Jørgen Hansen (boxer)

Jørgen Hansen (27 March 1943 – 15 March 2018)^[1] was a Danish welterweight boxer.

Jørgen Gamle Hansen
Born	Jørgen Hansen (1943-03-27)27 March 1943 Aarhus, Denmark
Died	15 March 2018(2018-03-15) (aged 74)
Nationality	Danish
Other names	Gamle (The old one)
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Boxing record
Total fights	92
Wins	78
Wins by KO	34
Losses	14
Draws	0

Hansen competed for Denmark at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the welterweight division but lost his first match. Hansen turned professional shortly after the games and was active as a professional until 1982.

Hansen fought for the WBC world light welterweight title in 1973, but was stopped by Italian Bruno Arcari.^[2]

Hansen won the European welterweight title in 1977 against Italian Marco Scano but lost the title by disqualification in his first defense.^[2] In 1978 he was awarded a chance to regain the title against Frenchman Alain Marion whom Hansen stopped in the 6th round of the title bout.^[2] Hansen later lost the title by disqualification. Hansen won the European title for the third time when he knocked out British European champion Dave Boy Green in the third round.^[2] He defended the title successfully six times before giving up the title at the end of 1981.^[2] His fought his last fight in December 1982 winning a decision against former world champion Perico Fernandez.^[2]

Hansen retired in 1982 with a professional record of 78-14-0 (34 KO's).^[2]

The 2017 Danish film, Den Bedste Mand, (Pound for Pound) is based on Hansen's and friend Ayub Kalule's lives.^[3]

Professional boxing record

92 fights	78 wins	14 losses
By knockout	35	10
By decision	38	1
By disqualification	5	3

