Adil Anwar

Adil Anwar (Urdu: عادل انور‎; born 6 July 1987) is a former British professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2017. He won the English welterweight title in 2011 and challenged for the British super lightweight title in 2013.

Adil Anwar
Adil Anwar in 2013
Statistics
Nickname(s)"Platinum Kid"
Weight(s)
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
NationalityBritish
Born6 July 1987 (1987-07-06) (age 33)
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins22
Wins by KO8
Losses7
Draws0
Websiteadilanwar.com

Early life and amateur career

Anwar was raised in Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. His grandfather was a gymnast and boxed in the Army, and several of his uncles were also involved in combat sports.[1]

Anwar started boxing after his father took him to the gym at the age of 13 to learn to defend himself. He was initially reluctant but eased into the sport as he grew older, having his first fight when he was 14[1] He got into the 'National Boys Clubs' (NACYP) final where he lost to Gary Barker, he then won The Junior ABA Championships and National Boys Clubs at a later date as well as winning whilst boxing for England at International events.[1]

Whilst still an Amateur he was involved in a car accident which left him with a broken collar bone after which he was told it would be unlikely he'd box again, although 18 months after the incident he was back training. Following the incident the England set-up grew distant from Anwar, so he decided to turn professional rather than stay in Amateur Boxing.[1]

In total, he had 65 Amateur fight of which 9 were losses.[1]

Professional career

Early career

Anwar made his professional debut in 2007 but rose to prominence in 2012 after winning the Prizefighter tournament following a victory over undefeated 22-year-old prospect Tyrone Nurse.

Anwar fought at the Welterweight division in 2011. He went on to win the International Masters welterweight title before winning the English welterweight title, a fight he took on at a weeks notice against an undefeated James Flinn.[2]

Light-Welterweight

Following his success with Prizefighter in 2012, Anwar began to call out then British light-welterweight champion Ashley Theophane for a title fight he had been pursuing since the previous year. Shortly after, Theophane lost the title to challenger Darren Hamilton.

Whilst Anwar waited to compete for the British title he won two official British championship eliminators[1] before going on to win the vacant British Masters Gold light-welterweight title. He will finally fight for the British light-welterweight title against Darren Hamilton in July 2013.[3] Anwar lost via unanimous decision to Hamilton at the Echo Arena, judges scored the bout (118-112, 117-112 & 116-113) all in favour of Hamilton.[4]

Light middleweight

Anwar fell further down the ranks and was looking at getting back into the mix of British super welterweights. Anwar's next scheduled fight was in September 2013 against 35 year old Simone Lucas (4-18-3, 1 KO). Anwar lost a 4-round decision after the referee scored the bout (39-37).[5]

Going back down to welterweight, Anwar went back to winning ways on 28 March 2014 against Lazslo Fazekas (18-12-1, 13 KOs), referee scored it 40-37 in favour of Anwar.[6]

Anwar next fought for the vacant International Masters Silver welterweight title on 9 May 2014 in Sheffield against Chad Gaynor (14-1, 7 KOs). Anwar lost via 2nd-round TKO following a combination of head shots.[7]

Return to Welterweight

After nearly a year out without having fought, Anwar made another attempt for a comeback in March 2015 against Ryan Hardy (7-4, 0 KOs). After 8 rounds it went to the referees' scorecard who had it at (79-72) in favour of Adil Anwar. This took Anwar's record to 21 wins with 4 losses.[7] Anwar fought again two months later in a losing attempt against Dale Evans (9-2-2, 3 KOs). After 8 rounds the referee scored the fight 77-73. Anwar was down in the 6th and twice in the 8th round.[8]

Anwar took nearly another year out before returning to the ring on 18 March 2016 at Elland Road against Sylwester Walczak (4-20, 0 KOs). The bout stopped after round 1, Walczak quit on his stool claiming he had injured his left shoulder.[9]

Anwar fought on 7 May at the Manchester Arena on the undercard of Crolla vs. Barroso in a 10-round bout for the vacant WBC International Silver welterweight title against Shayne Singleton (22-1, 7 KOs).[10] Anwar was knocked down in round one, although he managed to win the next few rounds more aggressively, he was down again in the 8th round and the referee stopped the fight.[11]

Anwar revealed that he would travel to Spain to challenge Jose Del Rio on 18 March 2017.[12] He lost the fairly close bout via a 10 round unanimous decision with the judges scorecards reading 98-92, 98-95, 96-94 all in favour of Del Rio.[13]

