About Jürgen Blin
Lived 1943 – 2022 (aged 79). Jürgen Blin was a German boxer.
Jürgen Blin (24 April 1943 – 7 May 2022) was a mid-20th century German boxer, who was the Heavyweight Champion of Germany, and European Heavyweight Champion in 1972, and internationally represented the state of West Germany.
Early life Blin was born on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn on 24 April 1943 during World War II, and was a native of the North German city of Hamburg. While living in Hamburg he was a butcher before his boxing career.
Boxing career Blin's record in the ring was 30–12–6 with eight knockouts. He was greatly admired by German boxing fans for his toughness and stamina in the ring. He was briefly Heavyweight Champion of (West) Germany after defeating Gerhard Zech for the title (he had two draws with him previously).
His first professional bout came against Klaus Krüger in October 1964. Blin won this bout, as well as the next five bouts against domestic opponents, and lost his first professional bout in June 1965 to Ray Patterson in Jordal Amfi.
Professional boxing record
Loss
TKO 2 4 October 1973
Win
TKO 7 3 February 1973
Loss
KO 8 10 October 1972
Win
PTS 15 9 June 1972
Win
KO 5 5 May 1972
Loss
KO 7 26 December 1971
Win
TKO 2 1 October 1971
Loss
SD 15 11 May 1971
Win
PTS 10 2 April 1971
Win
PTS 10 26 February 1971
Win
PTS 8 5 February 1971
Win
PTS 10 2 January 1971
Win
KO 8 17 November 1970
Win
PTS 10 9 October 1970
Loss
PTS 15 22 June 1970
Win
PTS 10 13 February 1970
Win
PTS 10 12 December 1969
Win
PTS 10 21 November 1969
Win
PTS 10 12 September 1969
Win
PTS 10 29 May 1969
Draw
PTS 8 29 November 1968
Loss
PTS 10 1 November 1968
Loss
DQ 2 29 September 1968
Win
PTS 12 11 May 1968
Win
PTS 8 8 March 1968
Win
PTS 10 17 February 1968
Win
PTS 8 15 December 1967
Loss
PTS 10 11 November 1967
Draw
PTS 8 8 September 1967
Win
KO 5 28 April 1967
Draw
PTS 12 24 February 1967
Draw
PTS 12 18 November 1966
Loss
PTS 8 23 September 1966
Draw
PTS 10 2 September 1966
Win
KO 8 15 June 1966
Win
PTS 6 14 May 1966
Win
PTS 6 15 April 1966
Draw
PTS 8 18 March 1966
Loss
PTS 8 2 December 1965
Loss
RTD 6 16 October 1965
Win
PTS 6 10 September 1965
Loss
PTS 6 21 June 1965
Win
PTS 4 9 April 1965
Win
PTS 6 27 March 1965
Win
KO 3 30 January 1965
Win
KO 1 16 January 1965
Win
PTS 4 5 December 1964
Win
PTS 4 16 October 1964
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Who was Jürgen Blin?
German boxer (1943–2022)
When was Jürgen Blin born?
Jürgen Blin was born on 7 April 1943 in Burg auf Fehmarn.
When did Jürgen Blin die?
Jürgen Blin died on 7 May 2022 in Hamburg.
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Jürgen Blin was a boxer.
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Jürgen Blin was German.
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