Norwegian boxer
Steffen Tangstad
Born (1959-06-22 ) 22 June 1959 (age 64) Nationality Norwegian Statistics Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Boxing record Wins 24 Wins by KO 14 Losses 2 Draws 2
Steffen Tangstad (born 22 June 1959) is a Norwegian retired professional boxer and two time European Heavyweight Champion.[1]
Tangstad fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth round knock out .[2] That was Tangstad's final bout. He retired with a career record of 24 wins (14 by knockout), 2 losses and 2 draws.
After retiring from the boxing ring, Tangstad began a career in Norwegian television[3] and was the CEO of the now defunct "Modern Sports & Events" (MSE),[4] which was licensed to broadcast UFC pay-per-view events in Scandinavia .[5]
In 2006, he participated in the second season of Skal vi danse? .
Professional boxing record [ edit ] 24 Wins (14 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts), 2 Draws [1] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 24-2-2 Michael Spinks TKO 4 06/09/1986 Las Vegas Hilton , Las Vegas, Nevada IBF Heavyweight Title . Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fourth round. Win 24-1-2 John Westgarth SD 12 18/04/1986 Randers Hallen, Randers EBU Heavyweight Title . Win 23-1-2 Alfredo Evangelista PTS 8 10/01/1986 Randers Hallen, Randers Win 22-1-2 Reiner Hartmann KO 7 01/11/1985 K.B. Hallen , Copenhagen Loss 21-1-2 Anders Eklund TKO 4 09/03/1985 Copenhagen EBU Heavyweight Title . Win 21-0-2 Lucien Rodriguez UD 12 09/11/1984 K.B. Hallen , Copenhagen EBU Heavyweight Title . Win 20-0-2 Winston Allen PTS 8 14/07/1984 Crest Hotel , Bloomsbury, London Win 19-0-2 Joe Bugner SD 10 18/02/1984 Osterbro Stadium , Copenhagen Win 18-0-2 Ken Lakusta PTS 8 13/01/1984 Randers Hallen, Randers Win 17-0-2 Guido Trane PTS 8 01/12/1983 K.B. Hallen , Copenhagen Win 16-0-2 Joe Tank Mooney TKO 2 24/10/1983 Chicago Win 15-0-2 Bashir Wadud PTS 10 08/09/1983 Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago Win 14-0-2 Larry Roberson TKO 5 28/07/1983 Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago Draw 13-0-2 Buster Douglas PTS 8 16/10/1982 Bismarck Hotel, Chicago Win 13-0-1 Walter Ware KO 7 07/09/1982 Bismarck Hotel, Chicago Ware knocked out at 2:22 of the seventh round. Win 12-0-1 Ron Draper TKO 7 16/08/1982 Bismarck Hotel, Chicago Win 11-0-1 Juergen Gries KO 2 25/06/1982 Hanko Win 10-0-1 Jimmy Cross TKO 5 30/04/1982 McCormick Inn, Chicago Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the fifth round. Win 9-0-1 William Scott KO 2 19/02/1982 McCormick Inn, Chicago Scott knocked out at 0:41 of the second round. Win 8-0-1 Man Banks KO 2 05/02/1982 Civic Center , Danville, Illinois Banks knocked out at 1:45 of the second round. Win 7-0-1 Larry Givens UD 6 15/12/1981 McCormick Inn, Chicago Win 6-0-1 Jerry Brown KO 1 20/11/1981 McCormick Inn, Chicago Brown knocked out at 1:55 of the first round. Win 5-0-1 Mike Lear KO 2 21/10/1981 Chicago Win 4-0-1 Raymond White PTS 6 22/06/1981 Chicago Win 3-0-1 Mike Kacher KO 3 04/05/1981 Chicago Win 2-0-1 Stan White Johnson KO 1 16/04/1981 Hilton Hotel , Chicago Win 1-0-1 Anthony Elmore KO 2 07/03/1981 Chicago Draw 0-0-1 Benji Smith PTS 4 01/10/1980 Chateau Neuf , Oslo
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