Steffen Kretschmann is a German boxer best known to win the Bronze medal 1999 and 2003 at the amateur world championships in the 201 lbs/91 kg division.

Amateur

The southpaw won Bronze 1999 in Houston when he had to quit with an injury in his fight against eventual winner Michael Bennett

Michael Bennett (boxer)

Michael Bennett is a former US-American boxer who won the amateur world championships in 1999 and represented the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games in the heavyweight division .-Amateur career:...

In Bangkok 2003 he lost to Alexander Alekseev and won bronze again.

Amateur Highlights

• Record: 144 fights - 122 wins
• 1999, 2001, 2002 German Heavyweight Champion
• 1996 won the European European Cadet(Under 17) Championships in Aosta, Italy as a Light Heavyweight.
• 1997 2nd place at Junior European Championship in Birmingham (England), lost the final to Vyacheslav Uzelkov (Ukraine)
• 1998 competed at the Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a Heavyweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Roberto Cammarelle
    Roberto Cammarelle
    Roberto Cammarelle is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 and 2009 as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Biography:...
    
     (Italy) PTS (12-4)
  • Lost to Odlanier Solis
    Odlanier Solis
    Odlanier Solís Fonte is a Cuban professional boxer. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004 and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:...
    
     (Cuba) PTS (1-8)
• 1999 3rd place at the World Championship in Houston, lost in the semifinal to Michael Bennett
  Michael Bennett
  Michael Bennett was an American musical theater director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven....
  
   (USA) by AB-2
• 2003 3rd place at the World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
  • Defeated Sergey Mihaylov
    Sergey Mihaylov
    Sergey Mihaylov is an Uzbek boxer, who competed in the light heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:He won the Asian light heavy title in 1998.Olympic Results 2000...
    
     (Uzbekistan) PTS (35-30)
  • Lost to Alexander Alekseev (Russia) RSCO-3
• 2004 2nd place at Military World Championship in Fort Huachuca (USA) as a Superheavyweight, lost the final to Roberto Cammarelle
  Roberto Cammarelle
  Roberto Cammarelle is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 and 2009 as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Biography:...
  
   (Italy) by Walkover

Pro

He turned pro for Arena and beat his first 13 opponents among them Corey Sanders. Then he was surprised by Denis Bakhtov (KO by 1).

External links

• 2003 results