Shefat Isufi (born 22 January 1990), is a German professional boxer who held the WBF World light-heavyweight title from 16 April 2022.[1][2] He previously held the WBO Inter-Continental Title in Super Middle Weight from 8 July 2017 to 18 May 2019.

Shefat Isufi
Born
Shefat Isufi

(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34)
NationalityGerman
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Super middleweight
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights42
Wins36
Wins by KO24
Losses4
Draws2

Background

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Isufi was born in Veliki Trnovac, Serbia, but in 2010 moved to Munich, Germany to continue his professional boxing career.

Professional career

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Isufi made his professional debut on 10 April 2010, went his first 14 fights unbeaten until he lost to fellow German Dennis Ronert, but in his first three fights, two of them were draws.[3]

On 29 December 2015 Isufi won the vacant International Boxing Federation East/West Europe Light heavyweight Title against Slavisa Simeunovic in Regensburg, Germany.[4]

Right after the first title on 7 May 2016, Isufi won the vacant Pan Asian Boxing Association Light heavyweight Title against Giorgi Beroshvili with TKO in round 2 [5] and defended that title again after three months on 20 August 2016 against Mikheil Khutsishvili in Alanya, Turkey.

Isufi started to compete to Super middleweight and on 8 July 2017 he won the vacant World Boxing Organization Inter-Continental Title against David Zegarra with Knockout in round 11.[6] Isufi was able to defend the title twice, on 16 February 2018 against Rafael Sosa Pintos[7] and on 21 July 2018 against Mohamed El Achi, both fights Isufi won with unanimous decision after 10 rounds.

From December 2018 to May 2019, Isufi was listed as a number 1 contender in the world [8] in WBO Super middleweight.[9]

On 18 May 2019, Isufi made his first attempt at a world title, by challenging Billy Joe Saunders for a vacant World Title in Super middleweight who lost with unanimous decision after 12 rounds.[10]

After winning the Interim German International (BDB) Light Heavyweight Title against Bosko Misic with TKO in round 3, Isufi fought Tomasz Adamek for WBF Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title on 18 July 2021 and won the fight with unanimous decision after 10 rounds.[11]

On 16 April 2022 Isufi won the vacant WBF World title when he out-scored Bulgarian Grigor Saruhanian after 12 rounds with unanimous decision.[1] Isufi is still the WBF World Light Heavyweight champion after retaining his title against Canadian Ryan Ford, and after a close and entertaining encounter he emerged victorious by unanimous decision on 16 September 2022 at the Rudolf Weber Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.[2][12]

