Amin Asikainen

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Amin Asikainen
Amin Asikainen feb08.jpg
Asikainen in 2008
Born (1976-01-21) 21 January 1976 (age 49)
Kirkkonummi, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Other names Idi
Statistics
Weight(s) Middleweight
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins29
Wins by KO19
Losses4

Amin Asikainen (born 21 January 1976) is a Finnish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2011, and in 2016. He held the European and European Union middleweight titles between 2006 and 2007, and the Finnish middleweight title in 2003. His nickname of "Idi" refers to the similarity of his first name to that of Idi Amin.

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Early life

Amin was born in 1976 to a Moroccan father and a Finnish mother. At the age of six, he started playing football and training karate and taekwondo when he was around age of nine, but abandoned the sports in favor of boxing when he was twelve. A childhood friend of his, Joni Turunen, also became a successful amateur boxer.

Amateur boxing

Asikainen has fought a total of 175 amateur matches, winning 135 of them. He was the Finnish champion in 1996, 1998 and 1999, and also won in Tammer-, GeeBee-, Copenhagen Box Open- and Karl Leman tournaments.

Professional career

Amin Asikainen versus Lorenzo Di Giacomo in Helsinki, Finland (2007) Asikainen-di Giacomo.jpg
Amin Asikainen versus Lorenzo Di Giacomo in Helsinki, Finland (2007)

Asikainen won his first professional title in 2003, beating Kai Kauramaki to win the Finnish middleweight title.

Asikainen later won the EBU-EU middleweight championship on 5 May 2006 after beating the Frenchman Christophe Tendil by a knockout in the fifth round. After beating Sebastian Sylvester, a German, on 3 June 2006, Asikainen became the EBU Middleweight Champion.

Asikainen defended the title twice, first against Alexander Sipos on 6 October 2006, and then against Lorenzo Di Giacomo on 30 January 2007.

Sylvester regained the European middleweight title with TKO-victory in June 2007 in Zwickau, Germany.

In March 2007, Asikainen had been contracted to fight a rematch against Germany's Sebastian Sylvester for the European title, however, Asikainen pulled out due to injury and Sylvester faced Italian Alessio Furlan instead. The rematch between Asikainen and Sylvester took place in June 2007. Sylvester knocked Asikainen down twice in the eleventh round before the fight was stopped by the referee.

In 2011 in Helsinki Amin Asikainen lost to Piotr Wilczewski by TKO in the eleventh round, retiring from the sport soon after.

On 22 April 2016, 40 years old Asikainen returned to the ring for a single match beating Ivan Jukic with points. [1]

Professional boxing record

33 fights29 wins4 losses
By knockout194
By decision100
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
34Win–Timo LaineUD27 Sep 2025Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland
33Win29–4Ivan JukicUD622 Apr 2016Vesileppis Areena, Leppävirta, Finland
32Loss28–4 Piotr Wilczewski TKO11 (12), 1:243 Mar 2011Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, FinlandFor vacant European and WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight titles
31Win28–3Jaudiel ZepedaTKO4 (8), 0:534 Sep 2010Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
30Win27–3Dario Armando MatorrasTKO4 (6), 2:2311 May 2010Varuboden Areena, Kirkkonummi, Finland
29Loss26–3 Matthew Macklin TKO1 (12), 2:3425 Sep 2009 Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, EnglandFor vacant European middleweight title
28Win26–2Antonio Valentin OchoaUD818 Apr 2009Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
27Loss25–2 Khoren Gevor TKO7 (12)28 Nov 2008Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, FinlandFor vacant European middleweight title
26Win25–1Roberto Oliveira de JesusKO2 (8), 1:0830 Aug 2008Metroauto-areena, Tampere, Finland
25Win24–1 Yori Boy Campas TKO7 (10), 0:561 Feb 2008Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
24Win23–1Christophe KaragozUD1022 Oct 2007Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
23Win22–1Sylvain TouzetUD428 Sep 2007 Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden
22Loss21–1 Sebastian Sylvester TKO11 (12)23 Jun 2007Stadthalle, Zwickau, GermanyLost European middleweight title
21Win21–0Martins KukulisTKO6 (8), 1:2618 May 2007Urheilutalo, Helsinki, Finland
20Win20–0Lorenzo Di GiacomoUD1230 Jan 2007Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, FinlandRetained European middleweight title
19Win19–0Alexander SiposUD126 Oct 2006 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, FinlandRetained European middleweight title
18Win18–0 Sebastian Sylvester TKO8 (12), 2:483 Jun 2006 TUI Arena, Hanover, GermanyWon European middleweight title
17Win17–0Christophe TendilKO5 (10), 2:315 May 2006Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, FinlandWon vacant European Union middleweight title
16Win16–0Walter Fabian SaporitiTKO6 (10), 0:0116 Jan 2006Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
15Win15–0Tagir RzaevUD630 Sep 2005Studio 51, Helsinki, Finland
14Win14–0Mugurel SebeUD618 Jun 2005 Porvoo, Finland
13Win13–0Viachaslau SyrovatkaKO2 (6), 1:274 Apr 2005Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, Finland
12Win12–0Szabolcs RimovszkyKO2 (8), 0:3619 Mar 2005Premi Nightclub, Helsinki, Finland
11Win11–0Petko MarinovTKO4 (6)22 Nov 2004Helsinki, Finland
10Win10–0Jurijs BoreikoTKO2 (6)4 Sep 2004 Levi, Kittilä, Finland
9Win9–0Tomas KuglerKO6 (8)16 Jul 2004Helsinki, Finland
8Win8–0Dmitri ProtkunasKO2 (6)17 Apr 2004Baltic Hall, Mariehamn, Finland
7Win7–0Emil RusevPTS613 Mar 2004 Palma, Spain
6Win6–0Gyorgy BugyikTKO2 (6), 1:4013 Dec 2003Aladdin Bar & Night Club, Espoo, Finland
5Win5–0Leonti VorontsukKO2 (6)17 May 2003Jatuli, Haukipudas, Finland
4Win4–0Kai KauramäkiUD1015 Feb 2003 Töölö Sports Hall, Helsinki, FinlandWon vacant Finnish middleweight title
3Win3–0Roman DivisekKO1 (4)13 Sep 2002Keskustan väestonsuoja, Kirkkonummi, Finland
2Win2–0Aleksandr OlimpijevTKO2 (4)7 Feb 2002Keskustan väestonsuoja, Kirkkonummi, Finland
1Win1–0Istvan MohacsyTKO1 (4)10 Dec 2001 Ice Hall, Helsinki, FinlandProfessional debut

Other

Asikainen is featured in the 2009 sports game Fight Night Round 4 .

References

  1. ↑ "Amin Asikainen, 40, palasi kehään upeasti – voitto irtosi näytöstyyliin!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
New title Finnish middleweight champion
15 Feb 2003 – 2011
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Timo Laine
Vacant
Title last held by
Lorenzo Di Giacomo 		European Union middleweight champion
5 May 2006 – 3 June 2006
Won full European title		Vacant
Title next held by
Mahir Oral
Preceded by European middleweight champion
3 June 2006 – 23 June 2007		Succeeded by
Sebastian Sylvester
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