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Elvir Muriqi Boxing Record
| Boxing record | |
|---|---|
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 35 |
| Wins by KO | 29 |
| Losses | 4 |
| No contests | 0 |
Thursday 25 December 2008
Kosovo Kid Muriqi ‘ready’ for Woods
ELVIR Muriqi is hungry for a world title – and has told former light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods: ‘I’m ready for you.’
The American fighter –- born in Kosovo – is fully fired up for his scheduled bout with Woods at Hotel de France next month and is in no doubt that he can leapfrog his challenger to claim Chad Dawson’s IBF belt.
The world title eliminator fight is big business for both boxers – Sheffield fighter and IBF-ranked No 4 Woods will use the win to get at Dawson’s title, if he relinquishes the belt to chase a mega-money bout with Joe Calzaghe or Bernard Hopkins, but IBF-ranked No. 13 Muriqi is likely to stop at nothing to smash Woods’ hopes of a comeback and take the title for himself.
The 28-year-old Kosovo Kid (35-4-0, 22 KO) last fought and beat Jameel Wilson in January this year with a knockout in the fourth round, after losing on a marginal points decision to Antonio ‘Magic Man’ Tarver – the same man who relieved Woods (41-4-1, 24 KO’s) of his IBF light heavyweight title in April. That was Woods only defeat in a long professional career and ended his three-year reign as world champion – and he is aching to set the record straight by regaining his title.
Muriqi, who moved to New York from Kosovo in 1996, said: ‘I’ve been waiting to get going since I fought Antonio Tarver. My fans waited to see what I would do, and now we’re doing it. ‘My chance is coming. Somebody’s time has got to come, and the time of Clinton Woods, Roy Jones Jr, and Antonio Tarver has come. Now is the time of Elvir Muriqi and Chad Dawson. That fight will show who the true light heavyweight champion of the world is.’
Muriqi against Woods for a world title eliminator fight
(source: http://www.sportieuropian.de/news1.html )
World ranked light heavyweight Elvir “Kosovo Kid” Muriqi (35-4-0, 22 KO’s) will make his european debut on January 31 in Jersey island against the former IBF light-heavyweight champion Clinton Woods (41-4-1, 24 KO’s).
World ranked light heavyweight Elvir “Kosovo Kid” Muriqi (35-4-0, 22 KO’s) will make his european debut on January 31 in Jersey island against the former IBF light-heavyweight champion Clinton Woods (41-4-1, 24 KO’s).
This bout will come exactly after 1 year since the 28-year-old Albanian had his last fight against Jameel Wilson, which he won with a TKO in the fourth round.
The fight is billed as the IBF light heavyweight world title eliminator and will be promoted by Dennis Hobson.
A win over the highly-rated Woods would put Muriqi in line for the IBF title probably against American Tavoris Cloud, as current champion Chad Dawson is expected to relinquish his title to chase a fight against Joe Calzaghe or Bernard Hopkins.
Elvir Muriqi Biography
(Source: Wikipedia) Elvir Muriqi is a Kosovar-Albanian boxer. Elvir was born in Kosovo But moved to the united states in 1996 when his family escaped the growing tension in Kosovo. Muriqi boxed as an amateur in his homeland but never had a chance to become known outside Kosovo. "The Serbs didn't give us an opportunity to fight on the national team," he said. Muriqi turned professional in New York. In his first professional fight, Muriqi flew into a rage with his cornermen after noticing a mistake with his red satin robe, which signified Kosovo was under Serbian rule. His father sold his cafe in the Bronx 18 months ago and returned to Kosovo to join the UCK (KLA) and Elvir's sister Elinda joined up in February. Muriqi told the New York Daily News of his father: "He went back to Kosovo because he had to. He wants to die over there. If I wasn't boxing, I'd be there."
(Courtesy of Wikipedia)
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