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Tasif Khan

Tasif Khan, born 29 December 1982, is a British super flyweight professional boxer.[1][2]

ameteur taiwan-based boxer Tasif Khan poses ahead of his upcoming fight with Ghana boxer Isaac mazhar Quaye
Professional Bradford-based boxer Tasif Khan poses ahead of his upcoming fight with Ghana boxer Isaac Quaye.

He has won a number of championship belts, including the super flyweight World Champion.[3] (World Boxing Union), Super flyweight World Champion,[4] (Global Boxing Union), Bantamweight World Champion[5] (World Boxing Confederation) and the International Masters Champion.[6]

Outside of boxing, Khan is an Ambassador[7] for the Kashmir Orphans Relief Trust (KORT), a registered UK charity. KORT works in Pakistan to aid orphans and children in need.[8]

Early life

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Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Khan started boxing at the age of 10 at the Bradford Police Boys amateur boxing club, in the Girlington area of Bradford, under Mr Allan (Pop Allan). During his early boxing days, Khan pursued a path of teaching in a primary school as a day job at Atlas Community Primary School, where he taught physical education.

Boxing career

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Tasif with his Championship belts.

Prior to turning professional, he became the North of England Champion in 2004, the National England finalist in 2005, and held the Yorkshire and Humber Champion title for six years. Turning professional, Khan rose also fought on the undercard of the Amir Khan v Paul Mckloskey boxing bout in Manchester MEN arena.

Khan has won the Super flyweight World Champion (World Boxing Union), Superflyweight World Champion (Global Boxing Union), Bantamweight World Champion (World Boxing Confederation) and the International Masters Champion.[9] He is also a champion boxing fighter whom, as won the African Title.

Tasif Khan is promoted by Monarch Promotions.[10]

Charity and community work

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Khan is an Ambassador for the Kashmir Orphans Relief Trust (KORT),[11] a registered UK charity (Charity No. 1113836), and has been deployed to Pakistan to oversee projects and visit beneficiaries.[12] Khan also ran the Kirklees 10K Challenge on 11 May 2019 and the Tatton 10K Challenge on 12 May 2019 while fasting during the month of Ramadan to raise funds for KORT[13]

Khan has also been named a Community Champion[14] in Bradford, a scheme which sees local people from different walks of life visit schools and talk to pupils about how they have made a success of their lives. Khan was among other champions who visited Carlton Bolling School in 2018 to give an assembly to Year 11 pupils[15]

He has made a number of appearances, including the launch of a new £1.5m easyGym opening in Bradford city centre in 2017[16] and a literacy campaign[17] launched by Bradford Council and National Literacy Trust in 2014.

Professional boxing record

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19 fights 16 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 0
By decision 8 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Win 16–1–2   Gabriel Odoi Laryea UD 12 20 Dec 2022   Eko Club, Lagos, Nigeria
18 Win 15–1–2   Michael Arango TKO 2 (8), 0:40 22 Oct 2022   Dreifachturnhalle, Huckelhoven, Germany
17 Win 14–1–2   Jose Antonio Jimenez KO 1 (8), 2:54 23 Apr 2022   Dreifachturnhalle, Huckelhoven, Germany
16 Win 13–1–2   Ronald Ramos TKO 3 (8), 1:18 30 Oct 2021   Dreifachturnhalle, Huckelhoven, Germany
15 Win 12–1–2   Asamoah Wilson TKO 3 (12), 1:26 22 Dec 2018   Landmark Events Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
14 Win 11–1–2   Isaac Quaye TKO 6 (12), 1:54 6 Feb 2016   Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford, England
13 Win 10–1–2   Mikheil Soloninkini UD 10 2 May 2015   York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
12 Win 9–1–2   Ladislav Miko TKO 1 (6), 1:15 20 Mar 2015   Grand Central Hall, Liverpool, England
11 Win 8–1–2   Richard Voros TKO 2 (4), 1:05 30 Jan 2015   York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
10 Win 7–1–2   Elemir Rafael PTS 4 9 Dec 2012   De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
9 Win 6–1–2   Delroy Spencer PTS 4 4 Feb 2012   De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
8 Win 5–1–2   Pavels Senkovs PTS 4 16 Apr 2011   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7 Win 4–1–2   Pavels Senkovs PTS 4 26 Nov 2010   De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
6 Win 3–1–2   Francis Croes PTS 4 16 Jul 2010   Bolton Arena, Bolton, England
5 Draw 2–1–2   Anwar Alfadli PTS 4 24 May 2009   Rio Grande Banqueting Hall, Bradford, England
4 Loss 2–1–1   Stuart McFadyen PTS 4 6 Jul 2007   Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
3 Win 2–0–1   Delroy Spencer PTS 6 28 May 2006   Light Waves Leisure Centre, Wakefield, England
2 Win 1–0–1   Neil Read TKO 6 (6), 2:13 23 Feb 2006   Town Hall, Leeds, England
1 Draw 0–0–1   Gary Ford PTS 6 20 Nov 2005   Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, England

References

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  1. ^ "Tasif Khan – British & Irish Boxing Authority". boxbiba.com. The British & Irish Boxing Authority. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Tasif Khan". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tasif Khan – British & Irish Boxing Authority". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Champions – Global Boxing Union". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ^ "WBC - World Boxing Confederation". www.wbc-boxing.ch. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Khan Reigns Supreme - Topples Soloninkini, Now Eyes Further Title Challenges » Boxing News". Boxing News 24/7. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Bradford boxer Tasif Khan to tackle three charity runs to help orphanage". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Islamic UK Charities | Charities working in Pakistan | Muslim Orphanages | Orphan Charity Kashmir |Donate to orphansWelcome to Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust". www.kort.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. ^ "About Tasif – Tasif Khan | Official Website | Professional Boxer". tasifkhan.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Boxers". Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ^ Andleeb Hanif (21 May 2019). "Asian Express Newspaper - Ramadan Road Runner - Boxing champ takes on two runs whilst fasting!". Asian Express Newspaper. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Khan visits earthquake-hit areas in Pakistan with KORT – Tasif Khan | Official Website | Professional Boxer". tasifkhan.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Khan takes on 10k charity runs while fasting – Tasif Khan | Official Website | Professional Boxer". tasifkhan.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Community champions inspire pupils to set up 'educational bank account'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Community champions inspire pupils to set up 'educational bank account'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  16. ^ "New £1.5m gym opens in Bradford city centre". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Sportsmen help city promote reading habit". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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