Samir Ziani

Samir Ziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French professional boxer who has held the European super-featherweight title since 2019.

Samir Ziani
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
NationalityFrench
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990
France
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights37
Wins33
Wins by KO8
Losses3
Draws1

Professional career

Ziani made his professional debut on 21 May 2010, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Jerry Cagniac at the Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers in Blagnac, France.[2]

He compiled a record of 8–0–1 (1 KO) before defeating Carel Sandon via ninth-round corner retirement (RTD) on 8 July 2011, capturing the vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title at the Piazza XX Settembre in Civitanova Marche, Italy.[3] After retaining his title with a unanimous decision (UD) victory against Ruddy Encarnacion in January 2012,[4] Ziani defeated Andrey Kudryavtsev via UD on 29 April at the Donbass Arena in Kyiv, Ukraine, capturing the vacant WBA International lightweight title.[5]

Following four more victories, one by stoppage, he suffered the first defeat of his career on 7 December 2013 at the Gymnase Georges Racine in Clichy, France, losing by twelve-round UD against Samir Kasmi in a bid for the vacant European Union super-featherweight title.[6]

He bounced back with a PTS victory against Sebastien Cornu in March 2014 before defeating Yoann Portallier on 6 June at the Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, capturing the French super-featherweight title via UD over ten rounds.[7]

In his next fight he suffered the second defeat of his career, losing by UD over ten rounds in December 2014 against future IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey.[8] Following the loss, Ziani went on a five-fight winning streak before facing Guillame Frenois for the vacant European super-featherweight title. The fight took place on 10 November 2016 at the Halle Georges Carpentier in Paris, France. All three judges scored the bout 115–113 in favour of Frenois, handing Ziani his third professional defeat.[9]

After scoring two wins in April 2017, Ziani faced reigning French super-featherweight champion and former foe Samir Kasmi in a rematch on 18 May at the Cirque d'hiver in Paris. Ziani got his revenge over Kasmi with a ten-round majority decision (MD) victory to capture the French title for a second time. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and 97–94 in favour of Ziani, while the third judge scored it a draw with 95–95.[10]

Following three PTS victories, he made a second attempt at the vacant European super-featherweight title, facing Juli Giner on 2 February 2019 at the Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. Ziani captured the vacant title with a sixth-round stoppage via RTD after Giner quit in his corner at the end of the round.[11] After a PTS win against Wallington Orobio in a non-title fight in April, Ziani retained his European title with a UD victory against Faroukh Kourbanov on 26 October in Agen, France, with one judge scoring the bout 119–109 while the other two scored it 116–112.[12]

In the second defence of his title, Ziani faced Alex Dilmaghani on 5 September 2020 at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, England. After eleven closely contested rounds, Ziani was behind on the judges' scorecards. At the end of the eleventh, Ziani caused Dilmaghani to stagger across the ring after a sustained attack. The champion followed up with a three-punch combination which visibly hurt the challenger. In the twelfth and final round Ziani resumed his assault, forcing Dilmaghani to the canvas twice, with referee Giuseppe Quartarone ruling both as slips. Ziani, now landing punches with ease, caught Dilmaghani with a left hook to send the challenger to the canvas with 30 seconds of the fight remaining, scoring the first official knockdown of the fight. Dilmaghani made it back to his left before Quartarone reached the count of ten, only to be knocked into the ropes and onto the canvas for a second time. Dilmaghani again made it to his feet but Quartarone decided to call a halt to the contest, handing Ziani a twelfth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory.[13][14] At the time of the stoppage, Ziani was behind on two of the judges' scorecards with 106–103 and 105–104, while the third judge scored in favour of Ziani with 105–104.[15]

Ziani was booked to face Serif Gurdijeljac for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title on 27 November 2021. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout, which his second consecutive stoppage victory.[16]

