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, Turkey
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	29
Wins by KO	22
Losses	3
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Turkey European Championships 2004 Pula Lightweight 2002 Perm Lightweight EU 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.^[1] He is a former European and WBC Silver welterweight champion. As an amateur he won several medals at the European and European Union Championships, all in the lightweight division.

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 Shtilianov. 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 Shtilianov.

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 on to 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

32 fights, 29 wins (22 knockouts), 3 losses (1 knockout)
No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
32	Win	29–3	Adnan Zilic	TKO	1 (8), 0:23	27 Feb 2016	Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
31	Win	28–3	Nodar Robakidze	RTD	5 (8), 3:00	18 Dec 2015	Ahi Event Location, Ratingen, Germany
30	Win	27–3	Misa Nikolic	KO	1 (8), 2:23	11 Apr 2015	Schützen- und Bürgerhaus, Hövelhof, Germany
29	Loss	26–3	Viktor Postol	KO	11 (12), 2:52	17 May 2014	The Forum, Inglewood, California, US
28	Win	26–2	DeMarcus Corley	RTD	4 (12), 3:00	27 Sep 2013	Tekirdağ Atatürk Spor Kompleksi, Istanbul, Turkey	Won vacant WBC Mediterranean light-welterweight title
27	Win	25–2	Aaron Herrera	KO	8 (10), 2:29	27 Jul 2013	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
26	Win	24–2	Giuseppe Lauri	UD	10	22 Mar 2013	Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany	Won vacant PABA interim light-welterweight title
25	Loss	23–2	Jesus Soto Karass	MD	10	26 Jan 2013	The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, US
24	Loss	23–1	Robert Guerrero	UD	12	28 Jul 2012	HP Pavilion, San Jose, California, US	For vacant WBC interim welterweight title
23	Win	23–0	Jo Jo Dan	UD	12	26 Nov 2011	Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey	Retained WBC Silver welterweight title
22	Win	22–0	Roman Dekhkanov	KO	5 (12), 1:39	15 Jul 2011	EWS Arena, Göppingen, Germany
21	Win	21–0	Dzmitry Lubachkin	KO	1 (12), 2:49	1 April 2011	Pferdesportpark, Berlin, Germany
20	Win	20–0	Jo Jo Dan	SD	12	5 Jun 2010	Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul, Turkey	Won vacant WBC Silver welterweight title
19	Win	19–0	Jackson Osei Bonsu	KO	9 (12), 1:43	11 Jul 2009	BJK Akatlar Arena, Istanbul, Turkey	Retained WBC International welterweight title; Won European welterweight title
18	Win	18–0	Said Ouali	SD	12	17 Apr 2009	Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, Nevada, US	Retained WBC International welterweight title
17	Win	17–0	Luis Hernandez	TKO	1 (12), 2:32	6 Mar 2009	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany	Retained WBC International welterweight title
16	Win	16–0	Marat Khuzeev	KO	2 (12), 0:32	12 Sep 2008	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany	Retained WBC International welterweight title
15	Win	15–0	Lucky Lewele	UD	12	26 Apr 2008	Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey	Won vacant WBC International welterweight title
14	Win	14–0	Farhad Bakirov	UD	8	15 Feb 2008	Zenith, Munich, Germany
13	Win	13–0	Leonti Vorontsuk	KO	2 (6)	15 Feb 2008	Istanbul, Turkey
12	Win	12–0	Jurijs Boreiko	TKO	2 (8), 1:03	23 Dec 2007	Maritim Hotel, Halle, Germany
11	Win	11–0	Aliaksandr Shnip	TKO	1 (8)	23 Nov 2007	Palacio de los Deportes, Andoain, Spain
10	Win	10–0	Sergey Starkov	TKO	6 (8)	21 Sep 2007	Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
9	Win	9–0	Yuri Tsybenko	KO	2 (8), 3:00	16 Jun 2007	Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey
8	Win	8–0	Rastislav Kovac	TKO	3 (8), 0:58	27 Apr 2007	Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany
7	Win	7–0	Diego Martin Alzugaray	KO	2 (8), 1:29	24 Mar 2007	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
6	Win	6–0	Vitali Martynau	KO	1 (6), 1:01	9 Mar 2007	Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Sergejs Savrinovics	UD	6	10 Feb 2007	Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany
4	Win	4–0	Deniss Aleksejevs	TKO	2 (4), 2:27	27 Jan 2007	Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Jonny Ibramov	TKO	2 (4), 0:48	15 Dec 2006	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
2	Win	2–0	Marius Bugheata	KO	1 (4), 2:22	2 Dec 2006	Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz, Germany
1	Win	1–0	Marian Gabris	TKO	1 (4), 1:31	10 Nov 2006	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

References

External links

• Official website
• 1999 results
• 2001 results
• Selçuk Aydın - Reportage (Turkish | Video)
• Hopes To Challenge Berto For WBC Title