Welterweight · Denmark
Waldemar Holberg 39-27-4 28 KO · 1908–1921
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Waldemar Holberg was a welterweight boxer from Denmark, born May 29, 1883. Record 39-27-4 with 28 knockouts over 1908–1921. Waldemar Holberg last fought Hans Hirschberger on Aug 29, 1921 and lost by TKO in round 9 of 15.
Also: فالديمار هولبرج · فالديمار هولبرغ · Valdemar Holberg +4 more Waldemar Birger Holberg · Waldemar Birger Morten Holberg · Waldemar Morten Birger Holberg · Wlademar Birger Holberg
Born May 29, 1883
Died May 18, 1927
Country 🇩🇰 Denmark
Stance Orthodox
Debut Dec 1, 1908
Career 1908–1921
Rounds boxed 670
KO share 72%
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Titles World welterweight title claim 1914
Confirmed bouts 2 of 70
Career record Record
39-27-4, 28 KOs · 1908–1921
Last result L
Hans Hirschberger
TKO 9/15 · Sportplatz, Vienna
The record 70 bouts, 1908–1921, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Hans Hirschberger
TKO 9/15 · Sportplatz, Vienna
Holberg 39-26-4 · Hirschberger —
L
Willi Spoeri
TKO 7/10 · Sportplatz, Vienna
Holberg 39-25-4 · Spoeri —
W
PTS 12/12 · Circus, Stockholm, 🇸🇪
Holberg 38-25-4 · Hansen —
L
DQ 5/15 · Cirkus Variete, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 38-24-4 · Jacobsen —
W
DQ 15/20 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 37-24-4 · Ekeroth —
L
PTS 15/15 · Trondheim, 🇳🇴
Holberg 37-23-4 · Brustad —
W
PTS 10/10 · Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 36-23-4 · Ekeroth —
W
TKO 7 · Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 35-23-4 · Hansen —
W
Fred Boston
KO 6 · Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 34-23-4 · Boston —
W
PTS 15/15 · Turnhallen, Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 33-23-4 · Nelson —
W
Frithjof Hansen
KO 3/15 · Turnhallen, Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 32-23-4 · Hansen —
W
Sam Brown
KO 11 · Turnhallen, Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 31-23-4 · Brown —
W
Willy Carlsen
KO 2 · Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 30-23-4 · Carlsen —
W
TKO 11 · Oslo, 🇳🇴
Holberg 29-23-4 · Ekeroth —
W
Calle Svensson
TKO 7 · Stockholm, 🇸🇪
Holberg 28-23-4 · Svensson —
W
Calle Svensson
PTS 10/10 · Stockholm, 🇸🇪
Holberg 27-23-4 · Svensson —
W
Emil Kjellberg
TKO 7/12 · Idrottsplatsen, Råsunda, 🇸🇪
Holberg 26-23-4 · Kjellberg —
L
Jack Kid Greenstock
PTS 10/10 · Golders Green Hippodrome, Golders Green, 🇬🇧
Holberg 26-22-4 · Greenstock —
L
Willie Farrell
TKO 7/15 · Hoxton Baths, Hoxton, 🇬🇧
Holberg 26-21-4 · Farrell —
L
Willie Farrell
PTS 15/15 · Liverpool Stadium, Pudsey Street, 🇬🇧
Holberg 26-20-4 · Farrell —
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Billy Williams
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Holberg 26-19-4 · Williams —
L
Jim Prendy
PTS 20/20 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Holberg 26-18-4 · Prendy —
L
Dai Roberts
KO 7 · London, 🇬🇧
Holberg 26-17-4 · Roberts —
W
Young Nipper
PTS 10/10 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road Matinee, 🇬🇧
Holberg 25-17-4 · Nipper —
L
Sapper McNeil
DQ 13 · London, 🇬🇧
Holberg 25-16-4 · McNeil —
L
KO 15/20 · Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 25-15-4 · Nelson —
L
PTS 20/20 · Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 25-14-4 · Nelson —
L
For world welterweight title DQ 6/20 · Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Holberg 25-13-4 · McCormick 26-3-2
W
Won world welterweight title claim PTS 20/20 · Baker's Pavilion, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Holberg 24-13-4 · Bronson 61-16-24
L
Alf Goodwin
DQ 14/20 · Baker's Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Holberg 24-12-4 · Goodwin —
W
Frank Picato
TKO 11/20 · Baker's Stadium, Melbourne, 🇦🇺
Holberg 23-12-4 · Picato —
