Christensen lost the European middleweight championship in his next bout against the Hungarian 3-time Olympic gold medalist László Papp, who won on a technical knockout in the seventh round in Vienna on 16 May 1962.
Christian Christensen tabte europamesterskabet i sin næste kamp mod den ungarske 3-dobbelte OL-guldvinder László Papp, der vandt på teknisk knockout i 7. omgang i Wien den 16. maj 1962.