# Eduard Gutknecht

Eduard Gutknecht (born 19 March 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He won the European light-heavyweight title in 2011, making three successful defences before losing it to Jürgen Brähmer in 2013. Gutknecht also challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title, losing in a rematch against Brähmer in 2016.
In November 2016, he was rushed to a London hospital and had emergency surgery following a losing bout with George Groves. Gutknecht suffered a bleed in the skull and collapsed in the dressing room. His injuries left him unable to walk or talk and he suffered multiple strokes.

## Professional record
### Gutknecht vs. Braehmer

On March 12, 2016, Gutknecht faced Juergen Braehmer for the WBA regular light heavyweight title. Braehmer won via unanimous decision, 118-110, 116-111 and 116-111.

### Gutknecht vs. Groves

On November 18, 2016, Gutknecht faced George Groves. Groves won the fight convincingly, winning 119-109, 119 - 109 and 119-110 on the scorecards.
30 wins (13 knockouts), 5 losses, 1 draw :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 30-5-1 | George Groves | UD | 12 (12) | 2016-11-18 | London | For WBA International super-middleweight title. |
| Win | 30-4-1 | Artem Redko | KO | 3 (8) | 2016-06-18 | Niedersachsen | |
| Loss | 29-4-1 | Jürgen Brähmer | UD | 12 (12) | 2016-03-12 | Neubrandenburg | For WBA Regular Light heavyweight title. |
| Win | 29-3-1 | Arman Torosyan | TKO | 4 (10) | 2015-11-21 | Niedersachsen | |
| Win | 28-3-1 | Slavisa Simeunovic | RTD | 5 (8) | 2015-07-11 | Brandenburg | |
| Win | 27–3-1 | Steve Kroekel | TKO | 3 (8) | 2015-05-02 | Berlin | |
| Win | 26–3-1 | Christian Pawlak | UD | 8 | 2014-11-15 | Hamburg | |
| Draw | 25–3-1 | Pablo Sosa | SD | 8 | 2014-05-03 | Berlin | |
| Loss | 25–3 | Dmitry Sukhotsky | RTD | 4 (12) | 2013-11-23 | Bamberg, Bayern | |
| Win | 25–2 | Richard Vidal | UD | 12 | 2013-06-08 | Prenzlauer Berg | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light heavyweight title. |
| Loss | 24–2 | Jürgen Brähmer | UD | 12 | 2013-02-02 | Prenzlauer Berg | Lost EBU (European) Light heavyweight title. For vacant WBO International Light heavyweight title. |
| Win | 24–1 | Tony Averlant | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-03-31 | Kiel | Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title. |
| Win | 23–1 | Vyacheslav Uzelkov | UD | 12 (12) | 2012-02-04 | Frankfurt | Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title. |
| Win | 22–1 | Lorenzo Di Giacomo | UD | 12 (12) | 2011-07-16 | Munich | Defends EBU (European) Light heavyweight title. |
| Win | 21–1 | Danny McIntosh | TKO | 8 (12) | 2011-05-07 | Neubrandenburg | Won EBU (European) Light heavyweight title. |
| Win | 20–1 | Oleksandr Cherviak | UD | 8 (8) | 2011-02-12 | Mülheim | |
| Win | 19–1 | Michal Bilak | RTD | 2 (8) | 2010-07-17 | Schwerin | |
| Loss | 18–1 | Robert Stieglitz | UD | 12 (12) | 2010-04-17 | Magdeburg | For WBO super middleweight title. |
| Won | 18–0 | Karoly Balzsay | SD | 12 (12) | 2009-12-04 | Sölden | Defends WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title. |
| Won | 17–0 | Josival Lima Teixeira | UD | 12 (12) | 2009-08-22 | Budapest | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super middleweight title. |
| Won | 16–0 | Rubin Williams | TKO | 5 (10) | 2009-02-07 | Rostock | |
| Won | 15–0 | Christian Pawlak | UD | 10 (10) | 2008-11-22 | Rostock | |
| Won | 14–0 | Philippe Mendy | UD | 8 (8) | 2008-08-29 | Düsseldorf | |
| Won | 13–0 | Jose Hilton Dos Santos | UD | 8 (8) | 2008-05-31 | Düsseldorf | |
| Won | 12–0 | Valentin Antonio Ochoa | UD | 8 (8) | 2008-03-08 | Krefeld | |
| Won | 11–0 | Laurent Goury | UD | 8 (8) | 2007-11-13 | Göppingen | |
| Won | 10–0 | Roman Vanicky | UD | 8 (8) | 2007-09-15 | Rostock | |
| Won | 9–0 | Christian Pawlak | UD | 6 (6) | 2007-07-14 | Hamburg | |
| Won | 8–0 | Joseph Sovijus | KO | 2 (6) | 2007-05-18 | Gifhorn | |
| Won | 7–0 | Magid Ben Driss | UD | 6 (6) | 2007-03-30 | Cologne | |
| Won | 6–0 | Gabor Zsalek | TKO | 2 (6) | 2007-02-27 | Cuxhaven | |
| Won | 5–0 | Zoltan Kallai | TKO | 4 (6) | 2007-01-27 | Düsseldorf | |
| Won | 4–0 | Richard Remen | KO | 1 (6) | 2006-10-21 | Halle | |
| Won | 3–0 | Gabriel Botos | TKO | 2 (4) | 2006-08-22 | Hamburg | |
| Won | 2–0 | Andrei Staliarou | KO | 1 (4) | 2006-07-29 | Oberhausen | |
| Won | 1–0 | Lubo Hantak | UD | 4 (4) | 2006-05-27 | Munich | Professional debut. |