Gary Holmgren is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1984. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3]}

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions) [4]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	14-0	Brian Brunette	SD	10	February 1, 1984	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.	Lost Minnesota light middleweight title
Win	28-20-1	Rafael Rodriguez	UD	10	January 25, 1983	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.	Won Minnesota light middleweight title
Win	51-25-2	Bruce Strauss	PTS	10	October 7, 1981	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	1-5	Darrell "Ageless Wonder" Green	KO	4	May 6, 1981	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss	34-3	Dave Boy Green	TKO	6	January 27, 1981	Kensington, England	Referee stopped the bout at 2:38 of the sixth round.
Win	2-5	"Boxing" Tony Taylor	UD	10	October 29, 1980	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	13-18	Emmett Atlas	KO	2	March 19, 1980	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss	6-3	Tyrone Wren	PTS	6	June 29, 1978	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	40-31-4	Al Franklin	UD	10	December 9, 1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	25-4-1	Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea	UD	10	November 9, 1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	--	Moses Gregg	KO	2	October 11, 1976	Evanston, Indiana, U.S.
Win	6-18-1	Harvey "Candyman" Wilson	KO	1	August 4, 1976	Mounds View, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	2-23-4	Ron Pettigrew	KO	6	June 30, 1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	0-4	Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris	UD	6	April 22, 1976	Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	3-35-2	Jerry Wells	UD	6	January 22, 1976	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	2-2	Dennis Haggerty	KO	1	November 25, 1975	Globe, Arizona, U.S.
Win	0-3	Woody "Walden Tweed" Harris	PTS	5	November 13, 1975	Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss	3-4	Ricardo Thomatis	TKO	3	June 6, 1975	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	23-2-1	Rory "Stylish Irish" O'Shea	SD	6	April 23, 1975	Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	7-4-1	Efran Maldonado	KO	1	March 19, 1975	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	4-4	Timothy "Tim" Adams	PTS	6	February 3, 1975	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	1-0	Jim "Bad Ass" Hearn	KO	4	December 3, 1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	0-1	Bobby "Bruin" Orr	KO	1	August 28, 1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	1-5	Johnny "O.J." Simpson	TKO	2	July 31, 1974	Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	--	Maurice Sanders	TKO	2	June 26, 1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Loss	3-0-1	Bruce Finch	PTS	5	May 23, 1974	Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Win	--	Milton Buckley	KO	1	May 15, 1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.

Retirement

Holmgren retired from professional boxing after 27 fights. He went on to become a firefighter, rising to captain in a 22-year career. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Notes

External links

• Boxing record for Gary Holmgren from BoxRec (registration required)