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
92	Win	78–14	Perico Fernández	PTS	8	2 Dec 1982	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
91	Win	77–14	Andre Holyk	TKO	5 (8)	7 Oct 1982	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
90	Win	76–14	Don Morgan	PTS	8	30 Apr 1982	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
89	Win	75–14	Bechir Boundka	DQ	7 (8)	10 Dec 1981	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
88	Win	74–14	Randy Milton	PTS	8	13 Nov 1981	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
87	Win	73–14	Hans Henrik Palm	SD	12	9 Oct 1981	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained EBU welterweight title
86	Loss	72–14	José Pipino Cuevas	TKO	1 (10), 1:20 25 Jun 1981	Astrodome, Houston, Texas, U.S.
85	Win	72–13	Richard Rodriguez	UD	12	21 May 1981	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark	Retained EBU welterweight title
84	Win	71–13	Papo Villa	PTS	8	5 Mar 1981	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
83	Win	70–13	Giuseppe Di Padova	PTS	12	4 Dec 1980	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Retained EBU welterweight title
82	Win	69–13	Hans Henrik Palm	TKO	9 (12)	17 Oct 1980	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark	Retained EBU welterweight title
81	Win	68–13	Horace KcKenzie	DQ	7 (8)	6 Sep 1980	Aarhus Stadion, Aarhus, Denmark
80	Win	67–13	Esperno Postl	TKO	7 (12)	12 Jun 1980	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
79	Win	66–13	Joey Singleton	UD	12	17 Apr 1980	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark	Retained EBU welterweight title
78	Win	65–13	Jose Ramirez	KO	7 (8)	29 Feb 1980	Odense Idrætshal, Odense, Denmark
77	Win	64–13	Alois Carmeliet	TKO	5 (15)	7 Feb 1980	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Retained EBU welterweight title
76	Win	63–13	Joseph Pachler	TKO	7 (10)	6 Dec 1979	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
75	Win	62–13	Remo Costa	PTS	8	11 Oct 1979	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
74	Win	61–13	Gert Steyn	UD	8	6 Sep 1979	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
73	Win	60–13	Dave Boy Green	KO	3 (12)	28 Jun 1979	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Won EBU welterweight title
72	Win	59–13	Billy Waith	PTS	8	15 Feb 1979	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
71	Win	58–13	Vittorio Conte	TKO	5 (8)	7 Dec 1978	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark	Injury
70	Win	57–13	Johnny Copeland	TKO	7 (8)	9 Nov 1978	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
69	Win	56–13	Eddie Marcelle	PTS	8	14 Sep 1978	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
68	Loss	55–13	Joseph Pachler	DQ	8 (15)	28 Aug 1978	Villach, Austria	Lost EBU welterweight title
67	Win	55–12	Giancarlo Barabotti	KO	6 (8)	25 May 1978	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
66	Win	54–12	Alain Marion	KO	6 (15)	27 Apr 1978	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Won EBU welterweight title
65	Loss	53–12	Mike Everett	KO	1 (10)	9 Feb 1978	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
64	Win	53–11	Eduardo Batista	TKO	2 (8)	5 Jan 1978	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
63	Win	52–11	Paolo Zanusso	DQ	6 (8)	8 Dec 1977	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
62	Win	51–11	Stave Angell	KO	6 (8)	3 Nov 1977	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
61	Win	50–11	Rene Deharchies	KO	2 (8)	6 Oct 1977	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
60	Win	49–11	Tony Hudson	PTS	8	8 Sep 1977	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
59	Loss	48–11	Joerg Eipel	DQ	13 (15)	6 Aug 1977	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Germany	Lost EBU welterweight title
58	Win	48–10	Marco Scano	KO	5 (15)	2 Jun 1977	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark	Won EBU welterweight title
57	Win	47–10	Nicola Sassanelli	TKO	4 (8)	28 Apr 1977	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
56	Win	46–10	Carlos Almeida	KO	1 (8)	31 Mar 1977	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
55	Win	45–10	Mehmet Cakal	PTS	8	24 Feb 1977	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
54	Loss	44–10	Frank Albertus	TKO	3 (8)	20 Jan 1977	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
53	Win	44–9	Augusto Lauri	PTS	8	9 Dec 1976	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
52	Win	43–9	Luciano De Luca	KO	6 (8)	19 Nov 1976	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
51	Win	42–9	Tiger Quaye	KO	1 (8)	9 Oct 1976	Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
50	Win	41–9	Pat Thomas	TKO	3 (8)	3 Jun 1976	Idrætshuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
49	Win	40–9	Billy Waith	PTS	8	8 Apr 1976	Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark
48	Loss	39–9	Everaldo Costa Azevedo	TKO	6 (8)	22 Nov 1975	Skopje, Macedonia
47	Loss	39–8	Rocky Mattioli	TKO	7 (10), 2:05	24 Oct 1975	PalaLido, Milan, Italy
46	Win	39–7	Kristian Hoydahl	TKO	7 (12)	19 Jun 1975	Jordal Amfi, Oslo, Norway	Won Scandinavian welterweight title
45	Win	38–7	Jimmy Carter	KO	3 (8)	6 May 1975	Holstebro Hallen, Holstebro, Denmark
44	Loss	37–7	Marco Scano	DQ	3 (8)	8 Mar 1975	Cagliari, Sardegna, Italy
43	Win	37–6	Horst Brinkmeier	TKO	4 (10)	1 Mar 1975	Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
42	Win	36–6	Jurgen Voss	PTS	8	15 Feb 1975	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
41	Win	35–6	Jaroslav Travnik	PTS	6	10 Dec 1974	Offenbach, Hesse, Germany
40	Win	34–6	Bruno Freschi	TKO	6 (8)	21 Nov 1974	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
39	Win	33–6	Jim Montague	PTS	8	10 Oct 1974	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
38	Loss	32–6	Norman Sekgapane	KO	9 (10)	17 Aug 1974	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
37	Win	32–5	Mickey Flynn	DQ	4 (8)	4 Apr 1974	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
36	Win	31–5	Kurt Hombach	TKO	6 (8)	14 Mar 1974	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
35	Win	30–5	Des Morrison	PTS	8	7 Feb 1974	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
34	Win	29–5	Pietro Ceru	PTS	8	17 Jan 1974	Randers Hallen, Randers, Denmark
33	Loss	28–5	Bruno Arcari	KO	5 (15)	1 Nov 1973	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark	For WBC light welterweight title
32	Win	28–4	Everaldo Costa Azevedo	PTS	12	6 Sep 1973	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby, Denmark
31	Win	27–4	Eddie Blay	PTS	8	14 Jun 1973	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
30	Loss	26–4	Everaldo Costa Azevedo	SD	8	10 May 1973	Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby Denmark
29	Win	26–3	Pat McCormack	DQ	7 (10)	8 Mar 1973	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
28	Win	25–3	Adrian Rodrigues	PTS	8	1 Mar 1973	Nordstrandhallen, Oslo, Norway
27	Loss	24–3	Pat McCormack	TKO	4 (8)	18 Jan 1973	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
26	Win	24–2	Pat McCormack	TKO	5 (8)	7 Dec 1972	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
25	Loss	23–2	Eddie Blay	TKO	8 (8)	19 Nov 1972	Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark	Injury
24	Win	23–1	John White	PTS	8	19 Aug 1972	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
23	Loss	22–1	Roger Menetrey	KO	10 (15)	22 Jun 1972	Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark	For EBU (European) welterweight title
22	Win	22–0	Rainer Mueller	PTS	8	13 Apr 1972	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
21	Win	21–0	Ricky Porter	PTS	10	2 Mar 1972	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
20	Win	20–0	Francisco Martin Figueroa	KO	6 (8)	27 Jan 1972	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
19	Win	19–0	Dave Wyatt	KO	2 (8)	21 Nov 1971	Nykøbing Falster Hallen, Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
18	Win	18–0	Yvon Mariolle	PTS	8	21 Oct 1971	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
17	Win	17–0	Jose Gonzalez Dopico	TKO	5 (8)	16 Sep 1971	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
16	Win	16–0	Johnny Cooke	PTS	8	2 Sep 1971	Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
15	Win	15–0	Des Rea	PTS	8	1 Jul 1971	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
14	Win	14–0	Romualdo D'Alo	PTS	8	22 Apr 1971	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
13	Win	13–0	Bernie Terrell	KO	5 (8)	11 Feb 1971	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
12	Win	12–0	Guy Vercoutter	PTS	8	24 Jan 1971	Holstebro Hallen, Holstebro, Denmark
11	Win	11–0	Aldo Mondora	TKO	6 (10)	4 Dec 1970	PalaEur, Roma, Italy
10	Win	10–0	Gus Farrell	KO	7 (8)	8 Oct 1970	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
9	Win	9–0	Roy Errol Francis	PTS	6	27 Aug 1970	Valby Idrætspark, Valby, Denmark
8	Win	8–0	Barry Calderwood	PTS	6	4 Jun 1970	Valby Idrætspark, Valby, Denmark
7	Win	7–0	Bobby Arthur	PTS	6	2 Apr 1970	Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
6	Win	6–0	Mohammed Taif	KO	2 (6)	12 Feb 1970	Skotjehal, Gladsaxe, Denmark
5	Win	5–0	Giovanni Murgia	PTS	6	7 Dec 1969	Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark
4	Win	4–0	Gerard Hedin	PTS	6	6 Nov 1969	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
3	Win	3–0	Lakdar Boulaiche	KO	3 (6)	11 Sep 1969	Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark
2	Win	2–0	Arezki Galou	KO	4 (4)	5 Jun 1969	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1	Win	1–0	Daniel Vedani	PTS	4	10 Apr 1969	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark