Amin Asikainen
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| Amin Asikainen | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Amin Asikainen |
| Nickname | Idi |
| Weight | Middleweight |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Birth date | January 21, 1976 |
| Birth place | Kirkkonummi, Finland |
| Style | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 20 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Amin "Idi" Asikainen (b. January 21, 1976 in Kirkkonummi) is a Finnish boxer. He is the current EBU Middleweight Champion.
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[edit] Early life
Amin was born in 1976 to a Moroccan father and a Finnish mother. At the age of six, he started playing football, but abandoned the sport in favor of boxing when he was twelve. A childhood friend of his, Joni Turunen, also became a succesful amateur boxer.
[edit] Amateur boxing
Asikainen has fought a total of 175 amateur matches, winning 135 of them. He was the Finnish champion in 1996, 1998 and 1999.
[edit] Professional career
Asikainen won the EU middleweight championship on May 5, 2006, after beating the Frenchman Christophe Tendil by a knockout in the fifth round. After beating Sebastian Sylvester, a German, on June 3, 2006, Asikainen became the EBU Middleweight Champion.
As of February 2007 Asikainen has defended the title twice, first against Alexander Sipos on October 6, 2006, and then against Lorenzo Di Giacomo on January 30, 2007.
