Erik Pfeifer


Erik Pfeifer is a German professional boxer who has held the WBO European heavyweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won bronze medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

Amateur career

He won his first medal in 2005, as he won the bronze medal at the Junior European Championship, in 2009 he won the Europe Championship which is not to be confused with the European Amateur Boxing Championships. In 2011, he won another bronze medal, but this time at the World Championships at super-heavyweight. He lost the semi-final to Anthony Joshua as he suffered a broken nose in the first round and as a result, the fight was stopped.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost to eventual bronze medalist, Ivan Dychko, in the first round.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he was defeated in the first round of the super-heavyweight class by Clayton Laurent Jr. of the Virgin Islands.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
8 Daniel Dubois29 Aug 2020BT Sport Studio, London, England.png" />For WBO International heavyweight title
7Win7–0 Adnan RedzovicRTD5, 3:0016 Nov 2019Halle Messe Arena, Halle, Germany.png" />Won vacant WBO European heavyweight title
6Win6–0 Epifanio MendozaRTD2, 3:006 Jul 2019 CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany
5Win5–0 Kostiantyn DovbyshchenkoMD613 Apr 2019 Erdgas Arena, Halle, Genrmany
4Win4–0 Angelo RizzoKO1, 2:232 Mar 2019 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
3Win3–0 Tornike PuritchamiashviliUD615 Dec 2018 Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
2Win2–0 Irakli GvenetadzeRTD2, 3:0017 Nov 2018 EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany
1Win1–0 Davit GogishviliKO2, 0:2715 Sep 2018 ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany