On October 11, 1997, a 27-year-old Oktay Urkal (10-0, 4 KOs) and Attila Loe met in the ring for the 2nd time,.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 40% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 18 days.
In the rematch, Oktay Urkal stopped Attila Loe via KO in the 3rd round. Urkal improves his record to 11-0 (5 KOs)
On June 23, 2001, a 31-year-old Oktay Urkal (28-0, 10 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBA and WBC title held by 31-year-old Australian boxer Kostya Tszyu (26-1, 22 KOs).
Urkal came in to the fight on a 28-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days. Tszyu was on a 8-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 20 days.
Kostya Tszyu defeated Oktay Urkal via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super) and WBC super-lightweight titles. Tszyu improves his record to 27-1, while Urkal adds a loss to his record at 28-1.
On February 13, 1999, a 29-year-old Oktay Urkal (19-0, 8 KOs) and Frederic Tripp met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days.
Oktay Urkal stopped Frederic Tripp via RTD in the 2nd round. Urkal improves his record to 20-0 (9 KOs)
On January 17, 1998, a 28-year-old Oktay Urkal (12-0, 6 KOs) and Craig Houk met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 25 days.
Oktay Urkal stopped Craig Houk via TKO in the 3rd round. Urkal improves his record to 13-0 (7 KOs)
On June 14, 2003, a 33-year-old Oktay Urkal (32-1, 11 KOs) and a 31-year-old Irish boxer Eamonn Magee (24-3, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 13 days. Magee was on a 1-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 17 days.
Oktay Urkal defeated Eamonn Magee via unanimous decision in the 12-round super-lightweight fight. Urkal improves his record to 33-1, while Magee adds a loss to his record at 24-4.
On May 14, 2005, a 35-year-old Oktay Urkal (34-3, 11 KOs) and Frederic Klose met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 29% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 21 days.
Oktay Urkal defeated Frederic Klose via unanimous decision in the 12-round welterweight fight. Urkal improves his record to 35-3
On April 17, 1998, a 28-year-old Oktay Urkal (14-0, 7 KOs) and Peter Feher met in the ring.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 3 days.
Oktay Urkal stopped Peter Feher via KO in the 1st round. Urkal improves his record to 15-0 (8 KOs)
On April 17, 2004, a 34-year-old Oktay Urkal (34-1, 11 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBA (Regular) title held by 25-year-old Guyanese boxer Vivian Harris (23-1-1, 16 KOs).
Urkal came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days. Harris was on a 7-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 5 days.
Vivian Harris defeated Oktay Urkal via majority decision and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) super-lightweight title. Harris improves his record to 24-1-1, while Urkal adds a loss to his record at 34-2.
On May 6, 2000, a 30-year-old Oktay Urkal (25-0, 9 KOs) and Ferenc Szakallas met in the ring in a super-lightweight bout.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 17 days.
Oktay Urkal stopped Ferenc Szakallas via TKO in the 10th round. Urkal improves his record to 26-0 (10 KOs)
On January 11, 1997, a 26-year-old Oktay Urkal (4-0, 1 KO) and Carlos Pena met in the ring.
Urkal came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 29 days.
Oktay Urkal stopped Carlos Pena via KO in the 2nd round. Urkal improves his record to 5-0 (2 KOs)