Steffen Tangstad

Steffen Tangstad
Born	(1959-06-22)22 June 1959 Tønsberg, Norway
Died	26 June 2024(2024-06-26) (aged 65) Tønsberg, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Statistics
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Boxing record
Wins	24
Wins by KO	14
Losses	2
Draws	2

Steffen Tangstad (22 June 1959 – 26 June 2024) was a Norwegian professional boxer and two-time European Heavyweight Champion.^[1]

Tangstad fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth-round knockout.^[2] That was Tangstad's final bout. He retired with a career record of 24 wins (14 by knockout), 2 losses and 2 draws.

After retiring from the boxing ring, Tangstad began a career in Norwegian television^[3] and was the CEO of the now defunct "Modern Sports & Events" (MSE),^[4] which was licensed to broadcast UFC pay-per-view events in Scandinavia.^[5]

In 2006, he participated in the second season of Skal vi danse?.

Tangstad died after a long illness on 26 June 2024, at the age of 65.^[6][7] He had had his leg amputated three years before.^[8] He had been struggling with peripheral neuropathy, and had lost the use of his hands, arms and legs.^[9]

Professional boxing record

24 Wins (14 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts), 2 Draws [1]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	24-2-2	Michael Spinks	TKO	4	6 September 1986	Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada	IBF Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fourth round.
Win	24-1-2	John Westgarth	SD	12	18 April 1986	Randers Hallen, Randers	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	23-1-2	Alfredo Evangelista	PTS	8	10 January 1986	Randers Hallen, Randers
Win	22-1-2	Reiner Hartmann	KO	7	1 November 1985	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Loss	21-1-2	Anders Eklund	TKO	4	9 March 1985	Copenhagen	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	21-0-2	Lucien Rodriguez	UD	12	9 November 1984	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win	20-0-2	Winston Allen	PTS	8	14 July 1984	Crest Hotel, Bloomsbury, London
Win	19-0-2	Joe Bugner	SD	10	18 February 1984	Osterbro Stadium, Copenhagen
Win	18-0-2	Ken Lakusta	PTS	8	13 January 1984	Randers Hallen, Randers
Win	17-0-2	Guido Trane	PTS	8	1 December 1983	K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen
Win	16-0-2	Joe Tank Mooney	TKO	2	24 October 1983	Chicago
Win	15-0-2	Bashir Wadud	PTS	10	8 September 1983	Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago
Win	14-0-2	Larry Roberson	TKO	5	28 July 1983	Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago
Draw	13-0-2	Buster Douglas	PTS	8	16 October 1982	Bismarck Hotel, Chicago
Win	13-0-1	Walter Ware	KO	7	7 September 1982	Bismarck Hotel, Chicago	Ware knocked out at 2:22 of the seventh round.
Win	12-0-1	Ron Draper	TKO	7	16 August 1982	Bismarck Hotel, Chicago
Win	11-0-1	Juergen Gries	KO	2	25 June 1982	Hanko
Win	10-0-1	Jimmy Cross	TKO	5	30 April 1982	McCormick Inn, Chicago	Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the fifth round.
Win	9-0-1	William Scott	KO	2	19 February 1982	McCormick Inn, Chicago	Scott knocked out at 0:41 of the second round.
Win	8-0-1	Man Banks	KO	2	5 February 1982	Civic Center, Danville, Illinois	Banks knocked out at 1:45 of the second round.
Win	7-0-1	Larry Givens	UD	6	15 December 1981	McCormick Inn, Chicago
Win	6-0-1	Jerry Brown	KO	1	20 November 1981	McCormick Inn, Chicago	Brown knocked out at 1:55 of the first round.
Win	5-0-1	Mike Lear	KO	2	21 October 1981	Chicago
Win	4-0-1	Raymond White	PTS	6	22 June 1981	Chicago
Win	3-0-1	Mike Kacher	KO	3	4 May 1981	Chicago
Win	2-0-1	Stan White Johnson	KO	1	16 April 1981	Hilton Hotel, Chicago
Win	1-0-1	Anthony Elmore	KO	2	7 March 1981	Chicago
Draw	0-0-1	Benji Smith	PTS	4	1 October 1980	Chateau Neuf, Oslo

References

1. "European Boxing Roundup". 2 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
2. "NFC North Division – SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. 11 August 1986. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
3. "Tyson, Botha to be tested for steroids". NY Daily News. 14 January 1999. Retrieved 19 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Euroboxing.com – Euronews February 2004". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
5. "Full Contact Fighter July 2002 News". Retrieved 19 October 2009.
6. Opsahl, Per; Hoel, Yasmin Sunde; Schjesvold, Fredrik (27 June 2024). "Steffen Tangstad er død". VG.
7. Meinicke, Thomas (27 June 2024). "Steffen Tangstad er død". dagbladet.no.
8. Mæland, Trond (10 February 2021). "Bokserens nye kamp: Må lære å gå igjen". Se og Hør.
9. Gussiås, Daniel Nerli (29 October 2018). "Bokselegendene hyller Tangstad etter sykdommen: - Trist at han har fått den diagnosen". dagbladet.no.

External links

• Boxing record for Steffen Tangstad from BoxRec (registration required)