Luan Krasniqi was born on 10 May 1971 and is a German-Albanian actor and former professional boxer.
20 Facts About Luan Krasniqi
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Luan Krasniqi held the European heavyweight title and challenged for the WBO world heavyweight title.
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Luan Krasniqi has often said that he had a happy and active childhood, growing up in Junik, a small town in the District of Decan, where in 1987 he finished his primary and secondary school, before his family moved to Rottweil in Germany.
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Luan Krasniqi graduated in Germany his A-Level and an education as a wholesaler.
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Luan Krasniqi's boxing-career began at the local BSV Rottweil, where he met Theo Kerekesch, a boxing trainer of high regard.
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Once Luan Krasniqi had been granted German citizenship, he entered the Multi-Nations Tournament in Liverpool, England and won the gold medal.
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Luan Krasniqi consolidated the success with a gold medal later that year at the German Championships, Berlin.
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Luan Krasniqi ended the year on a roll, taking the Heavyweight Gold in the International Chemie Cup Tournament, Halle.
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Luan Krasniqi returned to Germany with the Bronze medal, Germany's first heavyweight medal since 1976.
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Luan Krasniqi had out-pointed me the previous year but I had grown stronger and developed further since then.
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Luan Krasniqi showed that he could resist the pressure of sparring with Lewis.
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Luan Krasniqi overcame with success the first hurdles of his career as a "newcomer" in professional boxing.
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Luan Krasniqi boxed extremely successfully for Panix Promotion 15 times and in 2000 after Lennox Lewis had terminated his contract, Luan decided to look for a new alternative.
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Luan Krasniqi was the first German European Champion after 29 years.
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Mainly due to this lack of preparation, although leading by points, Luan Krasniqi apparently feared a loss and elected to quit.
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Luan Krasniqi's next fight took place on 29 April 2006 in Stuttgart, Germany, where he won against David Bostice.
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Luan Krasniqi was scheduled to fight against Top 10 contender, Tony Thompson, in September 2006, but no contract was made.
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Luan Krasniqi has stated that the money offered by his promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl was insufficient.
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On 17 March 2007, Luan Krasniqi fought Brian Minto for the title of WBO Intercontinental Champion.
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However, in the 12th round Luan Krasniqi was able to knock Minto down and win the match.