# Torsten May

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{{short description|German boxer}}
{{MedalTableTop|Torsten May (GER) 2019.jpg|220px|Torsten May, 2019}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's [Boxing](/source/Boxing)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Boxing_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalGold| [1992 Barcelona](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics) | [Light Heavyweight](/source/Boxing_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Light_heavyweight)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Amateur Championships](/source/World_Amateur_Boxing_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold| [1991 Sydney](/source/1991_World_Amateur_Boxing_Championships) | Light Heavyweight}}
{{MedalBottom}}
'''Torsten May''' (born September 10, 1969, in [Glauchau](/source/Glauchau), [Saxony](/source/Saxony)) is a former [German](/source/Germans) [boxer](/source/boxing), who won the [Light Heavyweight Gold medal](/source/Olympic_medalists_in_boxing) at the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics). He challenged once for the [IBF](/source/International_Boxing_Federation) 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](/source/Patrice_Aouissi) (France) points
**Defeated [Orestes Solano](/source/Orestes_Solano) (Cuba) points
**Defeated [Mehmet Gurgen](/source/Mehmet_Gurgen) (Turkey) points
**Defeated [Andrey Kurnyavka](/source/Andrey_Kurnyavka) (Russia) points
*Olympic Gold Medalist in Barcelona 1992 as a Light Heavyweight. Results were:
**Defeated [Gil-Nam Kim](/source/Gil-Nam_Kim) (North Korea) points
**Defeated [Dale Brown (boxer)](/source/Dale_Brown_(boxer)) (Canada) points
**Defeated [Montell Griffin](/source/Montell_Griffin) (United States) when controversially he was credited some of Griffin's points
**Defeated [Wojciech Bartnik](/source/Wojciech_Bartnik) (Poland) points
**Defeated [Rostislav Zaulitchny](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Alexander_Gurov_(boxer))
|TKO
|8
|21/04/2001
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Erfurt](/source/Erfurt), Germany
|align=left|{{small|'''[WBA](/source/World_Boxing_Association) Intercontinental/IBF Intercontinental/[EBU](/source/European_Boxing_Union) Cruiserweight Titles'''.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|5-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} [Yan Kulkov](/source/Yan_Kulkov)
|PTS
|8
|25/11/2000
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Hannover](/source/Hannover), Germany
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|8-0-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|EST}} [Valeri Semiskur](/source/Valeri_Semiskur)
|TKO
|3
|03/06/2000
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Karlsruhe](/source/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](/source/European_Boxing_Union) Cruiserweight Title'''.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|27-6-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Adolpho Washington](/source/Adolpho_Washington)
|TD
|9
|05/06/1999
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Frankfurt](/source/Frankfurt), Germany
|align=left|{{small|'''[IBF](/source/IBF) Intercontinental cruiserweight title'''}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|18-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [Pascal Warusfel](/source/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](/source/Stefan_Angehrn)
|TKO
|9
|13/12/1997
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Düsseldorf, Germany
|align=left|{{small|'''[IBF](/source/IBF) Intercontinental Cruiserweight Title'''.}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|23-9}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Matthew Charleston](/source/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](/source/Vienna), Austria
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|25-3-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Adolpho Washington](/source/Adolpho_Washington)
|UD
|12
|31/08/1996
|align=left|{{flagicon|SPA}} [Palma de Mallorca](/source/Palma_de_Mallorca), Spain
|align=left|{{small|For vacant [IBF](/source/IBF) cruiserweight title}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|24-8}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Andrew Maynard](/source/Andrew_Maynard_(boxer))
|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](/source/Gary_%22Tiger%22_Steiger)
|TKO
|6
|23/03/1996
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [New York City](/source/New_York_City), U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|6-13}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} [Bobbie Joe Edwards](/source/Bobbie_Joe_Edwards)
|PTS
|8
|29/01/1996
|align=left|{{flagicon|UK}} [Piccadilly](/source/Piccadilly), [London](/source/London), England
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|32-8}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Art Jimmerson](/source/Art_Jimmerson)
|KO
|5
|09/09/1995
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Bielefeld](/source/Bielefeld), Germany
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|16-13}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Tim "Scrap Iron" Johnson](/source/Tim_%22Scrap_Iron%22_Johnson)
|KO
|2
|17/06/1995
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Las Vegas, Nevada](/source/Las_Vegas%2C_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](/source/Fred_%22Kip%22_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](/source/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](/source/Jason_Waller)
|TKO
|6
|26/11/1994
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Wuppertal](/source/Wuppertal), Germany
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|20-8-3}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Dale "Lunch Pail" Jackson](/source/Dale_%22Lunch_Pail%22_Jackson)
|TKO
|5
|18/06/1994
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_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](/source/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](/source/Tony_Booth_(boxer))
|UD
|6
|26/03/1994
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Dortmund](/source/Dortmund), Germany
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|26-6-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Vincent Boulware](/source/Vincent_Boulware)
|SD
|8
|26/02/1994
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [San Jose, California](/source/San_Jose%2C_California), U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|--}}
|align=left|[Ludmil Popov](/source/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](/source/Bruce_%22The_Truce%22_Johnson)
|TKO
|4
|16/10/1993
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Koblenz](/source/Koblenz), Germany
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|4-17-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [Eric "Ice" Cole](/source/Eric_%22Ice%22_Cole)
|KO
|1
|18/09/1993
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [Düsseldorf](/source/D%C3%BCsseldorf), Germany
|align=left|{{small|Cole knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.}}
{{s-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Boxrec|id=5342}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Boxing Light Heavyweight}}
{{Footer World Amateur Champions Light Heavyweight}}

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Category:1969 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Glauchau
Category:Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for Germany
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Category:Cruiserweight boxers
Category:Light-heavyweight boxers
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:German male boxers
Category:IBA Men's World Boxing Championships medalists
Category:Martial artists from Saxony
Category:Sportspeople from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt
Category:20th-century German sportsmen

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