Axel Schulz Net Worth

Short introduction

Axel Schulz (born November 9, 1968 in Bad Zarov) is a German expert boxer, global and European champion.

Early life

From 1982 Schulz boxed in Frankfurt for the ahead membership withinside the military and later have become the GDR teens champion. At the 1986 European Junior Championships in Denmark, Schulz gained the mild heavyweight gold and have become the GDR heavyweight champion in 1988 below the management of Manfred Wolke. In 1989 he gained the Hull match after which a silver medal on the European Championships in Athens and a bronze medal on the World Championships in Moscow, dropping to Felix Savona withinside the final.

Career

Schultz made his expert ring in 1990. In his 14th combat, he gained the German identify. On December 19, 1992, he gained an EBU European Championship identify with the undefeated Nigerian Henry Akinvade. A rematch passed off six months later, wherein Schultz suffered its first defeat. After the defeat, Schultz spent five wins and defeated a former international champion, the American James Smith. After this combat, Axel entered the IBF championship combat with the mythical George Foreman. In the combat, Foreman changed into presented a choice with the aid of using the bulk of the judges. The choice changed into pretty arguable and the IBF ordered a rematch. Foreman declined and the IBF robbed him of his identify. In December 1995 there has been a combat for the vacant IBF identify among Axel Schulz and the undefeated South African François Botha. Botha gained on points, however changed into later stripped of his identify for a nice steroid test. Schultz fought once more for the vacant IBF identify. This time with ex-champion Michael Moorer. In a tough and aggressive combat with a mild advantage, Murer gained with the aid of using a separate choice with the aid of using the judges. Schultz suffered his 1/3 loss. In August 1997, Schultz defeated the Irish Kevin McBride. In February 1998, he defeated Julius Francis withinside the EBU eliminator fights. Before getting into the identify combat, he waged a score combat towards the American Richard Mason. Schultz gained on points, however changed into knocked down for the primary time in his expert career. After this combat, Schulz did now no longer input the hoop for greater than a year. Nevertheless, Axel Schulz accumulated and went into the hard-earned identify combat for the European championship identify of the EBU. On September 25, 1999 Schulz competed for the vacant EBU identify towards Olympic champion Vladimir Klitschko. Klitschko ruled the war and commenced to unilaterally beat the Germans withinside the eighth spherical. The referee stopped the combat. This changed into the primary early defeat in Axel Schulz’s career. After this combat, Schultz left boxing. After 7 years, he again to the hoop and spent a combat towards Brian Minto, which he additionally lost. In spherical four, Minto despatched Axel at the boards, and in spherical five, he hit him difficult and slapped his waist, which the American changed into advised for. During the smash among rounds 6 and 7, Schulz refused to keep the combat.