Ijaz Ahmed (boxer)

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Ijaz Ahmed
Personal information
Nickname
Jazzy [1]
Born (1993-04-06) 6 April 1993 (age 32) [1]
Birmingham, West Midlands, England [1]
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm) [1]
Weight Flyweight, Super-flyweight
Boxing career
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights18
Wins11
Win by KO1
Losses4
Draws3

Ijaz Ahmed (born 6 April 1993) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBO European and IBF European super-flyweight titles in 2021.

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Early life

Ahmed was born in Birmingham and is of Pakistani descent. [3]

Professional career

Ahmed made his professional debut on 11 November 2017, scoring a four-round points decision victory against Craig Derbyshire at The Venue in Edgbaston. [4]

After compiling a record of four wins and one loss, he defeated Conar Blackshaw on points over 10 rounds, capturing the vacant Midlands Area flyweight title on 9 December 2018 at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham. [5]

Following two more wins, he faced Harvey Horn for the vacant WBO European flyweight title on 18 November 2018 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Scheduled for 10 rounds, Ahmed suffered the second defeat of his career, losing via unanimous decision. [6]

In his next fight he moved up a weight class, challenging reigning champion Kaisy Khademi for his WBO European super-flyweight title, with the vacant IBF European title also on the line. Taking place on 27 February 2021 at the Copper Box Arena in London, Ahmed emerged victorious, defeating Khademi via majority decision. Two judges scored the bout 96–94 and 96–95 in favour of Ahmed, while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95. [7]

The pair had an immediate rematch on 28 August 2021 at the Utilita Arena, with the vacant British super-flyweight title on the line. After the twelve rounds were complete the bout ended in a split draw with the judges' scorecards reading 115–113 for Ahmed, 115–114 for Khademi and 115–115, leaving the British title vacant. [8]

With the still vacant British super-flyweight title at stake once again, Ahmed and Khademi faced each other for a third time on 11 June 2022. The fight was held at the International Centre in Telford and also ended in a split draw with one judge favouring Ahmed 115–112, one seeing the bout for Khademi 114–113 and the third ruling it a 114–114 tie. [9]

On 17 March 2023, he faced Marcel Braithwaite for the vacant British and Commonwealth super-flyweight titles. Held at the Town Hall in Dudley, the fight ended in a split draw with one judge scoring the fight 117–111 for Ahmed, one awarding it to his opponent by 114–113 and the third unable to separate the boxers at 114–114. [10] [11]

A rematch took place at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham on 20 October 2023, by which time Braithwaite had become Commonwealth super-flyweight champion while the British belt remained vacant. With both titles once more on the line, Ahmed was knocked to the canvas twice in the ninth round before the referee stepped in to stop the fight. [12] [13]

He made another attempt to win the Commonwealth super-flyweight title when he challenged Matthew McHale at Portobello Town Hall in Edinburgh on 21 November 2025, but again fell short, losing via technical knockout in the 11th round after the referee decided an eye injury Ahmed had sustained was too severe for him to continue. [14]

Professional boxing record

18 fights11 wins4 losses
By knockout12
By decision102
Draws3
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
18Loss11–4–3 Matthew McHale TKO11 (12)21 Nov 2025Portobello Town Hall, Edinburgh, ScotlandFor the Commonwealth super-flyweight title
17Wim11–3–3Jake PollardTKO411 Oct 2025Holiday Inn, Birmingham, EnglandFor the Commonwealth super-flyweight and vacant British super-flyweight titles
16Loss10–3–3Marcel BraithwaiteTKO9 (12)20 Oct 2023Holiday Inn, Birmingham, EnglandFor the Commonwealth super-flyweight and vacant British super-flyweight titles
15Draw10–2–3 Marcel Braithwaite SD1217 Mar 2023Town Hall, Dudley, EnglandFor vacant British and Commonwealth super-flyweight titles
14Draw10–2–2Kaisy KhademiSD1211 Jun 2022Telford International Centre, Telford, EnglandFor vacant British super-flyweight title
13Win10–2–1Luke MerrifieldPTS427 Mar 2022Willows Banqueting Suite, Bath Street, Willenhall, England
12Win9–2–1Alejandro TorresTKO5 (6)2 Dec 2021Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
11Draw8–2–1Kaisy KhademiSD1228 Aug 2021 Utilita Arena, Birmingham, EnglandFor vacant British super-flyweight title
10Win8–2 Kaisy Khademi MD1027 Feb 2021 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon WBO European and vacant IBF European super-flyweight titles
9Loss7–2 Harvey Horn UD1018 Nov 2019 London Hilton on Park Lane, London, EnglandFor vacant WBO European flyweight title
8Win7–1Pablo NarvaezPTS628 Jul 2019The Venue, Dudley, England
7Win6–1 Matt Windle PTS1015 Mar 2019H Suite, Birmingham, EnglandRetained Midlands Area flyweight title
6Win5–1Conar BlackshawPTS109 Dec 2018Holiday Inn, Birmingham, EnglandWon vacant Midlands Area flyweight title
5Win4–1Anwar AlfadliPTS621 Jul 2018Town Hall, Walsall, England
4Loss3–1Brett FidoePTS45 May 2018 Holte Suite at Villa Park, Birmingham, England
3Win3–0Gary ReevePTS414 Oct 2017Town Hall, Walsall, England
2Win2–0Sergey TasimovPTS44 Mar 2017 Town Hall, Walsall, England
1Win1–0 Craig Derbyshire PTS411 Nov 2016The Venue, Birmingham, England

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 ""Jazzy" Ijaz Ahmed". tapology.com. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Ijaz Ahmed". BoxRec .
  3. ↑ "What has inspired British Asians boxers to make an impact on the sport". Asian Image. 10 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "BoxRec: Ijaz Ahmed vs. Craig Derbyshire". BoxRec . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Lockley, Mike (10 December 2018). "Ijaz Ahmed was crowned Midlands' lord of the flies". BirminghamLive . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Lockley, Mike (21 November 2019). "Ijaz Ahmed's bid to take WBO European flyweight title leaves a bad taste". BirminghamLive . Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Lewis, Ron (27 February 2021). "Tommy Fury Bags Knockout Win, Kaisy Khademi Shocked By Ahmed". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Lewis, Ron (28 August 2021). "Sam Maxwell Wins Controversial Decision Over Akeem Ennis-Brown". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Trilogy Fight Ends in Split Draw". bbcolumn.com. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ijaz Ahmed-Marcel Braithwaite Ends In Draw After Bizarre Scorecard". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Historic British bout between Ijaz Ahmed and Marcel Braithwaite in Dudley is drawn". Express and Star. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  12. ↑ "Marcel Braithwaite inflicts fourth British title loss on Ijaz Ahmed". World Boxing News. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "Marcel Braithwaite crowned British and Commonwealth super-flyweight champion". British Boxing News. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "'Eye injury threw my game plan out of the window' says Bordesley Green super-flyweight Ijaz". M6 Sport. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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