Oktay Urkal was born in Berlin, Berlin, Germany on January 15, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 26 years on September 21, 1996 against Andre Hoeffler. Urkal defeated Hoeffler via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Urkal got his first world-title fight at the age of 31 after 28 professional fights. On June 23, 2001 Urkal challenged Kostya Tszyu's WBA and WBC super-lightweight titles but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Urkal's last fight was an 11th-round TKO loss to Miguel Cotto at age 37, on March 3, 2007, in which he was fighting for the WBA (Regular) welterweight title.
Some of Oktay Urkal's best fights have been against Eamonn Magee. For a complete list of Urkal's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Oktay Urkal".
Urkal has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Oktay Urkal Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Mar 03, 2007 | 37 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
41 | Nov 25, 2006 | 36 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
40 | Jun 03, 2006 | 36 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
39 | Sep 03, 2005 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
38 | May 14, 2005 | 35 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
37 | Oct 23, 2004 | 34 | ![]() | loss | TKO 11 |
36 | Apr 17, 2004 | 34 | ![]() | loss | MD 12 |
35 | Nov 22, 2003 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | Jun 14, 2003 | 33 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
33 | Feb 01, 2003 | 33 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
32 | Sep 28, 2002 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
31 | Jun 01, 2002 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Mar 09, 2002 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
29 | Jun 23, 2001 | 31 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Feb 10, 2001 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
27 | Oct 07, 2000 | 30 | ![]() | win | SD 12 |
26 | May 06, 2000 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 10 |
25 | Feb 19, 2000 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
24 | Nov 27, 1999 | 29 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
23 | Nov 12, 1999 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 6 |
22 | Jul 10, 1999 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
21 | Mar 27, 1999 | 29 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
20 | Feb 13, 1999 | 29 | ![]() | win | RTD 2 |
19 | Nov 14, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 12 |
18 | Sep 26, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
17 | Aug 22, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
16 | May 02, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
15 | Apr 17, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
14 | Mar 14, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
13 | Jan 17, 1998 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Nov 23, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
11 | Oct 11, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
10 | Aug 23, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
9 | Jun 14, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Apr 26, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
7 | Mar 08, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 4 |
6 | Feb 15, 1997 | 27 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
5 | Jan 11, 1997 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
4 | Dec 13, 1996 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
3 | Nov 16, 1996 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
2 | Oct 05, 1996 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Sep 21, 1996 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |