Timo Hoffmann
Encyclopedia
Timo Hoffmann is a professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight
division. He is probably best known as being the only fighter for nearly a decade who went to the distance with Vitali Klitschko
. Since this fight, Kevin Johnson
and Shannon Briggs
have both gone the distance with Klitschko.
, Scotland
and a bronze medal at the 1992 Junior World Championships in Montreal
, Canada
and had 86 amateur fights.
In 2000 he suffered his first loss to Vitali Klitschko
but managed to go the full 12 rounds with the hard-hitting Ukrainian. This was the first and for nearly a decade a last occasion that someone went to the distance with Klitschko, until Kevin Johnson
managed to achieve the same feat in late 2009. Hoffmann was then upset on his next fight by Michael Sprott
.
Hoffmann never fought for a major world title throughout his career, but he held various smaller titles for some periods. His notable opponents included Henry Akinwande
, Luan Krasniqi
, Paolo Vidoz
, Timor Ibragimov and Alexander Dimitrenko
. He last fought Francois Botha
in 2009 and lost the fight by split decision. His record as of December 2009 stands at 38 wins, 7 losses and one draw.
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
division. He is probably best known as being the only fighter for nearly a decade who went to the distance with Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
. Since this fight, Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson (boxer)
Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson is an American heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:Johnson started boxing at the age of 18...
and Shannon Briggs
Shannon Briggs
Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs is an American heavyweight boxer and actor. He is the former Lineal and WBO heavyweight champion.-Early life:...
have both gone the distance with Klitschko.
Amateur career
As an amateur Hoffman won a silver medal at the 1992 Junior European Championships in EdinburghEdinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland
Scotland
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and a bronze medal at the 1992 Junior World Championships in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
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and had 86 amateur fights.
Professional career
Hoffman turned professional in 1997 and won his first 22 bouts.In 2000 he suffered his first loss to Vitali Klitschko
Vitali Klitschko
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Klychko is a Ukrainian professional heavyweight boxer and the current WBC heavyweight champion. He is a leader of the political party Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the Congress of the Council of Europe. He previously...
but managed to go the full 12 rounds with the hard-hitting Ukrainian. This was the first and for nearly a decade a last occasion that someone went to the distance with Klitschko, until Kevin Johnson
Kevin Johnson (boxer)
Kevin "Kingpin" Johnson is an American heavyweight boxer.-Amateur career:Johnson started boxing at the age of 18...
managed to achieve the same feat in late 2009. Hoffmann was then upset on his next fight by Michael Sprott
Michael Sprott
Michael Sprott is a professional heavyweight boxer from Reading, Berkshire, England. Sprott briefly held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, and was a European heavyweight title contender...
.
Hoffmann never fought for a major world title throughout his career, but he held various smaller titles for some periods. His notable opponents included Henry Akinwande
Henry Akinwande
Henry Akinwande is a British former professional heavyweight boxer and former WBO world heavyweight champion.-Background:...
, Luan Krasniqi
Luan Krasniqi
Luan Krasniqi is a professional German boxer of Kosovo Albanian descent.On April, 2006, he was ranked #2 by the WBO, coming before other heavyweight contenders such as Lamon Brewster, Shannon Briggs, and Ruslan Chagaev....
, Paolo Vidoz
Paolo Vidoz
Paolo Vidoz is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal, twice won the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships: 1997 and 1999 and also won a silver medal at the European Championships....
, Timor Ibragimov and Alexander Dimitrenko
Alexander Dimitrenko
Alexander Dimitrenko is a German professional heavyweight boxer. He was born on July 5, 1982 in Crimea, Ukraine. He began boxing at the age of 14 and at the age of 18 won the world junior boxing championship in the Unlimited weight division. He was immediately offered a deal by German promoter...
. He last fought Francois Botha
Francois Botha
Francois Botha , also known as Frans Botha, is a South African boxer, nicknamed the "White Buffalo". Botha won the vacant IBF heavyweight title in 1995 when he outpointed Axel Schulz in Germany...
in 2009 and lost the fight by split decision. His record as of December 2009 stands at 38 wins, 7 losses and one draw.