On February 8, 2020, a 49-year-old Firat Arslan (47-8-3, 32 KOs) and a 27-year-old South African boxer Kevin Lerena (24-1, 11 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 25 days. Lerena was on a 13-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 18 days.
Kevin Lerena stopped Firat Arslan via TKO in the 6th round. Lerena improves his record to 25-1 (12 KOs), while Arslan adds a loss to his record at 47-9-3.
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 January 25, 2014, Firat Arslan and Marco Huck met again in a rematch.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 29 days. Huck was on a 2-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 17 days.
In the rematch, Marco Huck stopped Firat Arslan via TKO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO cruiserweight title. Huck improves his record to 37-2-1 (26 KOs), while Arslan adds a loss to his record at 33-7-2.
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 July 3, 2010, a 39-year-old Firat Arslan (29-4-1, 18 KOs) and Steve Herelius met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 9 months, and 6 days.
Firat Arslan lost to Steve Herelius via RTD in the 11th round, and adds a loss to his record at 29-5-1.
On September 27, 2008, the 37-year-old WBA cruiserweight world champion, Firat Arslan (29-3-1, 18 KOs), faced a 36-year-old Panamanian boxer Guillermo Jones (35-3-2, 27 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 24 days. Jones was on a 4-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 2 months, and 20 days.
Guillermo Jones stopped the champion via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBA cruiserweight champion. Jones improves his record to 36-3-2 (28 KOs), while Arslan adds a loss to his record at 29-4-1.
On December 12, 2003, a 33-year-old Firat Arslan (18-2-1, 12 KOs) and Lubos Suda met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 26 days.
Firat Arslan lost to Lubos Suda via unanimous decision in the 12-round cruiserweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 18-3-1.
On May 19, 2001, a 30-year-old Firat Arslan (13-1, 9 KOs) and Rüdiger May met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 11 days.
Firat Arslan lost to Rüdiger May via unanimous decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight, and adds a loss to his record at 13-2.
On December 8, 2000, a 30-year-old Firat Arslan (13-0, 9 KOs) and Collice Mutizwa met in the ring.
Arslan came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days.
Firat Arslan lost to Collice Mutizwa via points decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 13-1.