Tasif Khan

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Professional Bradford-based boxer Tasif Khan poses ahead of his upcoming fight with Ghana boxer Isaac Quaye. Tasif Khan Bradford Boxer.jpg
Professional Bradford-based boxer Tasif Khan poses ahead of his upcoming fight with Ghana boxer Isaac Quaye.

Tasif Khan, born 29 December 1982, is a British super flyweight professional boxer. [1] [2]

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He has won a number of championship belts, including the super flyweight World Champion. [3] (World Boxing Union), Super flyweight World Champion, [4] (Global Boxing Union), Bantamweight World Champion [5] (World Boxing Confederation) and the International Masters Champion. [6]

Outside of boxing, Khan is an Ambassador [7] for the Kashmir Orphans Relief Trust (KORT), a registered UK charity. KORT works in Pakistan to aid orphans and children in need. [8]

Early life

Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Khan started boxing at the age of 10 at the Bradford Police Boys amateur boxing club, in the Girlington area of Bradford, under Mr Allan (Pop Allan). During his early boxing days, Khan pursued a path of teaching in a primary school as a day job at Atlas Community Primary School, where he taught physical education.

Boxing career

Tasif with his Championship belts. Tasif Khan Holding Title Belts In Gym.jpg
Tasif with his Championship belts.

Prior to turning professional, he became the North of England Champion in 2004, the National England finalist in 2005, and held the Yorkshire and Humber Champion title for six years. Turning professional, Khan rose also fought on the undercard of the Amir Khan v Paul Mckloskey boxing bout in Manchester MEN arena.

Khan has won the Super flyweight World Champion (World Boxing Union), Superflyweight World Champion (Global Boxing Union), Bantamweight World Champion (World Boxing Confederation) and the International Masters Champion. [9] He is also a champion boxing fighter whom, as won the African Title.

Tasif Khan is promoted by Monarch Promotions. [10]

Charity and community work

Khan is an Ambassador for the Kashmir Orphans Relief Trust (KORT), [11] a registered UK charity (Charity No. 1113836), and has been deployed to Pakistan to oversee projects and visit beneficiaries. [12] Khan also ran the Kirklees 10K Challenge on 11 May 2019 and the Tatton 10K Challenge on 12 May 2019 while fasting during the month of Ramadan to raise funds for KORT [13]

Khan has also been named a Community Champion [14] in Bradford, a scheme which sees local people from different walks of life visit schools and talk to pupils about how they have made a success of their lives. Khan was among other champions who visited Carlton Bolling School in 2018 to give an assembly to Year 11 pupils [15]

He has made a number of appearances, including the launch of a new £1.5m easyGym opening in Bradford city centre in 2017 [16] and a literacy campaign [17] launched by Bradford Council and National Literacy Trust in 2014.

Professional boxing record

19 fights16 wins1 loss
By knockout80
By decision81
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Win16–1–2 Flag of Ghana.svg Gabriel Odoi LaryeaUD1220 Dec 2022 Flag of Nigeria.svg Eko Club, Lagos, Nigeria
18Win15–1–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Michael ArangoTKO2 (8), 0:4022 Oct 2022 Flag of Germany.svg Dreifachturnhalle, Huckelhoven, Germany
17Win14–1–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Jose Antonio JimenezKO1 (8), 2:5423 Apr 2022 Flag of Germany.svg Dreifachturnhalle, Huckelhoven, Germany
16Win13–1–2 Flag of Colombia.svg Ronald RamosTKO3 (8), 1:1830 Oct 2021 Flag of Germany.svg Dreifachturnhalle, Huckelhoven, Germany
15Win12–1–2 Flag of Ghana.svg Asamoah WilsonTKO3 (12), 1:2622 Dec 2018 Flag of Nigeria.svg Landmark Events Centre, Lagos, Nigeria
14Win11–1–2 Flag of Ghana.svg Isaac QuayeTKO6 (12), 1:546 Feb 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford, England
13Win10–1–2 Flag of Georgia.svg Mikheil SoloninkiniUD102 May 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
12Win9–1–2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav MikoTKO1 (6), 1:1520 Mar 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Grand Central Hall, Liverpool, England
11Win8–1–2 Flag of Hungary.svg Richard VorosTKO2 (4), 1:0530 Jan 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, Bethnal Green, England
10Win7–1–2 Flag of Slovakia.svg Elemir RafaelPTS49 Dec 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
9Win6–1–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Delroy SpencerPTS44 Feb 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
8Win5–1–2 Flag of Latvia.svg Pavels SenkovsPTS416 Apr 2011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7Win4–1–2 Flag of Latvia.svg Pavels SenkovsPTS426 Nov 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
6Win3–1–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Francis CroesPTS416 Jul 2010 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton Arena, Bolton, England
5Draw2–1–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anwar AlfadliPTS424 May 2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rio Grande Banqueting Hall, Bradford, England
4Loss2–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart McFadyenPTS46 Jul 2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
3Win2–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Delroy SpencerPTS628 May 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Light Waves Leisure Centre, Wakefield, England
2Win1–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil ReadTKO6 (6), 2:1323 Feb 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Town Hall, Leeds, England
1Draw0–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary FordPTS620 Nov 2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, England

References

  1. ↑ "Tasif Khan – British & Irish Boxing Authority". boxbiba.com. The British & Irish Boxing Authority. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "BoxRec: Tasif Khan". boxrec.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tasif Khan – British & Irish Boxing Authority" . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Champions – Global Boxing Union". Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "WBC - World Boxing Confederation". www.wbc-boxing.ch. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Khan Reigns Supreme - Topples Soloninkini, Now Eyes Further Title Challenges » Boxing News". Boxing News 24/7. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bradford boxer Tasif Khan to tackle three charity runs to help orphanage". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Islamic UK Charities | Charities working in Pakistan | Muslim Orphanages | Orphan Charity Kashmir |Donate to orphansWelcome to Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust". www.kort.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "About Tasif – Tasif Khan | Official Website | Professional Boxer". tasifkhan.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Boxers" . Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Andleeb Hanif (21 May 2019). "Asian Express Newspaper - Ramadan Road Runner - Boxing champ takes on two runs whilst fasting!". Asian Express Newspaper. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Khan visits earthquake-hit areas in Pakistan with KORT – Tasif Khan | Official Website | Professional Boxer". tasifkhan.com. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Khan takes on 10k charity runs while fasting – Tasif Khan | Official Website | Professional Boxer". tasifkhan.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Community champions inspire pupils to set up 'educational bank account'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  15. ↑ "Community champions inspire pupils to set up 'educational bank account'". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  16. ↑ "New £1.5m gym opens in Bradford city centre". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sportsmen help city promote reading habit". www.yorkshirepost.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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