Marco Huck

Marco Huck
Marco Huck
Born	Muamer Hukić; November 11, 1984 (age 39); Sjenica, Serbia
Nationality	German
Other names	Käpt'n Huck
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Cruiserweight
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
	Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	34
Wins by KO	25
Losses	2
Draws	0

Marco Huck (born November 11, 1984 as Muamer Hukić, Sjenica, Serbia) is a German professional boxer of Bosniak origin. He is the current WBO Cruiserweight Champion.

Career

Marco started Taekwando and kickboxing at the age of ten. As an amateur kickboxer he had some success winning a gold medal at first the W.A.K.O European championships in 2002 and then at the same organizations world championships in 2003 aged just 18. Despite success in Full-Contact kickboxing he decided to switch completely to boxing, having also participated in the sport since he was 15.^[1]

In the build-up he bested amateur stars Michael Simms and Claudio Rîşco and had his first major fight against contender (rated in the Ring Magazine) Pietro Aurino. In a typical wild affair he was butted by the Italian and kicked him in the stomach in return. When he wasn't disqualified the Italian stormed out of the ring in disgust and was declared loser. Right afterwards he outpointed another world class fighter in undefeated (23-0) contender Vadim Tokarev this time without controversy. He was rated #7 by the Ring Magazine when he fought Steve Cunningham, however Huck was knocked out by Cunningham in his first title defense. ^{[citation needed]}

After the loss to Cunningham he has since won six straight fights by knockout. On March 13, 2010, Huck won the WBO Cruiserweight title from Victor Emilio Ramírez. He has since defended this title eight times against Ola Afolabi, Adam Richards, Brian Minto, Matt Godfrey, Denis Lebedev, Ran Nakash, Hugo Garay and Rogelio Omar Rossi. ^{[citation needed]}

One day before Huck's WBA heavyweight championship fight with Alexander Povetkin he is reported to have received a death threat. A letter was received by Sauerland Events addressed to Huck that read “Now you are hunted for along as it takes for us to get you. Also your family is in great danger. We are finally fed up with your boasting.” The letter also mentions Huck’s expensive Berlin villa, threatens Huck’s trainer Ulli Wegner and warns the Serbia-born Huck to “go back to where you came from.” Huck told BILD, “I’m not afraid of anything or anyone, but I’m worried about my family.” Sauerland had to increase security measures surrounding the fight. ^[2]

Titles

Pro Boxing

2009-present WBO cruiserweight champion (8 title defences)
2008-09 European cruiserweight champion (3 title defences)
2007 IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight champion
2006-07 European Union cruiserweight champion (1 title defence)

Amateur Kickboxing

2003 W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 in Paris, France -86 kg (Full-Contact)
2002 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Jesolo, Italy -86 kg (Full-Contact)

Professional Record

34 Wins (25 knockouts, 8 decisions), 2 Losses (1 by knockout), 0 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
—	—	Ola Afolabi	—	—	2012-05-05	Erfurt	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Loss	34–2	Alexander Povetkin	MD	12 (12)	2012-02-25	Stuttgart	For WBA Heavyweight title.
Win	34–1	Rogelio Omar Rossi	KO	6 (12)	2011-10-22	Ludwigsburg	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	33–1	Hugo Garay	TKO	10 (12)	2011-07-16	Munich	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	32–1	Ran Nakash	UD	12 (12)	2011-04-02	Halle	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	31–1	Denis Lebedev	SD	12 (12)	2010-12-18	Berlin	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	30–1	Matt Godfrey	TKO	5 (12), 2:18	2010-08-21	Erfurt	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	29–1	Brian Minto	RTD	9 (12)	2010-05-01	Oldenburg	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	28–1	Adam Richards	KO	3 (12), 2:30	2010-03-13	Berlin	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	27–1	Ola Afolabi	UD	12 (12)	2009-12-05	Ludwigsburg	Defends WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	26–1	Victor Emilio Ramírez	UD	12 (12)	2009-08-29	Halle	Won WBO Cruiserweight title.
Win	25–1	Vitaliy Rusal	TKO	5 (12), 2:58	2009-05-09	Bamberg	Defends EBU (European) Cruiserweight title.
Win	24–1	Geoffrey Battelo	TKO	3 (12), 2:57	2009-01-24	Riesa	Defends EBU (European) Cruiserweight title.
Win	23–1	Fabio Tuiach	TKO	2 (12), 2:22	2008-10-25	Oldenburg	Defends EBU (European) Cruiserweight title.
Win	22–1	Jean Marc Monrose	TKO	12 (12), 1:17	2008-09-20	Bielefeld	Won EBU (European) Cruiserweight title.
Win	21–1	Frantisek Kasanic	TKO	9 (12), 2:52	2008-05-17	Bayreuth	Won Vacant IBF Inter-Continental Cruiserweight title.
Win	20–1	Leon Nzama	TKO	5 (8), 1:06	2008-04-12	Neubrandenburg
Loss	19–1	Steve Cunningham	TKO	12 (12), 1:56	2007-12-29	Bielefeld	For IBF Cruiserweight title.
Won	19–0	Vadim Tokarev	MD	12 (12)	2007-05-26	Bamberg	IBF Cruiserweight title eliminator.
Won	18–0	Ismail Abdoul	UD	12 (12)	2007-01-20	Basel	Defended EBU-EU (European Union) Cruiserweight title.
Won	17–0	Pietro Aurino	TKO	2 (12), ?:??	2006-12-16	Kempten	Won EBU-EU (European Union) Cruiserweight title.
Won	16–0	Rachid El Hadak	KO	8 (8), 2:24	2006-09-23	Wetzlar
Won	15–0	Nuri Seferi	UD	10 (10)	2006-06-03	Hannover
Won	14–0	Lee Swaby	RTD	6 (8)	2006-03-04	Oldenburg
Won	13–0	Claudio Rîşco	KO	7 (8), 2:15	2006-01-28	Berlin
Won	12–0	Michael Simms	UD	8 (8)	2005-12-17	Berlin
Won	11–0	Ruediger May	UD	10 (10)	2005-09-03	Berlin
Won	10–0	Leri Okhanashvili	TKO	2 (8), ?:??	2005-07-02	Hattersheim am Main
Won	9–0	Tipton Walker	TKO	2 (8), 1:50	2005-06-11	Kempten
Won	8–0	Stefan Kusnier	KO	1 (6), ?:??	2005-05-21	Zdzieszowice
Won	7–0	Muhammed Ali Durmaz	TKO	4 (6), ?:??	2005-04-23	Dortmund
Won	6–0	Aleksandrs Borhovs	TKO	4 (6), ?:??	2005-03-12	Zwickau
Won	5–0	Ervin Slonka	TKO	4 (6), 1:23	2005-01-15	Berlin
Won	4–0	Tomas Mrazek	TKO	3 (6), ?:??	2004-12-18	Bayreuth
Won	3–0	Wlodek Kopec	TKO	1 (4), 2:26	2004-12-04	Berlin
Won	2–0	Pavel Zima	TKO	1 (4), 1:48	2004-11-20	Kempten
Won	1–0	Pavel Cirok	TKO	1 (4), ?:??	2004-11-07	Nuremberg	Professional debut at Cruiserweight.