# Anthony Yigit

Anthony Yigit (born 1 September 1991) is a Swedish professional boxer who challenged for the IBF light welterweight title in 2018. As an amateur, following his success in 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Yigit qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
He is of Turkish, Finnish and Russian descent. He is a member of Hammarby IF and regularly trains with the club.

## Olympics

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Yigit reached the second round, where he lost to Denys Berinchyk.

## Professional career

Yigit turned pro by signing with promotional company Team Sauerland in 2013. Touted as one of the most talented Swedish prospects in a while and a great addition to the 'Nordic Fight Nights' event organized by Team Sauerland, he went on to win his pro debut in Denmark on 13 April 2013.
On 11 February 2017, Yigit fought against veteran boxer Lenny Daws for the vacant European Super Lightweight title. Despite the hostile crowd in the UK, Yigit managed to masterfully outbox Daws to capture the title.
In 2017, Yigit had two notable unanimous decision wins against Spaniard Sandor Martin and Brit Joe Hughes, which would eventually lead him to entering the junior welterweight World Boxing Super Series tournament. These wins in 2017 would subsequently lead to Yigit being named 'Champion of the Year' by the European Boxing Union for 2017.

### World Boxing Super Series

Anthony Yigit, who was ranked #3 by the IBF, #5 by the WBO and #7 by the WBC at the time, entered the WBSS and was set to face Belarusian junior welterweight Ivan Baranchyk, who was ranked #2 by the IBF and #8 by the WBC. The fight would be for the vacant IBF junior welterweight title as a part of the WBSS quarter finals. Baranchyk would end up being too much for the Swede overwhelming him with relentless pressure, the referee went on to stop the contest at the end of round 7 due to a gruesome injury on Yigit's eye.

### Yigit vs. Romero

After a two-year layoff since his previous fight, Yigit returned to the ring on 17 July 2021 in San Antonio, Texas on the undercard of Jermell Charlo vs. Brian Castaño to face undefeated WBA interim lightweight champion Rolando Romero on short notice after Romero's original opponent pulled out. Romero's title was no longer at stake when Yigit weighed in 5.2 lbs over the 135 lb limit, but the fight nonetheless went ahead. On the night, Romero dropped Yigit multiple times en route to a seventh-round technical knockout victory, handing Yigit his second professional loss.

### Television

In 2021, Yigit appeared as a contestant on Elitstyrkans hemligheter, the Swedish adaptation of SAS: Who Dares Wins on TV4. On 8 April 2023, Yigit was a special guest celebrity in the episode Drömsystrar of the Swedish language reality television series Drag Race Sverige broadcast on SVT1 and SVT Play. In 2024, Yigit competed on the reality-competition series The Challenge Sverige, the Swedish adaptation of The Challenge.

## Professional boxing record

| 34 fights | 29 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 3 |
| By decision | 19 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 34 | Win | 29–4–1 | Jamshid Nazari | UD | 6 | 12 Jan 2024 | Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 33 | Win | 28–4–1 | David Rajuili | UD | 6 | 7 Oct 2023 | Arena Naestved, Naevstved, Denmark | |
| 32 | Loss | 27–4–1 | Denys Berinchyk | UD | 12 | 26 Aug 2023 | Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland | For WBO International Light lightweight titles |
| 31 | Win | 27–3–1 | Jacob Quinn | UD | 4 | 2023-05-27 | Quality Hotel, Malmö, Sweden | |
| 30 | Loss | 26–3–1 | Keyshawn Davis | TKO | 9 (10), 0:21 | 2023-04-08 | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | For WBO Inter-Continental and vacant WBC-USNBC lightweight titles |
| 29 | Win | 26–2–1 | Humberto Martinez | TKO | 3 (8), 2:40 | 2022-05-22 | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 28 | Win | 25–2–1 | Ever Garcia Hernandez | KO | 2 (8), 2:58 | 2022-04-24 | Club La Armistad, Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 27 | Loss | 24–2–1 | Rolando Romero | TKO | 7 (12), 1:54 | 2021-07-17 | AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 24–1–1 | Siar Ozgul | PTS | 8 | 2019-06-28 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Sandro Hernandez | TKO | 5 (8), 2:30 | 2019-05-04 | Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Mohamed Khalladi | UD | 8 | 2019-02-16 | Conlog Arena, Koblenz, Germany | |
| 23 | Loss | 21–1–1 | Ivan Baranchyk | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 2018-10-27 | Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | For vacant IBF light welterweight title; World Boxing Super Series: Super lightweight quarter-final |
| 22 | Win | 21–0–1 | Joe Hughes | UD | 12 | 2017-12-02 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | Retained EBU (European) light welterweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | Sandor Martin | UD | 12 | 2017-09-30 | Solnahallen, Solna, Sweden | Retained EBU (European) light welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Lenny Daws | UD | 12 | 2017-02-11 | Westcroft Leisure Centre, Carshalton, England | Won vacant EBU (European) light welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Armando Robles | UD | 10 | 2016-09-10 | Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Philip Sutcliffe, Jr. | MD | 8 | 2016-05-07 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | DeMarcus Corley | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 2015-12-19 | Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Chaquib Fadli | UD | 8 | 2015-09-19 | Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Tony Owen | TKO | 7 (8), 2:08 | 2015-06-20 | Ballerup Super Arena, Ballerup, Denmark | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Festim Kryeziu | UD | 10 | 2015-03-21 | Rostock, Germany | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Kim Poulsen | TKO | 6 (10), 0:34 | 2015-02-07 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark | Won vacant WBC Baltic welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Gianluca Ceglia | TKO | 7 (8), 0:02 | 2014-12-13 | MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Kasper Bruun | TD | 6 (10) | 2014-04-12 | MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark | Won vacant WBC Baltic light welterweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Ryan Fields | UD | 6 | 2014-02-15 | MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Radoslav Mitev | TKO | 3 (6), 1:55 | 2014-02-01 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Michal Vosyka | TKO | 6 (6), 0:17 | 2013-11-23 | Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Bayern, Germany | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Anton Bekish | UD | 6 | 2013-11-16 | MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark | |
| 6 | Draw | 5–0–1 | Tony Pace | MD | 4 | 2013-10-19 | Kolding Hallen, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Andrei Staliarchuk | UD | 4 | 2013-09-07 | Arena Nord, Fredrikshavn, Denmark | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jan Balog | UD | 4 | 2013-06-15 | NRGi Arena, Aarhus, Denmark | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Dee Mitchell | PTS | 4 | 25 May 2013 | O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Andrei Hramyka | UD | 4 | 2013-04-27 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Aliaksandr Abramenka | TKO | 3 (4), 2:04 | 2013-04-13 | Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark | |