Middleweight prospect Patrick Nielsen (12-0, 6 KOs) has been named “2011 Boxer of the Year” by the Danish Professional Boxing Federation (DPBF).
President Michael Seemann-Hansen honoured the 20-year-old on Wednesday night during the “Før VM-braget - Markussen-Magee” live show on TV3+.
“Patrick had a great year,” Seemann-Hansen said. “His performances in the ring have been very successful as he moved up the rankings and even won the junior world title. He is learning very quickly and he is making great progress. We are delighted to honour him with our annual award. He is a great representative for the sport of boxing.”
On Saturday, Nielsen takes on Jozsef “Shatter-Machine” Matolcsi (30-20, 17 KOs) at the first Nordic Fight Night. “I feel honoured to be the Danish Boxer of the Year,” Nielsen said. “2011 was a great year but 2012 will be even better. I will keep climbing up the rankings and I will start on Saturday with a victory over Matolcsi.”
Tickets for the event at Broendby Hall are available at billetnet.dk. The TV3+ broadcast starts at 20h on Saturday night.
(Picture: Team Sauerland)
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