Sven Fornling (born 8 December 1988) is a Swedish former professional boxer. He held the IBO light-heavyweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged for the WBA interim light-heavyweight title in 2019.
Professional career Fornling challenged IBO light-heavyweight champion Karo Murat at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany, on 15 December 2018. He knocked his opponent to the canvas in the first round and was himself floored in the 12th round. Murat was deducted a point in round 11 for rabbit punches and Fornling went on to win via unanimous decision.
He made the first defense of the title against Dominic Boesel at Halle Messe Arena in Halle, Germany, on 16 November 2019, with the vacant WBA interim light-heavyweight title also up for grabs. Fornling lost by stoppage in the 11th round. He was taken to hospital following the fight where he was diagnosed as having suffered a brain hemorrhage.
Fornling announced his retirement from professional boxing in March 2020.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes17Loss15–2Dominic BoeselTKO11 (12), 16 Nov 201916Win15–1Karo MuratUD1215 Dec 201815Win14–1Karel HorejsekUD1021 Apr 201814Win13–1Jeppe Morell RTD3 (10), 5 Jan 201813Win12–1Arijan Sherifi UD1018 Mar 201712Win11–1Naim TerbunjaUD89 Dec 201611Loss10–1Yevgenii MakhteienkoTKO5 (10), 4 Jun 201610Win10–0Leo Tchoula1 (8), 24 Apr 20169Win9–0Gary Abajyan UD419 Dec 20158Win8–0Simen SmaadalUD619 Sep 20157Win7–0Josef Krivka KO3 (6), 25 Apr 20156Win6–0Aleksandar TodorovicUD46 Mar 20155Win5–0Fadil Pasalic TKO3 (4), 22 Nov 20144Win4–0Alexandros Lessmann431 Oct 20143Win3–0Lyubomir MetodievKO3 (4), 26 Apr 20142Win2–0Tulio Palhares1 (4)27 Mar 20141Win1–0Jovo Paskas1 (4), 8 Nov 2013
References
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