Dennis Ceylan (born 3 March 1989, Høje Tåstrup, Denmark) is a Danish professional boxer. He was born in Høje Taastrup, but grew up in Aarhus and is a member of boxing club BK Aarhus.[1] Ceylan is a former EBU European featherweight champion.

Dennis Ceylan
Born
Dennis Villy Ceylan

(1989-03-03) March 3, 1989 (age 35)
NationalityDenmark Danish
Other namesThe Menace
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins19
Wins by KO8
Losses3
Draws2

As an amateur he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight.[2]

In September 2012, Ceylan turned professional with Sauerland fighting at super featherweight.

EBU title fights

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Ceylan vs. Walsh

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In October 2016, he won the EBU featherweight title by defeating, the reigning British featherweight champion, Ryan Walsh by split decision.[3] The scorecards read 115-112, 115-112 and 112-117 in favour of Ceylan.[4]

Ceylan vs. Lowe

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It was then announced that the first defense of his title would be against Isaac Lowe, the reigning Commonwealth champion.[5] The fight was set for March 2017, but was stopped prematurely, after there was an accidental clash of heads in the fourth round, leaving Ceylan unable to continue. The fight was therefore declared a technical draw, and Ceylan retained his title.[6]

Ceylan vs. Warrington

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In his next bout, Ceylan fought Josh Warrington in an IBF featherweight title final eliminator. Ceylan lost via a tenth-round knockout.[7]

Professional boxing record

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19 Wins (8 knockouts, 11 decisions), 3 Losses, 2 Draws[8]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 19–3–2   Jesus Sanchez TKO 5 (12) 19 January 2019   Struer Arena, Struer For vacant EBU European Union Featherweight Title
Win 19–2–2   Levan Tsiklauri UD 8 25 August 2018   Struer Arena, Struer
Loss 18–2–2   Jesus Sanchez KO 2 (8) 10 March 2018   Struer Arena, Struer
Loss 18–1–2   Josh Warrington TKO 10 (12), 1:43 21 October 2017   First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire IBF featherweight title final eliminator
Draw 18–0–2   Isaac Lowe TD 4 (12), 2:30 18 March 2017   Ceres Arena, Aarhus Retained European featherweight title
Win 18–0–1   Ryan Walsh SD 12 15 October 2016   Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Won vacant European featherweight title
Win 17–0–1   Walter Estrada TKO 2 (8), 2:43 12 December 2015   Brøndby Hallen, Brøndby
Win 16–0–1   Elvis Guillen UD 8 12 September 2015   Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Win 15–0–1   Sergio Prado UD 10 20 June 2015   Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup
Win 14–0–1   Dmitry Kirillov UD 10 14 March 2015   Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup
Win 13–0–1   Cristian Montilla TKO 7 (8), 1:34 7 February 2015   Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Draw 12–0–1   Cristian Montilla SD 8 16 August 2014   Messehalle, Erfurt
Win 12–0   Dzmitri Agafonau KO 1 (8), 2:40 3 May 2014   Velodrom, Berlin
Win 11–0   Ivan Morote UD 8 12 April 2014   Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg
Win 10–0   Daniele Limone UD 8 1 February 2014   Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Win 9–0   Edgar Torres UD 8 16 November 2013   Musik Teatret, Albertslund
Win 8–0   Emiliano Salvini TKO 6 (8), 2:23 19 October 2013   Tre-For Arena, Kolding
Win 7–0   Tommi Schmidt TKO 1 (8), 1:55 7 September 2013   Arena Nord, Frederikshavn
Win 6–0   Yordan Vasilev UD 6 15 June 2013   NRGi Arena, Aarhus
Win 5–0   Nandor Seres TKO 3 (6), 2:49 27 April 2013   Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg
Win 4–0   Marco Scalia KO 1 (4), 1:06 9 February 2013   Blue Water Dokken, Esbjerg
Win 3–0   Antonio Rodriguez UD 4 8 December 2012   BOXEN, Herning
Win 2–0   Anton Bekish UD 4 10 October 2012   Ice Hall, Helsinki
Win 1–0   Artsem Abmiotka TKO 2 (4), 0:01 22 September 2012   Arena Nord, Frederikshavn Professional debut.

Titles in boxing

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Regional titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Oleg Yefimovych
EBU European Featherweight Champion
15 October 2016 – Present
Incumbent
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References

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  1. ^ Line Hitz (14 June 2013). "En kriger på hjemmebane i Aarhus". Lokalavisen Aarhus (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Dennis Ceylan". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Dennis Ceylan Gets Split Nod Over Ryan Walsh For Euro Belt - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2016-10-15. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  4. ^ "Ceylan vs Walsh - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. ^ "Dennis Ceylan vs. Isaac Lowe Euro Title Clash on March 18 - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  6. ^ "Dennis Ceylan, Isaac Lowe Battle to a Technical Draw". 18 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Warrington vs Ceylan - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  8. ^ Boxing record for Dennis Ceylan from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 2016-03-07.