Professional boxing record

37 fights 33 wins 3 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 25 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
37 Win 33–3–1 Serbia Serif Gurdijeljac TKO 9 (12) 27 Nov 2021 France Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title
36 Win 32–3–1 United Kingdom Alex Dilmaghani TKO 12 (12), 2:51 5 Sep 2020 United Kingdom Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England Retained European super-featherweight title
35 Win 31–3–1 Belgium Faroukh Kourbanov UD 12 26 Oct 2019 France Agen Stadium, Agen, France Retained European super-featherweight title
34 Win 30–3–1 Colombia Wallington Orobio PTS 6 5 Apr 2019 France Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
33 Win 29–3–1 Spain Juli Giner RTD 6 (12), 3:00 2 Feb 2019 Spain Palau Olimpic Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Won vacant European super-featherweight title
32 Win 28–3–1 Czech Republic Michael Dufek PTS 8 22 Jun 2018 France Gymnase St. Exupéry, Blagnac, France
31 Win 27–3–1 France Dame Seck PTS 6 14 Apr 2018 France Gymnase Massot, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
30 Win 26–3–1 France Sylvain Chapelle PTS 6 21 Oct 2017 France Gymnase St. Exupéry, Blagnac, France
29 Win 25–4–1 France Samir Kasmi MD 10 18 May 2017 France Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France Won French super-featherweight title
28 Win 24–3–1 Georgia (country) Giorgi Gachechiladze TKO 4 (6) 8 Apr 2017 France Gymnase Massot, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
27 Win 23–3–1 France Dame Seck PTS 8 1 Apr 2017 France Salle des Trois Provinces, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
26 Loss 22–3–1 France Guillaume Frenois PTS 12 10 Nov 2016 France Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France For vacant European super-featherweight title
25 Win 22–2–1 Poland Maurycy Gojko UD 8 14 May 2016 France Salle de L'Amphithéatre, Rodez, France
24 Win 21–2–1 France Dame Seck UD 10 29 Jan 2016 France Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France Retained French super-featherweight title
23 Win 20–2–1 France Alix Djavoiev UD 6 14 Nov 2015 France Salles des Sports, Auxi-le-Château, France
22 Win 19–2–1 France Sebastien Cornu TKO 8 (10) 12 Jun 2015 France Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France Retained French super-featherweight title
21 Win 18–2–1 Ecuador Alex Bone PTS 10 30 Jan 2015 France Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
20 Loss 17–2–1 Ghana Richard Commey UD 10 13 Dec 2014 Denmark MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
19 Win 17–1–1 France Yoann Portailler UD 10 6 Jun 2014 France Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France Won French super-featherweight title
18 Win 16–1–1 France Sebastien Cornu PTS 8 15 Mar 2014 France Salles des Trois Provinces, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
17 Loss 15–1–1 France Samir Kasmi UD 12 7 Dec 2013 France Gymnase Georges Racine, Clichy, France For vacant European Union super-featherweight title
16 Win 15–0–1 France Sebastien Benito PTS 8 25 May 2013 France Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
15 Win 14–0–1 Venezuela Hermin Isava TKO 6 (6) 23 Feb 2013 Monaco Mazagan Beach and Gold Ressort, El Jadida, Morocco
14 Win 13–0–1 Poland Maurycy Gojko PTS 8 23 Nov 2012 France Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
13 Win 12–0–1 France Brahim Bouizem UD 8 15 Jun 2012 France Halle Aux Grains, Toulouse, France
12 Win 11–0–1 Russia Andrey Kudryavtsev UD 12 29 Apr 2012 Ukraine Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine Won vacant WBA International lightweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Spain Ruddy Encarnacion UD 10 26 Jan 2012 France Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France Retained WBC International Silver lightweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Italy Carel Sandon RTD 9 (10), 3:00 8 Jul 2011 Italy Piazza XX Settembre, Civitanova Marche, Italy Won vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 France Sezer Erunsal PTS 6 27 May 2011 France Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
8 Win 7–0–1 France Mehdi Bounakab UD 4 7 May 2011 France Le Dôme de Marseille, Marseille, France
7 Win 6–0–1 France Mehdi Boubekeur PTS 6 30 Apr 2011 France Pierrelaye, France
6 Win 5–0–1 France Mounir Chaib TKO 3 (6) 25 Feb 2011 France Salle Bellegrave, Pessac, France
5 Win 4–0–1 France Yohan Garanx PTS 4 4 Dec 2010 France Salle Jean Moulin, Bergerac, France
4 Win 3–0–1 France Vergile Degonzaga PTS 6 26 Nov 2010 France Gymnase du Port Marchand, Toulon, France
3 Draw 2–0–1 France Marvin Petit PTS 6 6 Nov 2010 France Salle C.S Europe, Élancourt, France
2 Win 2–0 France Christophe Guedes PTS 4 12 Jun 2010 France Gymnase Raymond Boisset, Cournon d'Auvergne, France
1 Win 1–0 France Jerry Cagniac PTS 4 21 May 2010 France Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France

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