Firat Arslan
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Firat Arslan (born September 28, 1970 in Friedberg, Germany) is a German professional boxer of Turkish descent best known to win a WBA cruiserweight title at the age of 37. He has a fight record of 28 victories with 18 knockouts, 3 defeats and 1 draw
[edit] Professional career
Southpaw Arslan began his professional career in 1997 and won his first 13 fights with aggressive brawling before dropping back to back decisions to Collice Mutizwa and Rüdiger May. His biggest success in the early phase of his career was a draw against unbeaten Russian Vadim Tokarev in 2003 but he lost his next fight to Czech Lubos Suda. In 2005 he beat local hero Alexander Petkovic and his career picked up momentum. His big breakthrough was entirely unexpected,though, as he managed to not only dominate but also KO unbeaten Russian fringe contender Grigory Drozd. For that he got a title shot in July of 2007 and captured the Interim WBA Cruiserweight Title with a split decision win over yet another Russian in Valery Brudov. Later that year he bested 43 year old Virgil Hill for the WBA title. He beat contender Darnell Wilson on May 3, 2008 in Germany by Unanimous Decision.
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| Preceded by Vadim Tokarev |
WBA Cruiserweight Champion Interim Title June 16, 2007 - November 24, 2007 |
Vacant |
| Preceded by Virgil Hill |
WBA Cruiserweight Champion Regular Title November 24, 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
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