Sefer Seferi

Sefer Seferi
Statistics
Real name Sefer Seferi
Nickname(s) The Real Deal
Weight(s) Cruiserweight, Heavyweight
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Reach 75 in (191 cm)
Nationality Albanian
Born (1979-03-05) 5 March 1979
Gostivar, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 25
Wins 23
Wins by KO 21
Losses 2

Sefer Seferi (born 5 March 1979) is an Albanian professional boxer. His older brother Nuri Seferi is also a professional boxer.[1]

Boxing career

Seferi was born in Gostivar, SFR Yugoslavia (now Macedonia), and is of Albanian heritage. Whilst in Yugoslavia both he and brother Nuri started out wrestling, a sport which their grandfather had competed in professionally. In 1992 the family fled from Gostivar and moved to Burgdorf, Switzerland. Both brothers took up boxing in order to help with integration into Swiss society.

Seferi made his professional debut in May 2007 in the cruiserweight division. Over the next 9 years he built up a record of 21-0 with 19 knockouts, albeit against low level opposition.

On 17 September 2016, Seferi fought former WBC heavyweight title challenger and future WBA heavyweight champion Manuel Charr for WBA International heavyweight title, with Seferi making the step up to heavyweight for the first time. Charr defeated Seferi by unanimous decision after 10 rounds, ending Seferi's unbeaten record.[2]

On 20 May 2018, Seferi was announced as the first opponent for the return of former unified and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, with the fight set to take place on 9 June at Manchester Arena. The fight would be Fury's first since he beat Wladimir Klitschko to become champion more than two and half years previously in November 2015.[3][4] In April 2018, several weeks before Fury's opponent was announced, several press outlets reported Seferi was rumoured to have been chosen, with Seferi himself quoted as saying, "This would make my dream come true. I never thought I'd have the chance to stand against Fury, he is my idol. Fury is a boxing legend of the 21st century. He is tall, has weight and strength but moves easily, and he dethroned Klitschko. Fury is a bear."[5]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
25 fights 23 wins 2 losses
By knockout 21 1
By decision 2 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 N/A N/A Germany Firat Arslan N/A – (12) 2018-11-17 Germany Goeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany For Global Boxing Union World Cruiserweight Title and WBO Inter-Continental Cruiserweight Title
25 Loss 23-2 United Kingdom Tyson Fury RTD 4 (10) 2018-06-09 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, U.K.
24 Win 23-1 Hungary Laszlo Hubert KO 2 (8) 2018-03-16 Austria Hallmann Dome, Vienna, Austria
23 Win 22-1 Spain Marcelo Ferreira dos Santos KO 5 (12) 2017-04-01 Switzerland Markthalle, Burgdorf, Switzerland Retained WBF Intercontinental cruiserweight title
22 Loss 21-1 Syria Manuel Charr UD 10 2016-09-17 Germany Goeppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany For vacant WBA International heavyweight title
21 Win 21-0 Hungary Laszlo Hubert TKO 2 (12) 2016-04-23 Switzerland Markthalle, Burgdorf, Switzerland Won vacant WBF Intercontinental cruiserweight title
20 Win 20-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Radenko Kovac KO 1 (6) 2015-06-27 Germany Sportpark Lippe, Detmold, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
19 Win 19-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sasa Dajic KO 1 (8) 2015-05-09 Germany Hildesheim, Niedersachsen, Germany
18 Win 18-0 Czech Republic Josef Krivka TKO 1 (6) 2014-05-16 Germany CU Arena, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
17 Win 17-0 Croatia Josip Jalusic TKO 1 (6) 2014-04-26 Switzerland Atrium Sports Center, Buchs, Switzerland
16 Win 16-0 Hungary Gyula Bozai UD 6 2012-10-07 Republic of Macedonia Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje, Macedonia
15 Win 15-0 Germany Marko Angermann TKO 6 (6) 2012-02-11 Germany Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Winterhude, Hamburg, Germany
14 Win 14-0 Croatia Josip Jalusic TKO 6 (8) 2011-10-15 Switzerland Sporthalle Schuetzenmatt, Burgdorf, Switzerland
13 Win 13-0 Hungary Gabor Zsalek TKO 2 (12) 2011-09-24 Republic of Macedonia Gostivar, Macedonia
12 Win 12-0 Hungary Istvan Bobis TKO 2 (6) 2010-11-27 Republic of Macedonia Gostivar, Macedonia
11 Win 11-0 Hungary Viktor Szalai TKO 2 (12) 2010-06-26 Austria Calafatti Halle Prater, Vienna, Austria Won vacant WBF Intercontinental cruiserweight title
10 Win 10-0 Croatia Tomislav Juric Grgic TKO 4 (6) 2009-12-26 Austria Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
9 Win 9-0 Hungary Ferenc Zsalek KO 1 (6) 2009-12-05 Switzerland Sporthalle, Kirchberg, Switzerland
8 Win 8-0 Hungary Gyorgy Mihalik TKO 3 (6) 2009-07-25 Republic of Macedonia Salla e Sportit, Gostivar, Macedonia
7 Win 7-0 Croatia Ivica Cukusic RTD 4 (6) 2009-04-18 Kosovo Pallati i Rinise, Pristina, Kosovo
6 Win 6-0 Slovakia Roman Klucar TKO 2 (6) 2008-12-20 Switzerland Markthalle, Burgdorf, Switzerland
5 Win 5-0 Hungary Attila Makula TKO 4 (6) 2008-11-28 Republic of Macedonia Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena, Skopje, Macedonia
4 Win 4-0 Hungary Gyorgy Mihalik KO 6 (6) 2008-06-28 Switzerland Markthalle, Burgdorf, Switzerland
3 Win 3-0 Germany Jonathan Pasi TKO 5 (6) 2008-05-03 Switzerland Sporthalle, Kirchberg, Switzerland
2 Win 2-0 Croatia Drazen Ordulj UD 6 2007-12-08 Switzerland Sporthalle, Kirchberg, Switzerland
1 Win 1-0 Slovakia Anton Lascek TKO 4 (6) 2007-05-26 Switzerland Sporthalle, Kirchberg, Switzerland

References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Manuel Charr Drops, Decisions Alexander Ustinov For WBA Belt". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tyson Fury to face Sefer Seferi in next month's comeback fight". The Independent. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Who is Sefer Seferi? - Boxing News". Boxing News. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Sefer Seferi says he will be Tyson Fury's comeback opponent". The Independent. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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