Bert Schenk
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Bert Schenk was a German boxer
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on January 30, 1999 against Freeman Barr
by 4th round TKO. Otis Grant
had vacated the belt to fight Roy Jones, Jr. for the WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles, leaving the belt vacant for Schenk and Barr to fight. Schenk was stripped of the belt for not defending, and later lost the following year to Armand Krajnc
when he recovered.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
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Professional career
Schenk turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Titleon January 30, 1999 against Freeman Barr
Freeman Barr
Freeman Barr is a boxer from the Bahamas, who made his professional debut on 1993-02-26. He is nicknamed The Natural.-Pro career:...
by 4th round TKO. Otis Grant
Otis Grant
Otis Grant is a Canadian retired boxer. As an amateur he won a silver medal for Canada at the 1987 Pan American Games, losing to Cuba's Angel Espinosa in the final.-Professional career:...
had vacated the belt to fight Roy Jones, Jr. for the WBC/WBA light heavyweight titles, leaving the belt vacant for Schenk and Barr to fight. Schenk was stripped of the belt for not defending, and later lost the following year to Armand Krajnc
Armand Krajnc
Armand Krajnc is a Swedish-Slovenian boxer.-Professional career:Known as "Lion", Krajnc turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title in 1999 with a TKO of Jason Matthews. Krajnc defended the title three times before losing the belt in 2002 to Harry Simon. One of Krajnc's title defenses...
when he recovered.