Marco Huck
Marco Huck, born Muamer Hukić on 11 November 1984, is a German boxer of Bosniak origin. He was born in Ugao (then part of Serbia) and moved to Germany with his family when he was eight. He later became a naturalized German citizen and boxed under the nickname Käpt'n (Captain). Huck started with taekwondo and kickboxing, winning European kickboxing gold in 2002 and 2003 before switching to boxing at 15.
As a professional, Huck had a long and successful career in the cruiserweight division. He won the European cruiserweight title in 2008 and captured the WBO cruiserweight title in 2009, defending it a record 13 times through 2015. He also held the IBO cruiserweight title from 2016 to 2017. Huck challenged for the WBA heavyweight title in 2012 but lost to Alexander Povetkin.
He defeated many notable opponents, including Denis Lebedev, Ola Afolabi and Firat Arslan. In 2015 he lost the WBO belt to Krzysztof Glowacki in Newark, New Jersey. After that, Huck won the IBO cruiserweight title in 2016 by beating Ola Afolabi. In 2017 he fought for the interim WBC cruiserweight title against Mairis Briedis and lost, also losing his IBO title. He then competed in the World Boxing Super Series, where he faced Oleksandr Usyk in Berlin; Usyk won by stoppage.
Huck continued boxing in Germany and the United States, with fights in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2024. He defeated Dennis Lewandowski in 2020 and Evgenios Lazaridis in 2024. In 2026, he is scheduled to fight Vaclav Pejsar in Halle. Huck’s career includes a record of 50 fights, 43 wins (28 by KO), 5 losses, 1 draw, and 1 no contest.
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