Professional Boxing Record
29 Fights, 22 Wins (8 Knockouts), 7 Losses, 0 Draw
No. Res. Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Loss 22–7 Jose Del Rio UD 10 18 Mar 2017 Pabellón Municipal de Galatzó, Santa Ponsa, Islas Baleares, Spain
28 Loss 22–6 Shayne Singleton TKO 8 (10) 1:31 7 May 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England For vacant WBC International Silver welterweight title
27 Win 22–5 Sylwester Walczak RTD 1 (4) 3:00 18 Mar 2016 Elland Road, Leeds, England
26 Loss 21–5 Dale Evans PTS 8 15 May 2015 Ice Sheffield, Sheffield, England
25 Win 21–4 Ryan Hardy PTS 8 27 Mar 2015 Leeds Elland Road, Leeds, England
24 Loss 20–4 Chad Gaynor TKO 2 (10) 1:58 9 May 2014 Ice Sheffield, Sheffield, England
23 Win 20–3 Laszlo Fazekas PTS 4 28 Mar 2014 Elland Road, Leeds, England
22 Loss 19–3 Simone Lucas PTS 4 27 Sep 2013 Elland Road, Leeds, England
21 Loss 19–2 Darren Hamilton UD 12 6 Jul 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For British super lightweight title
20 Win 19–1 Lance Sheehan TD 6 (12) 23 Feb 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
19 Win 18–1 Dale Miles UD 12 13 Oct 2012 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England British super lightweight title final eliminator
18 Win 17–1 Dave Ryan UD 10 19 May 2012 Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, England British super lightweight title eliminator
17 Win 16–1 Tyrone Nurse UD 3 11 Feb 2012 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Prizefighter: The Light Welterweights - final
16 Win 15–1 John Watson UD 3 11 Feb 2011 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Prizefighter: The Light Welterweights II - semifinal
15 Win 14–1 Barry Morrison UD 3 11 Feb 2012 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Prizefighter: The Light Welterweights II - quarterfinal
14 Win 13–1 James Flinn TKO 8 (10), 0:43 12 Nov 2011 Event City, Trafford Park, Manchester, England Won vacant English welterweight title
13 Win 12–1 Julius Rafael KO 4 (6), 1:36 24 Sep 2011 Elland Road, Leeds, England
12 Win 11–1 } Nathan Graham TKO 10 (10), 2:20 18 Mar 2011 York Hall, London, England
11 Win 10–1 Michael Frontin TKO 6 (10) 26 Feb 2011 Elland Road, Leeds, England
10 Win 9–1 Arek Malek PTS 6 2 Oct 2010 Elland Road, Leeds, England
9 Win 8–1 Billy Smith PTS 6 27 Mar 2010 Elland Road, Leeds, England
8 Win 7–1 Darren Askew PTS 6 26 Nov 2009 Elland Road, Leeds, England
7 Win 6–1 Ben Lawler TKO 2 (?) 0:36 26 Sep 2009 Elland Road, Leeds, England
6 Win 5–1 Johnny Greaves TKO 4 (6), 1:47 14 May 2009 Elland Road, Leeds, England
5 Win 4–1 Ernie Smith PTS 6 27 Nov 2008 Elland Road, Leeds, England
4 Win 3–1 Scott Sandmann TKO 1 (6) 1:26 5 Jun 2008 Elland Road, Leeds, England
3 Win 2–1 Steve Cooper PTS 6 21 Feb 2008 Elland Road, Leeds, England
2 Loss 1–1 Graeme Higginson PTS 6 15 Nov 2007 Elland Road, Leeds, England
1 Win 1–0 Craig Tomes PTS 6 14 Jun 2007 Elland Road, Leeds, England

Personal life

Anwar belongs to the British Pakistani community. He is a fan of the boxer Naseem Hamed, citing him as an inspiration. Apart from boxing, Anwar is also a rugby fan and a support the Leeds Rhinos rugby league club.[1]

He is currently living in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. He lives with his wife, Kiran Zubair, two daughters and twin boys.

Championships held

References
  1. "In Depth With Adil Anwar | Frank Warren Promotions". Frankwarren.com. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. Adil Anwar. boxrec.com
  3. "Darren Hamilton to defend light-welterweight title in July | Boxing | Sport | Daily Express". Express.co.uk. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  4. "Thompson Dropped, Survives and Batters David Price". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  5. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Simone Lucas". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  6. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Laszlo Fazekas". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  7. "BoxRec - Chad Gaynor v Adil Anwar". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  8. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Dale Evans". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  9. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Sylwester Walczak". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  10. "BoxRec - Shayne Singleton v Adil Anwar". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  11. "Fight:2068077 - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  12. "Jose Del Río vs Adil Anwar en Mallorca | Boxeo Total". BoxeoTotal (in Spanish). 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  13. "Del Río triunfó ante Adil Anwar en el combate estelar de "Show Of The Year" – Top-sport". top-sport.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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