Avni Yıldırım
Career, Record, Stats
Avni Yıldırım (The Turkish Wolf) is a 33-year-old Turkish professional boxer. 10 years, 5 months, and 28 days into his career, Yıldırım's record stands at 24-5, which includes 13 wins via KO.
Avni Yıldırım's Boxing Career
Avni Yıldırım was born in Sivas, Turkey on August 5, 1991. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on March 22, 2014 against Davit Ribakoni. Yıldırım defeated Ribakoni via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Yıldırım got his first shot at a world title at the age of 27 after 22 professional fights. On February 23, 2019 Yıldırım challenged Anthony Dirrell's WBC super-middleweight title but lost via 10 round technical decision.
Yıldırım's latest fight was a 9th-round TKO loss to Yusuf Kanguel at age 30, on May 14, 2022.
Some of Avni Yıldırım's best fights so far have been against Yusuf Kanguel and Glen Johnson. For a complete list of Yıldırım's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Avni Yıldırım".
Yıldırım has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Avni Yıldırım Losses".
Avni Yıldırım's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 | May 14, 2022 | 30 | 
Yusuf Kanguel 38 20-5-1  | loss | TKO 9 |
28 | Nov 20, 2021 | 30 |
Yusuf Kanguel 37 20-4-1 | win | UD 10 |
27 | Sep 25, 2021 | 30 |  Dominik Ameri | win | UD 8 |
26 | Aug 21, 2021 | 30 | Slavisa Simeunovic | win | KO 1 |
25 | Jul 31, 2021 | 29 | 
Jack Cullen 27 19-2-1 | loss | UD 10 |
24 | Feb 27, 2021 | 29 | 
Canelo Álvarez 30 54-1-2 | loss | RTD 3 |
23 | Feb 23, 2019 | 27 | 
Anthony Dirrell 34 32-1-1 | loss | TD 10 |
22 | Sep 15, 2018 | 27 | Lolenga Mock | win | MD 12 |
21 | Jul 14, 2018 | 26 | Jose Antonio Rodriguez | win | RTD 1 |
20 | May 12, 2018 | 26 | Ryan Ford | win | UD 12 |
19 | Mar 03, 2018 | 26 | Derek Edwards | win | UD 12 |
18 | Dec 16, 2017 | 26 | Attila Korda | win | TKO 1 |
17 | Oct 07, 2017 | 26 | 
Chris Eubank Jr. 28 25-1 | loss | KO 3 |
16 | May 13, 2017 | 25 | Marco Antonio Peribán | win | UD 12 |
15 | Feb 18, 2017 | 25 | Aliaksandr Sushchyts | win | TKO 1 |
14 | Nov 05, 2016 | 25 | Schiller Hyppolite | win | TKO 3 |
13 | Aug 27, 2016 | 25 | Aaron Pryor Jr | win | UD 10 |
12 | Jul 23, 2016 | 24 | Timur Nikarkhoev | win | TKO 5 |
11 | May 23, 2016 | 24 | Zoltan Sera | win | TKO 2 |
10 | May 06, 2016 | 24 | Jackson Junior | win | KO 2 |
9 | Feb 26, 2016 | 24 | Walter Gabriel Sequeira | win | UD 12 |
8 | Dec 18, 2015 | 24 | Janne Forsman | win | KO 1 |
7 | Oct 11, 2015 | 24 | Bernard Donfack | win | UD 12 |
6 | Aug 15, 2015 | 24 | 
Glen Johnson 46 54-20-2 | win | UD 10 |
5 | Jun 16, 2015 | 23 | Steve Kroekel | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Apr 30, 2015 | 23 | Giorgi Aduashvili | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Feb 27, 2015 | 23 | Giorgi Beroshvili | win | TKO 3 |
2 | Feb 14, 2015 | 23 | Aleksandar Jankovic | win | TKO 1 |
1 | Mar 22, 2014 | 22 | Davit Ribakoni | win | PTS 4 |