Qais Ashfaq

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Qais Ashfaq
Born (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31)
Leeds, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s) Featherweight
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights15
Wins12
Wins by KO5
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Samokov Bantamweight
European Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Baku Bantamweight
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Bantamweight
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Isle of Man Bantamweight

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]

Contents

Amateur career

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.

Olympic result

Rio 2016

European Games result

Baku 2015

Commonwealth Games result

Glasgow 2014

Professional career

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]

Professional boxing record

15 fights12 wins3 losses
By knockout51
By decision72
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14Loss12–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam DillonSD1215 Jul 2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, EnglandFor vacant British super featherweight title
13Win12–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Alexander TaylorPTS625 Nov 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds, England
12Win11–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Yader CardozaPTS613 Nov 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, England
11Win10–1 Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru IonitaKO6 (6), 2:2430 Jul 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, England
10Win9–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ashley Lane TKO4 (8), 0:20 12 Dec 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The SSE Arena, London, England
9Loss8–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marc LeachUD1017 Oct 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
8Win8–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Ham TD7 (10), 0:012 Nov 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant WBA Continental super bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Ham cut from accidental head clash
7Win7–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean DavisPTS82 Aug 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
6Win6–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefan SashevKO1 (6), 2:254 May 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
5Win5–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Fadhili MajihaPTS62 Mar 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
4Win4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jay CarneyTKO5 (6), 0:458 Dec 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
3Win3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary AustinKO1 (6), 2:068 Sep 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ricky StarkeyPTS421 Apr 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1Win1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brett FidoePTS425 Feb 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England

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