Elvir Muriqi (born May 10, 1979) is an
Albanian boxer.
Background
Muriqi was born in
Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
and moved to the
United States
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in 1996 with his family to escape the growing tension in Kosovo. He boxed as an amateur in his homeland but never had a chance to become known outside Serbia . Muriqi turned professional in
New York.
Professional boxing record
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Sean Monaghan
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Blake Caparello
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Daniel Judah
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Clinton Woods
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Antonio Tarver
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Danny Santiago
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, align=center, 29-1, , align=left, Charles Ward
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, align=center, 28-1, , align=left, Thomas Reid
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, align=center, 27-1, , align=left, James Crawford
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, align=center, 26-1, , align=left, Tiwon Taylor
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, align=center, 25-1, , align=left, Mike Coker
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, align=center, 21-1, , align=left, Erin Fitchett
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, align=center, 14-1, , align=left, Adrian Miller
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, align=center, 13-1, , align=left, Danny Sheehan
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, align=center, 13-0, , align=left, Fermin Chirino
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, align=center, 12-0, , align=left, Angelo Simpson
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, align=center, 11-0, , align=left, Boyer Chew
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, align=center, 10-0, , align=left, Steve Ussery
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, align=center, 9-0, , align=left, Angelo Simpson
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, align=center, 8-0, , align=left, Thomas Barker
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, align=center, 7-0, , align=left, Marvin Ladson
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, align=center, 5-0, , align=left, Eric Rhinehart
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Notes
Awards
* Muriqi received a Sportsmanship award from
Albanian Roots at the Albanian Roots Parade in the summer of 2013.
* Muriqi has been advertised in the
Albanian American Success Stories magazine.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muriqi, Elvir
1979 births
Living people
Yugoslav emigrants to the United States
American people of Albanian descent
American people of Kosovan descent
Light-heavyweight boxers
Albanian male boxers
American male boxers