What is Rudy Markussen?
{{Infobox boxer |name=Rudy Markussen |image= |caption= |realname= |nickname=Hardhitter |weight=[[Super Middleweight]]<br>[[Light Heavyweight]] |nationality= [[Danish people|Danish]] |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|24}} |birth_place=[[Copenhagen, Denmark]] |death_date= |height= {{height|ft=6|in=1}} |reach= {{convert|74|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} |death_place= |style=[[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]] |total=44 |wins=39 |KO=26 |losses=4 |draws=0 |no contests=1 |}} '''Rudy Markussen''' (born July 24, 1977 in [[Copenhagen]]) is a retired [[Denmark|Danish]] professional [[boxing|boxer]]. His nickname is ''The Hard Hitter''. On November 16, 2002 Markussen was the number 1 challenger for the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[Super Middleweight]] World title. He lost to [[Sven Ottke]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sven Ottke vs. Rudy Markussen|url=http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Sven_Ottke_vs._Rudy_Markussen|publisher=boxrec|access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref> On October 24, 2003 he won the [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] title against American [[James Crawford]]. Then on July 24, 2004 he won the [[European Boxing Union|EBU]] (European) [[Super Middleweight]] title.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brian Magee to defend WBA interim title in Denmark|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/16619666|publisher=BBC|access-date=15 October 2016|date=18 January 2012}}</ref> He beat [[Danilo Häussler]] by a 12 round unanimous decision. In 2006 Markussen was in a car accident. He was unable to box for several years. Markussen made a comeback in 2010 and had 6 fights in the years 2010-2012. His last fight was December 12, 2015 against fellow Dane [[Patrick Nielsen]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Nielsen vs. Rudy Markussen 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXfFLkX7YTo|publisher=Youtube|access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Markussen, Rudy}} [[Category:Danish boxers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Copenhagen]] [[Category:1977 births]] [[Category:Living people]] {{sports-bio-stub}}