Marco Huck

Marco Huck
File:Marco Huck 2008.jpg Huck in 2008
Statistics
Real name	Muamer Hukić
Nickname(s)	Käpt'n ("Captain")
Rated at	Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Reach	195 cm (77 in)
Nationality	German
Born	(1984-11-11) 11 November 1984 Ugao, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia)
Boxing record
Total fights	43
Wins	39
Wins by KO	27
Losses	3
Draws	1

Muamer Hukić (born 11 November 1984), known professionally as Marco Huck, is a German professional boxer known for his aggressive style and punching power. He is the current IBO cruiserweight champion, having previously held the WBO and European cruiserweight titles (the latter twice). During his reign as WBO champion, Huck made thirteen consecutive successful defenses, which is a division record shared with Johnny Nelson.

Early life

Huck is an ethnic Bosniak, born in Serbia, who moved to Germany with his family when he was eight years old, since becoming a naturalized citizen.

Career

Muamer started Taekwondo and Kickboxing at the age of ten. As an amateur kickboxer, he won a gold medal at the W.A.K.O European championships in 2002 and 2003. He then decided to switch to boxing, having participated in the sport since he was 15.

Huck has notable victories over opponents such as Michael Simms, Claudio Rîşco, Pietro Aurino and Vadim Tokarev. Huck challenged Steve Cunningham on December 29, 2007 for his first world title, the IBF Cruiserweight title. After eleven hard fought and exhausting rounds, the twelfth begun; Cunningham was landing hard shots as Huck kept moving forward. Following a rough clinch between the two, Cunningham landed a vicious straight right counter, the fighters clinched and Huck fell. Once he was back on his feet, Huck walked back against the ropes signalling that the shot had hurt him and Cunningham went straight in for the attack. For the remainder of the round, Cunningham chased his German counterpart across the ring hitting him with a barrage of hard shots which ended when Huck's corner threw in the towel and ended the beating.

After the loss to Cunningham, Huck won six straight fights by knockout. On March 13, 2010, Huck won the WBO Cruiserweight title from Victor Emilio Ramírez by unanimous decision. After a string of defenses, Huck challenged Alexander Povetkin for the WBA Heavyweight title on February 25, 2012. It was a close and painful fight, Povetkin looked physically exhausted as him team urged him from his corner while Huck was in good condition for most of the fight. Povetkin was awarded a somewhat controversial Majority Decision in the end.

Following further defenses of his title, Huck matched the record for most consecutive world title defenses at Cruiserweight, held by Johnny Nelson, when he successfully retained the WBO Cruiserweight title against Mirko Larghetti on August 30, 2014, his thirteenth successful consecutive title defense. Huck was due to make history against Krzysztof Głowacki, as it was to be his fourteenth defense, a new record. The bout took place on August 14, 2015 in Huck's American debut on Premier Boxing Champions. Głowacki came out extremely aggressive and was effective early, going as far as to rock Huck in the opening round. As the rounds went on, Huck took control and in the sixth, he dropped his Polish counterpart with a huge left hand, Głowacki staggered to his feet and as the ref allowed the fight to continue, Huck came in to finish and Głowacki threw back everything he had, rocking Huck in the process and keeping him from ending the bout. The fight continued, and it was becoming more and more clear that Huck was taking control, he hit Głowacki with a huge punch in the tenth but his opponent survived. Coming into the eleventh round Huck was ahead on all three scorecards, he out-boxed the now desperate Głowacki for most of the round. Until after throwing a barrage of shots, Huck moved back with his hands down and Głowacki threw a vicious left-right combination and Huck tumbled back. He got back up on rubbery legs, and as the ref allowed the bout to continue, Głowacki rushed in and threw everything at Huck while he lay on the ropes, he took two huge right hands as he dropped down against the ropes, just as the referee came in and waved off the bout. Huck lost his WBO Cruiserweight title and failed to break the record.

Titles

Pro Boxing

• 2009–15 WBO Cruiserweight Champion (13 title defenses)
• 2008–09 European Cruiserweight Champion (3 title defenses)
• 2007 IBF Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Champion
• 2006–07 European Union Cruiserweight Champion (1 title defence)

Amateur Kickboxing

• 2003 W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 in Paris, France −86 kg (Full-Contact)
• 2002 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Jesolo, Italy −86 kg (Full-Contact)

