Adil Anwar

Adil Anwar

Adil Anwar in 2013
Statistics
Nickname(s) "Platinum Kid"
Rated at light welterweight
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Nationality United Kingdom
Born 6 July 1987 (1987-07-06) (age 29)
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 28
Wins 22
Wins by KO 7
Losses 6
Draws 0
Website adilanwar.com

Adil Anwar (Urdu: عادل انور; born 6 July 1987) is an English professional boxer. He currently fights in the light welterweight division.

Early life and amateur career

Anwar was raised in Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. His grandfather was a gymnast and boxed in the Army, and several of his uncles were also involved in combat sports.[1]

Anwar started boxing after his father took him to the gym at the age of 13 to learn to defend himself. He was initially reluctant but eased into the sport as he grew older, having his first fight when he was 14[1] He got into the 'National Boys Clubs' (NACYP) final where he lost to Gary Barker, he then won The Junior ABA Championships and National Boys Clubs at a later date as well as winning whilst boxing for England at International events.[1]

Whilst still an Amateur he was involved in a car accident which left him with a broken collar bone after which he was told it would be unlikely he'd box again, although 18 months after the incident he was back training. Following the incident the England set-up grew distant from Anwar, so he decided to turn professional rather than stay in Amateur Boxing.[1]

In total, he had 65 Amateur fight of which 9 were losses.[1]

Professional career

Weltwerweight

Early career

Anwar made his professional debut in 2007 but rose to prominence in 2012 after winning the Prizefighter tournament following a victory over undefeated 22-year-old prospect Tyrone Nurse.[2]

Anwar fought at the Welterweight division in 2011. He went on to win the International Masters welterweight title before winning the English welterweight title, a fight he took on at a weeks notice against an undefeated James Flinn.[3]

British Light-Welterweight Title

Following his success with Prizefighter in 2012, Anwar began to call out then British light-welterweight champion[4] Ashley Theophane for a title fight he had been pursuing since the previous year. Shortly after, Theophane lost the title to challenger Darren Hamilton.

Whilst Anwar waited to compete for the British title he won two official British championship eliminators[1] before going on to win the vacant British Masters Gold light-welterweight title. He will finally fight for the British light-welterweight title against Darren Hamilton in July 2013.[5] Anwar lost via unanimous decision to Hamilton at the Echo Arena, judges scored the bout (118-112, 117-112 & 116-113) all in favour of Hamilton.[6]

Career from 2013-2015

Attempted Comeback as Super Welterweight

Anwar fell further down the ranks and was looking at getting back into the mix of British Light-welterweights. Anwar's next scheduled fight was in September 2013 against 35 year old Simone Lucas (4-18-3, 1 KO). Anwar lost a 4 round decision after the referee scored the bout (39-37).[7] Going back down to welterweight, Anwar went back to winning ways on March 28, 2014 against Lazslo Fazekas (18-12-1, 13 KOs), referee scored it 40-37 in favour of Anwar.[8] Anwar next fought for the vacant International Masters Silver welterweight title on May 9, 2014 in Sheffield against Chad Gaynor (14-1, 7 KOs). Anwar lost via 2nd round TKO following a combination of head shots.[9]

Back to Welterweight

After nearly a year out without having fought, Anwar made another attempt for a comeback in March 2015 against Ryan Hardy (7-4, 0 KOs). After 8 rounds it went to the referees' scorecard who had it at (79-72) in favour of Adil Anwar. This took Anwar's record to 21 wins with 4 losses.[9] Anwar fought again two months later in a losing attempt against Dale Evans (9-2-2, 3 KOs). After 8 rounds the referee scored the fight 77-73. Anwar was down in the 6th and twice in the 8th round.[10]

Career from 2016 - Present

Adil Anwar took nearly another year out before returning to the ring on March 18, 2016 at Elland Road against Sylwester Walczak (4-20, 0 KOs). The bout stopped after round 1, Walczak quit on his stool claiming he had injured his left shoulder.[11] Anwar will fight again on May 7 at the Manchester Arena on the undercard of Crolla vs. Barroso in a 10 round bout for the vacant WBC International Silver Welterweight title against Shayne Singleton (22-1, 7 KOs).[12] Anwar was knocked down in round one, although he managed to win the next few rounds acting more aggressively, he was down again in the 8th round and the referee stopped the fight.[13]

