Anthony Yigit

Anthony Yigit
Born (1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 33)
Farsta, Sweden
Other namesDigit Yigit, Can You Dig It
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Reach168 cm (66 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins29
Wins by KO10
Losses4
Draws1

Anthony Yigit (born 1 September 1991) is a Swedish professional boxer who challenged for the IBF light welterweight title in 2018. As an amateur, following his success in 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Yigit qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

He is of Turkish,[1] Finnish and Russian descent. He is a member of Hammarby IF and regularly trains with the club.[2]

Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yigit reached the second round, where he lost to Denys Berinchyk.[3]

Professional career

Yigit turned pro by signing with promotional company Team Sauerland in 2013. Touted as one of the most talented Swedish prospects in a while and a great addition to the 'Nordic Fight Nights' event organized by Team Sauerland, he went on to win his pro debut in Denmark on 13 April 2013.[4]

On 11 February 2017, Yigit fought against veteran boxer Lenny Daws for the vacant European Super Lightweight title. Despite the hostile crowd in the UK, Yigit managed to masterfully outbox Daws to capture the title.[5]

In 2017, Yigit had two notable unanimous decision wins against Spaniard Sandor Martin and Brit Joe Hughes, which would eventually lead him to entering the junior welterweight World Boxing Super Series tournament. These wins in 2017 would subsequently lead to Yigit being named 'Champion of the Year' by the European Boxing Union for 2017.[6]

World Boxing Super Series

Anthony Yigit, who was ranked #3 by the IBF, #5 by the WBO and #7 by the WBC at the time, entered the WBSS and was set to face Belarusian junior welterweight Ivan Baranchyk, who was ranked #2 by the IBF and #8 by the WBC. The fight would be for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title as a part of the WBSS quarter finals.[7] Baranchyk would end up being too much for the Swede overwhelming him with relentless pressure, the referee went on to stop the contest at the end of round 7 due to a gruesome injury on Yigit's eye.[8]

Yigit vs. Romero

After a two-year layoff since his previous fight, Yigit returned to the ring on 17 July 2021 in San Antonio, Texas on the undercard of Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño to face undefeated WBA interim lightweight champion Rolando Romero on short notice after Romero's original opponent pulled out.[9] Romero's title was no longer at stake when Yigit weighed in 5.2 lbs over the 135 lb limit, but the fight nonetheless went ahead. On the night, Romero dropped Yigit multiple times en route to a seventh-round technical knockout victory, handing Yigit his second professional loss.[10]

Television

In 2021, Yigit appeared as a contestant on Elitstyrkans hemligheter, the Swedish adaptation of SAS: Who Dares Wins on TV4.[11] On 8 April 2023, Yigit was a special guest celebrity in the episode Drömsystrar of the Swedish language reality television series Drag Race Sverige broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play.[12] In 2024, Yigit competed on the reality-competition series The Challenge Sverige, the Swedish adaptation of The Challenge.[13]

