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cruiserweight title in 2012 and 2014 and once for the IBF cruiserweight title in 2014

Professional career

Southpaw Arslan began his professional career in 1997 and won his first 13 fights with aggressive brawling before dropping back to back decisions to Collice Mutizwa and Rüdiger May. His biggest success in the early phase of his career was a draw against unbeaten Russian

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in 2003 but he lost his next fight to Czech Lubos Suda. In 2005 he beat local hero Alexander Petkovic and his career picked up momentum. His big breakthrough was entirely unexpected, though, as he managed to not only dominate but also KO unbeaten Russian fringe contender

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. For that he got a title shot in July 2007 and captured the interim WBA cruiserweight title with a split decision win over yet another Russian in Valery Brudov. Later that year he bested 43-year-old Virgil Hill for the WBA title. He beat contender

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on 3 May 2008 in Germany by unanimous decision. He lost his title against Panamanian

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in Hamburg, on 27 September 2008, one day before his birthday. After the loss to Jones, Arslan took an extended leave from boxing and returned almost two years later to face unheralded

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for the interim title. Arslan was in front but at the end of the 11th round he was unable to continue because of a syncope. In 2014, Arslan fought Yoan Pablo Hernandez for a chance to take Hernandez's cruiserweight belt, but lost in a tightly contested match with scores of: 115–113, 116–113, and 113–115.

Professional boxing record

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Kevin Lerena Kevin Lerena (born 5 May 1992) is a South African professional boxer who held the IBO cruiserweight title from 2017 to 2021 and challenged for the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title in 2022. As of September 2021, he is ranked as the world's fifth ...

, TKO , 6 (12), , 2020-02-08 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 57 , Win , 47-8-3 , style="text-align:left;", Sami Enbom , KO , 3 (10), , 2019-09-14 , style="text-align:left;", , , - , 56 , Win , 46-8-3 , style="text-align:left;", Cesar David Crenz , KO , 2 (10), , 2019-06-22 , style="text-align:left;", , , - , 55 , Win , 45-8-3 , style="text-align:left;", Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo , TKO , 3 (12), , 2019-04-13 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 55 , Draw , 44-8-3 , style="text-align:left;",

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, MD , 12 , 2018-11-17 , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", , - , 54 , Win , 44-8-2 , align=left, Pascal Ndomba , KO , 2 (12), , 2018-09-22 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 53 , Win , 43-8-2 , align=left, Pablo Matias Magrini , KO , 1 (12), , 2018-06-16 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 52 , Win , 42-8-2 , align=left, Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah , KO , 1 (10), , 2018-05-19 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 51 , Win , 41-8-2 , align=left, Alejandro Emilio Valori , KO , 7 (10), , 2017-10-07 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 50 , Win , 40-8-2 , align=left, Goran Delic , TKO , 6 (12), , 2017-07-15 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 49 , Win , 39-8-2 , align=left, Gezim Tahiri , RTD , 2 (10), , 2017-03-18 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 48 , Win , 38-8-2 , align=left,

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, UD , 12 , 2016-09-17 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 47 , Win , 37-8-2 , align=left, Claudio Morroni Porto , KO , 1 (8), , 2016-06-04 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 46 , Win , 36-8-2 , align=left, Paata Aduashvili , KO , 2 (12), , 2015-11-07 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 45 , Win , 35-8-2 , align=left, Gyula Bozai , UD , 8 , 2015-05-02 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 44 , Loss , 34-8-2 , align=left, Yoan Pablo Hernandez , SD , 12 , 2014-08-16 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 43 , Win , 34-7-2 , align=left, Tamas Bajzath , UD , 8 , 2014-06-07 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 42 , Loss , 33-7-2 , align=left, Marco Huck , TKO , 6 (12), , 2014-01-25 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 41 , Win , 33-6-2 , align=left, Varol Vekiloglu , UD , 10 , 2013-04-27 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 40 , Loss , 32-6-2 , align=left, Marco Huck , UD , 12 , 2012-11-03 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 39 , Draw , 32-5-2 , align=left, Aleksandr Alekseyev , MD , 12 , 2012-05-11 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 38 , Win , 32-5-1 , align=left, Orlando Antonio Farias , TKO , 2 (10), , 2012-01-28 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 37 , Win , 31-5-1 , align=left, Lubos Suda , TKO , 5 (12), , 2011-07-15 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 36 , Win , 30-5-1 , align=left, Michal Bilak , TKO , 3 (8), , 2011-04-01 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 35 , Loss , 29-5-1 , align=left, Steve Herelius , RTD , 11 (12), , 2010-07-03 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 34 , Loss , 29-4-1 , align=left,

