Robert Stieglitz

Robert Stieglitz
Stieglitz in 2009
Statistics
Real name	Sergey Shtikhlits
Rated at	Super middleweight Light heavyweight
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Nationality	German
Born	(1981-06-20) 20 June 1981 Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	56
Wins	50
Wins by KO	29
Losses	5
Draws	1

Robert Stieglitz (born Sergey Shtikhlits; 20 June 1981) is a German professional boxer and two-time former WBO super middleweight champion.

Early life

Stieglitz is part of the German diaspora that exists in Russia, and his original surname of Shtikhlits is a Russified version of the German surname Stieglitz, which he now uses. He himself has said that, even when living in Russia, he always felt foreign and he felt German. Stieglitz went to live in Germany as soon as he got the chance.

Amateur career

Stieglitz had an amateur record of 80–10.

Professional career

After accumulating a record of 31-1, Stieglitz then suffered his second loss to Mexico's Librado Andrade in eight rounds at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California in an IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.^[2] Stieglitz won the vacant WBC International Super Middleweight title on December 9, 2008 in Sölden (Austria) to previously unbeaten Lukas Wilaschek.

WBO Super Middleweight Champion

Stieglitz vacated the WBC International belt June 22, 2009 to fight Karoly Balzsay for the WBO Super Middleweight title. At the end of round ten, as a groggy and beaten Balzsay barely wobbled back to his corner, Balzsay's trainer Fritz Sdinek called for help and Balzsay was quickly taken from the ring to the hospital on a stretcher with his neck in a neck brace.^[3] Stieglitz recorded a fifth-round technical knockout of Ruben Eduardo Acosta to retain his WBO Super Middleweight title. The fight was stopped at 1:48 to give Stieglitz the victory in his first defense.^[4] On April 17, 2010 he successfully defended his title in Magdeburg against Eduard Gutknecht.^[5]

Stieglitz retained his title with a hard-fought unanimous decision over his Mexican challenger Enrique Ornelas, Andrade's younger brother, at the Freiberger Arena in Dresden. It was a slow start of both fights and little less action but Stieglitz started this fight in style in the second round. The German champion progressed the fight with his sharp jab to give Ornelas some trouble but the Mexican also landed some precise and dangerous shots towards Stieglitz.^[6]

He then made successful defenses against Khoren Gevor and Henry Weber.^[7][8] Stieglitz was supposed to face former three-time titleholder Mikkel Kessler in his hometown of Copenhagen, Denmark to defend his 168-pound belt on April 14, 2012^[9] but Kessler pulled out due to injury. Instead, he defended the title with a unanimous decision win over Nader Hamdan on May 5, 2012.^[10]

Trilogy vs. Arthur Abraham

Stieglitz then lost the WBO Super Middleweight Championship to Arthur Abraham on August 25, 2012.^[11] He would rebound with a win over Michal Nieroda on January 26, 2013 before avenging his loss to Abraham and regaining the WBO Super Middleweight Championship with a fourth-round knockout on March 23, 2013.^[12]

His first defense in his second reign as WBO Super Middleweight Champion was a tenth-round TKO win over Yuzo Kiyota on July 13, 2013.^[13] The result was originally announced as a Technical Decision win for Stieglitz, but was changed to a TKO after the Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer examined the ending of the fight and concluded that Stieglitz did not accidentally headbutt Kiyota. The change was approved by the WBO.^[14]

His second defense in his second reign as WBO Champion was against Isaac Ekpo on October 19, 2013. Stieglitz won via unanimous decision.^[15]

A rubber match with Arthur Abraham took place on March 1, 2014, with the WBO Super Middleweight title on the line once again. Stieglitz lost the bout via split decision.^[16]