Professional Boxing Record

28 Fights, 22 Wins (8 Knockouts), 6 Losses, 0 Draw
No. Res. Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
28 Loss 22-6 Shayne Singleton TKO 8 (10), 1:31 2016-05-07 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England For the vacant WBC International Silver welterweight title
27 Win 22-5 Sylwester Walczak RTD 1 (4), 3:00 2016-03-18 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
26 Loss 21-5 Dale Evans PTS 8 2015-05-15 United Kingdom Ice Sheffield, Sheffield, England
25 Win 21-4 Ryan Hardy PTS 8 2015-03-27 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
24 Loss 20-4 Chad Gaynor TKO 2 (10), 1:58 2014-05-09 United Kingdom Ice Sheffield, Sheffield, England
23 Win 20-3 Laszlo Fazekas PTS 4 2014-03-28 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
22 Loss 19-3 Simone Lucas PTS 4 2013-09-27 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
21 Loss 19-2 Darren Hamilton UD 12 2013-07-06 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For the BBBofC British Super Lightweight title
20 Win 19-1 Lance Sheehan TD 6 (12) 2013-02-23 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For the vacant British Masters Gold light-welterweight title
19 Win 18-1 Dale Miles UD 12 2013-02-23 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England British light-welterweight title final eliminator
18 Win 17-1 Dave Ryan UD 10 2012-05-19 United Kingdom Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, England British light-welterweight title eliminator
17 Win 16-1 Tyrone Nurse UD 3 2012-02-11 United Kingdom Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Prizefighter tournament, light-welterweight final.
16 Win 15-1 John Watson UD 3 2012-02-11 United Kingdom Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Prizefighter tournament, light-welterweight semi-final.
15 Win 14-1 Barry Morrison UD 3 2012-02-11 United Kingdom Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Prizefighter Tournament, light-welterweight quarter-final.
14 Win 13-1 James Flinn TKO 8 (10), 0:43 2011-11-12 United Kingdom Event City, Trafford Park, Manchester, England For the vacant BBBofC English Welterweight title
13 Win 12-1 Julius Rafael KO 4 (6), 1:36 2011-09-24 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
12 Win 11-1 Nathan Graham TKO 10 (10), 2:20 2011-03-18 United Kingdom York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
11 Win 10-1 Michael Frontin TKO 6 (10) 2011-02-26 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
10 Win 9-1 Arek Malek PTS 6 2010-10-02 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
9 Win 8-1 Billy Smith PTS 6 2010-03-27 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
8 Win 7-1 Darren Askew PTS 6 2009-11-26 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
7 Win 6-1 Ben Lawler TKO 2 (?), 0:36 2009-05-14 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
6 Win 5-1 Johnny Greaves TKO 4 (6), 1:47 2009-05-14 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
5 Win 4-1 Ernie Smith PTS 6} 2008-11-27 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
4 Win 3-1 Scott Sandmann TKO 1 (6), 1:26 2008-06-05 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
3 Win 2-1 Steve Cooper PTS 6 2008-02-21 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
2 Loss 1-1 Graeme Higginson PTS 6 2007-11-15 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
1 Win 1-0 Craig Tomes PTS 6 2007-06-14 United Kingdom Leeds United FC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England Professional boxing debut

Personal life

Anwar belongs to the British Pakistani community. He is a fan of the boxer Naseem Hamed, citing him as an inspiration. Apart from boxing, Anwar is also a rugby fan and a support the Leeds Rhinos rugby league club.[1]

Championships held

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "In Depth With Adil Anwar | Frank Warren Promotions". Frankwarren.com. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. "Prizefighter: Adil Anwar wins over Tyrone Nurse | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  3. Adil Anwar. boxrec.com
  4. "Anwar wants to do Adil with Ashley | The Sun |Sport|Boxing". The Sun. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. "Darren Hamilton to defend light-welterweight title in July | Boxing | Sport | Daily Express". Express.co.uk. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  6. "BoxRec - Darren Hamilton v Adil Anwar". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  7. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Simone Lucas". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  8. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Laszlo Fazekas". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  9. 1 2 "BoxRec - Chad Gaynor v Adil Anwar". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  10. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Dale Evans". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  11. "BoxRec - Adil Anwar v Sylwester Walczak". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  12. "BoxRec - Shayne Singleton v Adil Anwar". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  13. "Fight:2068077 - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.

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