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Mike Keta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gjetan Keta 25 April 1983 |
| Nationality | Albanian |
| Other names | Iron |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Reach | 178 cm (70 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 4 |
Mike Keta (born 23 April 1983), known as Gjetan Keta, is an Albanian professional boxer who competes as a middleweight. [1]
In 2014, Keta expressed his desire to wrestle a match in his hometown, Bulqizë. It was announced that he will defend his WBC Eurasia Pacific Boxing Council middleweight title against the Russian boxer Marat Khuzeev on 18 October 2014 at Bulqiza Arena. [2] [3] There, Keta beat Khuzeev by knockouting him in the third round. [4]
He is trained by his brother Ismail Keta, who was a professional kickboxer.[ citation needed ]
| 27 fights | 23 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 19 | 3 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Win | 23–4 |  Sladan Janjanin | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 2018-09-08 |  Debar, North Macedonia | Won vacant WBU German middleweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–4 |  Devis Caceres | KO | 6 (8), 1:55 | 2018-06-02 |  Allwetteranlage, Munich, Germany | |
| 25 | Loss | 21–4 | Vincent Feigenbutz | KO | 2 (12), 1:49 | 2016-12-03 | Ufgauhalle, Karlsruhe, Germany | For IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title |
| 24 | Win | 21–3 |  Vasil Sarbayev | UD | 8 | 2016-10-08 | Kampfsportcenter, Munich, Germany | |
| 23 | Win | 20–3 |  Turgay Uzun | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 2016-02-19 |  Pallati i Sportit Asllan Rusi, Tirana, Albania | Retained WBC-EPBC middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 19–3 |  Aliklych Kanbolatov | KO | 3 (10), 2:59 | 2015-07-18 | Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany | Retained WBC-EPBC middleweight title |
| 21 | Win | 18–3 | Marat Khuzeev | KO | 3 (10), 1:03 | 2014-10-18 | Bulqizë Arena, Bulqizë, Albania | Retained WBC-EPBC middleweight title |
| 20 | Win | 17–3 |  Mikheil Khutsishvili | KO | 7 (10), 1:12 | 2014-07-19 | Sporthalle Kickboxen-Deutschland, Munich, Germany | Won vacant WBC-EPBC middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | David Tlashadze | KO | 1 (6), 2:19 | 2014-05-31 | König Palast, Krefeld, Germany | |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 |  Ionut Trandafir Ilie | PTS | 6 | 2013-10-12 | Boxcenter, Munich, Germany | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 |  Csaba Torma | KO | 3 (6), 2:05 | 2013-07-27 | Munich, Germany | |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 | Florian Wildenhof | UD | 6 | 2013-07-06 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | |
| 15 | Loss | 12–3 | Andreas Reimer | KO | 1 (10), 0:55 | 2012-12-01 | Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany | For vacant Germany BDB super welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–2 |  Aliaksei Volchan | KO | 2 (6), 2:33 | 2012-09-01 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Uladzislau Mahdanau | KO | 2 (6), 2:54 | 2012-04-13 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany | |
| 12 | Loss | 10–2 | Florian Wildenhof | SD | 6 | 2011-12-02 | SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Goekhan Kaya | TKO | 2 (6), 1:16 | 2011-06-25 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  Viktor Dick | TKO | 5 (6), 0:57 | 2011-02-19 | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Andy Thiele | TKO | 6 (6), 2:08 | 2010-11-20 | Munich, Germany | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 |  Mihalj Halas | TKO | 1 (4), 1:32 | 2010-11-12 | HanseDom, Stralsund, Germany | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Attila Kiss | UD | 6 | 2010-09-04 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 |  Karel Zdarsa | TKO | 1 (4), 2:08 | 2010-06-04 | Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 |  Leonti Vorontsuk | TKO | 2 (4), 2:41 | 2010-03-27 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1 |  Omar Jatta | TKO | 1 (4), 2:55 | 2008-07-12 | Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Zdenek Siroky | TKO | 1 (4), 0:44 | 2008-05-22 | Munich, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Daniel Schulte | TKO | 1 (4), 1:00 | 2008-05-04 | Grafing, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Martin Pirklbauer | TKO | 1 (4), 1:20 | 2007-12-21 | Alabama-Halle, Munich, Germany |
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