Professional record

43 fights, 39 wins (27 knockouts), 3 losses (2 knockouts), 1 draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	39–3–1	Ola Afolabi	RTD	10 (12), 3:00	2016-02-27	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Won IBO cruiserweight title
Loss	38–3–1	Krzysztof Głowacki	KO	11 (12), 2:39	2015-08-14	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey	Lost WBO cruiserweight title
Win	38–2–1	Mirko Larghetti	UD	12	2014-08-30	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Retained WBO cruiserweight title
Win	37–2–1	Firat Arslan	TKO	6 (12), 1:56	2014-01-25	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Win	36–2–1	Ola Afolabi	MD	12	2013-06-08	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
Win	35–2–1	Firat Arslan	UD	12	2012-11-03	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Draw	34–2–1	Ola Afolabi	MD	12	2012-05-05	Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia
Loss	34–2	Alexander Povetkin	MD	12	2012-02-25	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	For WBA (Regular) heavyweight title
Win	34–1	Rogelio Omar Rossi	KO	6 (12), 1:09	2011-10-22	Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg	Retained WBO cruiserweight title
Win	33–1	Hugo Garay	TKO	10 (12), 1:10	2011-07-16	Olympia-Eissportzentrum, Munich, Bayern
Win	32–1	Ran Nakash	UD	12	2011-04-02	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Win	31–1	Denis Lebedev	SD	12	2010-12-18	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
Win	30–1	Matt Godfrey	TKO	5 (12), 2:18	2010-08-21	Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia
Win	29–1	Brian Minto	RTD	9 (12), 3:00	2010-05-01	Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen
Win	28–1	Adam Richards	KO	3 (12), 2:30	2010-03-13	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
Win	27–1	Ola Afolabi	UD	12	2009-12-05	Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg
Win	26–1	Victor Emilio Ramírez	UD	12	2009-08-29	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Won WBO cruiserweight title
Win	25–1	Vitaliy Rusal	TKO	5 (12), 2:58	2009-05-09	Jako Arena, Bamberg, Bayern	Retained European cruiserweight title
Win	24–1	Geoffrey Battelo	TKO	3 (12), 2:57	2009-01-24	Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Sachsen
Win	23–1	Fabio Tuiach	TKO	2 (12), 2:22	2008-10-25	Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen
Win	22–1	Jean Marc Monrose	TKO	12 (12), 1:17	2008-09-20	Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Won European cruiserweight title
Win	21–1	Frantisek Kasanic	TKO	9 (12), 2:52	2008-05-17	Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Bayern	Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
Win	20–1	Leon Nzama	TKO	5 (8), 1:06	2008-04-12	Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Loss	19–1	Steve Cunningham	TKO	12 (12)	2007-12-29	Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen	For IBF cruiserweight title
Win	19–0	Vadim Tokarev	UD	12	2007-05-26	Jako Arena, Bamberg, Bayern	IBF cruiserweight title eliminator
Win	18–0	Ismail Abdoul	UD	12	2007-01-20	St. Jakob Halle, Basel	Retained European Union cruiserweight title
Win	17–0	Pietro Aurino	TKO	2 (12)	2006-12-16	BigBox, Kempten, Bayern	Won European Union cruiserweight title
Win	16–0	Rachid El Hadak	KO	8 (8), 2:24	2006-09-23	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar, Hessen
Win	15–0	Nuri Seferi	UD	10	2006-06-03	TUI Arena, Hannover, Niedersachsen
Win	14–0	Lee Swaby	RTD	6 (8), 3:00	2006-03-04	EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen
Win	13–0	Claudio Rîşco	KO	7 (8), 2:15	2006-01-28	Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Win	12–0	Michael Simms	UD	8	2005-12-17	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
Win	11–0	Ruediger May	UD	10	2005-09-03	International Congress Center, Charlottenburg, Berlin
Win	10–0	Leri Okhanashvili	TKO	2 (8), 2:19	2005-07-02	Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Hessen
Win	9–0	Tipton Walker	TKO	2 (8), 1:50	2005-06-11	BigBox, Kempten, Bayern
Win	8–0	Stefan Kusnier	KO	1 (6)	2005-05-21	Hala sportowa MGOKSiR, Zdzieszowice
Win	7–0	Muhammed Ali Durmaz	TKO	4 (6)	2005-04-23	Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Win	6–0	Aleksandrs Borhovs	TKO	4 (6)	2005-03-12	Stadthalle, Zwickau, Sachsen
Win	5–0	Ervin Slonka	TKO	4 (6), 1:23	2005-01-15	Boxtempel, Weissensee, Berlin
Win	4–0	Tomas Mrazek	TKO	3 (6)	2004-12-18	Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Bayern
Win	3–0	Wlodek Kopec	TKO	1 (4), 2:26	2004-12-04	Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Berlin
Win	2–0	Pavel Zima	TKO	1 (4), 1:48	2004-11-20	BigBox, Kempten, Bayern
Win	1–0	Pavel Cirok	TKO	1 (4)	2004-11-07	Rockfabrik, Nuremberg, Bayern	Professional debut

External links

• Professional boxing record for Marco Huck from BoxRec
• Personal Homepage

Achievements
Preceded by Victor Emilio Ramírez	WBO Junior Heavyweight Champion August 29, 2009 – August 14, 2015	Succeeded by Krzysztof Głowacki