Viktor Jurk

Heavyweight

Viktor Jurk is currently the great hope in German heavyweight boxing. After his time with Traktor Schwerin, he turned professional in 2020. With his impressive height of 2.04 metres and an atypical career path career path - A-levels, studies and now a move to the pros - the 20-year-old wants to the 20-year-old wants to conquer the boxing world.

Jurk has already impressed in the boxing ring and earned himself the reputation of a heavyweight jewel. With successes such as the silver medal at the U22 European Championships at the age of at the age of 18 and the title of German U22, U17, U18 and U19 champion, U18 and U19, he has proven that he is one of the best.

The Hamburg-based manager Bernd Bönte, former manager of the Klitschko brothers, offered Viktor Jurk a promising offer. Bönte himself sees Jurk as a a remarkable talent. "Viktor is someone who can knock on the top door," Bönte said with conviction. "He is very, very talented and an incredibly intelligent and bright athlete."

It was also Bönte who arranged for Jurk to enter the ring as Anthony Joshua's sparring partner in preparation for his fight against Oleksandr Ussyk. What was only planned for a week turned into a stay of several months, which had a huge impact on Viktor's development. In his first six fights as a professional, all of which he has won, five of them by KO alone, he has already proven this impressively.

Fight record as a professional: 

6 fights, 6 wins, 5 KOs

Title as an amateur: 

Silver U-22 European Championship (2019), German champion U19 (2018), U18 (2017) and U17 (2016)

Fight record as an amateur:

80 fights