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]
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| Born | 10 March 1993 Leeds, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editHe 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
editRio 2016
- Round of 32: Defeated by Chatchai-decha Butdee (Thailand) 3–0
European Games result
editBaku 2015
- Round of 32: Defeated Georgi Gogatishvili (Georgia) 3–0
- Round of 16: Defeated Selçuk Eker (Turkey) 2–1
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Omar El-Hag (Germany) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated by Dzmitry Asanau (Belarus) 3–0
Commonwealth Games result
editGlasgow 2014
- Round of 16: Defeated Neo Thamahane (Lesotho) 3–0
- Quarter-finals: Defeated Joe Ham (Scotland) 3–0
- Semi-finals: Defeated Benson Gicharu (Kenya) 3–0
- Final: Defeated by Michael Conlan (Northern Ireland) 3–0
Professional career
editHe 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
edit| 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
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SD | 12 | 15 Jul 2023 | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England
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For vacant British super featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 |  Alexander Taylor
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PTS | 6 | 25 Nov 2022 | Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds, England
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| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Yader Cardoza
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PTS | 6 | 13 Nov 2022 | The Hangar Events Venue, Wolverhampton, England
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| 11 | Win | 10–1 |  Alexandru Ionita
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KO | 6 (6), 2:24 | 30 Jul 2022 | The Eastside Rooms, Birmingham, England
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Ashley Lane
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TKO | 4 (8), 0:20 | 12 Dec 2020 | The SSE Arena, London, England
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| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Marc Leach
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UD | 10 | 17 Oct 2020 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Joe Ham
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TD | 7 (10), 0:01 | 2 Nov 2019 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
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Won vacant WBA Continental super bantamweight title; Unanimous TD after Ham cut from accidental head clash |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Sean Davis
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PTS | 8 | 2 Aug 2019 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Stefan Sashev
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KO | 1 (6), 2:25 | 4 May 2019 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Fadhili Majiha
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PTS | 6 | 2 Mar 2019 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jay Carney
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TKO | 5 (6), 0:45 | 8 Dec 2018 | FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Gary Austin
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KO | 1 (6), 2:06 | 8 Sep 2018 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ricky Starkey
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PTS | 4 | 21 Apr 2018 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Brett Fidoe
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PTS | 4 | 25 Feb 2018 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
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References
edit- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Qais Ashfaq is fifth British boxer out after losing to Thailand's Chatchai Butdee". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Ringstar, Hayemaker. "David Haye confirms Dave deal, signs Joe Joyce, Qais Ashfaq, Willy Hutchinson and Michael Page". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Qais Ashfaq Inks Promotional Pact With Eddie Hearn". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
- ^ "Qais Ashfaq, Tasha Jonas Get Wins on JDNXTGEN in Manchester". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "JD NXTGEN: Qais Ashfaq marked professional debut with points win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ "Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco - LIVE Results From Liverpool". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Amir Khan vs. Samuel Vargas: LIVE Results From Birmingham". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Kell Brook v Michael Zerafa - Results from Sheffield Arena". WBN - World Boxing News. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Qais Ashfaq from BoxRec (registration required)
- Qais Ashfaq at AIBA.org (archived)
- Qais Ashfaq at Olympics.com
- Qais Ashfaq at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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