Eduard Gutknecht Explained

Eduard Gutknecht
Nickname:	Energy Eddy
Nationality:	German
Height:	1.82 m
Weight:	Super-middleweight Light-heavyweight
Birth Date:	1982 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Dzhetysai, Kazakhstan
Style:	Orthodox
Total:	36
Wins:	30
Ko:	13
Losses:	5
Draws:	1

Eduard Gutknecht (born 19 March 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016.^[1] 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4] |-|align="center" colspan=8|30 wins (13 knockouts), 5 losses, 1 draw|-|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes|-align=center|Loss|30-5-1|align=left| George Groves| UD || 12 |2016-11-18 || align=left| London|align=left| |-align=center|Win|30-4-1|align=left| Artem Redko| KO || 3 |2016-06-18 || align=left| Niedersachsen|align=left| |-align=center|Loss|29-4-1|align=left| Jürgen Brähmer| UD || 12 |2016-03-12 || align=left| Neubrandenburg|align=left| |-align=center|Win|29-3-1|align=left| Arman Torosyan| TKO || 4 |2015-11-21 || align=left| Niedersachsen|align=left| |-align=center|Win|28-3-1|align=left| Slavisa Simeunovic| RTD || 5 |2015-07-11 || align=left| Brandenburg|align=left| |-align=center|Win|27–3-1|align=left| Steve Kroekel| TKO || 3 |2015-05-02 || align=left| Berlin|align=left| |-align=center|Win|26–3-1|align=left| Christian Pawlak| UD || 8|2014-11-15 || align=left| Hamburg|align=left| |-align=center|style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw|25–3-1|align=left| Pablo Sosa| SD || 8|2014-05-03 || align=left| Berlin|align=left| |-align=center|Loss|25–3|align=left| Dmitry Sukhotsky| RTD || 4 (12)|2013-11-23 || align=left| Bamberg, Bayern|align=left| |-align=center|Win|25–2|align=left| Richard Vidal| UD || 12|2013-06-08 || align=left| Prenzlauer Berg|align=left| |-align=center|Loss|24–2|align=left| Jürgen Brähmer| UD || 12|2013-02-02 || align=left| Prenzlauer Berg|align=left| |-align=center|Win|24–1|align=left| Tony Averlant| UD || 12 |2012-03-31 || align=left| Kiel|align=left| |-align=center|Win|23–1|align=left| Vyacheslav Uzelkov| UD || 12 |2012-02-04 || align=left| Frankfurt|align=left| |-align=center|Win|22–1|align=left| Lorenzo Di Giacomo| UD || 12 |2011-07-16 || align=left| Munich|align=left| |-align=center|Win|21–1|align=left| Danny McIntosh| TKO || 8 |2011-05-07 || align=left| Neubrandenburg|align=left| |-align=center|Win|20–1|align=left| Oleksandr Cherviak| UD || 8 |2011-02-12 || align=left| Mülheim|align=left||-align=center|Win|19–1|align=left| Michal Bilak| RTD || 2 |2010-07-17 || align=left| Schwerin|align=left||-align=center|Loss|18–1|align=left| Robert Stieglitz| UD || 12 |2010-04-17 || align=left| Magdeburg|align=left||-align=center|Won|18–0|align=left| Karoly Balzsay| SD || 12 |2009-12-04 || align=left| Sölden|align=left||-align=center|Won|17–0|align=left| Josival Lima Teixeira| UD || 12 |2009-08-22 || align=left| Budapest|align=left||-align=center|Won|16–0|align=left| Rubin Williams| TKO || 5 |2009-02-07 || align=left| Rostock|align=left||-align=center|Won|15–0|align=left| Christian Pawlak| UD || 10 |2008-11-22 || align=left| Rostock|align=left||-align=center|Won|14–0|align=left| Philippe Mendy| UD || 8 |2008-08-29 || align=left| Düsseldorf|align=left||-align=center|Won|13–0|align=left| Jose Hilton Dos Santos| UD || 8 |2008-05-31 || align=left| Düsseldorf|align=left||-align=center|Won|12–0|align=left| Valentin Antonio Ochoa| UD || 8 |2008-03-08 || align=left| Krefeld|align=left||-align=center|Won|11–0|align=left| Laurent Goury| UD || 8 |2007-11-13 || align=left| Göppingen|align=left||-align=center|Won|10–0|align=left| Roman Vanicky| UD || 8 |2007-09-15 || align=left| Rostock|align=left||-align=center|Won|9–0|align=left| Christian Pawlak| UD || 6 |2007-07-14 || align=left| Hamburg|align=left||-align=center|Won|8–0|align=left| Joseph Sovijus| KO || 2 |2007-05-18 || align=left| Gifhorn|align=left||-align=center|Won|7–0|align=left| Magid Ben Driss| UD || 6 |2007-03-30 || align=left| Cologne|align=left||-align=center|Won|6–0|align=left| Gabor Zsalek| TKO || 2 |2007-02-27 || align=left| Cuxhaven|align=left||-align=center|Won|5–0|align=left| Zoltan Kallai| TKO || 4 |2007-01-27 || align=left| Düsseldorf|align=left||-align=center|Won|4–0|align=left| Richard Remen| KO || 1 |2006-10-21 || align=left| Halle|align=left||-align=center|Won|3–0|align=left| Gabriel Botos| TKO || 2 |2006-08-22 || align=left| Hamburg|align=left||-align=center|Won|2–0|align=left| Andrei Staliarou| KO || 1 |2006-07-29 || align=left| Oberhausen|align=left||-align=center|Won|1–0|align=left| Lubo Hantak| UD || 4 |2006-05-27 || align=left| Munich|align=left||-align=center