Agit Kabayel becomes first German heavyweight boxing world champion since Max Schmeling (1932)
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Bastian Hartig, dpa, SID
Summary
Agit Kabayel, a 33-year-old boxer from Bochum, Germany, has become the first German heavyweight world champion in professional boxing since Max Schmeling in 1932, ending a nearly 100-year drought for German boxing in the heavyweight division.
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bskyAgit Kabayel becomes first German heavyweight boxing world champion since Max Schmeling (1932)zeit.deKey quotes
· 2 pulledFast 100 Jahre nach Max Schmeling gibt es wieder einen deutschen Schwergewichtsweltmeister im Profiboxen.
Agit Kabayel ist der erste deutsche Schwergewichtsweltmeister im Profiboxen seit Max Schmeling.
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