In 2008 he boxed Marco Huck for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental cruiserweight title but lost by TKO in the 9th round.
Notable winners included a young Muamer Hukić (more commonly known as the cruiserweight boxing champion Marco Huck) and there were a number of repeat winners from the last world championships in Belgrade with Ramadani Besnik, Fouad Habbani, Olesya Gladkova, Oxana Vassileva, Barbara Plazzoli and Marjut Lappalainen all picking up gold medals.
Marco Polo | Marco Stroppa | The Travels of Marco Polo | Marco Pierre White | Marco Antonio Muñiz | Marco Materazzi | Marco Delonge | Marco Borsato | Marco Rubio | Marco Polo Bridge Incident | Marco Island, Florida | Marco Island | Marco Ferreri | Tom and Huck | Piazza San Marco | Marco Barrientos | MARCO | Tom and Huck (1995 film) | San Marco Argentano | Marco Venturini | Marco Travaglio | Marco Simoncelli | Marco Pantani | Marco Pallis | Marco Huck | Marco Fu | Marco Follini | Marco Dorigo | Marco Doria | Marco Cyncar |
Torsten May, Oktay Urkal, Karo Murat, Marco Huck and Eduard Gutknecht became European Champions under trainer Ulli Wegner.