Kreshnik Qato

Kreshnik Qato
Kreshnik Qato
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Eagle
Weight(s)	Middleweight ; Super-middleweight ;
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
Nationality	Albanian
Born	13 August 1978 (age 45); Durrës, Albania
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	39
Wins	30
Wins by KO	5
Losses	9

Last updated November 17, 2023

Kreshnik Nick Qato (born 13 August 1978) is an Albanian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. He held multiple regional titles at super-middleweight, including the WBA Inter-Continental title in 2004 and the European External title in 2007, and also held minor world titles at middleweight; the WBFo title in 2008 and the WBF title from 2009 to 2010.^[1]

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (5 knockouts, 25 decisions), 9 Losses (3 knockouts, 6 decisions), 0 Draws^[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	30-9	Jason Ball	TKO	10	2014-04-27	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	30-8	Atilla Kiss	UD	6	2014-02-23	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	29-8	Max Maxwell	UD	6	2013-06-01	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	28-8	Matt Hainy	SD	10	2012-06-02	ExCel Arena, London Docklands, , England	Won vacant BBBofC English middleweight title
Win	27-8	Ruslans Pojonisevs	PTS	4	2012-03-23	The Troxy, Limehouse, London, England
Win	26-8	Terry Carruthers	PTS	6	2011-10-07	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Loss	25-8	Gary Boulden	PTS	10	2011-05-15	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England	For BBBofC Southern Area Middleweight Title
Win	25-7	Steffan Hughes	RTD	2 (6)	2011-02-20	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Loss	24-7	Karama Nyilawila	UD	12	2010-12-03	Arena Sparta, Prague, Czech Republic	Lost WBFo Middleweight Title
Win	24-6	Matt Scriven	PTS	6	2010-06-04	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	23-6	Esteban Waldemar Ponce	UD	12	2010-05-02	Pallati i Sporti "Asllan Rusi", Tirana, Albania	Retained WBF Middleweight Title
Win	22-6	Alex Spitko	PTS	6	2010-03-21	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	21-6	Fabio Liggieri	UD	12	2009-10-24	Anhalt Arena, Dessau, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany	Won vacant WBF Middleweight Title
Win	20-6	Zoltan Surman	TKO	3 (6)	2009-07-11	Kensington Town Hall, Kensington, London, England
Win	19-6	Jurijs Boreiko	PTS	6	2009-03-27	Kensington Town Hall, Kensington, London, England
Win	18-6	David Estrada	TKO	6 (12)	2008-12-20	Howard U. Burr Arena, Washington, D.C.	Retained WBFo Middleweight Title
Win	17-6	Vitor Sa	UD	12	2008-04-04	Tirana, Albania	Won vacant WBFo Middleweight Title
Win	16-6	Ernie Smith	PTS	6	2007-11-14	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	15-6	Alexander Zaitsev	UD	12	2007-03-03	Tirana, Albania	Won vacant EBU-EU Super Middleweight Title
Win	14-6	Simeon Cover	PTS	10	2006-12-08	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, England	Won vacant BBBofC Southern Area Super Middleweight Title
Win	13-6	Simeon Cover	PTS	6	2006-09-15	Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, England
Win	12-6	Sylvain Touzet	PTS	6	2006-07-15	Ramazan Njala Sports Palace, Durrës, Albania
Win	11-6	Simone Lucas	PTS	4	2006-05-26	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	10-6	Laurent Goury	PTS	6	2006-04-02	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	9-6	Daniil Prakaptsou	PTS	8	2005-10-09	Hammersmith Palace, Hammersmith, London, England
Win	8-6	Dmitry Donetsky	TKO	6 (6)	2005-06-12	Equinox Nightclub, Leicester Square, London, England
Win	7-6	Rizvan Magomedov	UD	12	2005-03-05	Durrës, Albania	Won IBC International Super Middleweight Title
Win	6-6	Vladimir Zavgorodniy	UD	10	2004-10-16	Yalta Inturist Hotel, Yalta, Ukraine	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title
Loss	5-6	Gary Lockett	TKO	2 (8)	2004-02-21	National Ice Rink, Cardiff, Wales
Loss	5-5	Steven Bendall	PTS	8	2003-11-14	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
Win	5-4	Joel Ani	PTS	6	2003-09-26	Britannia International Hotel, Canary Wharf, London, England
Loss	4-4	Scott Dann	TKO	2 (8)	2003-07-26	The Pavilions, Plymouth, Devon, England
Win	4-3	Danny Thornton	PTS	6	2003-05-13	Leeds United F.C. Banqueting Suite, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Win	3-3	Mark Thornton	TKO	3 (4)	2003-04-13	Caesars Nightclub, Streatham, London, England
Win	2-3	Jason Collins	PTS	4	2003-03-20	Porchester Hall, Queensway, London, England
Loss	1-3	Paul Jones	PTS	6	2002-05-10	Britannia Hotel, Millwall, London, England
Win	1-2	Ty Browne	PTS	4	2002-04-08	Southampton Guildhall, Hampshire, England
Loss	0-2	Lawrence Murphy	PTS	6	2001-12-16	Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Loss	0-1	Eric Teymour	PTS	6	2001-09-28	Britannia International Hotel, Canary Wharf, London, England

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References

↑ "BoxRec: Kreshnik Qato". boxrec.com.
↑ "Kreshnik Qato professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.

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