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Hinteregger
Not Ready To Quit Just Yet
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10.02.06:
Austria’s former IBF/WBO Intercontinental
champion Gotthard ‘The Cougar’
Hinteregger says he still has something to
offer to boxing and will, as hinted earlier, try
to come back after being stopped in both his
last fights in the penultimate rounds. Manager
Olaf Schroeder will still be at his side, though
reluctantly as he readily admitted:
“We
discussed all possible scenarios but the bottom
line is, Gotti just doesn’t want to retire
just yet. I think there’s no point in going on,
especially at his age (39 next May) – actually
I think it’s rather stupid to fight on – but
he asked me to give him the benefit of doubt and
help him for one more run.” |
Superwelterweight
Hinteregger, from Vienna, found glory late in
his career only after joining Schroeder’s
Fight Production, and rose to two
Intercontinental crowns and a world rating.
While he vacated the WBO’s version, he was
reliefed of the IBF portion by German champion
Marco Schulze and in his last outing lost to old
rival Jozsef Matolcsi in December for the WBF
‘world’ title. In both fights, Hinteregger
was stopped standing in eleven rounds and his
record consequently dipped to 25-9-1 (13 KO’s).
When
the Austrian now climbs back into the ring, gone
will be trainers Hermann Bendl and Wolfgang
Reiterer, as Hinteregger reunites with his first
professional coach Johann Senfter.
“He
has much more time to care for me and that’s
what I need,” said the fallen champion,
“Hermann has opened his own sports studio and
Wolfgang is training a lot in athletics now, so
they simply couldn’t give me the attention
anymore like before.”
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