Bruno Ahlberg boxer
- bouts
- 25
- won
- 11
- lost
- 8
- draw
- 6
- Status
- inactive
- Division
- welterweight
- Debut
- 1937-04-24
- Height
- -
- Reach
- -
- Age
- 54
- Born
- 1911-04-23
- Death
- 1966-02-09
- Nationality
- Finland
Bruno Valfrid Ahlberg (born 23 April 1911 – 9 February 1966) was a Finnish boxer who competed in the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he became the first Finnish boxer to win an Olympic medal, a bronze in the welterweight division. Four years later he lost his first bout in the middleweight competition.Alhberg first competed nationally in ski jumping and swimming. He then changed to boxing and won the national titles in 1932 and 1933, placing second in 1935 representing Kiffen. After the 1936 Olympics he turned professional and had series of matches in South Africa (1937), United States (1939) and Europe (1938 and 1940–41). He retired in 1941 with a record of 11 wins, 9 losses and 5 draws. In 2008 he was inducted into the Finnish Boxing Hall of Fame.Bruno Ahlberg competed as a welterweight boxer for Finland at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Here are his results from that tournament:
Date | Opponent | Last Opponents' Results | Place | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1941-04-27 | Henry Tiller | WWW | Trondheim | LOST KO |
1941-03-23 | Gustav Eder | WWDWWW | Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg | LOST Points |
1941-02-27 | Amedeo Deyana | WWLLLW | Roma | DRAW Points |
1941-02-11 | Carlo Orlandi | WWDWWW | Milan | LOST Points |
1941-02-07 | Roby Seidel | WWWWWL | Salle Communale de Plainpalais, Geneva | LOST |
1941-01-31 | Hans Drescher | WWDWDW | Masshallen, Gothenburg | LOST Points |
1940-12-01 | Hans Holdt | LWWLW | K.B. Hallen, Copenhagen | LOST Points |
1939-12-23 | Larry Kellum | WWLDLL | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn | DRAW Points |
1939-11-25 | Gene Molnar | LLLWLL | Ridgewood Grove, Brooklyn | WIN Points |
1939-10-13 | Al Hagar | DWWDLL | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | DRAW Points |
1939-09-01 | Jimmy Garrison | LWLWWW | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | LOST Technical knockout |
1939-08-11 | Al Hagar | WLDWWD | Legion Stadium, Hollywood | WIN Points |
1939-06-26 | Glen Lee | WWDWLL | Gilmore Stadium, Los Angeles | LOST Points |
1939-05-23 | Don Espensen | WWDDLD | Auditorium, Saint Paul | WIN Points |
1939-01-30 | Walter Klockhaus | WLLWLL | Krefeld | WIN KO |
1939-01-20 | Rudi Kretzschmar | DLDLLL | Planetarium, Düsseldorf | WIN Points |
1938-12-30 | Gunnar Andersson | WWWWLD | Lorensbergs Circus, Gothenburg | WIN Points |
1938-10-07 | Uno Alsterlind | DLWDDD | Lorensbergs Circus, Gothenburg | WIN Points |
1938-09-23 | Georg Sporer | WDDWLL | Sagebiel | DRAW Points |
1938-03-17 | Sten Suvio | WWWWLW | Helsinki | DRAW Points |
1937-06-30 | K. Meyer | debut | Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1937-06-11 | Jack Goosen | LDLLLL | Town Hall, Potchefstroom | WIN Points |
1937-05-08 | Teddy Braun | WWWWDD | City Hall, Johannesburg | DRAW Points |
1937-05-01 | Johnny de Villiers | L | City Hall, Durban | WIN Points |
1937-04-24 | Archie J L Smith | WWWW | City Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Points |