Eduard Gutknecht

Eduard Gutknecht (born 19 March 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He won the European light-heavyweight title in 2011, making three successful defences before losing it to Jürgen Brähmer in 2013. Gutknecht also challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title, losing in a rematch against Brähmer in 2016.

In November 2016, he was rushed to a London hospital and had emergency surgery following a losing bout with George Groves. Gutknecht suffered a bleed in the skull and collapsed in the dressing room. His injuries left him unable to walk or talk and he suffered multiple strokes.

Gutknecht vs. Braehmer
On March 12, 2016, Gutknecht faced Juergen Braehmer for the WBA regular light heavyweight title. Braehmer won via unanimous decision, 118-110, 116-111 and 116-111.

Gutknecht vs. Groves
On November 18, 2016, Gutknecht faced George Groves. Groves won the fight convincingly, winning 119-109, 119 - 109 and 119-110 on the scorecards.
 * align="center" colspan=8|30 wins (13 knockouts), 5 losses, 1 draw
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 * align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
 * align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
 * align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
 * align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
 * align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
 * align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
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 * Loss
 * 30-5-1
 * align=left| George Groves
 * UD || 12 (12)
 * 2016-11-18 || align=left| London
 * align=left| For WBA International super-middleweight title.
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 * Win
 * 30-4-1
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Artem Redko
 * KO || 3 (8)
 * 2016-06-18 || align=left|🇩🇪 Niedersachsen
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 * Loss
 * 29-4-1
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Jürgen Brähmer
 * UD || 12 (12)
 * 2016-03-12 || align=left|🇩🇪 Neubrandenburg
 * align=left| For WBA Regular Light heavyweight title.
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 * Win
 * 29-3-1
 * align=left|🇦🇲 Arman Torosyan
 * TKO || 4 (10)
 * 2015-11-21 || align=left|🇩🇪 Niedersachsen
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 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 28-3-1
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Slavisa Simeunovic
 * RTD || 5 (8)
 * 2015-07-11 || align=left|🇩🇪 Brandenburg
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 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 27–3-1
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Steve Kroekel
 * TKO || 3 (8)
 * 2015-05-02 || align=left|🇩🇪 Berlin
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 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 26–3-1
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Christian Pawlak
 * UD || 8
 * 2014-11-15 || align=left|🇩🇪 Hamburg
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * style="background: #dae2f1"|Draw
 * 25–3-1
 * align=left|🇦🇷 Pablo Sosa
 * SD || 8
 * 2014-05-03 || align=left|🇩🇪 Berlin
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 * -align=center
 * Loss
 * 25–3
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Dmitry Sukhotsky
 * RTD || 4 (12)
 * 2013-11-23 || align=left|🇩🇪 Bamberg, Bayern
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 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 25–2
 * align=left| Richard Vidal
 * UD || 12
 * 2013-06-08 || align=left|🇩🇪 Prenzlauer Berg
 * align=left| Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light heavyweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Loss
 * 24–2
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Jürgen Brähmer
 * UD || 12
 * 2013-02-02 || align=left|🇩🇪 Prenzlauer Berg
 * align=left| Lost EBU (European) Light heavyweight title. For vacant WBO International Light heavyweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 24–1
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Tony Averlant
 * UD || 12 (12)
 * 2012-03-31 || align=left|🇩🇪 Kiel
 * align=left| Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 23–1
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Vyacheslav Uzelkov
