Decision(Unanimous) 10 31 May 2003 Brandenburg Halle   Frankfurt, Germany Retained EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win   Frédéric Serrat TD 7 15 March 2003 Max Schmeling Halle   Berlin, Germany Won the vacant EBU-EU (European Union) cruiserweight title
Win   Eric French TKO 4 1 February 2003 Chemnitz Arena   Chemnitz, Germany
Draw   Alexander Petkovic Draw 12 20 July 2002 Westfalenhalle   Dortmund, Germany WBC International cruiserweight title ~ German International cruiserweight title
Win   Vage Kocharyan Decision (Unanimous) 8 27 April 2002 Sachsen Arena   Riesa, Germany
Win   Vladislav Druso Decision (Unanimous) 8 9 March 2002 Brandenburg Halle   Frankfurt, Germany
Loss   Alexander Gurov TKO 4 1 December 2001 Westfalenhalle   Dortmund, Germany Bout for Gurov's EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win   Mohamed Ali Bouraoui TKO 2 1 September 2001 Bördelandhalle   Magdeburg, Germany
Win   Firat Arslan Decision (Unanimous) 10 19 May 2001 Maritim Hotel   Cologne, Germany Retained German BDB cruiserweight title
Win   Henry Mobio Decision(Unanimous) 8 24 March 2001 Bördelandhalle   Magdeburg, Germany
Win   Lee Manuel Ossie Decision 12 27 January 2001 Sachsen Arena   Riesa, Germany
Win   Mohamed Ali Bouraoui Decision(Unanimous) 8 16 December 2000 Europahalle   Karlsruhe, Germany
Win   Michael Kloetzsch TKO 3 2 September 2000 Bördelandhalle   Magdeburg, Germany Retained German BDB cruiserweight title
Win   Darron Griffiths Decision 8 6 May 2000 Ballsporthalle   Frankfurt, Germany
Loss   Turan Bagci Decision 8 2 November 1999   Ciudad Real, Spain
Win   Silvio Meinel Decision 10 4 September 1999   Meinsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany Won German BDB cruiserweight title
Win   Francis Fofoh Decision 8 8 May 1999 Philipshalle   Düsseldorf, Germany
Win   Nigel Rafferty Decision(Unanimous) 8 27 February 1999 Max-Schmeling-Halle   Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win   Matthew Charleston Decision 6 5 December 1998   Cologne, Germany
Win   Geert Blieck Decision 6 10 October 1998   Vienna, Austria
Win   Marco van Spaendonck Decision 6 23 March 1998 Max-Schmeling-Halle   Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win   Peter Hrivnak Decision 6 6 December 1997   Neuwied, Germany
Win   Stephen Brown Decision 6 5 October 1997   Gera, Germany
Win   Simon McDougall Decision 6 1 June 1997   Riesa, Germany
Win   Jerry Halstead Decision 6 26 April 1997   Leipzig, Germany
Win   Dan Kosmicki Decision 6 22 March 1997 Max-Schmeling-Halle   Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, Germany
Win   Mike McGrady Decision 6 7 December 1996   Vienna, Austria
Win   Albert Call Decision 6 19 October 1996 Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus   Frankfurt, Germany
Win   Tim St Clair TKO 5 25 May 1996 Neue Messehallen   Leipzig, Germany
Win   Slavomir Selicky Decision 6 20 April 1996   Düsseldorf, Germany
Win   Carlos Vásquez KO 2 23 March 1996 Madison Square Garden   New York City, United States
Win   Ed Mosley KO 2 17 February 1996 Westfalenhalle   Dortmund, Germany
Win   Cliff Elden Decision 6 29 January 1996 Café Royal  Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom
Win   Scott Lindecker KO 1 3 November 1995 Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus   Frankfurt, Germany
Win   Sean Gibbons KO 4 9 September 1995 Seidenstickerhalle   Bielefeld, Germany
Win   John Keeton Decision (Unanimous) 6 11 February 1995 Festhalle Frankfurt   Frankfurt, Germany
Win   Steve Osborne Decision 6 26 November 1994   Wuppertal, Germany
Win   Art Stacey Decision 6 8 October 1994 Gerry Weber Stadion   Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Win   Nicky Wadman Decision 4 17 September 1994   Leverkusen, Germany
Win   Fred Simmons Decision (Unanimous) 4 26 February 1994 The Event Center Arena   San Jose, United States pro debut

Other Information

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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

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  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.
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