Qais Ashfaq

Qais Ashfaq (born 10 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Qais Ashfaq
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993
Leeds, England
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights8
Wins8
Wins by KO3
Losses0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
European Championships
2015 Samokov Bantamweight
European Games
2015 Baku Bantamweight
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Bantamweight
Commonwealth Youth Games
2011 Isle of Man Bantamweight

Amateur career

Olympic result

Rio 2016

European Games result

Baku 2015

  • Round of 32: Defeated Georgi Gogatishvili (Georgia) 3–0
  • Round of 16: Defeated Selçuk Eker (Turkey) 2–1
  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Omar El-Hag (Germany) 3–0
  • Semi-finals: Defeated by Dzmitry Asanau (Belarus) 3–0

Commonwealth Games result

Glasgow 2014

  • Round of 16: Defeated Neo Thamahane (Lesotho) 3–0
  • Quarter-finals: Defeated Joe Ham (Scotland) 3–0
  • Semi-finals: Defeated Benson Gicharu (Kenya) 3–0
  • Final: Defeated by Michael Conlan (Northern Ireland) 3–0

Professional career

He turned professional in July 2017, signing with Hayemaker Ringstar. He will be trained under Ismael Salas alongside Jorge Linares, David Haye, Joe Joyce, and Willy Hutchinson.[2] On 1 February 2018, Ashfaq signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport.[3] Ashfaq finally made his professional debut with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis in his corner on 25 February at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester against British boxer Brett Fidoe. Prior to the fight, Fidoe had a record of 8 wins and 44 losses, with only 1 stoppage loss against Andrew Selby in 2016. Ashfaq dominated the four round bout winning on points. Referee Mark Lyson scored the fight 40–36 for Ashfaq.[4][5] Ashfaq had his second bout on the Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco card on 21 April at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. After four rounds, Ashfaq defeated Ricky Starkey via a points decision. Referee Michael Alexander scored the bout for Ashfaq.[6] Ashfaq returned on another Amir Khan undercard, this time at the Arena Birmingham on 8 September 2018. He knocked out Gary Austin in the first round.[7] Ashfaq finished the year fighting at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on 8 December against Jay Carney. Ashfaq stopped Carney in round 5, recording his second stoppage win.[8]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
8 fights 8 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
8 Win 8–0 Joe Ham TD 7 (10), 0:01 2 Nov 2019 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant WBA Continental super bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Ham cut from accidental head clash
7 Win 7–0 Sean Davis PTS 8 2 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
6 Win 6–0 Stefan Sashev KO 1 (6), 2:25 4 May 2019 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
5 Win 5–0 Fadhili Majiha PTS 6 2 Mar 2019 East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
4 Win 4–0 Jay Carney TKO 5 (6), 0:45 8 Dec 2018 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
3 Win 3–0 Gary Austin KO 1 (6), 2:06 8 Sep 2018 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
2 Win 2–0 Ricky Starkey PTS 4 21 Apr 2018 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1 Win 1–0 Brett Fidoe PTS 4 25 Feb 2018 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England

References
  1. "Rio Olympics 2016: Qais Ashfaq is fifth British boxer out after losing to Thailand's Chatchai Butdee". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. Ringstar, Hayemaker. "David Haye confirms Dave deal, signs Joe Joyce, Qais Ashfaq, Willy Hutchinson and Michael Page". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. "Qais Ashfaq Inks Promotional Pact With Eddie Hearn". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. "Qais Ashfaq, Tasha Jonas Get Wins on JDNXTGEN in Manchester". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. "JD NXTGEN: Qais Ashfaq marked professional debut with points win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. "Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco - LIVE Results From Liverpool". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  7. "Amir Khan vs. Samuel Vargas: LIVE Results From Birmingham". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. "Kell Brook v Michael Zerafa - Results from Sheffield Arena". WBN - World Boxing News. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.


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