 * UD || 12 (12)
 * 2012-02-04 || align=left|🇩🇪 Frankfurt
 * align=left| Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 22–1
 * align=left|🇮🇹 Lorenzo Di Giacomo
 * UD || 12 (12)
 * 2011-07-16 || align=left|🇩🇪 Munich
 * align=left| Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 21–1
 * align=left|🇬🇧 Danny McIntosh
 * TKO || 8 (12)
 * 2011-05-07 || align=left|🇩🇪 Neubrandenburg
 * align=left| Won EBU (European) Light heavyweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 20–1
 * align=left|🇺🇦 Oleksandr Cherviak
 * UD || 8 (8)
 * 2011-02-12 || align=left|🇩🇪 Mülheim
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Win
 * 19–1
 * align=left|🇨🇿 Michal Bilak
 * RTD || 2 (8)
 * 2010-07-17 || align=left|🇩🇪 Schwerin
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 * -align=center
 * Loss
 * 18–1
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Robert Stieglitz
 * UD || 12 (12)
 * 2010-04-17 || align=left|🇩🇪 Magdeburg
 * align=left|For WBO super middleweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 18–0
 * align=left|🇭🇺 Karoly Balzsay
 * SD || 12 (12)
 * 2009-12-04 || align=left|🇦🇹 Sölden
 * align=left|Defends WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 17–0
 * align=left|🇧🇷 Josival Lima Teixeira
 * UD || 12 (12)
 * 2009-08-22 || align=left|🇭🇺 Budapest
 * align=left|Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title.
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 16–0
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Rubin Williams
 * TKO || 5 (10)
 * 2009-02-07 || align=left|🇩🇪 Rostock
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 15–0
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Christian Pawlak
 * UD || 10 (10)
 * 2008-11-22 || align=left|🇩🇪 Rostock
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 14–0
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Philippe Mendy
 * UD || 8 (8)
 * 2008-08-29 || align=left|🇩🇪 Düsseldorf
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 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 13–0
 * align=left|🇧🇷 Jose Hilton Dos Santos
 * UD || 8 (8)
 * 2008-05-31 || align=left|🇩🇪 Düsseldorf
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 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 12–0
 * align=left|🇦🇷 Valentin Antonio Ochoa
 * UD || 8 (8)
 * 2008-03-08 || align=left|🇩🇪 Krefeld
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 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 11–0
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Laurent Goury
 * UD || 8 (8)
 * 2007-11-13 || align=left|🇩🇪 Göppingen
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 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 10–0
 * align=left|🇨🇿 Roman Vanicky
 * UD || 8 (8)
 * 2007-09-15 || align=left|🇩🇪 Rostock
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 9–0
 * align=left|🇩🇪 Christian Pawlak
 * UD || 6 (6)
 * 2007-07-14 || align=left|🇩🇪 Hamburg
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 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 8–0
 * align=left|🇸🇰 Joseph Sovijus
 * KO || 2 (6)
 * 2007-05-18 || align=left|🇩🇪 Gifhorn
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 7–0
 * align=left|🇫🇷 Magid Ben Driss
 * UD || 6 (6)
 * 2007-03-30 || align=left|🇩🇪 Cologne
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 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 6–0
 * align=left|🇭🇺 Gabor Zsalek
 * TKO || 2 (6)
 * 2007-02-27 || align=left|🇩🇪 Cuxhaven
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 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 5–0
 * align=left|🇭🇺 Zoltan Kallai
 * TKO || 4 (6)
 * 2007-01-27 || align=left|🇩🇪 Düsseldorf
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 4–0
 * align=left|🇸🇰 Richard Remen
 * KO || 1 (6)
 * 2006-10-21 || align=left|🇩🇪 Halle
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 3–0
 * align=left|🇸🇰 Gabriel Botos
 * TKO || 2 (4)
 * 2006-08-22 || align=left|🇩🇪 Hamburg
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 2–0
 * align=left|🇧🇾 Andrei Staliarou
 * KO || 1 (4)
 * 2006-07-29 || align=left|🇩🇪 Oberhausen
 * align=left|
 * -align=center
 * Won
 * 1–0
 * align=left|🇸🇰 Lubo Hantak
 * UD || 4 (4)
 * 2006-05-27 || align=left|🇩🇪 Munich
 * align=left|Professional debut.
 * -align=center
 * align=left|Professional debut.
 * -align=center