Dennis Ceylan (born 3 March 1989, Høje Tåstrup, Denmark) is a Danish professional boxer. He was born in Høje Taastrup, but grew up in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwes ...
and is a member of boxing club BK Aarhus. Ceylan is a former
EBU
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European featherweight champion.
As an amateur he competed at the
2012 Summer Olympics as a
bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is .
The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Bra ...
.
In September 2012, Ceylan turned professional with
Sauerland
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The Sauerland is the largest tourist region in ...
fighting at
super featherweight
Super featherweight, also known as junior lightweight, is a weight division in professional boxing, contested between and .
The super featherweight division was established by the New York Walker Law in 1920, although first founded by the Ne ...
. He currently has a record of 18-2-2 with 8 knockout wins.
EBU title fights
Ceylan vs. Walsh
In October 2016, he won the
EBU
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featherweight title by defeating, the reigning British featherweight champion,
Ryan Walsh
Ryan Walsh (born 18 May 1986) is a British professional boxer. He has held the British featherweight title since 2015, having previously held the English super-bantamweight title in 2011, and has challenged once for the European featherweight t ...
by split decision. The scorecards read 115-112, 115-112 and 112-117 in favour of Ceylan.
Ceylan vs. Lowe
It was then announced that the first defense of his title would be against
Isaac Lowe, the reigning Commonwealth champion. The fight was set for March 2017, but was stopped prematurely, after there was an accidental clash of heads in the fourth round, leaving Ceylan unable to continue. The fight was therefore declared a technical draw, and Ceylan retained his title.
Ceylan vs. Warrington
In his next bout, Ceylan fought Josh Warrington in an IBF featherweight title final eliminator. Ceylan lost via a tenth-round knockout.
Professional boxing record
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Ryan Walsh (born 18 May 1986) is a British professional boxer. He has held the British featherweight title since 2015, having previously held the English super-bantamweight title in 2011, and has challenged once for the European featherweight t ...
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Walter Estrada
Walter Estrada (born May 6, 1976 in Canalete) is a Colombian professional boxer and is the former WBA Fedecaribe Featherweight Champion.
Professional career
WBO Featherweight Championship
In his first World title fight Estrada lost to WBO Feat ...
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Titles in boxing
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External links Dennis Ceylan - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
a
Box.Live
References
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Living people
Olympic boxers of Denmark
Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Bantamweight boxers
Danish people of Turkish descent
1989 births
Danish male boxers
Sportspeople from Aarhus
People from Høje-Taastrup Municipality