Ole Klemetsen

Medal record
Ole Klemetsen
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for  Norway
World Amateur Championships
Bronze	1991 Sydney	Light Middleweight
European Amateur Championships
Bronze	1991 Gothenburg	Light Middleweight

Ole "Lukkøye" Klemetsen (born 30 August 1971 in Stavanger, Norway) is a retired Norwegian boxer in the Light Heavyweight division. He was nicknamed "Mister Sandman" and the "Golden Viking".

Amateur

He medaled twice at international events and represented Norway at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Pro

As a pro he fought in Denmark as a light-heavyweight where he was a feared puncher with a vulnerable chin. He was European EBU Light Heavyweight champion. His professional record is 45 victories and 6 losses. He won the (lightly regarded) titles, IBC Light Heavyweight and IBA Light Heavyweight. His most notable bout was a 1998 IBF title challenge, where he was outpointed by Reggie Johnson.

Klemetsen retired after a bout which resulted in a loss against Thomas Hansvoll on June 16, 2001.

He featured in a documentary «Blod & Ære» that won an award at Grimstad Kortfilmfestival 2008.

He is currently a coach at the Martial Arts Institute in Stavanger. In 2005 he joined the party list of Demokratene in an effort to secure a Parliament seat for Jan Simonsen.^[1]

Professional record

45 Wins (36 knockouts, 8 decisions, 1 disqualifications), 6 Losses (4 knockouts)[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win		Thomas Hansvoll	KO	2	16 Juni 2001	Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	17–1	Earl Butler	TKO	1	11 November 1994	Randers, Denmark
Win	16–1	Eric Brown	KO	3	7 October 1994	Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	15–1	Rocky Gannon	KO	1	16 September 1994	Aalborg, Denmark
Win	14–1	Karl Willis	KO	2	10 June 1994	Kolding, Denmark
Win	13–1	Etienne Obertan	KO	5	22 April 1994	Aalborg, Denmark
Win	12–1	Juan Alberto Barrero	KO	2	18 February 1994	Randers, Denmark
Win	11–1	Simon McDougall	KO	5	29 January 1994	Cardiff, Wales
Win	10–1	Carl Jones	Decision	6	6 November 1993	Las Vegas, NV
Win	9–1	Tony Booth	Decision	8	17 September 1993	Copenhagen, Denmark
Win	8–1	Jeff Medley	KO	4	6 May 1993	Las Vegas, NV
Win	7–1	Nigel Rafferty	KO	2, 2:33	14 April 1993	London, England
Loss	6–1	John McClain	TKO	1, 0:51	9 March 1993	Bay St. Louis, MS
Win	6–0	David Picha	TKO	2, 1:26	27 February 1993	Beijing, China
Win	5–0	Bob Charlez	Decision	6 (6)	30 January 1993	Las Vegas, NV
Win	4–0	John Kaighin	KO	3	28 January 1993	London, England
Win	3–0	Steve Osborne	KO	1	10 December 1992	London, England
Win	2–0	Joe Wallace	KO	1	25 November 1992	Las Vegas, NV
Win	1–0	Armando Dragone	KO	1 (4)	21 October 1992	Las Vegas, NV	Pro debut

References

1. ^ Øverbye, Morten (31 March 2005). "Ole Klemetsen blir politiker". Verdens Gang. http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=272143. Retrieved 2006-11-16. 
2. ^ "Ole Klemetsen's career boxing record". Boxrec.com. http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=7422&cat=boxer. Retrieved 2009-08-06. 

Link to the movie "Blod & Ære "http://www.blodogare.no/.

External links

• Professional boxing record for Ole Klemetsen from BoxRec

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