Dan Azeez

Dan Azeez (born 30 August 1989) is a British professional boxer. He is the only British light-heavyweight to capture all British Boxing Board of Control domestic titles. He has held the British title since 2021; the Commonwealth title since 2022; and European title since March 2023.

Dan Azeez
Azeez in 2019
Statistics
Nickname(s)Super
Weight(s)Light-heavyweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Born30 August 1989 (1989-08-30) (age 34)
London, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights20
Wins20
Wins by KO13

Amateur career

Azeez started boxing as an amateur competitively while studying at Essex University where he got a degree in Accounting and Finance. He boxed under the tutelage of Gordon Charlesworth at the Colchester-based amateur boxing club. Dan had over 60 contests and was crowned ABA South of England champion three times.[2][3] Azeez won the prestigious Box Cup tournament in 2013 at London's Alexandra Palace.

Professional career

In December 2017, Azeez made his professional debut against Daniel Borisov at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, scoring two knock downs on the way to a dominant points decision.[3]

On 20 July 2019 after eight fights, Dan Azeez challenged for the vacant Southern Area title on the Dillian Whyte vs Oscar Rivas undercard live on Sky Sports at The O2 Arena against fellow Londoner Charlie Duffield .[4] Azeez dominated from the first round causing swelling under Duffield's left eye which only got worse as the rounds continued . After a number of right hands delivered from Azeez in the sixth round, the referee stopped the bout while Duffield's corner threw in the towel.[5]

Azeez winning the British title in November 2021

On 14 December 2019 Dan outpointed the previously unbeaten Lawrence Osueke over ten rounds at the Brentwood Centre to claim the vacant English title.[6]

After successfully defending the English title twice, Azeez got another chance to step on to the big platform as his clash with Hosea Burton for the vacant British light-heavyweight title was to be shown live on Sky Sports.[7] On 20 November 2021 Azeez put on an impressive performance and blasted Burton to a halt in the seventh round to become the new British light-heavyweight champion at The SSE Arena, Wembley. Azeez dominated the fight with his unrelenting aggression from the first round. After a huge left hand, Azeez trapped Burton in the corner with a vicious barrage of punches to force the referee's intervention.[8]

Professional boxing record
20 fights 20 wins 0 losses
By knockout 13 0
By decision 7 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Win 20–0 Khalid Graidia PTS 8 15 Jul 2023 Teatro Maggiore, Verbania, Italy
19 Win 19–0 Thomas Faure TKO 12 (12) 11 Mar 2023 Zénith Paris, Paris, France Won vacant European light-heavyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Rocky Fielding TKO 8 (12), 2:05 17 Dec 2022 Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England Retained British light-heavyweight title;
Won vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
17 Win 17–0 Shakan Pitters UD 12 3 Sep 2022 M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England Retained British light-heavyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Reece Cartwright TKO 8 (10), 1:32 26 Mar 2022 Wembley Arena, England
15 Win 15–0 Hosea Burton TKO 7 (12), 2:27 20 Nov 2021 The SSE Arena, Wembley, England Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Ivo Zednicek KO 3 (6), 2:05 25 Sep 2021 Corn Exchange, Bedford, England
13 Win 13–0 Ricky Summers SD 10 17 Apr 2021 Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England Retained English light-heavyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Andre Sterling TKO 9 (10), 1:59 2 Sep 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England Retained English light-heavyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Lawrence Osueke PTS 10 14 Dec 2019 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England Won vacant English light-heavyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Edgars Sniedze TKO 5 (6), 1:21 9 Nov 2019 York Hall, London, England
9 Win 9–0 Charlie Duffield TKO 6 (10), 2:49 20 Jul 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant Southern Area light-heavyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Josip Perkovic TKO 4 (8), 3:00 26 Apr 2019 York Hall, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Stanislav Eschner TKO 5 (6), 1:58 22 Feb 2019 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Charles Adamu PTS 6 26 Oct 2018 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Adam Jones PTS 4 13 Jul 2018 York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Jevgenijs Andrejevs TKO 1 (4), 2:49 26 May 2018 The Corn Exchange, Ipswich, England
3 Win 3–0 Richard Harrison TKO 3 (4), 1:26 28 Apr 2018 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
2 Win 2–0 Craig Nicholson TKO 4 (4), 1:52 3 Mar 2018 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
1 Win 1–0 Daniel Borisov PTS 4 2 Dec 2017 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England

References
  1. "Boxing record for Dan Azeez". BoxRec.
  2. "Professional boxer from Catford running free workshops for kids to 'get them off the streets'". News Shopper.
  3. "Azeez: I owe Essex University Boxing Club everything". Gazette.
  4. "Azeez lands first title shot". Gazette.
  5. "Whyte vs Rivas: Fabio Wardley and Dan Azeez both score stoppage wins in London". Sky Sports.
  6. "Favourite Hosea Burton starts explosively against Bob Ajisafe; MTK Golden Contract light-heavyweight report (pt 1)". SecondsOut Boxing News.
  7. "Lewisham's Dan Azeez confident of claiming British title – and perhaps finally landing promotional package". South London Press. 22 October 2021.
  8. "Dan Azeez stops Hosea Burton in seventh round to become new British light-heavyweight champion". Sky Sports. 21 November 2021.
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