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Steffen Tangstad : biography

22 June 1959 –

Steffen Tangstad (born 22 June 1959) is a Norwegian retired professional boxer and two time European Heavyweight Champion.

Tangstad fought Michael Spinks for the IBF Heavyweight title on 6 September 1986, losing as a result of a fourth round knock out. He retired with a career record of 24 wins (14 by knockout), 2 losses and 2 draws.

After retiring from the boxing ring, Tangstad began a career in Norwegian television and was the CEO of the now defunct "Modern Sports & Events" (MSE), which was licensed to broadcast UFC pay-per-view events in Scandinavia.

In 2006, he participated in the second season of Skal vi danse?.

Professional boxing record

|- |align="center" colspan=8|24 Wins (14 knockouts, 10 decisions), 2 Losses (2 knockouts), 2 Draws |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Michael Spinks |TKO |4 |06/09/1986 |align=left| Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| John Westgarth |SD |12 |18/04/1986 |align=left| Randers Hallen, Randers |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Alfredo Evangelista |PTS |8 |10/01/1986 |align=left| Randers Hallen, Randers |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Reiner Hartmann |KO |7 |01/11/1985 |align=left| KB Hallen, Copenhagen |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Anders Eklund |TKO |4 |09/03/1985 |align=left| Copenhagen |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lucien Rodriguez |UD |12 |09/11/1984 |align=left| KB Hallen, Copenhagen |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Winston Allen |PTS |8 |14/07/1984 |align=left| Crest Hotel, Bloomsbury, London |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Joe Bugner |SD |10 |18/02/1984 |align=left| Osterbro Stadium, Copenhagen |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ken Lakusta |PTS |8 |13/01/1984 |align=left| Randers Hallen, Randers |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Guido Trane |PTS |8 |01/12/1983 |align=left| KB Hallen, Copenhagen |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Joe Tank Mooney |TKO |2 |24/10/1983 |align=left| Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Bashir Wadud |PTS |10 |08/09/1983 |align=left| Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Larry Roberson |TKO |5 |28/07/1983 |align=left| Americana Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Buster Douglas |PTS |8 |16/10/1982 |align=left| Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Walter Ware |KO |7 |07/09/1982 |align=left| Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ron Draper |TKO |7 |16/08/1982 |align=left| Bismarck Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Juergen Gries |KO |2 |25/06/1982 |align=left| Hanko |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jimmy Cross |TKO |5 |30/04/1982 |align=left| McCormick Inn, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| William Scott |KO |2 |19/02/1982 |align=left| McCormick Inn, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Man Banks |KO |2 |05/02/1982 |align=left| Civic Center, Danville, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Larry Givens |UD |6 |15/12/1981 |align=left| McCormick Inn, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left|Jerry Brown |KO |1 |20/11/1981 |align=left| McCormick Inn, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mike Lear |KO |2 |21/10/1981 |align=left| Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Raymond White |PTS |6 |22/06/1981 |align=left| Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Mike Kacher |KO |3 |04/05/1981 |align=left| Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Stan White Johnson |KO |1 |16/04/1981 |align=left| Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Anthony Elmore |KO |2 |07/03/1981 |align=left| Chicago, Illinois |align=left| |- |Draw | |align=left| Benji Smith |PTS |4 |01/10/1980 |align=left| Chateau Neuf, Oslo |align=left| |}