Thomas Damgaard
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Løvehjerte ("Lionheart") |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Born | 17 June 1971 Kalundborg, Denmark |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 174 cm (69 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 38 |
| Win by KO | 28 |
| Losses | 1 |
Thomas Damgaard (born 17 June 1971) is a Danish former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2007.[1] He held the European super-lightweight title from 1998 to 1999, and the European welterweight title in 2000.
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Damgaard made his professional debut on 13 February 1998, scoring a fifth-round knockout against Antonio Gallegos.[1] In only his tenth fight, nine months later on 27 November, Damgaard won the vacant European super-lightweight title by stopping Jose Manuel Berdonce in the twelfth and final round.[2] He would make two defences, against Khalid Rahilou on 16 April 1999 (fourth-round knockout) and Miguel Angel Pena on 1 October 1999 (seventh-round stoppage). On 3 November 2000, Damgaard won the European welterweight title in a split decision over Alessandro Duran.[3] No defences were made, but Damgaard continued to spend the next five years undefeated, fighting exclusively in Denmark.
On 28 January 2006, Damgaard travelled abroad for the first time to face established veteran Arturo Gatti in the United States. A fan-friendly slugfest was the result, at the end of which Damgaard was stopped on his feet in eleven rounds after trailing on all three judges' scorecards.[4] It would prove to be the penultimate fight in Damgaard's career, and the third-last for Gatti. Both would retire from boxing in 2007.
Professional boxing record
[edit | edit source]| 39 fights | 38 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 28 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Win | 38–1 | Belgium Jean Louis Bryla | KO | 2 (6), 1:52 | 24 Mar 2007 | Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 38 | Loss | 37–1 | Canada Arturo Gatti | TKO | 11 (12), 2:54 | 28 Jan 2006 | United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | For vacant IBA welterweight title |
| 37 | Win | 37–0 | Zambia Bruno Sakabunda | UD | 8 | 30 Sep 2005 | Denmark Vesthallen, Slagelse, Denmark | |
| 36 | Win | 36–0 | Zambia Stephen Chungu | UD | 8 | 17 Jun 2005 | Denmark SAS Radisson, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 35 | Win | 35–0 | Mexico Rocky Martinez | TKO | 6 (8), 2:02 | 15 Apr 2005 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 34 | Win | 34–0 | Barbados Christopher Henry | TD | 5 (8) | 28 Feb 2004 | Denmark Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | Unanimous TD after Damgaard was cut |
| 33 | Win | 33–0 | Brazil Luiz Caetano da Silva | KO | 2 (8) | 6 Feb 2004 | Denmark Falkoner Center, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 32 | Win | 32–0 | Venezuela Presente Brito | UD | 8 | 7 Mar 2003 | Denmark Jetsmark Idrætscenter, Pandrup, Denmark | |
| 31 | Win | 31–0 | Chile Oscar Benavides Muñoz | KO | 3 (8), 2:59 | 4 Oct 2002 | Denmark Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark | |
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | South Africa Peter Malinga | KO | 9 (12), 2:04 | 14 Jun 2002 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained WBA Inter-Continental and IBC welterweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | France Abdel Mehidi | UD | 8 | 19 Apr 2002 | Denmark Falkoner Center, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Colombia Wilfredo Ruiz | TKO | 2 (8), 2:19 | 15 Mar 2002 | Denmark Stadionhal, Viborg, Denmark | |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Dominican Republic Elias Cruz | TKO | 3 (8), 1:06 | 8 Feb 2002 | Denmark Falkoner Center, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Chile Freddy Rojas | TKO | 3 (12) | 13 Oct 2001 | Denmark Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained WBA Inter-Continental and IBC welterweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | United States Rodney Jones | KO | 3 (12) | 27 Apr 2001 | Denmark Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | Retained WBA Inter-Continental and IBC welterweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Mexico Juan Carlos Rodriguez | UD | 8 | 9 May 2001 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Costa Rica Humberto Aranda | TKO | 4 (8) | 9 Feb 2001 | Denmark Idrætshal, Odense, Denmark | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Italy Alessandro Duran | SD | 12 | 3 Nov 2000 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained IBC welterweight title; Won European and vacant WBA Inter-Continental welterweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | United States Luis Maysonet | KO | 1 (8) | 1 Sep 2000 | Denmark Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Puerto Rico Fontaine Campbell | KO | 2 (12) | 26 May 2000 | Denmark Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark | Retained IBC welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Australia Philip Holiday | UD | 12 | 18 Feb 2000 | Denmark Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | Won vacant IBC welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | United States Bobby Elkins | KO | 2 (8), 2:00 | 14 Jan 2000 | Denmark Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Mexico Jose Luis Benitez | TKO | 2 (8) | 29 Oct 1999 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Spain Miguel Angel Peña | TKO | 7 (12) | 1 Oct 1999 | Denmark Arena Randers, Randers, Denmark | Retained European super-lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | United States Greg Haugen | TKO | 6 (8) | 3 Sep 1999 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Dominican Republic Francisco Alvarez | TKO | 4 (8) | 18 Jun 1999 | Denmark Idrættens Hus, Vejle, Denmark | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | United States Jimmy Zeikle | KO | 2 (8) | 14 May 1999 | Denmark Circus Building, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Dominican Republic Khalid Rahilou | KO | 4 (12) | 16 Apr 1999 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Retained European super-lightweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Mexico Eloy Ortega | KO | 3 (8), 0:56 | 12 Feb 1999 | Denmark Falkoner Center, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Spain Jose Manuel Berdonce | TKO | 12 (12) | 27 Nov 1998 | Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark | Won vacant European super-lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | United Kingdom Ray Newby | TKO | 3 (6) | 6 Nov 1998 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mexico Narciso Valenzuela | TKO | 1 (6) | 16 Oct 1998 | Denmark Aalborghallen, Aalborg, Denmark | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Mexico Eduardo Martinez | UD | 6 | 4 Sep 1998 | Denmark Hallerne, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | United States Hector Leguillow | TKO | 5 (6) | 5 Jun 1998 | Denmark K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | The Bahamas Steve Larrimore | TKO | 4 (6) | 1 May 1998 | Denmark Teater, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | United Kingdom Pat Larner | KO | 3 (6) | 3 Apr 1998 | Denmark Stadionhal, Holbæk, Denmark | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | United States Shawn Carter | TKO | 2 (6) | 20 Mar 1998 | Denmark Vejlby-Risskov Hallen, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Portugal Carlos Rocha Tomar | UD | 6 | 27 Feb 1998 | Denmark Storebæltshallen, Korsør, Denmark | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mexico Antonio Gallegos | KO | 5 (6) | 13 Feb 1998 | Denmark Falkoner Center, Copenhagen, Denmark | Professional debut |
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Boxing record for Thomas Damgaard from BoxRec (registration required) Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Ivarsson, Denzel (2 January 2003). "Will 2003 be Danish welterweight Thomas Damgaard's year?". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Arnborg, Jens; Kamper, Anders (4 November 2000). "Damgaard tog EM-bæltet" (in Danish). Berlingske. Berlingske Media. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ Abramson, Mitch (30 January 2006). "After a Gritty Victory, Gatti Has His Eye on Baldomir". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 12 May 2016.