Career
In 1960 Schulz first boxed internationally as part of the German Amateur Boxing Association (Deutscher Amateur Box Verband, DABV). He then fought at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships with a first round knockout victory over J. Mammers from the Netherlands. In the quarterfinals, he faced Dragoslav Jakovljevic and lost by a narrow points decision, thus finishing in 5th place.
As there were no international championships this year the next time Schulz fought was in an international match at Munich, between the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland.
During the subsequent European Championship in Moscow, he again met J. Mammers, winning by a second-round knockout. In the quarterfinals he claimed another knockout victory over Bernd Anders, but lost to Ion Monea from Romania on points in the semifinals, and thus finished third.
In the spring of 1965, Emil Schulz became seriously ill and although he recovered, he never returned to the boxing ring. He died aged 72 in Westpfalz Hospital in Kaiserslautern.