Ikram Kerwat

Ikram Kerwat born March 18, 1984 in Béja, Tunisia, is a Tunisian-German boxer.[1][2]

Ikram Kerwat
Born (1984-03-18) March 18, 1984
Béja, Tunisia
NationalityTunisian, German
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
DivisionLightweight
Reach70.0 in (178 cm)
StyleBoxing
StanceOrthodox
Professional boxing record
Total8
Wins7
By knockout6
Losses1
Other information
Websitehttp://ikram-kerwat.de/
Boxing record from BoxRec

Amateur

Ikram Kerwat began practicing judo at the age of four, a sport she would continue to the age of eleven. At the age of nine, she started boxing.[3] She emigrated to Frankfurt am Main, Germany at the age of thirteen, where she trained with Eppie (Efraim) Chapman (world champion and multiple European champion in Kickboxing and Karate), who was her coach for many years.

At the age of nineteen, she trained under Emil Freihaut (CSC Frankfurt). At the age of 25, she moved to Berlin with the goal of focusing on her career, becoming an amateur at SC Eintracht Berlin, where she won three bouts (two victories, one by K. and a defeat) and taking third place at the German Championship 2010. After having two children, she started a professional career at the end of 2013, joining Legends Fight & Box Academy in Berlin.

Professional career

On February 27, 2015, Kerwat made her professional debut at Universal Hall in Berlin. In the first round, she met her opponent Sandy Weber from Leipzig so hard that the referee broke off the fight. Shortly afterwards the referee acknowledged the mismatch and Weber was removed from the ring, Kerwat winning by knockout.

On June 18, 2015, Kerwat's manager, Andreas Greiner announced that Enno Werle was appointed as long term coach.

On 1 August 2015, Kerwat fought against Polish Danka Kruczek in Babelsberg (Metropolis-Halle), Potsdam, winning through TKO in the 1 round (1.10 minutes).

Since September 2015, Ikram Kerwat has been trained by Sven Ottke.

On September 19, 2015, the lightweight Kerwat and Bojana Libiszewska (9 bouts, 1 victory, 8 losses) fought each other. Kerwat, seconded by former World Super Middleweight champion Sven Ottke, won on points.

On November 17, Kerwat defeated Laznar Catalinia after 18 seconds in the first round by TKO.

On 12 December 2015, Kerwat won by TKO against Zsofia Bedo in Dessau.

On 9 April 2016, Kerwat won the vacant title of international champion of the WBC in the first round against Gina Chamie by TKO in 98 seconds, and was crowned the WBC International Champion in lightweight on Saturday evening in Potsdam.[4]

On 16 June after being trained in Germany by Ulli Wegner,[5] Kerwat fought in Berlin's Max-Schmeling-Halle against world champion Ramona Kühne. After being knocked out in the 4th round, she conceded after an elbow injury in the 6th round.[1]

After the injury-related break, Kerwat fought against Britain Hart on February 17, 2017 and won.[6]

Since 2017 she has been travelling to Pensacola to train with Roy Jones Jr.[7]

Personal

She took part in the "Give To Eat Mission" which provides food and medicine for children in Ghana.[8] Kerwat speaks four languages, is married with two children and lives in Berlin.[3]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
8 fights 7 wins 1 loss
By knockout 6 0
By decision 1 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Win 7-1 Britain Hart UD 2017-02-17 Chase Center, Wilmington
7 Loss 6-1 Ramona Kuehne RTD 2016-07-16 Max Schmeling Halle, Prenzlauer Berg
6 Win 6-0 Gina Chamie TKO 2016-04-09 MBS Arena, Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany vacant WBC International female lightweight title
5 Win 5-0 Zsofia Bedo TKO 2015-12-12 Glaspalast, Dessau
4 Win 4-0 Catalina Lazar TKO 2015-11-14 Turbinenhalle, Worms
3 Win 3-0 Bojana Libiszewska PTS 2015-09-19 EMKA Sportzentrum, Velbert
2 Win 2-0 Danuta Kruczek TKO 2015-08-01 Metropolis Halle, Potsdam
1 Win 1-0 Sandy Weber TKO 2015-02-27 Universal Hall, Moabit

References

  1. "Profiboxen – Rangsdorferin Ramona Kühne holt nächsten Gürte". Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. "Ikram Kerwat - Shootingstar auf dem Weg zum Weltmeistergürtel". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. "Under Roy Jones Jr.'s tutelage, female boxer hopes Island Fights is next big step up". USA Today.
  4. Landeros, Jose. "Just a sec". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  5. "Ramona Kühne gegen Ikram Kerwat | Zickenzoff im Boxen". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  6. "BoxRec: Ikram Kerwat". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  7. "Brisk ticket sales ahead of Island Fights 46 for Roy Jones Jr. farewell". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  8. Landeros, Jose. "World Boxing Council". wbcboxing.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
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