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Fritz Sdunek (born April 18, 1947 – died December 22, 2014) was a famous German boxing trainer. Before becoming a trainer, he was an amateur boxer himself. Many people consider him one of the most successful boxing trainers ever. He helped train several world champion boxers, including Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, and Dariusz Michalczewski. Fritz Sdunek was born in a village called Lüssow in what was then East Germany.

Sport Career Highlights

Fritz Sdunek started his journey in sports as an amateur boxer. A big moment in his boxing career was winning the Students Championship of East Germany in 1968. He had a great record, winning 99 out of 129 amateur fights. After his boxing days, he decided to become a trainer.

In 1979, he finished his studies at the Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur, which was a university for sports. He earned a diploma as a sports teacher.

From the 1960s until 1989, Sdunek worked as a trainer at the Traktor Schwerin sports club. While there, he trained Andreas Zülow, who won a gold medal in lightweight boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

From 1994 until he passed away in 2014, Sdunek was a trainer for Universum Box-Promotion. This is a well-known boxing organization based in Hamburg, Germany.

About His Life

Fritz Sdunek was born in 1947, after World War II. His birthplace, Lüssow, was in the part of Germany that later became East Germany. This village is close to the Baltic Sea and is now part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Fritz Sdunek was married and had two children, a son and a daughter. His daughter married Ahmet Öner, who is also involved in boxing. Ahmet Öner is a former professional boxer and leads a boxing promotion company in Hamburg called Arena Box-Promotion.

His Passing

Fritz Sdunek died on December 22, 2014, in a hospital in Hamburg. He was 67 years old. He had suffered a heart attack earlier while on the island of Gran Canaria.

Famous Boxers Trained by Fritz Sdunek

Fritz Sdunek trained many boxers during his career, both professional and amateur. Here are some of the well-known boxers he worked with:

Sources

  • Information about Fritz Sdunek on the web site of Universum Box-Promotion
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