Accomplishments

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Professional boxing record

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42 fights 36 wins 4 losses
By knockout 24 1
By decision 12 3
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
42 Win 36-4-2 Ryan Ford UD 12 16 Sep 2022 Rudolf Weber-Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Defended WBF World Light Heavyweight Title
41 Win 35-4-2 Bernard Donfack UD 8 2 July 2022 Pyramide Mainz, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
40 Win 34-4-2 Grigor Saruhanian UD 12 16 Apr 2022 Ballhaus Forum, Unterschleißheim, Germany Won vacant WBF World Light Heavyweight Title
39 Win 33-4-2 Slavisa Simeunovic RTD 2 (6), 3:00 30 Jan 2022 Boxclub Home of Champions-Ka, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
38 Win 32-4-2 Tomasz Adamek UD 10 04 Sep 2021 Hansehalle, Luebeck, Germany Won World Boxing Federation Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title
37 Win 31-4-2 Ericles Torres Marin KO 2 (8), 1:44 21 May 2021 Hyatt Regency Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia
36 Win 30-4-2 Bosko Misic TKO 3 18 Jul 2020 Vitis Event Sportcenter, Wiesbaden, Germany Won Interim German International (BDB) Light Heavyweight Title
35 Win 29-4-2 Nicolas Holcapfel TKO 4 26 Dec 2019 Kursaal, Berne, Switzerland
34 Win 28-4-2 Levan Shonia UD 6 08 Nov 2019 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
33 Loss 27-4-2 Billy Joe Saunders UD 12 18 May 2019 Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, UK vacant World Boxing Organisation World Super Middleweight Title
32 Win 27-3-2 Mohamed El Achi UD 12 21 Jul 2018 Munich, Germany Won World Boxing Organisation Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title
31 Win 26-3-2 Rafael Sosa Pintos UD 10 16 Feb 2018 Sporthall Budakalász, Budakalász, Hungary Won World Boxing Organisation Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title
30 Win 25-3-2 Badri Kereselidze TKO 1 15 Dec 2017 Lake Side Hotel, Szekesfehervar, Hungary
29 Win 24-3-2 David Zegarra KO 11 08 Jul 2017 LEO's Boxgym, Munich, Germany Won vacant World Boxing Organisation Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title
28 Win 23-3-2 Soso Abuladze TKO 4 29 Apr 2017 Unterschleißheim, Germany
27 Win 22-3-2 Daniel Urbanski KO 3 19 Nov 2016 Tui Arena, Hannover, Germany
26 Win 21-3-2 Mikheil Khutsishvili RTD 8 20 Aug 2016 Wikingen Beach Resort, Alanya, Turkey Won PABA Light Heavyweight Title
25 Win 20-3-2 Giorgi Beroshvili TKO 2 7 May 2016 Planegg, Germany Won vacant PABA Light Heavyweight Title
24 Win 19-3-2 Slavisa Simeunovic TKO 3 29 Dec 2015 Antoniushaus, Regensburg, Germany Won vacant International Boxing Federation East/West Europe Light Heavyweight Title
23 Win 18-3-2 Paata Aduashvili UD 6 12 Dec 2015 Schützen- und Bürgerhaus, Hoevelhof, Germany
22 Loss 17-3-2 Dariusz Sek RTD 8 04 Jul 2015 Circus Krone, Munich, Germany
21 Win 17-2-2 Achilles Szabo TKO 5 2 May 2015 ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany
20 Win 16-2-2 Istvan Zeller TKO 3 28 Mar 2015 Dreifachsporthalle, Altoetting, Germany
19 Win 15-2-2 Ata Dogan TKO 4 24 Jan 2015 ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany
18 Win 14-2-2 Allou Diallo Ali KO 2 18 Oct 2014 ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany
17 Win 13-2-2 Dejan Krneta TKO 6 07 Jun 2014 ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany
16 Loss 12-2-2 Tasos Berdesis UD 6 15 Mar 2014 Olympic Center Palation Faliron, Athens, Greece
15 Loss 12-1-2 Dennis Ronert UD 10 01 Mar 2014 GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany International Boxing Federation Youth Cruiser Title
14 Win 12-0-2 Vasile Dragomir RTD 4 01 Nov 2013 ASV Halle, Dachau, Germany
13 Win 11-0-2 Ognjen Zekanovic TKO 3 29 Jun 2013 Dachau, Germany
12 Win 10-0-2 Emil Markic TKO 4 23 Mar 2013 Merkur Arena Luebbecke, Luebbecke, Germany
11 Win 9-0-2 Nersad Malicevic RTD 3 16 Mar 2013 Qendra Sportive Rinia, Bujanovac, Serbia
10 Win 8-0-2 Mesud Selimovic UD 4 10 Nov 2012 Impact Gym, Munich, Germany
9 Win 7-0-2 Valeri Qade MD 4 21 Apr 2012 Hotel Marsoel, Chur, Switzerland
8 Win 6-0-2 Mesud Selimovic PTS 4 03 Mar 2012 Impact Gym, Munich, Germany
7 Win 5-0-2 Fred Lemare TKO 2 12 Nov 2011 Impact Gym, Munich, Germany
6 Win 4-0-2 Mutlu Aksu TKO 1 14 Oct 2011 Mehrzweckhalle, Obertraubling, Germany
5 Win 3-0-2 Jameil Bleind TKO 4 20 May 2011 Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany
4 Win 2-0-2 Nenad Kovac TKO 1 7 May 2011 Impact Gym, Munich, Germany
3 Draw 1-0-2 Tani Dima PTS 6 20 Jun 2010 Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany
2 Win 1-0-1 Richard Herzog PTS 4 13 May 2010 Festzelt Trudering, Munich, Germany
1 Draw 0-0-1 Ali Chakiev MD 4 10 Apr 2010 Gaswerk, Augsburg, Germany

References

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  1. ^ a b "Shefat Isufi wins in Munich - BoxingTalk". boxingtalk.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  2. ^ a b "Isufi Still WBF World Light Heavyweight Champion". www.worldboxingfederation.org. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  3. ^ Broderick, Jake (2019-05-15). "Billy Joe Saunders vs Shefat Isufi". mirror. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  4. ^ BOXEN1 (2016-01-07). "Boxen in Regensburg – Die Zusammenfassung". Boxen1.com - aktuelle Boxen News (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ BOXEN1 (2016-05-09). "Shefat Isufi nun auch Titelträger der WBA". Boxen1.com - aktuelle Boxen News (in German). Retrieved 2022-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Líbero (8 July 2017). "David 'Pantera' Zegarra perdió por nocaut ante Shefat Isufi por el título Intercontinental en Alemania". libero.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  7. ^ "Shefat Isufi mbron titullin ndaj Rafael Sosa Pintos". Titulli.
  8. ^ "WBO Rankings - World Boxing Rankings". WBO. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  9. ^ "Billy Joe Saunders vs. Shefat Isufi for FULL WBO 168 lb. title". Boxing News 24. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  10. ^ "Saunders wins super-middleweight title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  11. ^ "Isufi Dominates Adamek To Win WBF Intercontinental Title — Boxing News". boxingnews.de. 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  12. ^ "Isufi Still WBF World Light Heavyweight Champion — Boxing News". boxingnews.de. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
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