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Place of Birth: Bad Saarow, Brandenburg, Germany
About Axel Schulz
- Axel Schulz (born 9 November 1968) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1999, and in 2006.
- He challenged three times for both the IBF and European heavyweight titles, losing close decisions in all of them.
- As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships and silver at the 1989 European Championships, both in the heavyweight division. Schulz first fought for a world championship in 1995, when he challenged George Foreman for his IBF title.
- Schulz lost a very close majority decision, but was immediately granted a second opportunity at the title in the same year.
- With Foreman having vacated the title after refusing a rematch, Schulz faced Francois Botha but this time lost via (a controversial) split decision.
- However, Botha later failed a drug test, which led to Schulz receiving a third chance at the title.
- In 1996 he fought Michael Moorer for the vacant IBF title, losing again via split decision.
- During his career, Schulz also fought Jeremy Williams and former world champions Henry Akinwande and Wladimir Klitschko.
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