Mogens Palle

Sad to announce the passing of legendary Copenhagen, Denmark-based boxing manager and promoter Mogens Palle at the age of 88 from cancer. He promoted the.

Dave Green, who was lined up for a world title fight, had to defend his European welterweight title and was the heavy favorite against the experienced 36-year-old Dane on the 28th of June 1979 in Randers, Denmark. After some years of inactivity, he made a surprising comeback in December 2015 together with popular Danish heavyweight Brian Nielsen and his daughter Bettina Palle, who now runs the Danish Fight Night promotion. It was the days of Mogens Palle vs. Hansen was down in the 2nd round. He built up Borge Krogh and Tom Bogs from scratch and both guys became very popular fixtures and started the golden age of Danish boxing by winning the European laurels in the lightweight, middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. Representing a small country the roughest fight was with the WBA, which blocked Kalule from a shot at the championship for 23 months after he became the leading contender. For Kalule and Palle the difficult part of winning the championship was not Kalules fight against Japan’s Kudo. Palle’s own favorite boxing moment as a promoter was the Dave Boy Green vs. Palle was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008. I have had a great life, and I have worked with the sport I love. For more than half a century Mogens Palle kept boxing alive in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Mogens Palle held his final boxing event on April 21, 2022 in Copenhagen.