Dennis Ceylan (born 3 March 1989, Høje Tåstrup, Denmark) is a Danish professional boxer. He was born in Høje Taastrup, but grew up in

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and is a member of boxing club BK Aarhus. Ceylan is a former

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European featherweight champion. As an amateur he competed at the

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as a

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. In September 2012, Ceylan turned professional with

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fighting at

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. He currently has a record of 18-2-2 with 8 knockout wins.

EBU title fights

Ceylan vs. Walsh

In October 2016, he won the

featherweight title by defeating, the reigning British featherweight champion, Ryan Walsh by split decision. The scorecards read 115-112, 115-112 and 112-117 in favour of Ceylan.

Ceylan vs. Lowe

It was then announced that the first defense of his title would be against Isaac Lowe, the reigning Commonwealth champion. The fight was set for March 2017, but was stopped prematurely, after there was an accidental clash of heads in the fourth round, leaving Ceylan unable to continue. The fight was therefore declared a technical draw, and Ceylan retained his title.

Ceylan vs. Warrington

In his next bout, Ceylan fought Josh Warrington in an IBF featherweight title final eliminator. Ceylan lost via a tenth-round knockout.

Professional boxing record

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Josh Warrington Josh Warrington (born 14 November 1990) is an English professional boxer. He is a two-time world featherweight champion, having held the IBF title between 2018 and 2022. At regional level, he held the British, Commonwealth, European and WBC I ...

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Titles in boxing

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External links

Dennis Ceylan - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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Box.Live

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ceylan, Dennis Living people Olympic boxers of Denmark Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Bantamweight boxers Danish people of Turkish descent 1989 births Danish male boxers Sportspeople from Aarhus People from Høje-Taastrup Municipality