Firat Arslan

Firat Arslan (born 28 September 1970) is a German professional boxer of Turkish descent who held the WBA cruiserweight title from 2007 to 2008. He also challenged twice for the WBO cruiserweight title in 2012 and 2014 and once for the IBF cruiserweight title in 2014

Firat Arslan
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height5 ft 11 12 in (182 cm)
Reach77 in (196 cm)
NationalityGerman
Turkish
Born (1970-09-28) 28 September 1970
Friedberg, Germany
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights59
Wins47
Wins by KO32
Losses9
Draws3

Professional career

Southpaw Arslan began his professional career in 1997 and won his first 13 fights with aggressive brawling before dropping back to back decisions to Collice Mutizwa and Rüdiger May. His biggest success in the early phase of his career was a draw against unbeaten Russian Vadim Tokarev in 2003 but he lost his next fight to Czech Lubos Suda. In 2005 he beat local hero Alexander Petkovic and his career picked up momentum. His big breakthrough was entirely unexpected, though, as he managed to not only dominate but also KO unbeaten Russian fringe contender Grigory Drozd. For that he got a title shot in July 2007 and captured the interim WBA cruiserweight title with a split decision win over yet another Russian in Valery Brudov. Later that year he bested 43-year-old Virgil Hill for the WBA title. He beat contender Darnell Wilson on 3 May 2008 in Germany by unanimous decision.

He lost his title against Panamanian Guillermo Jones in Hamburg, on 27 September 2008, one day before his birthday. After the loss to Jones, Arslan took an extended leave from boxing and returned almost two years later to face unheralded Steve Hérélius for the interim title. Arslan was in front but at the end of the 11th round he was unable to continue because of a syncope.

