Gary Holmgren
{{short description|American boxer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2022}}
Gary Holmgren is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1984.{{Cite book|last1=Fitzgerald|first1=Mike|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Wu7jhLWM9wC&dq=%22Gary+Holmgren%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT35|title=Third Man in the Ring: 33 of Boxing's Best Referees and Their Stories|last2=Morley|first2=Patrick|date=June 19, 2014|publisher=Potomac Books, Inc.|isbn=978-1-61234-242-9|language=en}}
Professional career
Holmgren made his professional debut on May 15, 1974, with a first-round knockout win against Milton Buckley in St Paul, Minnesota. His first loss came in only his second fight, a five-round points loss to Bruce Finch, who would go on to make a name for himself as a welterweight contender. Holmgren would follow up that loss with a stretch in which he won 16 of 17 fights, including a decision win against 21-2 Rory O'Shea in 1975. Holmgren's career peaked in January 1983 when he won the Minnesota junior middleweight title by defeating Rafael Rodriguez on points in a ten-rounder. Holmgren retired afterwards, having compiled a career record of 22 wins and 5 losses, with 12 wins coming by way of knockout.{{Cite book|last=Sugar|first=Bert Randolph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wz3vAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Gary+Holmgren%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA243|title=The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia, 1981|date=1981|publisher=Atheneum|isbn=978-0-689-11190-7|language=en}}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23293&cat=boxer|title=Gary Holmgren|website=www.boxrec.com|access-date=March 5, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010223939/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23293&cat=boxer|archive-date=October 10, 2012|url-status=live}}
Professional boxing record
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|align="center" colspan=8|22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions) {{cite web | url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23293&cat=boxer | title=BoxRec: Login }}
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| 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
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|14-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Brunette
|SD
|10
|February 1, 1984
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|{{small|Lost Minnesota light middleweight title}}
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|28-20-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Rafael Rodriguez
|UD
|10
|January 25, 1983
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|{{small|Won Minnesota light middleweight title}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|51-25-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Strauss
|PTS
|10
|October 7, 1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-5}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Darrell "Ageless Wonder" Green
|KO
|4
|May 6, 1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|34-3}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dave Boy Green
|TKO
|6
|January 27, 1981
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Kensington, England
|align=left|{{small|Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the sixth round.}}
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|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-5}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} "Boxing" Tony Taylor
|UD
|10
|October 29, 1980
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|13-18}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Emmett Atlas
|KO
|2
|March 19, 1980
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|6-3}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Tyrone Wren
|PTS
|6
|June 29, 1978
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|40-31-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Franklin
|UD
|10
|December 9, 1976
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|25-4-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea
|UD
|10
|November 9, 1976
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|--}}
|align=left|Moses Gregg
|KO
|2
|October 11, 1976
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Evanston, Indiana, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|6-18-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Harvey "Candyman" Wilson
|KO
|1
|August 4, 1976
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Mounds View, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-23-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ron Pettigrew
|KO
|6
|June 30, 1976
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris
|UD
|6
|April 22, 1976
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|3-35-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Wells
|UD
|6
|January 22, 1976
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|2-2}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Dennis Haggerty
|KO
|1
|November 25, 1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Globe, Arizona, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-3}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris
|PTS
|5
|November 13, 1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|3-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Ricardo Thomatis
|TKO
|3
|June 6, 1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|23-2-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea
|SD
|6
|April 23, 1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|7-4-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Efran Maldonado
|KO
|1
|March 19, 1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|4-4}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Timothy "Tim" Adams
|PTS
|6
|February 3, 1975
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-0}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim "Bad Ass" Hearn
|KO
|4
|December 3, 1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|0-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby "Bruin" Orr
|KO
|1
|August 28, 1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|1-5}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny "O.J." Simpson
|TKO
|2
|July 31, 1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|--}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Maurice Sanders
|TKO
|2
|June 26, 1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{no2}}Loss
|{{small|3-0-1}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Finch
|PTS
|5
|May 23, 1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|-
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{small|--}}
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Milton Buckley
|KO
|1
|May 15, 1974
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
|align=left|
|}
Retirement
Holmgren retired from professional boxing after 27 fights. He went on to become a firefighter, rising to captain in a 22-year career.{{cite news |last1=Vezner |first1=Tad |title=The story of a Front Street basement, a knockout of Floyd Mayweather Sr., and a comeback for a St. Paul boxing space |url=https://www.twincities.com/2017/08/05/st-paul-boxing-basement-of-legend-will-get-second-run/ |access-date=March 11, 2022 |work=TwinCities.com |publisher=Pioneer Press |date=August 5, 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Wells |first=Jim |date=November 18, 1996 |title=Rescue worker finds victim is estranged mom |pages=1A |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press}}{{Cite news |date=1983-01-24 |title=Boxer Gary Holmgren hopes he'll be retiring as champion |pages=25 |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34422054/gary-holmgren-star-tribune-24-jan/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}{{Cite news |date=1983-01-24 |title=Holmgren |pages=31 |work=Star Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34422122/holmgren-cont/ |access-date=2022-03-11}}
Notes
External links
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Category:Light-middleweight boxers