Florian Marku

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Florian Marku
Born (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 31)
Lushnjë, Albania
Other names
  • TNT
  • Albanian King
Height174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Division Welterweight
Fighting out of London, England
Years active
  • 2016–2017 (MMA)
  • 2018–present (boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total15
Wins13
By knockout8
Losses1
Draws1
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins3
By knockout1
By submission2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Florian Marku is an Albanian professional boxer and former kickboxer [1] and mixed martial artist.

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Professional career

Marku made his professional debut on 1 December 2018, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Nikola Janicievic at the Beste Event Halle in Ulm, Germany. [2]

In November 2020, after compiling a record of 7–0 (5 KOs), he signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport. [3] The following month, Marku faced Jamie Stewart at The SSE Arena in London. The bout served as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev and was televised live on Sky Sports Box Office. In a fight which saw Marku drop his opponent to the canvas with a punch to the body in the second round, the result was controversially announced as a draw, with referee Marcus McDonnell scoring the bout 76–76. [4] [5]

Marku returned to The SSE Arena for his next fight, facing Rylan Charlton on 20 February 2021. Marku boxed well and controlled a lot of the fight but suffered a knockdown in the sixth round from a right hand by Charlton, Marku went on to secure an eighth-round TKO after Charlton's corner threw in the towel after their charge was on the receiving end of a sustained attack by Marku. [6]

Marku had been scheduled to challenge IBF International welterweight champion Maxim Prodan on 7 August 2021 as part of Matchroom's Fight Camp, [7] but the fight was postponed when Marku suffered an injury. On 25 August, it was announced that the bout would now take place on 25 September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk which he won via split decision after 10 rounds against Maxim Prodan. [8]

On March 31, 2024 in London, Marku was scheduled to face Chris Kongo. [9]

Professional boxing record

15 fights13 wins1 loss
By knockout80
By decision51
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Loss13–1–1 Chris Kongo UD1031 Mar 2024The O2 Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant IBO Intercontinental welterweight title
14Win13–0–1Dylan MoranTKO1 (10), 0:54 2 Sep 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
13Win12–0–1Miguel Parra RamirezUD1025 Aug 2022 Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, AlbaniaWon vacant WBC Silver interim welterweight title
12Win11–0–1 Chris Jenkins TKO4 (10), 1:412 Apr 2022 Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained IBF International welterweight title
11Win10–0–1Jorick LuisettoPTS820 Nov 2021The SSE Arena, London, England
10Win9–0–1 Maxim Prodan SD10 25 Sep 2021 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, EnglandWon IBF International welterweight title
9Win8–0–1Rylan CharltonTKO8 (10), 2:1820 Feb 2021The SSE Arena, London, England
8Draw7–0–1Jamie StewartPTS8 12 Dec 2020 The SSE Arena, London, England
7Win7–0Muma MweembaTKO1 (6), 1:4110 Nov 2020BT Sport Studio, London, England
6Win6–0Nathan BendonPTS613 Dec 2019Ice Planet, Altrincham, England
5Win5–0Miroslav SerbanPTS620 Sep 2019 indigo at The O2, London, England
4Win4–0Tommy BroadbentKO4 (4), 2:3213 Jul 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
3Win3–0Jan MarsalekKO1 (6), 2:1827 Apr 2019York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Ivan GodorTKO2 (4), 1:0123 Mar 2019 York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Nikola JanicievicTKO1 (4), 2:141 Dec 2018Beste Event Halle, Ulm, Germany

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