Michael Wallisch

Michael Wallisch (born 1 November 1985) is a German professional boxer. He held the WBO European heavyweight title from 2015 to 2016.

Michael Wallisch
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
NationalityGerman
Born (1985-11-01) 1 November 1985
Munich, Germany
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins23
Wins by KO16
Losses6

Professional career

On 11 July 2015 Wallisch won the vacant WBO European Heavyweight Title with a knockout win over Italian Fabio Tuiach early in the 2nd round. He defended the title against Croatian Ivica Bacurin at the Maritim Hotel in Berlin, Germany, on 9 January 2016, winning the fight by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

After three more wins (over Andre Bunga, Samir Barakovic, Bernard Adie) he faced Christian Hammer as undefeated, with a record of 19–0. By then Wallisch had been long considered a boxing prospect, though his career had been hindered by injuries and other troubles. It was his first chance against a valuable opponent, however, he was defeated by Hammer. In the fifth round, Hammer went out of a clinch and hit him with a right, and Wallisch, who seemed to "overplay the incident", sat down on the ropes, seemingly tired, as the referee counted him out.[1]

Wallisch's loss to Hammer was followed by another defeat, this time at the hands of Efe Ajagba. After defeating Abdulnaser Delalic in Hamburg, he suffered his third loss, being defeated by Tony Yoka.

On 25 July 2020 Wallisch faced Joe Joyce at the BT Sport Studio in London, England. Wallisch put up a good fight in the first round, hitting Joyce with several solid punches.[2][3] Joyce was in complete control in the second round, most notably causing Wallisch to drop to his knees after hitting him on his head. In the third round, Wallisch was forced again to touch the canvas with one knee, as he recovered after being hit by a left hook. He stood up once more and continued, but two power shots forced him to rest on one knee for a third time, and the referee was forced to stop the fight.[3]

On 13 March 2021 he faced Didier "Knife" Kirola. Wallisch lost 18 kg before this fight. He dominated the fight from the first round and closed it by TKO in the 6th.[4]

On 22 July 2021 Wallisch faced Murat Gassiev for the WBA Asia Heavyweight Title. Their fight was the main event of a multi-fight card, and took place at the Dynamo Volleyball Arena in Moscow, Russia. In the first round, which was dominated by Gassiev, there wasn't much action. Gassiev tracked Wallisch around the ring, and hit him with a powerful overhand right. Wallisch grew in the second round, in which he did better than Gassiev, though he wasn't able to hit him with anything significant. Gassiev didn't use his jab in the third round, stalking Wallisch with punches, but Wallisch managed to hit him with some shots. Gassiev, who is known for starting slow, hit Wallisch with power shots over head and body in the fourth round. Gassiev floored Wallisch two times in the fourth round, and then attacked him with a stream of punches, and the referee stopped the fight right before the bell.[5][6]

Professional boxing record

23 Wins (16 knockouts), 6 Losses (6 knockouts)[7]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 23–6 Russia Arslanbek Makhmudov RTD 1 (10) 2022-12-16 Canada Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada For WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA heavyweight titles
Win 23–5 Germany Toni Thes TKO 2 (6) 2022-05-28 Germany Die Bucht, Hamburg, Germany
Loss 22–5 Russia Murat Gassiev TKO 4 (10) 2021-07-22 Russia Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow, Russia For vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title
Win 22–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Knife Didier TKO 5 2021-03-13 Germany ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany
Win 21–4 Germany Kai Kurzawa RTD 6 2020-10-31 Germany ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany
Loss 20–4 United Kingdom Joe Joyce TKO 3 (10) 2020-07-25 United Kingdom BT Sport Studio, London, England
Loss 20–3 France Tony Yoka TKO 3 (10) 2019-09-28 France Palais des Sports de Beaulieu, Nantes, France
Win 20–2 Germany Abdulnaser Delalic TKO 2 2019-07-06 Germany CU-Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Loss 19–2 Nigeria Efe Ajagba TKO 2 (10) 2019-04-27 United States Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Loss 19–1 Germany Christian Hammer KO 5 (12) 2018-12-15 Germany Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany For vacant WBO European heavyweight title
Win 19–0 Kenya Bernard Adie KO 1 (12) 2018-06-16 Germany Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany For vacant GBU heavyweight title
Win 18–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Barakovic KO 4 2018-03-03 Germany Ufgauhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Win 17–0 Germany Andre Bunga UD 6 2017-05-13 Germany Ufgauhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany
Win 16–0 Croatia Ivica Bacurin UD 12 2016-01-09 Germany Maritim Hotel, Berlin, Germany Retained WBO European heavyweight title
Win 15–0 Italy Fabio Tuiach TKO 2 (12) 2015-07-11 Germany GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title
Win 14–0 Croatia Ivica Perkovic RTD 5 2014-11-15 Germany O2 World, Hamburg, Germany
Win 13–0 Latvia Edgars Kalnars PTS 8 2014-09-05 Germany SES-Gym, Magdeburg, Germany
Win 12–0 Germany Frank Schadwill KO 2 2014-03-01 Germany GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany
Win 11–0 Germany Lars Buchholz UD 10 2013-12-06 Germany Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany
Win 10–0 Germany Alexander Kahl KO 1 2013-07-13 Germany EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany
Win 9–0 Czech Republic Pavel Siska KO 2 2012-12-21 Czech Republic Sluneta Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Win 8–0 Poland Dariusz Balla KO 1 2011-11-18 Germany Kugelbake Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
Win 7–0 Turkey Yakup Saglam UD 10 2011-04-01 Germany Digibet Pferdesportpark, Lichtenberg, Germany
Win 6–0 Latvia Pavels Dolgovs PTS 6 2010-12-17 Germany Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude, Germany
Win 5–0 Turkey Serdar Uysal TKO 2 2010-10-23 Germany Hammerbrook, Hamburg, Germany
Win 4–0 Ukraine Ivan Bohdanov TKO 4 (4) 2010-06-20 Germany Sporthalle Steilshoop, Hamburg, Germany
Win 3–0 Germany Sebastian Tuchscherer PTS 4 2010-06-05 Germany Sportbox, Hamelin, Germany
Win 2–0 Germany Maik Kurzweil KO 1 2010-04-09 Germany Schwerin Arena, Schwerin, Germany
Win 1–0 Ukraine Taras Varava TKO 3 2010-03-27 Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany

References

  1. "Christian Hammer Breaks Down, Stops Michael Wallisch in Fifth". Boxing Scene. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  2. "Joe Joyce knocks out Michael Wallisch in third round of warm-up win ahead of Daniel Dubois showdown". Evening Standard. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  3. "Joe Joyce returns to action with stoppage win over Michael Wallisch". SkySports. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. "Punktsieg für Klitschko-Double". Bild (in German). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  5. Sukachev, Alexey (22 July 2021). "Murat Gassiev Blasts Out Michael Wallisch in Four". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  6. Dielhenn, James. "Murat Gassiev Blasts Out Michael Wallisch in Four". SkySports. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  7. "Michael Wallisch - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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