{{short description|German boxer}} {{MedalTableTop|Torsten May (GER) 2019.jpg|220px|Torsten May, 2019}} {{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }} {{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold| 1992 Barcelona | Light Heavyweight}} {{MedalCompetition|World Amateur Championships}} {{MedalGold| 1991 Sydney | Light Heavyweight}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Torsten May''' (born September 10, 1969, in Glauchau, Saxony) is a former German boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He challenged once for the IBF cruiserweight championship in 2006.
==Amateur career== *1991 German National Light Heavyweight champion *1991 Won World Championship as a Light Heavyweight in Sydney, Australia. Results were: **Defeated Patrice Aouissi (France) points **Defeated Orestes Solano (Cuba) points **Defeated Mehmet Gurgen (Turkey) points **Defeated Andrey Kurnyavka (Russia) points *Olympic Gold Medalist in Barcelona 1992 as a Light Heavyweight. Results were: **Defeated Gil-Nam Kim (North Korea) points **Defeated Dale Brown (boxer) (Canada) points **Defeated Montell Griffin (United States) when controversially he was credited some of Griffin's points **Defeated Wojciech Bartnik (Poland) points **Defeated Rostislav Zaulitchny (Unified Team/ C.I.S) points
==Professional career== May began his professional career the following year and won his first 15 bouts in the cruiserweight division, setting up a fight for the vacant IBF cruiserweight title against Adolpho Washington. Washington won by a narrow unanimous decision, a loss which May avenged in 1999 via a 9th round technical decision after Washington lost his title. May never again fought for a title, and lost via TKO in the 8th round to Alexander Gurov in 2001 in a match that ended May's career.
==Professional boxing record== {{s-start}} |- |align="center" colspan=8|'''22 Wins''' (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), '''3 Losses''' (2 knockouts, 1 decision) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=5342&cat=boxer |title=Torsten May - Boxer |access-date=2012-03-15 |archive-date=2015-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327132128/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=5342&cat=boxer |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Result''' | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Record''' | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Opponent''' | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Type''' | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Round''' | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Date''' | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Location''' | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes''' |- |{{no2}}Loss |{{small|29-3-1}} |align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Alexander Gurov |TKO |8 |21/04/2001 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Erfurt, Germany |align=left|{{small|'''WBA Intercontinental/IBF Intercontinental/EBU Cruiserweight Titles'''.}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|5-0}} |align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Yan Kulkov |PTS |8 |25/11/2000 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Hannover, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|8-0-1}} |align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} Valeri Semiskur |TKO |3 |03/06/2000 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Karlsruhe, Germany |align=left|{{small|'''IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title'''.}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|24-2}} |align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexey Ilyin |MD |12 |27/11/1999 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany |align=left|{{small|'''EBU Cruiserweight Title'''.}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|27-6-2}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Adolpho Washington |TD |9 |05/06/1999 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Frankfurt, Germany |align=left|{{small|'''IBF Intercontinental cruiserweight title'''}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|18-2}} |align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Warusfel |PTS |10 |10/10/1998 |align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Austria |align=left| |- |{{no2}}Loss |{{small|17-4-1}} |align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Stefan Angehrn |TKO |9 |13/12/1997 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany |align=left|{{small|'''IBF Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title'''.}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|23-9}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Matthew Charleston |TKO |5 |18/10/1997 |align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Austria |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|13-8}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Nicholson |PTS |10 |15/02/1997 |align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Vienna, Austria |align=left| |- |{{no2}}Loss |{{small|25-3-2}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Adolpho Washington |UD |12 |31/08/1996 |align=left|{{flagicon|SPA}} Palma de Mallorca, Spain |align=left|{{small|For vacant IBF cruiserweight title}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|24-8}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Andrew Maynard |KO |10 |20/04/1996 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|37-3-3}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Gary "Tiger" Steiger |TKO |6 |23/03/1996 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} New York City, U.S. |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|6-13}} |align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Bobbie Joe Edwards |PTS |8 |29/01/1996 |align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Piccadilly, London, England |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|32-8}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Art Jimmerson |KO |5 |09/09/1995 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Bielefeld, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|16-13}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson |KO |2 |17/06/1995 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |align=left|{{small|Johnson knocked out at 2:09 of the second round.}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|8-5-2}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Fred "Kip" Adams |KO |3 |27/05/1995 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Dortmund, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|24-4}} |align=left|{{flagicon|Mexico}} Saul Montana |UD |10 |25/03/1995 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|20-5-2}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Waller |TKO |6 |26/11/1994 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Wuppertal, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|20-8-3}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Dale "Lunch Pail" Jackson |TKO |5 |18/06/1994 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 1:09 of the fifth round.}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|32-7-7}} |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Ralf Rocchigiani |PTS |10 |07/05/1994 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Koblenz, Germany |align=left|{{small|'''BDB German Cruiserweight Title'''.}} |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|15-19-6}} |align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} Tony Booth |UD |6 |26/03/1994 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Dortmund, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|26-6-1}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Vincent Boulware |SD |8 |26/02/1994 |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} San Jose, California, U.S. |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|--}} |align=left|Ludmil Popov |KO |1 |11/12/1993 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|9-25-1}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce "The Truce" Johnson |TKO |4 |16/10/1993 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Koblenz, Germany |align=left| |- |{{yes2}}Win |{{small|4-17-1}} |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric "Ice" Cole |KO |1 |18/09/1993 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany |align=left|{{small|Cole knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.}} {{s-end}}
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==External links== * {{Boxrec|id=5342}} {{Footer Olympic Champions Boxing Light Heavyweight}} {{Footer World Amateur Champions Light Heavyweight}}
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