On May 14, 2022, a 30-year-old Avni Yıldırım (24-4, 13 KOs) and a 38-year-old German boxer Yusuf Kanguel (20-5-1, 13 KOs) met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a super-middleweight bout.
Yıldırım came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 24 days. Kanguel was on a -1-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 24 days.
In the rematch, Yusuf Kanguel stopped Avni Yildirim via TKO in the 9th round. Kanguel improves his record to 21-5-1 (14 KOs), while Yıldırım adds a loss to his record at 24-5.
On July 31, 2021, a 29-year-old Avni Yıldırım (21-3, 12 KOs) and a 27-year-old British boxer Jack Cullen (19-2-1, 9 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Yıldırım came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 4 days. Cullen was on a 1-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 17 days.
Jack Cullen defeated Avni Yıldırım via unanimous decision in the 10-round super-middleweight fight. Cullen improves his record to 20-2-1, while Yıldırım adds a loss to his record at 21-4.
On February 27, 2021, a 29-year-old Avni Yıldırım (21-2, 12 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring title held by 30-year-old Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez (54-1-2, 36 KOs).
Yıldırım came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 years and 4 days. Canelo was on a 5-fight win streak with a 63% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 8 days.
Canelo Álvarez made easy work of Avni Yıldırım, stopping the challenger via RTD in the 3rd. Canelo improves his record to 55-1-2 (37 KOs), while Yıldırım adds a loss to his record at 21-3.
On February 23, 2019, 27-year-old Avni Yıldırım (21-1, 12 KOs) and 34-year-old Anthony Dirrell (32-1-1, 24 KOs) fought for the vacant WBC super-middleweight title.
Yıldırım came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Dirrell was on a 5-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 26 days.
Anthony Dirrell defeated Avni Yıldırım via technical decision . Dirrell improves his record to 33-1-1, while Yıldırım adds a loss to his record at 21-2.
On October 7, 2017, a 26-year-old Avni Yıldırım (16-0, 10 KOs) and a 28-year-old British boxer Chris Eubank Jr. (25-1, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a super-middleweight bout.
Yıldırım came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days. Eubank Jr. was on a 7-fight win streak with a 73% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 22 days.
Chris Eubank Jr. stopped Avni Yıldırım via KO in the 3rd round. Eubank Jr. improves his record to 26-1 (20 KOs), while Yıldırım adds a loss to his record at 16-1.