Steffen Tangstad is a Norwegian

Norway

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 retired professional boxer

Boxing

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 and two time European Heavyweight Champion.

Tangstad fought Michael Spinks

Michael Spinks

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 for the IBF

International Boxing Federation

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 Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth round knock out.
He retired with a career record of 24 wins (14 by knockout), 2 losses and 2 draws.

After retiring from the boxing ring, Tangstad began a career in Norwegian television and was the CEO

Chief executive officer

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 of the now defunct "Modern Sports & Events" (MSE), which was licensed to broadcast UFC

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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 pay-per-view events in Scandinavia

Scandinavia

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.

In 2006, he participated in the second season of Skal vi danse?

Skal vi danse?

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.

Selected matches

Best results:

• Draw-8 vs Buster Douglas (1982)
• Win-dec.8 vs Ken Lakusta (1984)
• Win-dec.10 vs Joe Bugner
  Joe Bugner
  József Kreul "Joe" Bugner is a Hungarian-born British-Australian former top heavyweight boxer. He holds triple nationality, being a citizen of Hungary and a naturalized citizen of both Australia and the United Kingdom where he learned to box and spent his peak years.Born in Szőreg, a southeastern...
  
   (1984)
• Win-dec.12 vs Lucien Rodriguez (1984) for European Title
• Ko.7 vs Reiner Hartmann (1985)
• Win-dec.8 vs Alfredo Evangelista (1986)
• Win-dec.12 vs John Westgarth (1986) for European Title

Losses:

• Lost-tko.4 vs Anders "Lillen" Eklund
  Anders Eklund
  Anders Eklund was a Swedish boxer. He was nicknamed Lillen , but later chose the nickname "Viking"....
  
   (1985) for European Title
• Lost-tko.4 vs Michael "Jinx" Spinks
  Michael Spinks
  Michael Spinks is a retired American boxer who was a world champion in the light-heavyweight and heavyweight divisions...
  
   (1986) for IBF & lineal Heavyweight Championship

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