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German boxer (born 1982)

Eduard Gutknecht
Born	(1982-03-19) 19 March 1982 (age 42) Dzhetysai, Kazakhstan
Nationality	German
Other names	Energy Eddy
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Stance	Orthodox

Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	30
Wins by KO	13
Losses	5
Draws	1

Eduard Gutknecht (born 19 March 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He won the European light-heavyweight title in 2011, making three successful defences before losing it to Jürgen Brähmer in 2013. Gutknecht also challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title, losing in a rematch against Brähmer in 2016.

In November 2016, he was rushed to a London hospital and had emergency surgery following a losing bout with George Groves. Gutknecht suffered a bleed in the skull and collapsed in the dressing room. His injuries left him unable to walk or talk and he suffered multiple strokes.

Professional record

Gutknecht vs. Braehmer

On March 12, 2016, Gutknecht faced Juergen Braehmer for the WBA regular light heavyweight title. Braehmer won via unanimous decision, 118-110, 116-111 and 116-111.

Gutknecht vs. Groves

On November 18, 2016, Gutknecht faced George Groves. Groves won the fight convincingly, winning 119-109, 119 - 109 and 119-110 on the scorecards.

30 wins (13 knockouts), 5 losses, 1 draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	30-5-1	George Groves	UD	12 (12)	2016-11-18	London	For WBA International super-middleweight title.
Win	30-4-1	Artem Redko	KO	3 (8)	2016-06-18	Niedersachsen
Loss	29-4-1	Jürgen Brähmer	UD	12 (12)	2016-03-12	Neubrandenburg	For WBA Regular Light heavyweight title.
Win	29-3-1	Arman Torosyan	TKO	4 (10)	2015-11-21	Niedersachsen
Win	28-3-1	Slavisa Simeunovic	RTD	5 (8)	2015-07-11	Brandenburg
Win	27–3-1	Steve Kroekel	TKO	3 (8)	2015-05-02	Berlin
Win	26–3-1	Christian Pawlak	UD	8	2014-11-15	Hamburg
Draw	25–3-1	Pablo Sosa	SD	8	2014-05-03	Berlin
Loss	25–3	Dmitry Sukhotsky	RTD	4 (12)	2013-11-23	Bamberg, Bayern
Win	25–2	Richard Vidal	UD	12	2013-06-08	Prenzlauer Berg	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light heavyweight title.
Loss	24–2	Jürgen Brähmer	UD	12	2013-02-02	Prenzlauer Berg	Lost EBU (European) Light heavyweight title. For vacant WBO International Light heavyweight title.
Win	24–1	Tony Averlant	UD	12 (12)	2012-03-31	Kiel	Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win	23–1	Vyacheslav Uzelkov	UD	12 (12)	2012-02-04	Frankfurt	Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win	22–1	Lorenzo Di Giacomo	UD	12 (12)	2011-07-16	Munich	Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win	21–1	Danny McIntosh	TKO	8 (12)	2011-05-07	Neubrandenburg	Won EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
Win	20–1	Oleksandr Cherviak	UD	8 (8)	2011-02-12	Mülheim
Win	19–1	Michal Bilak	RTD	2 (8)	2010-07-17	Schwerin
Loss	18–1	Robert Stieglitz	UD	12 (12)	2010-04-17	Magdeburg	For WBO super middleweight title.
Won	18–0	Karoly Balzsay	SD	12 (12)	2009-12-04	Sölden	Defends WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
Won	17–0	Josival Lima Teixeira	UD	12 (12)	2009-08-22	Budapest	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
Won	16–0	Rubin Williams	TKO	5 (10)	2009-02-07	Rostock
Won	15–0	Christian Pawlak	UD	10 (10)	2008-11-22	Rostock
Won	14–0	Philippe Mendy	UD	8 (8)	2008-08-29	Düsseldorf
Won	13–0	Jose Hilton Dos Santos	UD	8 (8)	2008-05-31	Düsseldorf
Won	12–0	Valentin Antonio Ochoa	UD	8 (8)	2008-03-08	Krefeld
Won	11–0	Laurent Goury	UD	8 (8)	2007-11-13	Göppingen
Won	10–0	Roman Vanicky	UD	8 (8)	2007-09-15	Rostock
Won	9–0	Christian Pawlak	UD	6 (6)	2007-07-14	Hamburg
Won	8–0	Joseph Sovijus	KO	2 (6)	2007-05-18	Gifhorn
Won	7–0	Magid Ben Driss	UD	6 (6)	2007-03-30	Cologne
Won	6–0	Gabor Zsalek	TKO	2 (6)	2007-02-27	Cuxhaven
Won	5–0	Zoltan Kallai	TKO	4 (6)	2007-01-27	Düsseldorf
Won	4–0	Richard Remen	KO	1 (6)	2006-10-21	Halle
Won	3–0	Gabriel Botos	TKO	2 (4)	2006-08-22	Hamburg
Won	2–0	Andrei Staliarou	KO	1 (4)	2006-07-29	Oberhausen
Won	1–0	Lubo Hantak	UD	4 (4)	2006-05-27	Munich	Professional debut.