Professional boxing record

49 Wins (29 knockouts), 5 Losses, 1 Draw
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	50–5–1	Mehdi Amar	UD	12	2016-11-12	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Won EBU Light Heavyweight title.
Win	49–5–1	Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo	TKO	5 (8), 2:47	2016-03-05	Home Monitoring Arena, Plzen
Win	48–5–1	Robert Rosenberg	RTD	2 (8), 3:00	2015-10-17	Hospudka Eden, Usti nad Labem
Loss	47–5–1	Arthur Abraham	TKO	6 (12), 1:14	2015-07-18	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia	For WBO Super Middleweight title.
Draw	47–4–1	Felix Sturm	SD	12	2014-11-08	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Win	47–4	Sergey Khomitsky	TKO	10 (12), 0:12	2014-07-26	Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Loss	46–4	Arthur Abraham	SD	12	2014-03-01	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Lost WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	46–3	Isaac Ekpo	UD	12	2013-10-19	Messehalle, Leipzig, Sachsen	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	45–3	Yuzo Kiyota	TKO	10 (12), 0:40	2013-07-13	EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Sachsen	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	44–3	Arthur Abraham	TKO	4 (12)	2013-03-23	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Won WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	43–3	Michal Nieroda	KO	3 (8), 1:45	2013-01-26	Bon Pastor, Barcelona, Catalonia
Loss	42–3	Arthur Abraham	UD	12	2012-08-25	O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Berlin	Lost WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	42–2	Nader Hamdan	UD	12	2012-05-05	Messehalle, Erfurt, Thüringen	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	41–2	Henry Weber	UD	12	2012-01-14	Baden-Arena Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	40–2	Khoren Gevor	DQ	10 (12), 2:45	2011-04-09	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	39–2	Enrique Ornelas	UD	12	2010-11-20	Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Sachsen	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	38–2	Eduard Gutknecht	UD	12	2010-04-17	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	37–2	Ruben Eduardo Acosta	TKO	5 (12), 1:48	2010-01-09	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	36–2	Károly Balzsay	TKO	11 (12), 0:12	2009-08-22	SYMA Sport & Leisure Center, Budapest	Won WBO Super Middleweight title.
Win	35–2	Jindrich Velecky	UD	10	2009-05-15	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	34–2	Dmitri Protkunas	TKO	4 (8), 1:47	2009-01-10	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	33–2	Lukas Wilaschek	SD	12	2008-12-09	Freizeit Arena, Soelden
Win	32–2	Fawaz Nasir	TKO	5 (8)	2008-07-11	Rundturnhalle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen
Loss	31–2	Librado Andrade	TKO	8 (12), 1:53	2008-03-22	Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California	IBF Super Middleweight title eliminator.
Win	31–1	William Gare	UD	10	2007-10-13	Herrmann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	30–1	Marlon Hayes	UD	8	2007-06-02	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss	29–1	Alejandro Berrio	TKO	3 (12), 2:40	2007-03-03	Stadthalle, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	For vacant IBF Super Middleweight title.
Win	29–0	Eric Howard	KO	5 (8), 2:50	2006-10-10	T-Mobile Arena, Prague
Win	28–0	Alejandro Berrio	TKO	11 (12), 0:35	2005-12-03	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	IBF Super Middleweight Title Eliminator.
Win	27–0	Francis Cheka	TKO	5 (12), 2:30	2005-07-09	Life Sportpark Herrenkrug, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Win	26–0	Lawrence Chapman	RTD	11 (12), 3:00	2005-04-16	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Win	25–0	Alexander Zaitsev	UD	12	2004-12-11	Lausitz Arena, Cottbus, Brandenburg	Retained IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Win	24–0	Yuri Tsarenka	UD	12	2004-09-18	Herrmann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Win	23–0	Djamel Selini	UD	12	2004-06-05	Herrmann-Gieseler-Halle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Win	22–0	Galen Brown	TKO	7 (12), 2:37	2004-02-21	Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt	Won vacant IBF Youth Super Middleweight title.
Win	21–0	Marcin Radola	TKO	1 (6)	2003-11-29	Lausitz Arena, Cottbus, Brandenburg
Win	20–0	Yuri Barashian	UD	10	2003-09-20	Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained IBF Youth Light Heavyweight title.
Win	19–0	Roman Aramyan	UD	10	2003-07-05	Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained IBF Youth Light Heavyweight title.
Win	18–0	Jeno Novak	KO	4 (8)	2003-04-25	Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	17–0	Dzianis Salomka	UD	10	2003-03-01	Ballhaus Arena, Aschersleben, Sachsen-Anhalt	Retained IBF Youth Light Heavyweight title.
Win	16–0	Siarhei Karanevich	UD	10	2002-10-31	Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt	Won vacant IBF Youth Light Heavyweight title.
Win	15–0	Talal Santiago	TKO	3 (8), 2:10	2002-09-21	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	14–0	Pavel Cirok	TKO	4 (6), 2:00	2002-06-08	Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	13–0	Marius Mihai Dumitru	KO	2 (6)	2002-05-11	Circus Krone Building, Munich, Bayern
Win	12–0	Laszlo Dolgos	TKO	3 (6), 1:20	2002-04-13	Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	11–0	Bruce Oezbek	UD	6	2002-03-16	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	10–0	Laszlo Dolgos	TKO	3 (4)	2002-02-23	Neu-Isenburg, Hessen
Win	9–0	Terrence Paliso	TKO	2 (6)	2002-01-05	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	8–0	Roman Nikodem	KO	3 (6)	2001-12-08	Glaspalast, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	7–0	Henry Mobio	PTS	4	2001-09-15	Telde, Islas Canarias
Win	6–0	Patrick Madzinga	TKO	2 (4), 2:35	2001-07-07	Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
Win	5–0	Ondrej Olah	TKO	2 (4)	2001-06-22	Salzgitter, Niedersachsen
Win	4–0	Tomas Kugler	KO	4 (4)	2001-06-08	Berlin
Win	3–0	Karel Ferenc	KO	2 (4)	2001-04-28	Eisenbach, Baden-Württemberg
Win	2–0	Pavel Veprek	KO	1 (4)	2001-04-22	Berlin
Win	1–0	Petr Pokorny	UD	4	2001-04-07	Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt	Professional Debut.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Robert Stieglitz from BoxRec