Career
Zülow had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a Record of 273 wins in 322 fights. His highlights include:
1985 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary
Defeated Raymond Gavia (France) PTS (5-0)
Lost to Tomasz Nowak (Poland) PTS (0-5)
1986 3rd place as a Featherweight at the World Championships in Reno, United States. Defeated Klaus Niketta (West Germany) PTS (5-0)
Defeated Kunle Louisiana Costa (Nigeria) RSCH-1
Defeated Bobby McCarthy (Ireland) PTS (5-0)
Lost to Kelcie Banks (United States of America) PTS (1-4)
1987 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Torino, Italy
Lost to Mikhail Kazaryan (Soviet Union) PTS (1-4)
1988 Lightweight Gold Medalist at the Seoul Olympics representing East Germany
Defeated Patrick Waweru (Kenia) PTS (5-0)
Defeated Giorgio Campanella (Italien) PTS (5-0)
Defeated Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union) PTS (3-2)
Defeated Mohamed Regazy (Egypt) PTS (5-0)
Defeated Romallis Ellis (United States of America) PTS (5-0)
Defeated George Cramne (Sweden) PTS (5-0)
1989 2nd place as a Lightweight at the World Championships in Moscow, Soviet Union
Defeated Darrell Hiles (Australia) PTS (24-4)
Defeated Fared Cheklat (France) Bachelor of Arts-3
Defeated Konstantin Tszyu (Soviet Union) PTS (17-14)
Defeated Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) PTS (+15-15)
1990 competed as a Lightweight at the Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States
Lost to Mikhail Kazaryan (Soviet Union) PTS (0-5)
1991 competed as a Light Welterweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia
Defeated Søren Søndergaard (Denmark) PTS (13-8)
Lost to Peter Richardson (Great Britain) PTS (12-22)
1991 2nd place as a Light Welterweight at the European Championships in Göteborg, Sweden.
Lost the final to Konstantin Tszyu from the Soviet Union
1992 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Barcelona Olympics representing Germany.
Results were:
Defeated Jae-Kyung Kim (South of Korea) PTS (12-0)
Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) PTS (2-14)
1994 competed as a Light Welterweight at the Goodwill Games in Sankt St. Petersburg, Russia
Lost to Hans Janssen (Netherlands) PTS (3-5).