SPORT & NOTE
Sten SUVIO

Male

"Stepa"
Welterweight, Finland, Helsinki
Born: 25 November 1911, Hannila, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Died: 19 October 1998, Helsinki, Finland
Height: 5ft 7in, mt 1,70

as an amateur:
1936 Berlin, Germany, Olympic Games welterweight gold medal


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1936
- Nov. 18Dave McCleaveHarringay, Great BritainL 8
1937
+ May 10Tony GrebNew York, United States W 6
+ May 21Bruno TretterBrooklyn, United States KO 4
+ June 4Mickey SalemBrooklyn, United States KO 2
+ June 18Billy ConnertyBrooklyn, United States KO 2
+ July 1Bobby CummingsBrooklyn, United States W 6
+ July 22Patsy DowneyBrooklyn, United States KO 2
+ Aug. 17Eddie GuerraBrooklyn, United States W 6
- Sept. 2Spider HewittBrooklyn, United States L 8
1938
+ Feb. 11Gunnar AnderssonGothenburg, Sweden W 10
= Mar. 17Bruno AhlbergHelsinki, Finland Draw 12
vacant Finnish Welterweight Title
+ May 5Hans DrescherCopenhagen, Denmark W 10
+ Sept. 2Hans HoldtCopenhagen, Denmark KO 8
- Nov. 11Hans DrescherCopenhagen, Denmark L 8
+ Dec. 30Uno AlsterlindGothenburg, Sweden W 6
1939
+ Jan. 20Peter KleinhüttenDüsseldorf, Germany KO 4
+ Jan. 30Peter KleinhüttenKrefeld, Germany KO 3
+ Feb. 1Ange CucchiariniParis, France TKO 7
+ Feb. 7Victor FortesParis, France W 10
+ Feb. 13Albert BeaugrandOrleans, France W 10
- June 3Gustav EderLeipzig, Germany L 12
+ July 2Willy ProdelStuttgart, Germany W 8
- Aug. 25 Gustav EderBerlin, GermanyL 12
1940
+ Sept. 13Walter MuellerHamburg, GermanyW 10
+ Sept. 15Eduard PeterBraunschweig, Germany W 8
+ Sept. 22Erich WiskandtWroclaw, Poland KO 2
- Dec. 1Henry NielsenCopenhagen, Denmark L 8
1941
+ Jan. 31Hans HoldtGothenburg, Sweden W 8
+ Feb. 7Carl BaumgartenGeneva, Switzerland KO 4
- Feb. 11Amedeo DejanaMilano, Italy L 10
+ Feb. 26Vittorio VenturiRoma, Italy W 10
1942
+ Nov. 22Hans HeuserViipuri, Finland W 8
1943
+ Apr. 16Poul KopsHelsinki, Finland KO 5
1944
Inactive
1945
= Oct. 19Henry NielsenGothenburg, Sweden Draw 8
1946
= Apr. 5Henry NielsenCopenhagen, Denmark Draw 6
+ May 4Onni SaariHelsinki, Finland TKO 7
Finnish Welterweight Title
+ Nov. 22Walter MomberParis, France W 10
+ Dec. 8Areski BoinaOrebro, Sweden W 6
1947
+ Jan. 19Olavi KaartinenHelsinki, Finland W 6
+ Apr. 25Sture FroebergStockholm, Sweden W 6
+ Sept. 30Gote AnderssonHelsinki, Finland KO 1
1948
- Mar. 24Alf JamesJohannesburg, South Africa L 10
- May 5George AngeloJohannesburg, South Africa L 10
+ May 14Piet van StadenDurban, South Africa W 10
1949
+ Apr. 10Francisco MolinaOrebro, Sweden TKO 6
+ Apr. 26Areski BoinaHelsinki, Finland TKO 7

 

Summary

Total bouts: 46, Won: 34 (15 inside the limit), Lost: 9 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 3, NC: 0