Serge Michel

Serge Michel
Personal information
NicknameBavarian Sniper
NationalityGerman
BornSergey Michel
(1988-09-10) 10 September 1988
Kolendo, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR
(now Russia)
Height5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm)
WeightLight heavyweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins15
Win by KO10
Losses3

Serge Michel (Russian: Сергей Михель, 10 September 1988) is a German professional boxer. Finalist of the 2016 Olympic Qualification in Baku and participant of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Serge Michel boxed in the World Series of Boxing, which was structured as a team world championship, and in the semi-professional tournament mode of the amateur federation AIBA (AIBA Pro Boxing).[1][2]

Early life

Sergey Michel was born on 10 September 1988 in Kolendo, Sakhalin Oblast, in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union (now Russia). He is of German descent through his paternal grandfather, who was a prisoner of war and spent 11 years in camps before eventually ending up on Sakhalin.[3]

When Michel was six years old, his family emigrated from Sakhalin to Germany, settling in Traunreut, Bavaria. He began boxing at the age of 12, training in the gym of his father, Eduard Michel, who became his trainer and later his manager[4].

Sergey Michel's adolescence was marked by difficulties. He left school without a degree after the eighth grade and had several run-ins with the law, resulting in two juvenile sentences served at the Stadelheim prison in Munich. He was released from juvenile detention in 2010.[5]

Professional boxing career

On April 6, 2019, Michel faced off against Canadian boxer Ryan Ford in a fight for the WBC International Silver light heavyweight title.[6] Michel would go on to suffer his first loss of his career after losing via knockout in the eighth round.[7]

On September 30, 2020, Michel took on Liam Conroy in the semi-finals of the Golden Contract light heavyweight tournament.[8][9] Michel went on to win the fight via technical knockout in the fourth round to advance to the finals of the tournament.[10]

On December 2, 2020, Michel faced off against Ričards Bolotņiks in the finals of the Golden Contract light heavyweight tournament for the WBO European light heavyweight title.[11] Michel would go on to lose via technical knockout in the tenth round.[12]

On October 2, 2021, Michel returned to boxing after a near one year absence to take on Stephane Tchamba.[13] Michel would go on to win the fight via a third round technical knockout.[14]

Professional boxing record

18 fights 15 wins 3 losses
By knockout 10 3
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Win 15–3 Alessandro Jandejsek UD 8 17 May 2023 Felsenkeller, Traunreut, Germany
17 Win 14–3 Geriso Aduashvili TKO 2 (6), 2:25 25 Mar 2023 Grand Elysée, Rotherbaum, Germany
16 Loss 13–3 Nikodem Jeżewski RTD 6 (10), 3:00 2 Sep 2022 Hala Polonia, Częstochowa, Poland
15 Win 13–2 Reinis Porozovs UD 8 25 May 2022 Felsenkeller, Traunreut, Germany
14 Win 12–2 Stephane Tchamba TKO 3 (8), 0:19 2 Oct 2021 TSV Maccabi, Munich, Germany
13 Loss 11–2 Ričards Bolotņiks TKO 10 (10), 2:50 2 Dec 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England For WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – final
12 Win 11–1 Liam Conroy TKO 4 (10), 1:39 30 Sep 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
11 Win 10–1 Tommy Philbin UD 10 14 Dec 2019 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
10 Win 9–1 Vukasin Obradovic TKO 3 (6), 2:55 12 Oct 2019 Halle Westand, Braunschweig, Germany
9 Loss 8–1 Ryan Ford KO 8 (12), 0:37 6 Apr 2019 Ballhaus Forum, Unterschleißheim, Germany For vacant WBC International Silver light-heavyweight
8 Win 8–0 Sheldon Lawrence KO 3 (12), 2:37 6 Oct 2018 TuS Halle, Traunreut, Germany Won vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Armenak Hovhannisyan UD 10 16 Jun 2018 Ballhaus Forum, Unterschleißheim, Germany Won vacant BDB International light-heavyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Attila Tibor Nagy TKO 3 (8), 2:02 12 May 2018 Nobeo Studios, Cologne, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Giovanni Rijkaard TKO 6 (8), 0:50 3 Mar 2018 Sartory-Saal, Cologne, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Milos Karanovic TKO 4 (8), 2:05 3 Feb 2018 Leipzig, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Zura Mekereshvili UD 8 17 Jun 2017 TuS Halle, Traunreut, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Viktor Kessler KO 2 (8), 0:41 22 Apr 2017 TuS Halle, Traunreut, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Slavisa Simeunovic TKO 2 (6), 2:03 4 Mar 2017 ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany

Bare-Knuckle

In 2023, he fought his first bout in Bare‑Knuckle at the promotion Top Dog in Moscow, defeating the undefeated champion Naim Davudov. He lost three further fights for the promotion in 2024 and 2025, against Magomed Magomedov, Sergey Martschenko and Artak Sarkissjan respectively.[15] Since then, he has contested further bare‑knuckle bouts in this organisation and also at Ringlife Combat Series in Germany, where he won the championship title in the up‑to‑93 kg class on 4 July 2026.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Serge Michel". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Serge Michel: Fight for the Fatherless Bio". Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "«Не хотел, чтобы сын называл другого «папой», это помогло одуматься». Интервью главной сенсации года в кулачке". mma.metaratings.ru (in Russian). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Serge Michel (4 February 2024). Bavarian Sniper: zwischen Knast, Familie & Olympia | TopDog Fighter erzählt TEIL 1. Retrieved 9 July 2026 – via YouTube.
  5. ↑ VOICE, Astrid Arens-The (13 September 2017). "The Bavarian Sniper on the road to success – Portrait of a future world champion". Business Voice Magazin. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Ford 16-4 got the KTFO upset vs Michel 8-0 Saturday".
  7. ↑ "ESPN: What's the Golden Contract light-heavyweight tournament, and who's in it?". 12 December 2019.
  8. ↑ "Liam Conroy Views Serge Michel Showdown as 50-50 Encounter". 11 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Liam Conroy Highly Motivated as Serge Michel Clash Nears". 28 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Liam Conroy vs. Serge Michel: Tapology bout Results".
  11. ↑ "Ricards Bolotniks Pumped For Serge Michel Golden Contract Clash". 6 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ricards Bolotniks Beats Down, Stops Serge Michel in Tenth - Wins Golden Contract". 2 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Serge Michel vs. Stephane Tchamba: Tapology bout Results".
  14. ↑ "The Past Week in Action 4 October 2021: David Avanesyan Overwhelms Liam Taylor".
  15. ↑ "BoxRec: Login". boxrec.com. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Serge Michel ("Bavarian Sniper") | Boxer Page". Tapology. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
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