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Albert Syben

Albert Syben (born 1 July 1952)[1] is a Belgian former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1986. He challenged for the European heavyweight title twice between 1982 and 1983, and held the Belgian heavyweight title twice between 1979 and 1982.

Biography edit

Albert Syben was born[2] and grew up in Cheratte, Liège, Belgium.[3] He fought for his first title in 1979, facing Rudy Gauwe in Lokeren, his opponent's hometown, in front of 6,000 people. He defeated Gauwe to become the new Belgian heavyweight champion. Syben successfully defended the title against Robert Desnouck on 13 October 1979. On 14 December 1979, he lost his title in a rematch against Gauwe in Brussels.[4][2]

Syben regained the Belgium heavyweight title by defeating Gauwe in their third bout on 17 April 1981. He later challenged two times for the European heavyweight title, being defeated twice by Lucien Rodriguez, in 1982 and 1983.[2][4]

On 1 June 1979, Syben faced Muhammad Ali in a 6 round exhibition bout.[5][6]

Professional boxing record edit

51 fights 37 wins 12 losses
By knockout 16 7
By decision 21 5
Draws 2
No.[7] Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
51 Loss 37–12-2   Proud Kilimanjaro TKO 4 (6) 1986-05-16   Royal Albert Hall, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
50 Loss 37–11-2   Dave Garside PTS 8 1986-03-20   Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
49 Loss 37–10-2   Anaclet Wamba PTS 8 1985-12-25   Saint-Brieuc, France
48 Loss 37–9-2   Safir Digibele PTS 8 1979-12-14   Izegem, Belgium
47 Win 37–8-2   Ibelo Moano PTS 8 1985-12-02   Liège, Belgium
46 Loss 36–8-2   Adilson Rodrigues TKO 6 (10) 1985-10-06   Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45 Loss 36–7-2   Stefano Vassallo PTS 8 1985-06-22   Sestri Levante, Italy
44 Win 36–6-2   Steve Gee PTS 8 1985-05-01   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
43 Loss 35–6-2   Lucien Rodriguez TKO 8 (12) 1983-08-05   Les Arenes, Nimes, France For European heavyweight title
42 Loss 35–5-2   David Pearce KO 1 (8) 1983-04-07   Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London, United Kingdom
41 Win 35–4-2   Marco Vitagliano TKO 2 (12) 1983-02-11   Bressoux, Belgium
40 Loss 34–4-2   Mary Konate TKO 5 1982-10-20   Paris, France
39 Loss 34–3-2   Lucien Rodriguez UD 12 1982-03-05   Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France For European heavyweight title
38 Win 34–2-2   Moussa Kassongo Mukandjo TKO 5 1982-01-02   Kinshasa, Congo
37 Win 33–2-2   Ricky James PTS 8 1981-11-27   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
36 Win 32–2-2   Rinaldo Pelizzari PTS 8 1981-10-23   Herve, Belgium
35 Win 31–2-2   Rudy Gauwe TKO 8 (12) 1981-04-17   Liège, Belgium Won Belgium heavyweight title
34 Win 30–2-2   Pierre Babo Kabassu PTS 10 1981-02-28   Etterbeek, Belgium
33 Win 29–2-2   James Dixon PTS 8 1980-12-19   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
32 Loss 28–2-2   Bernd August TKO 8 1980-10-24   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
31 Win 28–1-2   George Butzbach PTS 10 1980-09-19   Argenteau, Belgium
30 Win 27–1-2   Jean-Pierre Coopman PTS 10 1980-06-27   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
29 Win 26–1-2   Vasco Faustino KO 3 1980-04-26   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
28 Loss 25–1-2   Rudy Gauwe KO 8 (12) 1979-12-14   Brussels, Belgium Lost Belgium heavyweight title
27 Win 25–0-2   Felipe Rodriguez PTS 10 1979-11-10   Brussels, Belgium
26 Win 24–0-2   Robert Desnouck PTS 12 1979-10-13   Antwerp, Belgium Defended Belgium heavyweight title
25 Win 23–0-2   Mohammed Galoul PTS 8 1979-09-28   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
24 Win 22–0-2   George Scott PTS 10 1979-05-19   Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
23 Win 21–0-2   Rudy Gauwe KO 3 (12) 1979-04-21   Lokeren, Belgium Won Belgium heavyweight title
22 Win 20–0-2   Tony Moore PTS 8 1979-04-06   Brussels, Belgium
21 Win 19–0-2   Neville Meade TKO 4 (10) 1979-01-19   Brussels, Belgium
20 Win 18–0-2   Roy Wallace PTS 10 1978-11-24   Liège, Belgium
19 Draw 17–0-2   Domenico Adinolfi PTS 10 1978-10-13   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
18 Win 17–0-1   Jannick Dufour KO 3 (10) 1978-06-24   Grivegnee, Belgium
17 Win 16–0-1   Hennie Thoonen KO 4 1978-05-19   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
16 Win 15–0-1   Christian Poncelet PTS 10 1978-04-01   Forest, Belgium
15 Win 14–0-1   Mohammed Galoul PTS 8 1978-03-18   Vivegnis, Belgium
14 Win 13–0-1   Ishaq Hussein KO 4 (8) 1978-02-25   Antwerp, Belgium
13 Win 12–0-1   Jean Pierre Leiseigneur TKO 2 1978-02-11   Liège, Belgium
12 Win 11–0-1   Horst Lang TKO 3 (8) 1978-01-06   Grivegnee, Belgium
11 Win 10–0-1   Ferrucio Mazzardi TKO 6 1977-12-23   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
10 Win 9–0-1   Fernand De Ruyter KO 2 1977-12-09   La Louviere, Belgium
9 Win 8–0-1   Mohammed Galoul PTS 6 1977-11-26   Brussels, Belgium
8 Win 7–0-1   Laurent Zardy PTS 6 1977-11-12   Verviers, Belgium
7 Win 6–0-1   Reinhard Tommy Seydock KO 3 (6) 1977-10-28   Ougree, Belgium
Win 5–0-1   Fausto Constantino PTS 6 1977-10-15   Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
5 Win 4–0-1   Lisimo Obutobe PTS 4 (10) 1977-10-08   Liège, Belgium
4 Win 3–0-1   Tony Oudina KO 2 1977-06-18   Grivegnee, Belgium
3 Win 2–0-1   Jean Belval KO 2 (6) 1977-04-23   Wandre, Belgium
2 Win 1–0-1   Lassine Niare PTS 6 1977-03-04   Grivegnee, Belgium
1 Draw 0–0-1   Fausto Constantino PTS 6 1977-01-15   Brussels, Belgium

Exhibition boxing record edit

1 fight 0 wins 0 losses
Non-scored 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 — 0–0 (1)   Muhammad Ali — 6 1 June 1979   Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium [6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Albert Syben boxer". www.boxerlist.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Albert Syben". BoxRec. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Albert Syben: "Une soirée à ne surtout pas rater"". La Meuse (newspaper). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b Renard, Daniel. "Albert Syben : "Mohamed Ali a pris mes enfants sur ses genoux"". La Meuse (newspaper). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  5. ^ Bronfort, Nicolas (6 June 2016). "Albert Syben avait boxé face à la légende Ali au Sart-Tilman". L'Avenir. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b L.M. "Qui sont ces Belges qui ont affronté Mohamed Ali?". La Dernière Heure. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Albert Syben".
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