On May 3, 2008, the 37-year-old WBA (Regular) cruiserweight world champion, Firat Arslan (28-3-1, 18 KOs), faced Darnell Wilson, in a title defense fight.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 9 days.
Firat Arslan defeated Darnell Wilson via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title. Arslan improves his record to 29-3-1
On November 24, 2007, a 37-year-old Firat Arslan (27-3-1, 18 KOs) got a shot at the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title held by 43-year-old American boxer Virgil Hill (50-6, 23 KOs).
Arslan came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 8 days. Hill was on a -1-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 24 days.
Firat Arslan defeated Virgil Hill via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title — in his first world-title fight. Arslan improves his record to 28-3-1, while Hill adds a loss to his record at 50-7.
On July 15, 2011, a 40-year-old Firat Arslan (30-5-1, 19 KOs) and Lubos Suda met in the ring for the 2nd time, in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days.
In the rematch, Firat Arslan stopped Lubos Suda via TKO in the 5th round. Arslan improves his record to 31-5-1 (20 KOs)
On August 16, 2014, a 43-year-old Firat Arslan (34-7-2, 21 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight IBF title held by 29-year-old Cuban boxer Yoan Pablo Hernandez (28-1, 14 KOs).
Arslan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 9 days. Hernández was on a 14-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 24 days.
Yoan Pablo Hernández defeated Firat Arslan via split decision and successfully defended his IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles. Hernández improves his record to 29-1, while Arslan adds a loss to his record at 34-8-2.
On November 3, 2012, a 42-year-old Firat Arslan (32-5-2, 21 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight WBO title held by 27-year-old fellow German boxer Marco Huck (34-2-1, 25 KOs).
Arslan came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 53% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 23 days. Huck was on a 0-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 29 days.
Marco Huck defeated Firat Arslan via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Huck improves his record to 35-2-1, while Arslan adds a loss to his record at 32-6-2.
On October 28, 2006, a 36-year-old Firat Arslan (25-3-1, 17 KOs) and Grigory Drozd met in the ring.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 58% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 5 days.
Firat Arslan stopped Grigory Drozd via TKO in the 5th round. Arslan improves his record to 26-3-1 (18 KOs)
On September 17, 2016, a 45-year-old Firat Arslan (37-8-2, 23 KOs) and a 39-year-old Albanian boxer Nuri Seferi (37-7, 21 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Seferi was on a 1-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Firat Arslan defeated Nuri Seferi via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight. Arslan improves his record to 38-8-2, while Seferi adds a loss to his record at 37-8.
On June 16, 2007, a 36-year-old Firat Arslan (26-3-1, 18 KOs) and Valery Brudov met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 19 days.
Firat Arslan defeated Valery Brudov via split decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight. Arslan improves his record to 27-3-1
On June 16, 2018, a 47-year-old Firat Arslan (42-8-2, 27 KOs) and Pablo Matias Magrini met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 28 days.
Firat Arslan stopped Pablo Matias Magrini via KO in the 1st round. Arslan improves his record to 43-8-2 (28 KOs)
On September 22, 2018, a 47-year-old Firat Arslan (43-8-2, 28 KOs) and Pascal Ndomba met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Firat Arslan stopped Pascal Ndomba via KO in the 2nd round. Arslan improves his record to 44-8-2 (29 KOs)