# Cengiz Koç

Cengiz Koç (born 9 September 1977 in Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German heavyweight boxer of Turkish descent who won the bronze medal at the 2000 European amateur championships. He has also won a European championship in amateur kickboxing.

## Amateur

In Houston at the World championships 1999 he lost on points to eventual runner-up Kazakh Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov. At the European Championships 2000 he scored his biggest result in a third place after losing to Russian Alexei Lezin. At the Olympics he was spectacularly knocked cold in his first match by Cuban giant Alexis Rubalcaba.

## Pro

He turned pro afterwards but disappointed displaying little power and dedication. He lost to Michael Sprott, Paolo Vidoz and Timo Hoffmann.

## Titles

Amateur Boxing
* 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland +91 kg
Amateur Kickboxing
* 1996 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Belgrade, Yugoslavia +91 kg (Low-Kick)

## Professional boxing record

24 Wins (15 knockouts, 9 decisions), 3 Losses (3 decisions) :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 22-1 | Rene Dettweiler | MD | 8 | 30/08/2008 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin | 77-75, 77-75, 76-76. |
| Loss | 35-4-1 | Timo Hoffmann | UD | 10 | 04/11/2006 | RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Muelheim, North Rhine-Westphalia | 94-97, 91-98, 93-96. |
| Loss | 20-2 | Paolo Vidoz | UD | 12 | 28/01/2006 | Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, Berlin | EBU Heavyweight Title. 112-117, 112-116, 112-117. |
| Win | 9-1 | Chris Lewallen | KO | 1 | 01/10/2005 | EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony | Lewallen knocked out at 1:42 of the first round. |
| Win | 29-27-1 | Marcus Rhode | TKO | 2 | 16/07/2005 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Bavaria | Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the second round. |
| Loss | 26-7 | Michael Sprott | SD | 10 | 23/04/2005 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | EBU Heavyweight Title. 95-96, 92-98, 96-94. |
| Win | 37-5-1 | Marcelo Fabian Dominguez | UD | 8 | 18/12/2004 | Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Bavaria | 77-75, 77-75, 78-74. |
| Win | 7-1 | Cerrone Fox | TKO | 7 | 23/10/2004 | Tempodrom, Kreuzberg, Berlin | Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 19-8-3 | Terry McGroom | UD | 6 | 24/07/2004 | Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Brandenburg | |
| Win | 11-16-1 | Ramon Hayes | UD | 8 | 17/04/2004 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin | |
| Win | 4-6 | Jeff "Big Diesel" Ford | KO | 3 | 28/02/2004 | Mehrzweckhalle, Dresden, Saxony | |
| Win | 3-0 | Marcel Zeller | UD | 6 | 22/11/2003 | Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Saxony | |
| Win | 28-13 | Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams | TKO | 3 | 15/03/2003 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin | |
| Win | 12-4 | Wade Lewis | KO | 4 | 01/02/2003 | Eissportzentrum Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Saxony | |
| Win | 6-8 | Thierry Guezouli | UD | 6 | 16/11/2002 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Bavaria | |
| Win | 9-10 | Hein van Bosch | TKO | 5 | 28/09/2002 | Stadthalle, Zwickau, Saxony | |
| Win | 40-11-4 | Dirk Wallyn | TKO | 2 | 24/08/2002 | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Saxony | |
| Win | 1-3-1 | Istvan Kecskes | TKO | 2 | 01/06/2002 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Bavaria | |
| Win | 4-3 | Marco Heinichen | KO | 1 | 27/04/2002 | Saxony Arena, Riesa, Saxony | |
| Win | 12-2-1 | Roman Bugaj | SD | 6 | 16/03/2002 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Win | 6-2 | Peter Boldan | KO | 1 | 01/12/2001 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 8-10-1 | George Chamberlain | TKO | 2 | 01/09/2001 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Win | 3-5 | Anthony Abrams | KO | 2 | 09/06/2001 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Bavaria | |
| Win | 9-6 | Darrell Morgan | UD | 4 | 21/04/2001 | Messehalle, Erfurt, Thuringia | |
| Win | 0-3 | Ergin Solmaz | TKO | 2 | 24/03/2001 | Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Win | 26-68-9 | Nigel Rafferty | PTS | 4 | 17/02/2001 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 40-36. |
| Win | 1-2 | James Sealey | KO | 1 | 27/01/2001 | Saxony Arena, Riesa, Saxony | |