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Gary Holmgren is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1984.

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.

Professional boxing record

22 Wins (12 knockouts, 10 decisions), 5 Losses (2 knockouts, 3 decisions)
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.

Notes

1. Fitzgerald, Mike; Morley, Patrick (June 19, 2014). Third Man in the Ring: 33 of Boxing's Best Referees and Their Stories. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-61234-242-9.
2. Sugar, Bert Randolph (1981). The Ring Record Book and Boxing Encyclopedia, 1981. Atheneum. ISBN 978-0-689-11190-7.
3. "Gary Holmgren". www.boxrec.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2009.
4. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=23293&cat=boxer
5. Vezner, Tad (August 5, 2017). "The story of a Front Street basement, a knockout of Floyd Mayweather Sr., and a comeback for a St. Paul boxing space". TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
6. Wells, Jim (November 18, 1996). "Rescue worker finds victim is estranged mom". St. Paul Pioneer Press. pp. 1A.
7. "Boxer Gary Holmgren hopes he'll be retiring as champion". Star Tribune. January 24, 1983. p. 25. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
8. "Holmgren". Star Tribune. January 24, 1983. p. 31. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

External links

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

• 1950 births
• Living people
• American male boxers
• Light-middleweight boxers
• Boxers from Minnesota
• 20th-century American sportsmen