Herbert Nürnberg

Herbert Nürnberg (16 July 1914 – 24 June 1995)^[1] was a German boxer.^[2]

Born in Kiel, Nürnberg won four times the German Championship in the Lightweight class (1937, 1940, 1941, 1942)^[3] and took thrice the 2nd place (1939, 1943, 1944), won the International Tournament at Berlin 1937,^[4] won the International Meeting at Berlin 1938,^[5] and won twice the gold medal at the 1937 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan^[6] and the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Dublin.^[7]

Nuernberg represented Germany and Europe in many international matches in 1937–1943. In duals Europe vs. USA, he won twice in Chicago and Kansas City in 1937,^[8] and lost one at Chicago 1938.^[9] He played for Germany against the following countries: Italy, Hungary, Ireland, England, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Bohemia & Moravia, Slovakia, Croatia, and Switzerland.^[10] After World War II, he started his professional boxing career in October 1945. His record: Won 51 (KOs 25), Lost 4, and Drawn 18, Total 74 fights.^[11]

References

1. Mention of Herbert Nürnberg's death (in German)
2. "Box Gesch 18". ^{[dead link]}
3. "Germany1920_1948".
4. "Berlin1937".
5. "International Meeting - Berlin, Germany - April 29 1938".
6. "European Championships1937".
7. "European Championships1939".
8. "DualUSA_Europe". www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
9. "Duals USA-Europe - Chicago & Minneapolis, USA - May 18-24 1938".
10. "Duals_index".
11. "BoxRec: Login".