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Albert Syben (born 1 July 1951)[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

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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

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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 Zimbabwe Proud Kilimanjaro TKO 4 (6) 1986-05-16 Ivory Coast Royal Albert Hall, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
50 Loss 37–11-2 United Kingdom Dave Garside PTS 8 1986-03-20 England Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
49 Loss 37–10-2 France Anaclet Wamba PTS 8 1985-12-25 France Saint-Brieuc, France
48 Loss 37–9-2 France Safir Digibele PTS 8 1979-12-14 Belgium Izegem, Belgium
47 Win 37–8-2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ibelo Moano PTS 8 1985-12-02 Belgium Liège, Belgium
46 Loss 36–8-2 Brazil Adilson Rodrigues TKO 6 (10) 1985-10-06 Brazil Ginásio Estadual do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil
45 Loss 36–7-2 Italy Stefano Vassallo PTS 8 1985-06-22 Italy Sestri Levante, Italy
44 Win 36–6-2 United Kingdom Steve Gee PTS 8 1985-05-01 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
43 Loss 35–6-2 France Lucien Rodriguez TKO 8 (12) 1983-08-05 France Les Arenes, Nimes, France For European heavyweight title
42 Loss 35–5-2 Wales David Pearce KO 1 (8) 1983-04-07 England Lyceum Ballroom, The Strand, London, United Kingdom
41 Win 35–4-2 Italy Marco Vitagliano TKO 2 (12) 1983-02-11 Belgium Bressoux, Belgium
40 Loss 34–4-2 Mali Mary Konate TKO 5 1982-10-20 Belgium Paris, France
39 Loss 34–3-2 France Lucien Rodriguez UD 12 1982-03-05 France Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France For European heavyweight title
38 Win 34–2-2 Switzerland Moussa Kassongo Mukandjo TKO 5 1982-01-02 Belgium Kinshasa, Congo
37 Win 33–2-2 United Kingdom Ricky James PTS 8 1981-11-27 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
36 Win 32–2-2 Italy Rinaldo Pelizzari PTS 8 1981-10-23 Belgium Herve, Belgium
35 Win 31–2-2 Belgium Rudy Gauwe TKO 8 (12) 1981-04-17 Belgium Liège, Belgium Won Belgium heavyweight title
34 Win 30–2-2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Pierre Babo Kabassu PTS 10 1981-02-28 Belgium Etterbeek, Belgium
33 Win 29–2-2 United States James Dixon PTS 8 1980-12-19 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
32 Loss 28–2-2 Germany Bernd August TKO 8 1980-10-24 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
31 Win 28–1-2 Germany George Butzbach PTS 10 1980-09-19 Belgium Argenteau, Belgium
30 Win 27–1-2 Belgium Jean-Pierre Coopman PTS 10 1980-06-27 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
29 Win 26–1-2 Italy Vasco Faustino KO 3 1980-04-26 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
28 Loss 25–1-2 Belgium Rudy Gauwe KO 8 (12) 1979-12-14 Belgium Brussels, Belgium Lost Belgium heavyweight title
27 Win 25–0-2 Spain Felipe Rodriguez PTS 10 1979-11-10 Belgium Brussels, Belgium
26 Win 24–0-2 Belgium Robert Desnouck PTS 12 1979-10-13 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium Defended Belgium heavyweight title
25 Win 23–0-2 Algeria Mohammed Galoul PTS 8 1979-09-28 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
24 Win 22–0-2 United Kingdom George Scott PTS 10 1979-05-19 Belgium Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
23 Win 21–0-2 Belgium Rudy Gauwe KO 3 (12) 1979-04-21 Belgium Lokeren, Belgium Won Belgium heavyweight title
22 Win 20–0-2 United Kingdom Tony Moore PTS 8 1979-04-06 Belgium Brussels, Belgium
21 Win 19–0-2 United Kingdom Neville Meade TKO 4 (10) 1979-01-19 Belgium Brussels, Belgium
20 Win 18–0-2 United States Roy Wallace PTS 10 1978-11-24 Belgium Liège, Belgium
19 Draw 17–0-2 Italy Domenico Adinolfi PTS 10 1978-10-13 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
18 Win 17–0-1 France Jannick Dufour KO 3 (10) 1978-06-24 Belgium Grivegnee, Belgium
17 Win 16–0-1 Netherlands Hennie Thoonen KO 4 1978-05-19 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
16 Win 15–0-1 France Christian Poncelet PTS 10 1978-04-01 Belgium Forest, Belgium
15 Win 14–0-1 Algeria Mohammed Galoul PTS 8 1978-03-18 Belgium Vivegnis, Belgium
14 Win 13–0-1 United Kingdom Ishaq Hussein KO 4 (8) 1978-02-25 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium
13 Win 12–0-1 France Jean Pierre Leiseigneur TKO 2 1978-02-11 Belgium Liège, Belgium
12 Win 11–0-1 Germany Horst Lang TKO 3 (8) 1978-01-06 Belgium Grivegnee, Belgium
11 Win 10–0-1 Italy Ferrucio Mazzardi TKO 6 1977-12-23 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
10 Win 9–0-1 Belgium Fernand De Ruyter KO 2 1977-12-09 Belgium La Louviere, Belgium
9 Win 8–0-1 Algeria Mohammed Galoul PTS 6 1977-11-26 Belgium Brussels, Belgium
8 Win 7–0-1 France Laurent Zardy PTS 6 1977-11-12 Belgium Verviers, Belgium
7 Win 6–0-1 Germany Reinhard Tommy Seydock KO 3 (6) 1977-10-28 Belgium Ougree, Belgium
Win 5–0-1 Italy Fausto Constantino PTS 6 1977-10-15 Belgium Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Belgium
5 Win 4–0-1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Lisimo Obutobe PTS 4 (10) 1977-10-08 Belgium Liège, Belgium
4 Win 3–0-1 Algeria Tony Oudina KO 2 1977-06-18 Belgium Grivegnee, Belgium
3 Win 2–0-1 France Jean Belval KO 2 (6) 1977-04-23 Belgium Wandre, Belgium
2 Win 1–0-1 France Lassine Niare PTS 6 1977-03-04 Belgium Grivegnee, Belgium
1 Draw 0–0-1 Italy Fausto Constantino PTS 6 1977-01-15 Belgium Brussels, Belgium

Exhibition boxing record

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

References

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  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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