Tom Schwarz

Tom Schwarz (born 29 May 1994) is a German professional boxer who has held the International Boxing Federation international heavyweight title since 2019, and previously held the World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental heavyweight title from 2017 to 2019.

Tom Schwarz
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
NationalityGerman
Born (1994-05-29) May 29, 1994
Halle, Germany
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins27
Wins by KO19
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Germany
German Youth National Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Straubing Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2012 Cologne Heavyweight

Professional career

Schwarz' first professional fight was on 29 August 2013 when he won a 20 second KO victory over 34 year old Mario Schmidt.[2] After amassing a record of 12-0 (8 KO's), he accepted the challenge of fellow German contender Konstantin Airich and won via unanimous decision over eight rounds.

In his 15th professional fight on 15 November 2015, Schwarz faced the powerful 20-year-old German Ilja Mezencev for the vacant WBO Youth World Champion title. In the first round, Schwarz went down against Mezencev, but recovered to win by knockout in the seventh round and captured the WBO World Youth Title.[3]

On 4 June 2016, Schwarz fought Dennis Lewandowski for the vacant WBC World Youth Title. This fight also represented his second title defense of the WBO World Youth Title. Schwarz clearly dominated the ten-round fight and won a unanimous decision.[4]

On 22 April 2017, Schwarz beat 40-year-old Bosnian Adnan Redzovic (18-1-0) by knockout in the second round to win the vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title.[5]

On 21 April 2018 Schwarz faced fellow unbeaten German Senad Gashi. In a highly controversial fight, Gashi had several head-butts that resulted in his disqualification in the sixth round of the fight. Up until the time of the stoppage, the fight had been competitive.[6] In the same year, two knockout victories followed against the Mexican Julian Fernandez[7] and fellow German Christian Lewandowski.[8]

In March 2019, he defended his WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title against Kristijan Krstacic of Croatia to record his 24th professional victory.[9][10]

It was announced in March 2019 that Schwarz would take on the lineal and former unified world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury in a 12-round bout on 15 June 2019 in Las Vegas.[11] The fight was a one-sided affair, with Schwarz outboxed by Fury, who switched to a southpaw stance after the first round. Shortly after dodging a series of punches from Schwarz, Fury knocked him to the canvas for the first time in his career with a straight right through his guard. Schwarz beat the count, but was stopped by the referee shortly afterwards, losing his WBO Inter-Continental title.[12]

In his next fight, Schwarz faced Radel Varak. Schwarz attacked Varak from the start, and managed to drop him midway through the round. Varak would beat the count, but the referee decided he had seen enough and waved the fight off.[13]

On 28 September 2019, Schwarz rematched Ilja Mezencev, winning convincingly via sixth round corner retirement and capturing the vacant International Boxing Federation international title in the process.[14]

Personal life

In April 2021, it emerged that Schwarz was on trial for allegedly punching his former partner Tessa Schimschar in the face in a restaurant car park in Lostau, Germany, in May 2020. It is alleged that Schimschar was reportedly taken to a local hospital after receiving "a massive punch on the chin, which led to multiple fractures of the lower jaw", and that she subsequently filed a charge for grievous bodily harm.[15]

