Nuri Seferi
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Real name | Nuri Seferi |
Nickname(s) | Albanian Tyson |
Rated at | Cruiserweight |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Nationality |
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Born |
Gostivar, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | 23 December 1976
Stance | Orthodox stance |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 43 |
Wins | 36 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 7 |
Draws | 0 |
Nuri Seferi (born 23 December 1976 in Gostivar, SFR Yugoslavia) is an ethnic Albanian Cruiserweight boxer fighting out of Burgdorf, Switzerland.
Biography
Seferi was born to an Albanian family. Whilst in Yugoslavia as an eight-year-old he started wrestling, a sport which his grandfather had competed in professionally. In 1992 his family fled from Gostivar and moved to Burgdorf, Switzerland. Seferi found it hard to adapt to the lifestyle and language change, and as he was 15 at the time he was too old for compulsory education. He took up boxing in order to help with integration into Swiss society.[1] He began to train under the guidance of trainer Sandor Konya at a local gym in Burgdorf, but he also trained with legendary Swiss martial artist and kickboxer Andy Hug as well.
Amateur career
With a perfect record of 10 wins with 9 knockouts as an amateur, Seferi became the Swiss amateur heavyweight champion in 1998. Sortly after winning the title however he began to focus on turning professional and retired a successful amateur career undefeated.
Professional
He made his professional debut on 31 March 1999 against Slovakian Miroslav Dzurenda in Worb, Switzerland. The 22 year old Seferi won the fight by a knockout in the first round. his first defeat came on 16 June 2001 to Ukrainian Kostyantyn Okhrey, with Seferi being unable to continue in the 4th round due to a rib injury. Of his first 10 wins in 6 round bouts, all were won by knockouts in the first 4 rounds, with 6 knockouts coming in the opening rounds.
On 7 July 2012 Seferi made his comeback fight following his operation against Giulian Ilie in Bern, Switzerland before the Wladimir Klitschko v Tony Thompson bout. Seferi started the fight poorly, gettin outfoxed and unable to match Ilie's speed. HoweveR he gained momentum in the latter rounds and knocked down his opponent in the sixth and eighth round respectively to win on points over the 8 rounds.[2]
He fought Steve Herelius on 7 December 2013. Seferi dominated the fight, but his opponent got disqualified in the 7th round.
He is expected to face Krzysztof Glowacki end January 2015. Winner gets to fight Tony Bellew for WBO title eliminator.
Personal life
He has a younger brother, Sefer Seferi who is also a professional boxer in the cruiserweight division. In December 2011, Nuri and his brother Sefer were named honorary citizens of their birthplace, Gostivar in Macedonia by the city's mayor Rufi Osmani.[3]
Professional boxing record
36 Wins (20 knockouts, 16 decisions), 6 Losses (1 knockout, 5 decisions), | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 36-7 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2015-01-31 | ![]() |
WBO European Cruiserweight title. WBO Cruiserweight title eliminator tournament |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 36-6 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2014-05-16 | ![]() |
WBO European Cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 35-6 | ![]() |
MD | 8 | 2014-04-11 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34-6 | ![]() |
DQ | 7 | 2013-12-20 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 33-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 2012-10-07 | ![]() |
WBO European Cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32-6 | ![]() |
MD | 8 | 2012-07-07 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 2011-09-24 | ![]() |
WBO European Cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 30-6 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2011-03-19 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 29-6 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2010-11-27 | ![]() |
WBO European Cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28-6 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2010-06-26 | ![]() |
Vacant WBO European Cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 27-6 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 2010-06-05 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 2009-12-26 | ![]() |
interim WBC Mediterranean cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25-6 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 2009-12-12 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24-6 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 2009-07-25 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23-6 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 2008-12-20 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22-6 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 2008-11-28 | ![]() |
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style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 21-6 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2008-07-04 | ![]() |
WBC International cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21-5 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2008-05-03 | ![]() |
interim Global Boxing Union cruiserweight title |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20-5 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2007-12-08 | ![]() |
interim Global Boxing Union cruiserweight title |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19-5 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 2007-05-26 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18-5 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 2007-01-20 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17-5 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 2006-09-16 | ![]() |
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style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-5 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2006-06-03 | ![]() |
Seferi received point deduction in 4th round for attacing with head. |
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 16-4 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 2006-04-26 | ![]() |
vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16-3 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 | 2005-12-26 | ![]() |
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style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 15-3 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2005-09-28 | ![]() |
German International heavyweight title. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15-2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 2005-05-21 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14-2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2005-02-26 | ![]() |
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style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 13-2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 2005-02-11 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13-1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2004-09-25 | ![]() |
Witkowski knocked down in round 4,6,7 |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12-1 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 2004-06-12 | ![]() |
Oezbek down in 5th round. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11-1 | ![]() |
SD | 8 | 2003-06-09 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 2002-09-28 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 2002-05-20 | ![]() |
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style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 8-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 16/06/2001 | ![]() |
Seferi couldn't continue due to a rib-injury. |
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 12/05/2001 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 09/12/2000 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 28/08/2000 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 20/05/2000 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
KO | 4 | 17/03/2000 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 03/10/1999 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 22/05/1999 | ![]() |
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style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1-0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 31/03/1999 | ![]() |