W
Len Porter
TKO 8/20 · Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Holberg 22-12-4 · Porter —
L
Young Nipper
PTS 20/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Holberg 22-11-4 · Nipper —
L
Hock Keys
PTS 20/20 · Olympic Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Holberg 22-10-4 · Keys —
W
Harry Puie
KO 6/20 · Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Holberg 21-10-4 · Puie —
L
DQ 20/20 · Baker's Stadium, Brisbane, 🇦🇺
Holberg 21-9-4 · Thomas —
L
Herb McCoy
PTS 20/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Holberg 21-8-4 · McCoy —
L
Hughie Mehegan
KO 17/20 · Sydney Stadium, Sydney, 🇦🇺
Holberg 21-7-4 · Mehegan —
L
Paul Brevieres
DQ 11 · Élysée Montmartre, Paris, 🇫🇷
Holberg 21-6-4 · Brevieres —
L
Bill Johnson
DQ 11 · Birmingham, West Midlands, 🇬🇧
Holberg 21-5-4 · Johnson —
L
Bill Johnson
DQ 10 · Sparkbrook Stadium, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Holberg 21-4-4 · Johnson —
W
Jack Ward
KO 1 · Birmingham, West Midlands, 🇬🇧
Holberg 20-4-4 · Ward —
D
Dick Lee
PTS 10/10 · The Ring, Blackfriars Road, 🇬🇧
Holberg 20-4-3 · Lee —
L
PTS 20/20 · Cirkus Bech-Olsen, Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 20-3-3 · Nelson —
W
Bobby Dobbs
PTS 20/20 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Holberg 19-3-3 · Dobbs —
W
Jerry Peterson
KO 10 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Holberg 18-3-3 · Peterson —
W
Billy Gordon
KO 15 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 17-3-3 · Gordon —
W
KO 4 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 16-3-3 · Hansen —
D
Jack Slim
PTS 15/15 · Berlin, 🇩🇪
Holberg 16-3-2 · Slim —
W
Jimmy Butler
KO 4 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 15-3-2 · Butler —
W
Paul Mond
KO 4 · Berlin, 🇩🇪
Holberg 14-3-2 · Mond —
W
Kid McGordon
PTS 15/15 · Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Holberg 13-3-2 · McGordon —
W
Eugen Legard
KO 7 · Berlin, 🇩🇪
Holberg 12-3-2 · Legard —
W
Erik Mosuk
KO 2 · Berlin, 🇩🇪
Holberg 11-3-2 · Mosuk —
W
H Paullian
KO 4 · United States of America
Holberg 10-3-2 · Paullian —
W
Alf Elreich
KO 6 · Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, 🇩🇪
Holberg 9-3-2 · Elreich —
W
M Lechleitner
KO 2 · Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, 🇩🇪
Holberg 8-3-2 · Lechleitner —
W
M Muller
KO 3 · Hamburg, 🇩🇪
Holberg 7-3-2 · Muller —
W
Alf Elreich
KO 4 · Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, 🇩🇪
Holberg 6-3-2 · Elreich —
W
E Van Dyk
KO 5 · Location unknown
Holberg 5-3-2 · Dyk —
W
Billy Jackson
KO 5 · Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Holberg 4-3-2 · Jackson —
L
KO 5/15 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 4-2-2 · Nelson —
W
Emil Hemming Hansen
KO 5 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 2-2-2 · Hansen —
W
Frank
KO 1 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 2-2-2 · Frank —
D
PTS 10/10 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 2-2-1 · Hansen —
W
John Jordan
PTS 10/10 · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 1-2-1 · Jordan —
L
Jim Smith
PTS · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 1-1-1 · Smith —
W
PTS · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 0-1-1 · Hindsberg —
D
PTS · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 0-1-0 · Hansen —
L
Jim Smith
PTS · Copenhagen, 🇩🇰
Holberg 0-0-0 · Smith —
Amateur career 1 amateur bout at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Waldemar Holberg's record? Waldemar Holberg's professional record is 39-27-4 with 28 knockouts.
Who did Waldemar Holberg fight last? Waldemar Holberg last fought Hans Hirschberger on Aug 29, 1921 and lost by TKO in round 9 of 15. Sources Boxerbook ID 18387 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18387 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
