# Franz Csandl

Franz Csandl (24 September 1948 – 1 August 2023) was an Austrian professional boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

## Boxing career

Csandl turned professional shortly after he competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He fought actively from 1972 till 1976, where he challenged twice for the European light middleweight title against future world champions Jose Duran and Eckhard Dagge but came up short in both occasions. Csandl retired in June 1976, compiling a record of twenty-three wins and 3 losses.

## Professional boxing record

| 26 fights | 23 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 26 | Loss | 23–3 | Clement Tshinza | PTS | 8 | 18 Jun 1976 | Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany | |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Gene Wells | KO | 7 (8) | 2 Apr 1976 | Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 24 | Loss | 22–2 | Eckhard Dagge | TKO | 7 (15) | 4 Nov 1975 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | For European light middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Burhan Yeşilbağ | KO | 6 (8) | 26 Sep 1975 | Ketsch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Alfred Fries | TKO | 4 (8) | 14 Jun 1975 | Berlin, Berlin State, Germany | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Eddie Perkins | PTS | 8 | 31 May 1975 | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Denny Moyer | PTS | 10 | 18 Mar 1975 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | José Durán | PTS | 15 | 7 Jan 1975 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | For European light middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Carmelo Martín | PTS | 6 | 5 Nov 1974 | Berlin, Berlin State, Germany | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Vincent Parra | PTS | 8 | 22 Oct 1974 | Berlin, Berlin State, Germany | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Manuel Gonzalez | PTS | 10 | 17 Aug 1974 | Zeltweg, Styria, Austria | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Randolf Hombach | PTS | 8 | 13 Jul 1974 | Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Francis Vermandere | PTS | 10 | 31 May 1974 | Pinkafeld, Burgenland, Austria | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Mimoun Mohatar | PTS | 8 | 4 May 1974 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Domenico Tiberia | TKO | 2 (8) | 1 Feb 1974 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jean-Baptiste Rolland | TKO | 2 (8) | 14 Dec 1973 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Matt Donovan | PTS | 8 | 6 Nov 1973 | Vienna, Vienna Federal State, Austria | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Adriano Rodrigues | PTS | 6 | 4 Sep 1973 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Günter Valtinke | TKO | 2 (6) | 11 Aug 1973 | Pinkafeld, Burgenland, Austria | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Mohammed Nefsi | PTS | 6 | 28 Jul 1973 | Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Alfred Fries | KO | 3 (6) | 26 May 1973 | Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kid Silent | KO | 3 (8) | 15 Mar 1973 | Vienna, Vienna Federal State, Austria | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Hans-Joachim Trautwein | PTS | 4 | 30 Jan 1973 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Günter Valtinke | PTS | 4 | 12 Dec 1972 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Günter Valtinke | PTS | 4 | 12 Dec 1972 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Hans Michel | KO | 1 (6) | 31 Oct 1972 | Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria | |

## Death

Csandl died of natural causes on 1 August 2023, at the age of 74. His funeral services were held on 10 August 2023.