Selçuk Aydın

Selçuk Aydın

Aydın in 2011
Statistics
Nickname(s) Mini Tyson
Turkish Warrior
Rated at Light welterweight
Welterweight
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Reach 165 cm (65 in)
Nationality Turkish
Born (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983
Trabzon, Trabzon Province,
Turkey
Boxing record
Total fights 31
Wins 28
Wins by KO 21
Losses 3
Medal record
Men's boxing
Competitor for  Turkey
European Amateur Championships
2002 Perm Lightweight
2004 Pula Lightweight
EU Amateur Championships
2003 Strasbourg Lightweight
2004 Madrid Lightweight
2006 Pécs Lightweight
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almeíra Lightweight

Selçuk Aydın (born 4 September 1983) is a Turkish professional boxer and former WBC Silver welterweight champion. As an amateur in the lightweight division, he won several medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.

Amateur

As an amateur he fought as a teenager at bantamweight where he won the European U17 title in 1999 and as a grown-up in the lightweight (60 kg) category where he won the European junior title in 2001. At senior level he won bronze in 2002 and a silver medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia where he lost to Dimitar Stilianov. 2003 at the world championships he lost his second fight against Thai Pichai Sayotha.

Aydın won the 2004 World University Boxing Championships and also participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece but was eliminated in the first round by Dimitar Stilianov.

He was more successful at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain and won the silver medal, at the World Championships 2005 he lost his third bout to Jong Sub-Baik. The short-tempered Aydin was suspended for several years after hitting a referee and turned pro.

Professional career

Selcuk Aydin's professional debut was against Marian Gabris and knocked him out in the 1st round with 1 minute 31 seconds in. He then fought various other fighters. His first major fight for a title was against Lucky Lewele for the vacant WBC International welterweight title. He defeated him with a unanimous decision to gain the title. He then defended his title against Marat Khuzeev, Luis Hernandez, Said Ouali and Jackson Osei Bonsu. On June 5, 2010 Selcuk had a bout with Jo Jo Dan for the vacant WBC Silver welterweight title. He defeated Jo Jo Dan with a controversial split decision to win and nab himself the WBC Silver welterweight title. He would then go onto defeat Jo Jo Dan again via controversial decision in a re-match over a year later on November 26, 2011.

Selcuk Aydin vs. Robert Guerrero

On 28 July 2012 Selcuk Aydin faced Robert Guerrero for the interim WBC Welterweight Title. It was by far Selcuk's most important fight in his career at this point. Robert Guerrero was shown as a clear favourite for this fight. The fight lasted the full 12 rounds and Robert Guerrero won with a unanimous decision with the referee's scoring it 117-111, 116-112, 116-112. After the fight Selcuk Aydin was interviewed and said he had been ripped off by not being given this chance when he was first declared the mandatory contender to fight for the belt and said since then he has lost his will and energy.

Selcuk Aydin vs. Jesus Soto Karass

After suffering the first loss of his career against Robert Guerrero, Aydin returned to the ring for a 10-round fight with Jesus Soto Karass on January 26, 2013. The fight went the distance, where Soto Karass was awarded a majority decision victory.

Selcuk Aydin vs. DeMarcus Corley

Following an eighth-round KO victory over Aaron Herrera two months earlier, Aydin then went onto face DeMarcus Corley on September 27, 2013. Aydin won by TKO in the fifth round when Corley was unable to continue and decided to quit in the process.

Postol vs. Aydin

Aydin fought against Ukrainan undefeated boxer Postol for title elimination in U.S and lost this match by KO in round 11.

The Comeback

In the fifth round, Selcuk Aydin won by TKO against Nodar Robakidze.

Professional Boxing Record

28 Wins (21 Knockouts), 3 Defeats, 0 Draws
Result Opponent Date Type Round Location Notes
Win Georgia (country) Nodar Robakidze 18/12/2015 RTD 5/8 Ahi-Festsaal und Event Location, Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Win Serbia Misa Nikolic 11/04/2015 KO 1/8 Hövelhof boxing arena, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss Ukraine Viktor Postol 17/05/2014 KO 11/12 Inglewood, California, USA WBC light welterweight title Eliminator
Win United States DeMarcus Corley 27/09/2013 RTD 4/12 Tekirdağ Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul, Turkey Won vacant WBC Mediterranean light welterweight title
Win Mexico Aaron Herrera 27/07/2013 KO 8/10 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Niedersachsen, Germany
Win Italy Giuseppe Lauri 22/03/2013 UD 10/10 Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany Won interim PABA light welterweight title
Loss Mexico Jesus Soto Karass 26/01/2013 MD 10/10 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss United States Robert Guerrero 28/07/2012 UD 12/12 California HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, United States For WBC Welterweight Title.
Win Romania Jo Jo Dan 26/11/2011 UD 12/12 Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey Retained WBC Silver Welterweight Title.
Win Belarus Roman Dekhkanov 15/07/2011 KO 5/12 EWS Arena, Goeppingen, Germany
Win Belarus Dzmitry Lubachkin 01/04/2011 KO 1/12 Digibet Pferdesportpark, Berlin, Germany
Win Romania Jo Jo Dan 05/06/2010 SD 12/12 Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul, Turkey Won vacant WBC Silver welterweight Title.
Win Belgium Jackson Osei Bonsu 07/11/2009 KO 9/12 BJK Akatlar Arena, Istanbul, Turkey Won EBU (European) welterweight title -

Retained WBC International welterweight title.

Win Morocco Said Ouali 17/04/2009 SD 12/12 Buffalo Bill's Star Arena, Primm, Nevada, USA Retained WBC International welterweight title.
Win EcuadorLuis Hernandez 03/06/2009 TKO 1/12 Kugelbake-Halle, Niedersachsen, Germany Retained WBC International welterweight title.
Win Russia Marat Khuzeev 12/09/2008 KO 2/12 Kugelbake-Halle, Niedersachsen, Germany Retained WBC International welterweight title.
Win South Africa Lucky Lewele 04/26/2008 UD 12/12 Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey Won WBC International welterweight title.
Win Uzbekistan Farhad Bakirov 15/02/2008 UD 8/8 Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Bayern, Germany
Win Estonia Leonti Vorontsuk 15/02/2008 KO 2/6 Istanbul, Turkey
Win Latvia Jurijs Boreiko 23/12/2007 TKO 2/8 Maritim Hotel, Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win Belarus Aliaksandr Shnip 23/11/2007 TKO 1/8 Palacio de los deportes, Andoain, País Vasco, Spain
Win Russia Sergey Starkov 21/09/2007 TKO 6/8 {Hansehalle, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Win Ukraine Yuri Tsybenko 16/06/2007 KO 2/8 Atatürk Sport Salonu, Ankara, Turkey
Win Slovakia Rastislav Kovac 27/04/2007 TKO 3/8 Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany
Win Argentina Diego Martin Alzugaray 24/03/2007 KO 2/8 Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
WinBelarus Vitali Martynau 03/09/2007 KO 1/6 Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany
Win Latvia Sergejs Savrinovics 02/10/2007 KO 6/6 Hotel Elysee, Rothenbaum, Hamburg, Germany
Win Latvia Deniss Aleksejevs 27/01/2007 TKO 2/4 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win Uzbekistan Jonny Ibramov 15/12/2006 TKO 2/4 Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany
Win Romania Marius Bugheata 02/12/2006 KO 1/4 Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Win Slovakia Marian Gabris 10/11/2006 TKO 1/4 York Hall, Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany

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