Florian Marku
| Florian Marku | |
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| Born | 29 September 1992 Lushnjë, Albania |
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| Nationality | Albanian |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Fighting out of | London, England |
| Years active |
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| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Florian Marku(born 29 September 1992) is an Albanian professional boxer and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
Professional boxing career[]
Marku made his professional debut on 1 December 2018, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Nikola Janicievic at the Beste Event Halle in Ulm, Germany.[1]
In November 2020, after compiling a record of 7–0 (5 KOs), he signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport.[2] The following month, Marku faced Jamie Stewart at The SSE Arena in London. The bout served as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev and was televised live on Sky Sports Box Office. In a fight which saw Marku drop his opponent to the canvas with a punch to the body in the second round, the result was controversially announced as a draw, with referee Marcus McDonnell scoring the bout 76–76.[3][4]
Marku returned to The SSE Arena for his next fight, facing Rylan Charlton on 20 February 2021. Marku boxed well and controlled a lot of the fight but suffered a knockdown in the sixth round from a right hand by Charlton, Marku went on to secure an eighth-round TKO after Charlton's corner threw in the towel after their charge was on the receiving end of a sustained attack by Marku.[5]
Professional boxing record[]
| 9 fights | 8 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 10 | N/A | N/A |  Maxim Prodan
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N/A | – (10) | 25 Sep 2021 |  Tottenham Stadium, , England
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For IBF International welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Rylan Charlton
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TKO | 8 (10), 2:18 | 20 Feb 2021 | The SSE Arena, London, England
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| 8 | Draw | 7–0–1 | Jamie Stewart
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PTS | 8 | 12 Dec 2020 | The SSE Arena, London, England
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Muma Mweemba
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:41 | 10 Nov 2020 | BT Sport Studio, London, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Nathan Bendon
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PTS | 6 | 13 Dec 2019 | Ice Planet, Altrincham, England
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 |  Miroslav Serban
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PTS | 6 | 20 Sep 2019 | indigo at The O2, London, England
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tommy Broadbent
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KO | 4 (4), 2:32 | 13 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jan Marsalek
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KO | 1 (6), 2:18 | 27 Apr 2019 | York Hall, London, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Ivan Godor
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TKO | 2 (4), 1:01 | 23 Mar 2019 | York Hall, London, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Nikola Janicievic
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TKO | 1 (4), 2:14 | 1 Dec 2018 |  Beste Event Halle, Ulm, Germany
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References[]
- ^ "BoxRec: Florian Marku vs. Nikola Janicievic". BoxRec. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Florian Marku: Albanian welterweight signs with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing". Sky Sports. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Benson, Michael (12 December 2020). "'Are you joking?' - Angry Albanian Florian Marku goes on stunning rant after draw". talkSPORT. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Dixon, Tris (12 December 2020). "Joshua-Pulev undercard action: Welterweight Florian Marku held to controversial draw by Jamie Stewart". The Ring. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (20 February 2021). "Florian Marku Gets Off The Floor, Stops Rylan Charlton in Eight". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Albanian male boxers
- Sportspeople from Lushnjë
- Welterweight boxers