SPORT & NOTE
Chris CHRISTENSEN

Male

"Gentleman Chris"
(Christian Christensen)
(Christian Kjeld Kristensen)
Middleweight, Denmark, Frederikssund
Born: 21 May 1926, Troenninge, Denmark
(some sources report: Kundby, Denmark)
Died: 28 January 2005,
Height: 5ft 10in, mt 1,77

as an amateur:
1944 Danish Champion Junior
1946 Danish Senior Championships silver medal
1947 Danish Senior Championships gold medal
1947 Dublin, Ireland, European Championships
Wpts Flanagan, Scotland
Lpts Charles Humez, France
1947, Wembley Stadium,England, Wpts Wally Thom, GB
1947, Dublin,Ireland, Wpts Byrnes, Ireland
1948 Danish Senior Championships gold medal
1948, London, England, Olympic Games welterweight
Lko 3 M. B. Shacklady, Great Britian
1948, Oslo, Noway, Wpts Ulf Olsen, Norway


amateur record: 85-15-0


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1949
+ Feb. 11Areski BoinaCopenhagen, Denmark W 6
+ Mar. 4Roger DjabaliCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Apr. 8Aime LombardCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
+ Oct. 7Areski BoinaCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
+ Nov. 4Bernard HyvonCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
- Dec. 2Yrjo PiitulainenCopenhagen, Denmark L 8
1950
+ Jan. 20Maurice OuezmanCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
+ Feb. 17Remy LeysCopenhagen, Denmark KO 7
+ Mar. 31Valere BenedettoCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
+ Oct. 6Emile ChochonCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Nov. 2Martin HansenCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
Danish Welterweight Title
1951
+ Jan. 19Henri HecquardCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Feb. 16Milo PasschierCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Mar. 16Bruno MarosteganCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
= Oct. 5Carlo MolaCopenhagen, Denmark Draw 10
+ Dec. 11Jackie BraddockKensington, Great BritainWDQ 5
1952
+ Jan. 17Ernie VickersCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Feb. 8Martin HansenCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
Danish Middleweight Title
+ Mar. 20Kid DussartCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Aug. 17Roger BaourCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
= Sept. 18Gustav ScholzCopenhagen, Denmark Draw 10
- Oct. 17Jimmy KingCopenhagen, Denmark L 10
+ Nov. 13Frits van KempenCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
1953
+ Jan. 16Leo StaroschCopenhagen, Denmark WDQ 9
- Mar. 1 Gustav ScholzBerlin, GermanyTKO by 10
+ Sept. 3Emmanuel ClavelCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Oct. 1Rafael da SilvaCopenhagen, Denmark W 12
1954
+ Jan. 8Jean RuelletCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Mar. 19Cerra Bachir CherakaCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
- May 22Billy LauderdaleMiami, United States L 10
+ July 19Billy GrahamBrooklyn, United States W 10
+ Aug. 30Johnny LombardoBrooklyn, United States W 10
- Sept. 25Tony DeMarcoBoston, United States TKO by 6
1955
- Apr. 11Danny GiovanelliBrooklyn, United States L 10
+ Aug. 29Gene PoirierNew York, United States TKO 6
- Sept. 23Ralph Tiger JonesCleveland, United States L 10
- Nov. 23Vince MartinezSaint Louis, United States L 10
1956
- Feb. 24Olle BengtssonGothenburg, Sweden TKO by 7
1957
- Jan. 28Tony DiBiaseNew York, United States L 10
+ Nov. 7Peter KingCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
= Nov. 29Toon SchuurmansOslo, Norway Draw 6
1958
+ Jan. 31Michel FrancoisCopenhagen, Denmark W 8
+ Mar. 20Idrissa DioneCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Sept. 11Ahmed ben HamidaCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
- Oct. 6Ted WrightRoma, Italy L 10
+ Nov. 13Gaston MathieuCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
1959
+ Jan. 4Theo BaarsAalborg, Denmark W 10
+ Feb. 5Jacques HerbillonCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Mar. 5Jack SuberoCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Apr. 12Gerd MuellerAalborg, Denmark W 10
- July 14Fortunato MancaCagliari, Italy L 10
+ Oct. 1Emilio MarconiCopenhagen, Denmark TKO 9
+ Nov. 12Helmut MistolCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
1960
+ Feb. 7Hector ConstanceCopenhagen, Denmark KO 9
+ June 2Sauveur ChioccaCopenhagen, Denmark W 12
- Oct. 6Ahmed SebaneCopenhagen, Denmark L 10
+ Nov. 3Luis FolledoCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Dec. 1Andre MauguinCopenhagen, Denmark KO 8
+ Dec. 26Andre DavierCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
1961
+ Feb. 2Ahmed SebaneCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Feb. 28Luigi FurioCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
- Aug. 5 Duilio LoiSaint Vincent, Italy L 15
European Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 2Harko KokmeijerCopenhagen, Denmark KO 1
+ Nov. 30George AldridgeCopenhagen, Denmark WDQ 9
1962
+ Jan. 1Bob CofieCopenhagen, Denmark KO 7
+ Feb. 8John McCORMACKCopenhagen, Denmark WDQ 4
European Middleweight Title
- May 16 Laszlo PappVienna, Austria TKO by 7
European Middleweight Title
+ Oct. 4Leopold PotesilCopenhagen, Denmark KO 5
+ Nov. 9Wally SwiftCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
1963
- Feb. 3 Emile GriffithCopenhagen, Denmark TKO by 9
World Super-Welterweight Title
+ Oct. 4Stefan RedlCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
= Nov. 22Tony SmithCopenhagen, Denmark Draw 10
1964
+ Jan. 1Mauri BackmanCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Feb. 27Fortunato MancaCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
- July 2 Laszlo PappCopenhagen, Denmark KO by 4
European Middleweight Title
+ Oct. 1Klaus KleinCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
- Dec. 11Emiel SarensTrondheim, Norway TKO by 3
1965
+ Feb. 4Ray PhilippeCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
- Mar. 12 Bruno VisintinCopenhagen, Denmark KO by 11
European Super-Welterweight Title

 

Summary

Total bouts: 79, Won: 56 (16 inside the limit), Lost: 19 (8 inside the limit), Draw: 4, NC: 0