Valdemar Holberg
Encyclopedia
Valdemar Birger Holberg was a Danish
boxer
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Copenhagen
, and died the same place.
In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class
after losing his fight to Matt Wells
.
After the Summer Olympics Holberg turned professional making his debut in Denmark in 1908. He had a number of wins in Denmark and Germany but moved to England in 1912. After losing two bouts on disqualification Holberg moved to Australia
in 1913 fighting for the Australian lightweight title. He had limited success in Australia, losing 6 out of 9 matches but was in 1914 he met Ray Bronson in Melbourne
in a bout that recognised by the Australian boxing authorities as being a match for the World Welterweight title. Holberg won on points after 20 rounds, but lost the title only 23 days later to Irishman Tom McCormick.
After having lost the world title he returned to Denmark only to lose two matches to Danish veteran Dick Nelson, one being for the Scandinavian Welterweight title. Holberg had his last professional fight 29 August 1921 when he was stopped in Vienna
by Austrian Hans Hirschberger.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
boxer
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...
who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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He was born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, and died the same place.
In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class
Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Lightweight
-Competition:Round of 16Wells and Holberg split the judges over the course of the first three rounds. The referee declared a fourth round, which Wells won in a contest with involved much grappling rather than punching. Bouvier was knocked down several times by Holmes before the referee stopped...
after losing his fight to Matt Wells
Matt Wells (boxer)
Matthew "Matt" Wells was a professional boxer in the welterweight division.- Amateur career :During his amateur career, he won four consecutive ABA Lightweight titles .- Olympics :...
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After the Summer Olympics Holberg turned professional making his debut in Denmark in 1908. He had a number of wins in Denmark and Germany but moved to England in 1912. After losing two bouts on disqualification Holberg moved to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1913 fighting for the Australian lightweight title. He had limited success in Australia, losing 6 out of 9 matches but was in 1914 he met Ray Bronson in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in a bout that recognised by the Australian boxing authorities as being a match for the World Welterweight title. Holberg won on points after 20 rounds, but lost the title only 23 days later to Irishman Tom McCormick.
After having lost the world title he returned to Denmark only to lose two matches to Danish veteran Dick Nelson, one being for the Scandinavian Welterweight title. Holberg had his last professional fight 29 August 1921 when he was stopped in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
by Austrian Hans Hirschberger.