Professional boxing record
28 fights 27 wins 1 loss
By knockout 19 1
By decision 7 0
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
28 Win 27–1 Muhammed Ali Durmaz KO 1 (8), 2:40 9 Apr 2022 Stadthalle, Falkensee, Brandenburg, Germany
27 Win 26–1 Ilja Mezencev RTD 6 (12), 3:00 28 Sep 2019 Stadthalle, Magdeburg, Germany Won vacant IBF International heavyweight title
26 Win 25–1 Radek Vařák TKO 1 (6), 1:38 17 Aug 2019 Hospůdka Eden, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
25 Loss 24–1 Tyson Fury TKO 2 (12), 2:54 15 Jun 2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US Lost WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
24 Win 24–0 Kristijan Krstacic KO 2 (10), 2:45 2 Mar 2019 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
23 Win 23–0 Christian Lewandowski TKO 6 (10), 2:15 17 Nov 2018 Aanhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany
22 Win 22–0 Julian Fernandez KO 2 (12), 2:33 15 Sep 2018 Stadthalle, Magdeburg, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
21 Win 21–0 Senad Gashi DQ 6 (12), 1:12 21 Apr 2018 Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title and German BDB heavyweight title;
Gashi disqualified for repeated headbutting
20 Win 20–0 Samir Nibo TKO 4 (12) 1:50 3 Feb 2018 Erdgas Arena, Halle an der Saale, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title;
Won vacant German BDB heavyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Adnan Redzovic KO 2 (10) 2:54 22 Apr 2017 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Ivica Bacurin UD 8 11 Mar 2017 Sportovní hala Královka, Prague, Czech Republic
17 Win 17–0 Dennis Lewandowski UD 10 4 Jun 2016 Seebühne Elbauenpark, Magdeburg, Germany Retained WBO Youth heavyweight title;
Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Gogita Gorgiladze TKO 1 (10), 2:58 5 Mar 2016 Home Monitoring Aréna, Plzeň, Czech Republic Retained WBO Youth heavyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Ilja Mezencev KO 7 (10), 1:25 14 Nov 2015 Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany Won vacant WBO Youth heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Gezim Tahiri RTD 3 (6), 3:00 19 Sep 2015 Belantis-Arena, Leipzig, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Konstantin Airich UD 8 11 Jul 2015 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Vaclav Pejsar UD 6 2 May 2015 Sparkassen-Arena, Jena, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Jakov Gospic TKO 3 (6), 2:32 7 Mar 2015 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Adnan Buharalija KO 1 (6), 1:04 20 Dec 2014 Ballhaus Forum, Munich, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Tomas Mrazek PTS 6 2 Oct 2014 Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Olegs Lopajevs TKO 1 (6), 2:20 26 Jul 2014 Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Ante Verunica TKO 1 (3), 3:00 30 May 2014 EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Lukas Filka TKO 1 (3), 2:04 30 May 2014 Energie Verbund-Arena, Dresden, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Frantisek Kynkal KO 1 (4), 2:18 28 Mar 2014 MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Janis Ginters UD 4 1 Mar 2014 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Edgars Kalnars UD 4 6 Dec 2013 Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Pavlo Nechyporenko TKO 1 (4), 1:30 19 Oct 2013 Messehalle, Leipzig, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Mario Schmidt KO 1 (4), 0:20 28 Jun 2013 Maritim Hotel, Halle an der Saale, Germany

Pay-per-view bouts
DateFightNetworkBuysSource(s)
15 June 2019 Tyson Fury vs. Tom Schwarz BT Sport Box Office Unknown

References
  1. "BoxRec: Tom Schwarz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. "Willkommen bei SES Sport Events Steinforth". www.sesboxing.de.
  3. "Tom Schwarz besiegt Ilja Mezencev – Spannendes Duell in Dessau - Boxen - Alle News, Tickets, Termine und Ergebnisse aus dem Boxsport". 16 November 2015.
  4. Magdeburg, Volksstimme. "Tom Schwarz holt sich zweiten Gürtel". www.volksstimme.de.
  5. Orban, Jonny (22 April 2017). "Tag X: Ergebnisse der Vorkämpfe aus der Messehalle Erfurt".
  6. "Results: Kabayel stops Rovcanin; Schwarz defeats Senad Gashi". 22 April 2018.
  7. "Boxing: Heavyweight Boxer Tom Schwarz KO's Julian Fernandez". www.heavyweightboxing.com.
  8. "Tom Schwarz vs. Christian Lewandowski in voller Länge". www.ardmediathek.de.
  9. "Agit Kabayel Beats Rudenko, Tom Schwarz Gets KO Win". BoxingScene.com. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  10. "Boxing News: Heavy contenders Kabayel, Schwarz victorious » April 3, 2019". fightnews.com. 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  11. "Tyson Fury next fight officially announced with opponent, date and venue". 23 March 2019.
  12. "Tyson Fury Destroys Tom Schwarz on ESPN+ and Calls Out Deontay Wilder". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  13. "Tom Schwarz Bounces Back, Stops Radek Varak in One Round". BoxingScene.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  14. "Tony Yoka Crushes Michael Wallisch in Three Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  15. "Boxing champ facing jail time for allegedly breaking ex-girlfriend's jaw". NewsComAu. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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