All boxersWaldemar Holberg
Boxing · Deceased39-27-4RECORD
28WINS BY KO / TKO
11WINS BY DECISION
70PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Waldemar Birger Holberg |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Not added yet |
| Date of birth | 29 May 1883 |
| Died | 16 Mar 1947 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Birthplace | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Welterweight |
| Trainers | Not added yet |
| Height | 165 cm (5′5″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | 1908–1921 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Pro debut | 1 Dec 1908 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Hans Hirschberger, 29 Aug 1921 |
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Titles and honours
- World welterweight champion (1914)
Background
Waldemar Holberg was a Danish boxer, a five-time Danish amateur champion who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won the vacant world welterweight title in Melbourne on 1 January 1914 and lost it three weeks later to Tom McCormick.
Fight history
70 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Hans Hirschberger | TKO | 9 | 29 Aug 1921 | Sportplatz, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Loss | Willi Spoeri | TKO | 7 | 7 Jul 1921 | Sportplatz, Vienna, Austria | ||
| Win | Holger Hansen | Decision (points) | 12 | 22 Feb 1921 | Circus, Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Loss | Emanuel Jacobsen | Disqualification | 5 | 13 Sep 1919 | Cirkus Variete, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Win | Johan Ekeroth | Disqualification | 15 | 1 Aug 1919 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Loss | Georg Brustad | Decision (points) | 15 | 26 May 1919 | Trondheim, Norway | ||
| Win | Johan Ekeroth | Decision (points) | 10 | 2 Feb 1919 | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Holger Hansen | TKO | 7 | 15 Dec 1918 | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Fred Boston | KO | 6 | 2 Nov 1918 | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Dick Nelson | Decision (points) | 15 | 9 Apr 1918 | Turnhallen, Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Frithjof Hansen | KO | 3 | 26 Feb 1918 | Turnhallen, Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Sam Brown | KO | 11 | 22 Jan 1918 | Turnhallen, Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Willy Carlsen | KO | 2 | 18 Nov 1917 | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Johan Ekeroth | TKO | 11 | 6 Jun 1917 | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Win | Calle Svensson | TKO | 7 | 24 Sep 1916 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Win | Calle Svensson | Decision (points) | 10 | 10 Sep 1916 | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Win | Emil Kjellberg | TKO | 7 | 11 Aug 1916 | Idrottsplatsen, Råsunda, Sweden | ||
| Loss | Jack Kid Greenstock | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Feb 1916 | Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England | ||
| Loss | Willie Farrell | TKO | 7 | 3 Jan 1916 | Hoxton Baths, London, England | ||
| Loss | Willie Farrell | Decision (points) | 15 | 7 Oct 1915 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England | ||
| Loss | Billy Williams | Decision (points) | 20 | 19 Jul 1915 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, London, England | ||
| Loss | Jim Prendy | Decision (points) | 20 | 12 Jun 1915 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, London, England | ||
| Loss | Dai Roberts | KO | 7 | 24 Apr 1915 | London, England | ||
| Win | Young Nipper | Decision (points) | 10 | 12 Apr 1915 | The Ring, Blackfriars Road, London, England | ||
| Loss | Sapper McNeil | Disqualification | 13 | 20 Mar 1915 | London, England | ||
| Loss | Dick Nelson | KO | 15 | 14 Feb 1915 | Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Loss | Dick Nelson | Decision (points) | 20 | 6 Dec 1914 | Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Loss | Tom McCormick | Disqualification | 6 | 24 Jan 1914 | Baker's Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Lost world welterweight title | |
| Win | Ray Bronson | Decision (points) | 20 | 1 Jan 1914 | Baker's Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | Won vacant world welterweight title | |
| Loss | Alf Goodwin | Disqualification | 14 | 20 Dec 1913 | Baker's Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Win | Frank Picato | TKO | 11 | 29 Nov 1913 | Baker's Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Win | Len Porter | TKO | 8 | 15 Nov 1913 | Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Loss | Young Nipper | Decision (points) | 20 | 1 Nov 1913 | Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Loss | Hock Keys | Decision (points) | 20 | 18 Oct 1913 | Olympic Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Win | Harry Puie | KO | 6 | 1 Oct 1913 | Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Loss | Harry Thomas | Disqualification | 20 | 13 Sep 1913 | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Loss | Herb McCoy | Decision (points) | 20 | 30 Aug 1913 | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Loss | Hughie Mehegan | KO | 17 | 12 Jul 1913 | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Loss | Paul Brevieres | Disqualification | 11 | 20 Dec 1912 | Paris, France | ||
| Loss | Bill Johnson | Disqualification | 11 | 16 Dec 1912 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Loss | Bill Johnson | Disqualification | 10 | 4 Nov 1912 | Sparkbrook Stadium, Birmingham, England | ||
| Win | Jack Ward | KO | 1 | 30 Sep 1912 | Birmingham, England | ||
| Draw | Dick Lee | Decision (points) | 10 | 24 Aug 1912 | London, England | ||
| Loss | Dick Nelson | Decision (points) | 20 | 1 Jun 1912 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Date approximate (source lists an invalid day in June 1912) | |
| Win | Bobby Dobbs | Decision (points) | 20 | 3 Feb 1912 | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Win | Jerry Peterson | KO | 10 | 9 Dec 1911 | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Win | Billy Gordon | KO | 15 | 17 Sep 1911 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Win | Holger Hansen | KO | 4 | 3 Sep 1911 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Draw | Jack Slim | Decision (points) | 15 | 22 Aug 1911 | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Jimmy Butler | KO | 4 | 20 Aug 1911 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Win | Paul Mond | KO | 4 | 23 Jul 1911 | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Kid McGordon | Decision (points) | 15 | 23 Apr 1911 | Vienna, Austria | ||
| Win | Eugen Legard | KO | 7 | 19 Dec 1910 | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | Erik Mosuk | KO | 2 | 15 Dec 1910 | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Win | H Paullian | KO | 4 | 5 Dec 1910 | |||
| Win | Alf Elreich | KO | 6 | 12 Sep 1910 | Mannheim, Germany | ||
| Win | M Lechleitner | KO | 2 | 9 Sep 1910 | Mannheim, Germany | ||
| Win | M Muller | KO | 3 | 28 Apr 1910 | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Alf Elreich | KO | 4 | 7 Apr 1910 | Mannheim, Germany | ||
| Win | E Van Dyk | KO | 5 | 7 Feb 1910 | |||
| Win | Billy Jackson | KO | 5 | 27 Jan 1910 | Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Loss | Dick Nelson | KO | 5 | 25 Jun 1909 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Win | Emil Hemming Hansen | KO | 5 | 29 May 1909 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Win | Frank | KO | 1 | 29 May 1909 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Draw | Holger Hansen | Decision (points) | 10 | 25 Apr 1909 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Win | John Jordan | Decision (points) | 10 | 21 Feb 1909 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Loss | Jim Smith | Decision (points) | 15 Dec 1908 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Win | Johannes Hindsberg | Decision (points) | 5 Dec 1908 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Draw | Holger Hansen | Decision (points) | 2 Dec 1908 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Loss | Jim Smith | Decision (points) | 1 Dec 1908 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Pro debut |
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