Ottke fight After the other Dane
Mads Larsen lost his fight to
Sven Ottke, Markussen was demanded by the Danish media to win fight against the undefeated German. Two undefeated fighters - Ottke (28–0, 5 KO) and Markussen (27–0, 16 KO) - facing each other for the
IBF Super Middleweight title. With Ottke's 15 title defenses, the Dane was on paper clearly the underdog. But Markussen showed he wanted the title, and many commentators and experts thought that Markussen deserved the win. All three judges scored the bout 116–112 in favor of
Sven Ottke.
Switching from Mogens Palle to Team Sauerland After Markussen temporarily stopped his career after a car accident, he also criticized his promoter Mogens Palle for being selfish and destroying his career. Markussen meant that Mogens Palle didn't give him enough money. Both men have criticized each other in the media. After Markussen made his comeback in 2010, he signed a contract with German
Team Sauerland. with Sauerland featuring him in his last 2 fights on their
Viasat Nordic Fight Night cards.
Magee fight In February 2012, Rudy was going to face the reigning
WBA regular champion
Brian Magee in
Brøndby Hallen, Denmark. It was the same story as the Ottke-fight in 2002, that the other Dane
Mads Larsen met the same man, but both Danes lost. This time Markussen had to take revenge for
Mads Larsen against
Brian Magee. It was the second time in his career the Dane was going into a World title-fight. The last time was in 2002 when he faced
Sven Ottke for the
IBF Super Middleweight title.Before the Magee fight, Markussen hadn't lost any fight since he temporarily stopped his career in 2006. But
Magee changed all that in the fifth round with a punch to the
liver. Markussen couldn't take that and was knocked out. == Professional boxing record ==