Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215–35.
Amateur highlights •
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) == Trainer ==