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Luan Krasniqi (born on 10 May 1971) is a professional boxer from Germany. He was the youngest of eight children from Kosovo-Albanian parents. He has often said that he had a happy and active childhood, growing up in Junik, where in 1987 he finished his primary and secondary school, before his family moved to Rottweil in Germany: "My childhood was good," recalls Luan. "But when I learned that we would be rejoining my father who had moved to Rottweil in 1970 I was overjoyed. I had dreamt about a move to the city and now it was coming true!" Luan graduated in Germany his A-Level and an education as a wholesaler. His boxing-career began at the local BSV Rottweil, where met Theo Kerekesch, a boxing trainer of high regard. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as prizefighting, the noble art, the sweet science, and pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of...
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Spotting talent and kinship within each other, hard work developed Luan into a solid, well schooled heavyweight. Once Luan had been granted German citizenship, he entered the Multi-Nations Tournament in Liverpool (UK) and won the gold medal. He consolidated the success with a gold medal later that year at the German Championships, Berlin. 1995 saw him storming the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships, by taking the silver medal – losing only to the vastly experienced Cuban great, Félix Savón. Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ...
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Olympics and career rise
Luan ended the year on a roll, taking the Heavyweight Gold in the International Chemie Cup Tournament, Halle. After three years of triumphs at the Olympic Games he reached a semi-final bout with Félix Savón in Atlanta, 1996. Halle (also called Halle an der Saale (literally Halle on the Saale, and in some historic references is not uncommonly called Saale after the river) in order to distinguish it from Halle in North Rhine-Westphalia) is the largest town in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. ...
The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, United States. ...
Luan, cut under the eye in his last bout, was forced to withdraw upon doctors advice. This left him unable to fight for an Olympic Gold Medal. He returned home with the Bronze medal, Germany's first heavyweight medal since 1976. "I felt that I could have beaten him. He had out-pointed me the previous year but I had grown stronger and developed further since then. I am sure that the fight would have been close but I think that this time, I would have celebrated." However, Luan had many memories to savour from Atlanta - one of which was a meeting with his idol, Muhammad Ali. "Muhammad Ali was and still is an idol. Nobody can ever achieve what he achieved. Such a thing is a once in a lifetime phenomenon." The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...
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"To shine so long and so brightly, to define eras in history with the sheer force of his ability and personality and to be so well remembered is unique. Meeting him was an honour I shall never forget." Luan took his first steps to his own fame as he decided to become famous and to get in at Panix Promotions, where Lennox Lewis has his contract. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Luan won his first fight (with Harry Senior, 02.09.97) with half a point projection. In order to improve his training he was invited to Lennox Lewis in Big Bear Lake, where he was training for the fight against Gołota. Luan showed that he could resist the pressure of sparring with Lewis. Since then, he has been to Big Bear Lake three times. Andrzej GoÅ‚ota (in the USA often referred to as Andrew Golota; born January 5, 1968) is a professional boxer from Poland who has been involved in many controversial fights. ...
During Lewis' training for the fights against Briggs, Mavrović and Holyfield he was one of his sparring partners. Luan overcame with success the first hurdles of his career as a "newcomer" in professional boxing. He boxed successfully for Panix Promotion 15 times and in 2000 after Lennox Lewis had terminated his contract, Luan decided to look for a new alternative. In February and April 2000 he built his connections with Universum Box-Promotion and fought a number of matches for them. In January 2001 he signed a three years long contract with Universum Box-Promotion. Shannon Brooklyn Briggs (born December 4, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American heavyweight boxer and actor, whose career peaked by controversially outpointing George Foreman for the linear heavyweight championship but was decelerated by a loss to Lennox Lewis in 1998. ...
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The highlight of his career was the fight against Rene Monse, when he became European Champion. He was the first German European Champion after 29 years. A European is primarily a person who was born into one of the countries within the continent of Europe. ...
Embarrassing loss A half year later Krasniqi lost his belt in a fight against Przemysław Saleta. The man from Rottweil was prepared for eight rounds. But after an injury of Vitali Klitschko, his fight was pushed to the main event. Mainly due to this lack of preparation, although leading by points, Krasniqi apparently feared a loss and elected to quit. This decision would haunt him the following years as he would be the laughing stock of the entire German boxing scene. Most boxing fans still remember him shouting the words "SCHLUSS!", which translates as "I QUIT!", when he refused to come out of his corner for the 9th round. Dr. Vitali Vladimirovich Klitschko (Ukrainian: ) born July 19, 1971). ...
After this humiliating defeat Krasniqi struggled to get back to the top of the European rankings. Finally on the 14/02/04 he won a highly controversial decision against his stablemate Sinan Samil Sam and became European Champion once again. Sinan Samil Sam (born June 23, 1974 in Frankfurt, Germany) is an Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. ...
Later career 2005 brought Krasniqi to the top of the heavyweight competition after he knocked out highly-regarded Lance Whitaker and became a mandatory challenger for the WBO crown. The title bout against Lamon Brewster was a brutal slugfest. Brewster managed to efficiently attack Krasniqi's body. This resulted in Krasniqi fatiguing in the latter rounds and finally being forced into a punch-exchange and getting knocked down & out in round 9. Lance Whitaker (born May 29, 1972 in Granada Hills, California) is a heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. ...
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It was a disappointing loss to a lot of German and Albanian fans, since the resurrection of a new German heavyweight champion was highly anticipated to occur on Max Schmeling's 100th birthday. Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 – February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ...
Luan's next fight took place on the 29 April 2006 in Stuttgart, Germany where he fought over the hill journeyman David Bostice. The fight was intended to showcase Krasniqi superior boxing skill. However, the result was much the opposite as Krasniqi struggled with Bostice and put on a thorougly weak performance. In the end though Luan was able to squeak by Bostice as all three judges favored the Albanian/German. April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Luan Krasniqi was scheduled to fight against Top 10 contender, Tony Thompson, in September 2006, but no contract was made. Krasniqi has stated that the money offered by his promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl was insufficient. Tony Thompson (November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003) was a session drummer with a long list of studio credits. ...
On March 17, 2007, Krasniqi fought Brian Minto for the title of WBO Intercontinental Champion. Despite having a height disadvantage of 4 inches (10cm), Minto was able to hold his own against Krasniqi. However, in the 12th round Krasniqi was able to knock Minto down and win the match. It was later stated that it was Krasniqi's tactic to tire his adversary. This won Luan Krasniqi the title of Intercontinental Champion and has given him the possibility of a fight against Shannon Briggs. Brian Matthew Minto, born January 27, 1975 in Butler, PA, is an American boxer and is a potential future contender in the heavyweight division. ...
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is one of the sanctioning organizations currently recognizing world boxing champions. ...
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Luan Krasniqi has had a loyal following of his Albanian compatriots from all over the world and has become an object of pride and sport hero for them.
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