In 2014, Arslan fought Yoan Pablo Hernandez for a chance to take Hernandez's cruiserweight belt, but lost in a tightly contested match[1] with scores of: 115–113, 116–113, and 113–115.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
56 fights 45 wins 8 losses
By knockout 30 3
By decision 15 5
Draws 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
55 Win 45-8-3 Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo TKO 3 (12), 0:47 2019-04-13 Uelker Spor Arena, Istanbul, Turkey Retained Global Boxing Union World Cruiserweight Title and WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
55 Draw 44-8-3 Sefer Seferi MD 12 2018-11-17 Goeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Retained Global Boxing Union World Cruiserweight Title and WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
54 Win 44-8-2 Pascal Ndomba KO 2 (12), 1:55 2018-09-22 Istanbul, Turkey Retained Global Boxing Union World cruiserweight title
53 Win 43-8-2 Pablo Matias Magrini KO 1 (12), 1:55 2018-06-16 Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany Won vacant Global Boxing Union World cruiserweight title
52 Win 42-8-2 Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah KO 1 (10), 2:45 2018-05-19 Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey Won vacant World Boxing Organisation Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
51 Win 41-8-2 Alejandro Emilio Valori KO 7 (10), 2017-10-07 EWS Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
50 Win 40-8-2 Goran Delic TKO 6 (12), 2:02 2017-07-15 EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany For vacant WBO European Cruiserweight Title
49 Win 39-8-2 Gezim Tahiri RTD 2 (10), 3:00 2017-03-18 Silence Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey
48 Win 38-8-2 Nuri Seferi UD 12 2016-09-17 Göppingen, Germany For WBO European Cruiserweight title.
47 Win 37-8-2 Claudio Morroni Porto KO 1 (8), 2:35 2016-06-04 Autohaus Duerkop, Kassel, Hessen, Germany
46 Win 36-8-2 Paata Aduashvili KO 2 (12), 2:33 2015-11-07 MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Germany Won vacant WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Cruiserweight title.
45 Win 35-8-2 Gyula Bozai UD 8 2015-05-02 ASV Halle, Dachau, Bayern, Germany
44 Loss 34-8-2 Yoan Pablo Hernandez SD 12 2014-08-16 Messehalle, Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany For IBF World Cruiserweight title.
43 Win 34-7-2 Tamas Bajzath UD 8 2014-06-07 Sport and Congress Center, Schwerin, Germany
42 Loss 33-7-2 Marco Huck TKO 6 (12), 1:56 2014-01-25 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart, Germany For WBO World Cruiserweight title.
41 Win 33-6-2 Varol Vekiloglu UD 10 2013-04-27 Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
40 Loss 32-6-2 Marco Huck UD 12 2012-11-03 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany For WBO World Cruiserweight title.
39 Draw 32-5-2 Aleksandr Alekseyev MD 12 2012-05-11 EWS Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany For EBU & vacant WBO Inter-Conti. Cruiserweight title.
38 Win 32-5-1 Orlando Antonio Farias TKO 2 (10), 2:18 2012-01-28 Grand Elysée, Rotherbaum, Hamburg, Germany
37 Win 31-5-1 Lubos Suda TKO 5 (12), 2:41 2011-07-15 EWS Arena, Baden-Württemberg, Germany For vacant PABA & IBF International Cruiserweight title.
36 Win 30-5-1 Michal Bilak TKO 3 (8), 2:39 2011-04-01 Digibet Pferdesportpark, Berlin, Germany
35 Loss 29-5-1 Steve Herelius RTD 11 (12), 3:00 2010-07-03 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany For interim WBA World Cruiserweight title.
34 Loss 29-4-1 Guillermo Jones TKO 10 (12), 2:33 2008-09-27 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Lost WBA World Cruiserweight title.
33 Win 29-3-1 Darnell Wilson UD 12 2008-05-03 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBA World Cruiserweight Title
32 Win 28-3-1 Virgil Hill UD 12 2007-11-24 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Germany Retained WBA World Cruiserweight Title
31 Win 27-3-1 Valery Brudov SD 12 2007-06-16 SYMA Sport & Leisure Center, Budapest, Hungary For interim WBA World Cruiserweight Title
30 Win 26-3-1 Grigory Drozd TKO 5 (12) 2006-10-28 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany WBA Cruiserweight Title Eliminator
29 Win 25-3-1 Gabor Halasz TKO 2 (12) 2006-05-23 Sportna Dvoran Center, Ptuj, Slovenia For WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
28 Win 24-3-1 Carlos Cruzat UD 12 2005-11-15 Hohenstaufenhalle, Goeppingen, Germany For WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
27 Win 23-3-1 Wlodek Kopec KO 1 (8), 1:35 2005-05-28 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
26 Win 22-3-1 Alexander Petkovic TKO 7 (12) 2005-01-18 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany For vacant WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
25 Win 21-3-1 Lee Manuel Ossie UD 10 2004-07-31 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany For vacant EBU-EU (European Union) Cruiserweight Title
24 Win 20-3-1 Marco Heinichen KO 5 (10) 2004-03-20 Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany For vacant Germany BDB Cruiserweight Title
23 Win 19-3-1 Mircea Telecan TKO 2 (6) 2004-01-17 Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz, Germany
22 Loss 18-3-1 Lubos Suda UD 12 2003-12-12 Hotel Hilton, Prague, Czech Republic For interim WBA Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
21 Draw 18-2-1 Vadim Tokarev PTS 12 2003-08-16 Nuerburgring, Nuerburg, Germany For IBF Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
20 Win 18-2 Bruce Oezbek UD 10 2003-05-24 Neuwieder Heimathaus, Neuwied, Germany For German International Cruiserweight Title
19 Win 17-2 Mircea Telecan TKO 2 (6) 2002-09-07 Neuwieder Heimathaus, Neuwied, Germany
18 Win 16-2 Cosmin Pocora KO 1 (4) 2002-06-15 Kandel, Germany
17 Win 15-2 Mihai Iftode PTS 4 (4) 2002-06-08 Fernwaldhalle, Giessen, Germany
16 Win 14-2 Mark Hobson TKO 7 (8) 2001-10-08 Metrodome, Barnsley, U.K
15 Loss 13-2 Rüdiger May UD 10 2001-05-19 Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany For German Cruiserweight Title
14 Loss 13-1 Collice Mutizwa PTS 6 2000-12-08 National Sports Centre, Crystal Palace, U.K
13 Win 13-0 Tony Booth TKO 2 (6) 2000-10-31 Novotel Hotel, Hammersmith, U.K
12 Win 12-0 Chris Woollas TKO 2 (8) 2000-07-13 York Hall, Bethnal Green, U.K
11 Win 11-0 Yves Monsieur KO 2 (8) 2000-05-27 Koblenz, Germany
10 Win 10-0 Zoltan Petranyi KO 3 (6) 1999-10-16 Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz, Germany
9 Win 9-0 Zoltan Beres PTS 8 1999-08-21 Dresden, Germany
8 Win 8-0 Frantisek Pacalaj TKO 2 (6) 1999-06-19 Vienna, Austria
7 Win 7-0 Zoltan Kovacs KO 1 (6) 1999-03-27 Dresden, Germany
6 Win 6-0 Wesly Dramasky KO 2 (6) 1998-11-14 Koblenz, Germany
5 Win 5-0 Patrik Akerlund SD 6 (6) 1998-07-22 Outrup Speedwaybane, Outrup, Denmark
4 Win 4-0 Ladislav Olah TKO 2 (6) 1998-04-21 Leganes, Spain
3 Win 3-0 Roman Nikodem KO 2 (6) 1997-11-29 Ingelmunster , Belgium
2 Win 2-0 Kevin Mitchell PTS 4 (4) 1997-09-02 Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, U.K
1 Win 1-0 Zsolt Janko PTS 4 (4) 1997-01-25 Maritim Hotel, Stuttgart, Germany

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Achievements
Preceded by
Valery Brudov
WBA cruiserweight champion
Interim Title

June 16, 2007 – November 24, 2007
Won regular title
Vacant
Title next held by
Steve Hérélius
Preceded by
Virgil Hill
WBA cruiserweight champion
November 24, 2007 – September 27, 2008
Regular title until May 12, 2008
Succeeded by
Guillermo Jones
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