Agit Kabayel

Agit Kabayel (born 23 September 1992) is a German professional boxer who has held the WBA Continental heavyweight title since 2020. He previously held multiple other regional titles in the heavyweight division, including the European title between 2017 and 2019, the European Union title in 2016 and the WBC Mediterranean title in 2014.

Professional career[]

Kabayel compiled a perfect record of 15–0 before winning the vacant European heavyweight title with a unanimous decision victory against Herve Hubeaux on 24 February 2017 in Cologne, Germany.^[1]

In his next fight, Kabayel defended his European heavyweight title against former WBC world title challenger Derek Chisora at the Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medcin in Monte Carlo, Monaco on 4 November 2017. In a largely low-key affair, Kabayel outboxed his opponent to a majority decision victory. The judges' scorecards read 115–113, 115–114, 114–114 in Kabayel's favour, handing Chisora his 8th professional loss. Chisora started the fight slow, remaining patient. He became more active after round 6, but failed to bustle the attack on Kabayel, who moved well with his feet. Kabayel also used quick combinations and jabs to win many of the rounds.^[2][3]

Kabayel was subsequently victorious in his next three fights, which all took place in his native Germany, to improve to 20–0. In November 2020, it was revealed that Kabayel was in talks to challenge undefeated WBC and The Ring heavyweight champion Tyson Fury on 5 December 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall, London, and that he had been sent a contract by Fury's promoter Frank Warren.^[4][5] However, the fight was ultimately cancelled, due to complications with Fury's contractual disputes with former WBC champion Deontay Wilder regarding a potential trilogy fight between them.^[6]

On 5 June 2021, Kabayel returned to the ring to face former WBC title challenger Kevin Johnson. He retained his WBA Continental title and undefeated record with a wide unanimous decision, with scores of 118–111, 118–111, and 119–110 in his favour.^[7]

Personal life[]

Kabayel is Kurdish and was born in Leverkusen.^[8] He currently resides in Bochum.^[9]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
21	Win	21–0	Kevin Johnson	UD	12	5 Jun 2021	Seebühne Elbauenpark, Magdeburg, Germany	Retained WBA Continental heavyweight title
20	Win	20–0	Evgenios Lazaridis	UD	10	18 Jul 2020	Seebühne Elbauenpark, Magdeburg, Germany	Won vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title
19	Win	19–0	Andriy Rudenko	UD	12	2 Mar 2019	Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany	Retained European heavyweight title
18	Win	18–0	Miljan Rovcanin	TKO	3 (12), 2:25	21 Apr 2018	Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Germany	Retained European heavyweight title
17	Win	17–0	Derek Chisora	MD	12	4 Nov 2017	Casino de Salle Médecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco	Retained European heavyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Herve Hubeaux	UD	12	24 Feb 2017	Maritim Hotel Köln, Cologne, Germany	Won vacant European heavyweight title
15	Win	15–0	Christian Lewandowski	KO	7 (12), 0:20	4 Jun 2016	Seebühne, Magdeburg, Germany	Won vacant European Union heavyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Lawrence Tauasa	TKO	3 (8), 2:29	9 Jan 2016	Maritim Hotel Köln, Cologne, Germany
13	Win	13–0	Shalva Jomardashvili	KO	1 (8), 1:27	5 Dec 2015	Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany
12	Win	12–0	Maksym Pedyura	TKO	2 (8)	17 Oct 2015	Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany
11	Win	11–0	Artsiom Charniakevich	TKO	3 (10)	14 Dec 2014	Maritim Hotel Köln, Cologne, Germany
10	Win	10–0	Gbenga Oloukun	SD	10	22 Mar 2014	Atatürk Spor Salonu, Tekirdağ, Turkey	Won vacant WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title
9	Win	9–0	Wladimir Letr	KO	1 (6), 0:12	1 Feb 2014	Hala Okrąglak, Opole, Poland
8	Win	8–0	Pavel Siska	TKO	2 (8), 2:05	15 Dec 2013	Docks, Hamburg, Germany
7	Win	7–0	Alexander Kahl	TKO	1 (6), 1:21	27 Sep 2013	Atatürk Spor Salonu, Tekirdağ, Turkey
6	Win	6–0	Engin Solmaz	TKO	2 (6), 1:42	27 Jul 2013	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Ivan Ćirković	TKO	2 (6), 2:20	6 Apr 2013	SPC Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia
4	Win	4–0	Waldemar Pahl	PTS	4	2 Jun 2012	Kolpinghaus Beckum, Beckum, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Waldemar Pahl	TKO	3 (4), 1:50	30 Mar 2012	Maritim Hotel Köln, Cologne, Germany
2	Win	2–0	Selcuk Dinc	PTS	4	23 Jul 2011	Tai-Kien Gym, Aachen, Germany
1	Win	1–0	Yeton Abdullah	TKO	4 (4)	23 Jun 2011	Butan Gym, Wuppertal, Germany

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for Agit Kabayel from BoxRec