Qais Ashfaq | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 March 1993 Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Qais Ashfaq (born 10 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [1]
He won the 2012 and 2014 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Meanwood ABC and Burmantofts ABC, respectively. [2] He was a gold medalist at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Rio 2016
Baku 2015
Glasgow 2014
He turned professional in July 2017, signing with Hayemaker Ringstar. He will be trained under Ismael Salas alongside Jorge Linares, David Haye, Joe Joyce, and Willy Hutchinson. [3] On 1 February 2018, Ashfaq signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport. [4] Ashfaq finally made his professional debut with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis in his corner on 25 February at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester against British boxer Brett Fidoe. Prior to the fight, Fidoe had a record of 8 wins and 44 losses, with only 1 stoppage loss against Andrew Selby in 2016. Ashfaq dominated the four round bout winning on points. Referee Mark Lyson scored the fight 40–36 for Ashfaq. [5] [6] Ashfaq had his second bout on the Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco card on 21 April at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. After four rounds, Ashfaq defeated Ricky Starkey via a points decision. Referee Michael Alexander scored the bout for Ashfaq. [7] Ashfaq returned on another Amir Khan undercard, this time at the Arena Birmingham on 8 September 2018. He knocked out Gary Austin in the first round. [8] Ashfaq finished the year fighting at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on 8 December against Jay Carney. Ashfaq stopped Carney in round 5, recording his second stoppage win. [9]
| 16 fights | 13 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 5 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 14 | Loss | 12–2 |  Liam Dillon | SD | 12 | 15 Jul 2023 | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England | For vacant British super featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 |  Alexander Taylor | PTS | 6 | 25 Nov 2022 | Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds, England | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Yader Cardoza | PTS | 6 | 13 Nov 2022 | The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 |  Alexandru Ionita | KO | 6 (6), 2:24 | 30 Jul 2022 | The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, England | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Ashley Lane | TKO | 4 (8), 0:20 | 12 Dec 2020 | The SSE Arena, London, England | |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Marc Leach | UD | 10 | 17 Oct 2020 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Joe Ham | TD | 7 (10), 0:01 | 2 Nov 2019 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Won vacant WBA Continental super bantamweight title; Unanimous TD after Ham cut from accidental head clash |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Sean Davis | PTS | 8 | 2 Aug 2019 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Stefan Sashev | KO | 1 (6), 2:25 | 4 May 2019 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Fadhili Majiha | PTS | 6 | 2 Mar 2019 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jay Carney | TKO | 5 (6), 0:45 | 8 Dec 2018 | FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Gary Austin | KO | 1 (6), 2:06 | 8 Sep 2018 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ricky Starkey | PTS | 4 | 21 Apr 2018 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 4 | 25 Feb 2018 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England |
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