Michael Madsen (boxer)

Michael Johannes Madsen (born 26 March 1958 in Copenhagen, Hovedstaden) is a retired male light-heavyweight boxer from Denmark, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Michael Madsen
Personal information
Full nameMichael Johannes Madsen
Nationality Denmark
Born (1958-03-26) 26 March 1958
Copenhagen, Hovedstaden
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Heavyweight
ClubBK Frem, Lyngby

There he was eliminated in the second round by Cuba's Ricardo Rojas on points (1-4) after having defeated Csaba Kuzma (Hungary) in the first round. Madsen was one out of three boxers representing Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics, the other ones being Jesper Garnell (lightweight) and Ole Svendsen (welterweight).

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