Professional boxing record

34 fights 29 wins 4 losses
By knockout 10 3
By decision 19 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
34 Win 29–4–1 Jamshid Nazari UD 6 12 Jan 2024 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
33 Win 28–4–1 David Rajuili UD 6 7 Oct 2023 Arena Naestved, Naevstved, Denmark
32 Loss 27–4–1 Denys Berinchyk UD 12 26 Aug 2023 Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland For WBO International Light lightweight titles
31 Win 27–3–1 Jacob Quinn UD 4 2023-05-27 Quality Hotel, Malmö, Sweden
30 Loss 26–3–1 Keyshawn Davis TKO 9 (10), 0:21 2023-04-08 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. For WBO Inter-Continental and vacant WBC-USNBC lightweight titles
29 Win 26–2–1 Humberto Martinez TKO 3 (8), 2:40 2022-05-22 Santa Marta, Colombia
28 Win 25–2–1 Ever Garcia Hernandez KO 2 (8), 2:58 2022-04-24 Club La Armistad, Santa Marta, Colombia
27 Loss 24–2–1 Rolando Romero TKO 7 (12), 1:54 2021-07-17 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
26 Win 24–1–1 Siar Ozgul PTS 8 2019-06-28 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
25 Win 23–1–1 Sandro Hernandez TKO 5 (8), 2:30 2019-05-04 Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
24 Win 22–1–1 Mohamed Khalladi UD 8 2019-02-16 Conlog Arena, Koblenz, Germany
23 Loss 21–1–1 Ivan Baranchyk RTD 7 (12), 3:00 2018-10-27 Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. For vacant IBF light welterweight title;
World Boxing Super Series: Super lightweight quarter-final
22 Win 21–0–1 Joe Hughes UD 12 2017-12-02 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England Retained EBU (European) light welterweight title
21 Win 20–0–1 Sandor Martin UD 12 2017-09-30 Solnahallen, Solna, Sweden Retained EBU (European) light welterweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Lenny Daws UD 12 2017-02-11 Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, England Won vacant EBU (European) light welterweight title
19 Win 18–0–1 Armando Robles UD 10 2016-09-10 Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
18 Win 17–0–1 Philip Sutcliffe, Jr. MD 8 2016-05-07 Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
17 Win 16–0–1 DeMarcus Corley RTD 3 (8), 3:00 2015-12-19 Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden
16 Win 15–0–1 Chaquib Fadli UD 8 2015-09-19 Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden
15 Win 14–0–1 Tony Owen TKO 7 (8), 2:08 2015-06-20 Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark
14 Win 13–0–1 Festim Kryeziu UD 10 2015-03-21 Rostock, Germany
13 Win 12–0–1 Kim Poulsen TKO 6 (10), 0:34 2015-02-07 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark Won vacant WBC Baltic welterweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Gianluca Ceglia TKO 7 (8), 0:02 2014-12-13 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
11 Win 10–0–1 Kasper Bruun TD 6 (10) 2014-04-12 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark Won vacant WBC Baltic light welterweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Ryan Fields UD 6 2014-02-15 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
9 Win 8–0–1 Radoslav Mitev TKO 3 (6), 1:55 2014-02-01 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark
8 Win 7–0–1 Michal Vosyka TKO 6 (6), 0:17 2013-11-23 Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany
7 Win 6–0–1 Anton Bekish UD 6 2013-11-16 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
6 Draw 5–0–1 Tony Pace MD 4 2013-10-19 Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark
5 Win 5–0 Andrei Staliarchuk UD 4 2013-09-07 Arena Nord, Fredrikshavn, Denmark
4 Win 4–0 Jan Balog UD 4 2013-06-15 NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark
3 Win 3–0 Dee Mitchell PTS 4 25 May 2013 O2 Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Andrei Hramyka UD 4 2013-04-27 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Aliaksandr Abramenka TKO 3 (4), 2:04 2013-04-13 Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark

References

  1. ^ "Yiğit, zorlu müsabakaya Türk Milli Takımı forması ile çıktı" (in Turkish). haberisvec.com. 20 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Europamästaren Anthony Yigit tackar Bajen Boxning" (in Swedish). Hammarby Boxning. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Anthony Yigit Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.org. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Anthony Yigit Goes Sauerland, Makes Pro Debut on 4/13". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Anthony Yigit Decisions Lenny Daws To Capture Euro Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Anthony Yigit named European Champion of the Year for 2017". WBN - World Boxing News. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Baranchyk vs Yigit - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Anthony Yigit-Ivan Baranchyk to contest IBF junior welterweight title in WBSS". The Ring. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  9. ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (8 July 2021). "Austin Dulay injured, Rolando Romero vs Anthony Yigit set for July 17th". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Rolando Romero scores dominant seventh round knockout of Anthony Yigit". The Ring. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Ge allt eller ge upp i Elitstyrkans hemligheter Sverige" (in Swedish). TV4. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Drag Race Sverige: Drömsystrar, Icona Pop & Mellostjärnans mystiska makeover". www.qx.se (in Swedish). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Elin Härkönen och Anthony Yigit bröt förlovningen efter The Challenge" (in Swedish). TV4. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.