Tom Bogs

Tom Bogs
Tom Bogs
	Tom Bogs c. 1970
Born	21 November 1944; Copenhagen, German-occupied Denmark
Died	22 December 2023 (aged 79); Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight; Light heavyweight
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	86
Wins	77
Wins by KO	25
Losses	8
Draws	1

Tom Bogs (21 November 1944 – 22 December 2023) was a Danish boxer who competed in the middleweight division.

Life and career

Tom Bogs was born on 21 November 1944 in

light-middleweight division. He reached the quarter-finals, where he lost to Nojim Maiyegun of Nigeria.^[1] Bogs turned professional shortly after the games and was active during the 1960s and 1970s, building up an unbeaten record of 53 wins and one draw. He suffered his first defeat against the former world welterweight and middleweight champion Emile Griffith in a non-title fight in June 1970.^[2]

Bogs won the European light-heavyweight title in 1968 when he stopped German champion Lothar Stengel in the first round of the bout. "Folkets helt" (the people's hero)^[3]^[4] successfully defended the title against Piero Del Papa before moving down to the middleweight division for a title match against European champion Carlos Duran. Bogs defeated Duran and went on to successfully defend his middleweight title three times before losing a rematch to Duran in 1970.^[2]

In 1972 he earned a title shot against reigning

Vicente Rondon and Mike Quarry. He lost to John Conteh in a bid to regain the European light-heavyweight title, and retired from boxing in 1974.^[2]

Bogs died in Copenhagen on 22 December 2023, at the age of 79.[5]