Anthony Yigit

Anthony Yigit (born 1 September 1991) is a Swedish professional boxer. As an amateur, following his success in 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Yigit qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. In February 2013, Yigit turned professional with Team Sauerland. He is an active and verified member of the r/boxing subreddit, where he posts videos of himself working the pads and occasionally mingles with the other redditors.

Anthony Yigit
Statistics
Nickname(s)Digit Yigit
Weight(s)Super lightweight
Height5 ft 7 1⁄2 in (171 cm)
NationalitySwedish
Born (1991-09-01) 1 September 1991
Farsta, Sweden
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights26
Wins24
Wins by KO8
Losses1
Draws1

He is of Turkish [1], Finnish and Russian descent.


Professional career

Yigit turned pro by signing with promotional company Team Sauerland in 2013. Touted as one of the most talented Sweidsh prospects in a while and a great addition to the 'Nordic Fight Nights' event organized by Team Saurlend, he went on to win his pro debut in Denmark on 13 April 2013.[2]

On February 11, 2017, Yigit fought against veteran boxer Lenny Daws for the vacant European Super Lightweight title. Despite the hostile crowd in the UK, Yigit managed to masterfully outbox Daws to capture the title.[3]

In 2017, Yigit had two notable unanimous decision wins against Spaniard Sandor Martin and Brit Joe Hughes, which would eventually lead him to entering the junior welterweight World Boxing Super Series tournament. These wins in 2017 would subsequently lead to Yigit being named 'Champion of the Year' by the European Boxing Union for 2017.[4]

World Boxing Super Series

Anthony Yigit, who was ranked #3 by the IBF, #5 by the WBO and #7 by the WBC at the time, entered the WBSS and was set to face Belarusian junior welterweight Ivan Baranchyk, who was ranked #2 by the IBF and #8 by the WBC. The fight would be for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title as a part of the WBSS quarter finals.[5] Baranchyk would end up being too much for the Swede, first giving him a black eye in the third round, then battering him over 7 rounds, causing a gruesome injury on Yigit's eye. The fight ended by a doctor's stoppage, which Anthony initially protested, but would later admit it was probably a good decision for him.[6]

Professional boxing record
23 Wins (8 knockouts, 16 decisions), 1 Loss, 1 Draw[7]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 24-1-1 Siar Ozgul PTS 8 2019-06-28 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win 23-1-1 Sandro Hernandez TKO 5 (8), 2:30 2019-05-04 Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
Win 22-1-1 Mohamed Khalladi UD 8 2019-02-16 Conlog Arena, Koblenz, Germany
Loss 21-1-1 Ivan Baranchyk RTD 7 (12), 3:00 2018-10-27 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. For vacant IBF super-lightweight title;
World Boxing Super Series: Super lightweight quarter-final
Win 21-0-1 Joe Hughes UD 12 2017-12-02 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England Retained EBU (European) Super lightweight title
Win 20-0-1 Sandor Martin UD 12 2017-09-30 Solnahallen, Solna, Sweden Retained EBU (European) Super lightweight title
Win 19-0-1 Lenny Daws UD 12 2017-02-11 Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, England Won vacant EBU (European) Super lightweight title
Win 18-0-1 Armando Robles UD 10 2016-09-10 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
Win 17-0-1 Philip Sutcliffe, Jr. MD 8 2016-05-07 Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Win 16–0–1 DeMarcus Corley RTD 3 (8), 3:00 2015-12-19 Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden
Win 15–0–1 Chaquib Fadli UD 8 2015-09-19 Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden
Win 14–0–1 Tony Owen TKO 7 (8), 2:08 2015-06-20 Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark
Win 13–0–1 Festim Kryeziu UD 10 2015-03-21 Rostock, Germany
Win 12–0–1 Kim Poulsen TKO 6 (10), 0:34 2015-02-07 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark Won vacant WBC Baltic Welterweight title.
Win 11–0–1 Gianluca Ceglia TKO 7 (8), 0:02 2014-12-13 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
Win 10–0–1 Kasper Bruun TD 6 (10) 2014-04-12 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark Won vacant WBC Baltic Super lightweight title.
Win 9–0–1 Ryan Fields UD 6 2014-02-15 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
Win 8–0–1 Radoslav Mitev TKO 3 (6), 1:55 2014-02-01 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
Win 7–0–1 Michal Vosyka TKO 6 (6), 0:17 2013-11-23 Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
Win 6–0–1 Anton Bekish UD 6 2013-11-16 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
Draw5–0–1 Tony Pace MD 4 2013-10-19 Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
Win5–0 Andrei Staliarchuk UD 4 2013-09-07 Arena Nord, Fredrikshavn, Denmark
Win4–0 Jan Balog UD 4 2013-06-15 NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark
Win3–0 Dee Mitchell PTS 4 2013-05-25 O2 Arena, London, England
Win2–0 Andrei Hramyka UD 4 2013-04-27 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Win 1–0 Aliaksandr Abramenka TKO 3 (4), 2:04 2013-04-13 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark Professional debut.

References
  1. "Yiğit, zorlu müsabakaya Türk Milli Takımı forması ile çıktı" (in Turkish). haberisvec.com. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. "Anthony Yigit Goes Sauerland, Makes Pro Debut on 4/13". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  3. "Anthony Yigit Decisions Lenny Daws To Capture Euro Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. "Anthony Yigit named European Champion of the Year for 2017". WBN - World Boxing News. 2018-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. "Baranchyk vs Yigit - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  6. "Anthony Yigit-Ivan Baranchyk to contest IBF junior welterweight title in WBSS". The Ring. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  7. http://boxrec.com/boxer/642464
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