# Bert Schenk

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**Bert Schenk** (born 14 November 1970 in [East Berlin](/source/East_Berlin), [East Germany](/source/East_Germany)) was a German [boxer](/source/Boxing).

## Professional career

Schenk turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title on 30 January 1999 against [Freeman Barr](/source/Freeman_Barr) by 4th-round TKO. [Otis Grant](/source/Otis_Grant) had vacated the belt to fight [Roy Jones Jr.](/source/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](/source/Armand_Krajnc) when he recovered.

## See also

- [List of middleweight boxing champions](/source/List_of_middleweight_boxing_champions)

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