Torsten Schmitz

Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215–35.

• 1982 Junior European Champion at Welterweight in Schwerin, Germany
  • Defeated Luciano Bruno (Italy) in the final.
• 1984 1st place at the Friendship Games in Havana, Cuba as a Welterweight
  • Defeated Khaidavyn Gantulga (Mongolia) RSCI 3
  • Defeated Luis Garcia (Venezuela) PTS (5-0)
  • Defeated Jose Luis Hernandez (Cuba) PTS (4-1)
• 1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight
  • Defeated Jacek Olejniczak (Poland) PTS (4-1)
  • Lost to Borislav Abadzhiev (Bulgaria) PTS (2-3)
• 1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight
  • Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (4-1)
  • Defeated Kim Dong-Kil (South Korea) PTS (5-0)
  • Defeated Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
  • Lost to Candelario Duvergel (Cuba) PTS (2-3)
• 1988 competed at the Seoul Olympics as a Light Middleweight
  • Defeated Angel Stoyanov (Bulgaria) PTS (3-2)
  • Lost to Park Si-hun (South Korea) PTS (0-5)
• 1989 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the World Championships in Moscow, USSR
  • Defeated Fikret Kaman (Turkey) PTS (13-9)
  • Defeated Laszlo Gal (Hungary) PTS (18-9)
  • Defeated Erik Bredler (Sweden) PTS (14-6)
  • Defeated Kabary Salem (Egypt) PTS (15-2)
  • Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (8-19)
• 1990 2nd place at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, USA
  • Defeated Chris Byrd (USA) PTS (3-2)
  • Defeated Alexander Lebziak (Soviet Union) PTS (4-1)
  • Lost to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union) PTS (2-3)
• 1991 3rd place as a Light Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia
  • Defeated Orhan Delibaş (Netherlands) PTS (18-14)
  • Defeated Jan Dydak (Poland) PTS (20-12)
  • Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (17-7)
  • Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) RSC-2
• 1991 2nd place at European Championships in Gothenborg, Sweden
  • Lost the final to Israel Akopkokhyan (Soviet Union)

Since 1996 Schmitz is working as coach for Universum Box-Promotion. Trained/Trains Regina Halmich, Bert Schenk, Armand Krajnc, Luan Krasniqi, Michael Trabant, and Alesia Graf.