Career
As an amateur he represented Germany at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics in the light middleweight division. Beyer"s amateur record was 35 wins in 39 fights. 1989 2nd place at the Junior World Championship in Bayamon, Puerto Rico as a Featherweight 1992 competed at the Barcelona Olympics as a Light Middleweight.
Results were: Defeated Sililo Figota (New Zealand) PTS (16-2) Lost to Juan Carlos Lemus (Cuba) RSCH-1 1994 2nd place at German Championship, losing the final to Mario Veit 1996 2nd Place at European Championship in Vejle (Denmark) losing the final to Francisc Vastag (Romania), competed at the Atlanta Olympics.
Results were: Defeated Francisc Vastag (Romania) PTS (17-12) Defeated Gyorgy Mizsei (Hungary) PTS (14-3) Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) PTS (9-19) Beyer defeated Sanavia by knockout in a rematch then went on to retain the title five times by scoring wins over Yoshinori Nishizawa, Danny Green, Omar Sheika, Alberto Colajanni, and a draw against Sakio Bika. Titles held.