, TKO , 10 (12), , 2008-09-27 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 33 , Win , 29-3-1 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , 2008-05-03 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 32 , Win , 28-3-1 , align=left, Virgil Hill , UD , 12 , 2007-11-24 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 31 , Win , 27-3-1 , align=left, Valery Brudov , SD , 12 , 2007-06-16 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 30 , Win , 26-3-1 , align=left,

, TKO , 5 (12) , 2006-10-28 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 29 , Win , 25-3-1 , align=left, Gabor Halasz , TKO , 2 (12) , 2006-05-23 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 28 , Win , 24-3-1 , align=left, Carlos Cruzat , UD , 12 , 2005-11-15 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 27 , Win , 23-3-1 , align=left, Wlodek Kopec , KO , 1 (8), , 2005-05-28 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 26 , Win , 22-3-1 , align=left, Alexander Petkovic , TKO , 7 (12) , 2005-01-18 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 25 , Win , 21-3-1 , align=left, Lee Manuel Ossie , UD , 10 , 2004-07-31 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 24 , Win , 20-3-1 , align=left, Marco Heinichen , KO , 5 (10) , 2004-03-20 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 23 , Win , 19-3-1 , align=left, Mircea Telecan , TKO , 2 (6) , 2004-01-17 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 22 , Loss , 18-3-1 , align=left, Lubos Suda , UD , 12 , 2003-12-12 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 21 , Draw , 18-2-1 , align=left, Vadim Tokarev , PTS , 12 , 2003-08-16 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 20 , Win , 18-2 , align=left, Bruce Oezbek , UD , 10 , 2003-05-24 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 19 , Win , 17-2 , align=left, Mircea Telecan , TKO , 2 (6) , 2002-09-07 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 18 , Win , 16-2 , align=left, Cosmin Pocora , KO , 1 (4) , 2002-06-15 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 17 , Win , 15-2 , align=left, Mihai Iftode , PTS , 4 (4) , 2002-06-08 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 16 , Win , 14-2 , align=left, Mark Hobson , TKO , 7 (8) , 2001-10-08 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 15 , Loss , 13-2 , align=left,

Rüdiger May Ruediger May (born 26 November 1974 in Meerane, Saxony) is a prolific German cruiserweight boxer known for his stinging jab. He challenged once for the WBO world cruiserweight title in 2004. Professional As an amateur May boxed in 76 fights, ma ...

, UD , 10 , 2001-05-19 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 14 , Loss , 13-1 , align=left, Collice Mutizwa , PTS , 6 , 2000-12-08 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 13 , Win , 13-0 , align=left, Tony Booth , TKO , 2 (6) , 2000-10-31 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 12 , Win , 12-0 , align=left, Chris Woollas , TKO , 2 (8) , 2000-07-13 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 11 , Win , 11-0 , align=left, Yves Monsieur , KO , 2 (8) , 2000-05-27 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 10 , Win , 10-0 , align=left, Zoltan Petranyi , KO , 3 (6) , 1999-10-16 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 9 , Win , 9-0 , align=left, Zoltan Beres , PTS , 8 , 1999-08-21 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 8 , Win , 8-0 , align=left, Frantisek Pacalaj , TKO , 2 (6) , 1999-06-19 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 7 , Win , 7-0 , align=left, Zoltan Kovacs , KO , 1 (6) , 1999-03-27 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 6 , Win , 6-0 , align=left, Wesly Dramasky , KO , 2 (6) , 1998-11-14 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 5 , Win , 5-0 , align=left, Patrik Akerlund , SD , 6 (6) , 1998-07-22 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 4 , Win , 4-0 , align=left, Ladislav Olah , TKO , 2 (6) , 1998-04-21 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 3 , Win , 3-0 , align=left, Roman Nikodem , KO , 2 (6) , 1997-11-29 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 2 , Win , 2-0 , align=left, Kevin Mitchell , PTS , 4 (4) , 1997-09-02 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 1 , Win , 1-0 , align=left, Zsolt Janko , PTS , 4 (4) , 1997-01-25 , align=left, , align=left,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arslan, Firat 1970 births Living people Cruiserweight boxers World cruiserweight boxing champions World Boxing Association champions German people of Turkish descent German male boxers People from Aichach-Friedberg Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria)

Professional career

Professional boxing record

See also

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