Edis Tatli
Edis Tatli (born 13 August 1987) is a Finnish professional boxer. He has held the European lightweight title twice between 2015 and 2018, and has challenged once for the WBA lightweight title in 2014.
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Nickname(s) | Prince |
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Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Nationality |
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Born | Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) | 13 August 1987
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 35 |
Wins | 32 |
Wins by KO | 10 |
Losses | 3 |
Early life
Tatli is of Kosovar-Albanian descent[1][2] and was born in Prizren, Yugoslavia, in present-day Kosovo.[3] He moved to Finland at the age of four and was raised in Hämeenlinna. Having first trained in karate as a youth, at age fourteen he started boxing and won his first Finnish Amateur Championship title in 2004.[4]
Professional career
Tatli turned professional in 2007. In December 2012 he won the vacant EBU-EU lightweight title against Paolo Gassani and in March 2013 Tatli beat Felix Lora for the WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title. He successfully defended the title against Mzonke Fana in December 2013 and against Antonio De Vitis in May 2014.
In July 2014 it was announced that Tatli will challenge Richard Abril for the WBA lightweight world champion title on September 20 in Helsinki. Tatli is the second Finnish boxer fighting for the World Championship title. Olli Mäki lost a featherweight championship match to Davey Moore in August 1962 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The fight between Abril and Tatli is promoted by Olli's son Pekka Mäki of P3 Boxing Oy.[5] He lost the fight by majority decision
He was supposed to fight the EBU lightweight champion Emiliano Marsili on 25 April. Marsili got injured and vacated the belt. Tatli fought Yvan Mendy instead for the EBU lightweight title, and won the fight by unanimous decision.
Edis Tatli was scheduled to face two time lightweight challenger Kevin Mitchell on 18 March 2016 in Finland, but on 10 February, Mitchell announced his retirement and withdrawal from the fight. Tatli instead faced Massimiliano Ballisai and won the fight by unanimous decision.
On 13 August 2016, Tatli defended his European title against Christian Morales by unanimous decision.
On 6 May, 2017, Tatli was slated to defend his EBU lightweight belt against the highlty rated Francesco Patera in his native Finland. The bout would start slow, with both boxers coming up to speed as the fight progressed. Patera was the busier man, but Tatli scored the powershots. The fight was ruled a split-decision win for Patera, with the judges scoring the fight 112-116, 113-115 and 116-112 for Patera.[6]
In the immediate rematch, the fight was fast and entertaining from the beginning. Both fighters traded throughout the fight, with Tatli being the one whose shots visibly affected his opponent. Tatli was aggressive for most of the time, and even though he didn't manage to score a knockdown, all judges scored the fight 119-109 for the Finn, allowing him to retain the EBU lightweight title.[7]
On 20 April, 2019, Tatli fought rising prospect Teofimo Lopez, who was ranked #4 by the WBA, WBC and IBF and #5 by the WBO at lightweight.[8] As many expected, Lopez ended the fight inside the distance with a vicious body shot in the fifth round, from which Tatli could not get up.[9]
Other appearances
In Autumn 2018, Tatli won Dancing with the Stars, the Finnish version of the dance contest Strictly Come Dancing.[10]
Professional boxing record
35 fights | 32 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 10 | 1 |
By decision | 22 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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36 | N/A | N/A | N/A | – (12) | 8 Aug 2020 | For vacant European lightweight title | ||
35 | Win | 32–3 | UD | 8 | 10 Aug 2019 | |||
34 | Loss | 31–3 | KO | 5 (12), 1:32 | 20 Apr 2019 | For NABF lightweight title | ||
33 | Win | 31–2 | UD | 12 | 11 Aug 2018 | Retained European lightweight title | ||
32 | Win | 30–2 | UD | 12 | 12 Dec 2017 | Won European lightweight title | ||
31 | Loss | 29–2 | SD | 12 | 7 May 2017 | Lost European lightweight title | ||
30 | Win | 29–1 | TKO | 9 (12), 1:57 | 17 Dec 2016 | Retained European lightweight title | ||
29 | Win | 28–1 | UD | 12 | 13 Aug 2016 | Retained European lightweight title | ||
28 | Win | 27–1 | UD | 12 | 19 Mar 2016 | Retained European lightweight title | ||
27 | Win | 26–1 | TKO | 3 (8), 2:59 | 21 Nov 2015 | |||
26 | Win | 25–1 | UD | 12 | 25 Apr 2015 | Won vacant European lightweight title | ||
25 | Win | 24–1 | TKO | 1 (12), 0:40 | 24 Jan 2015 | |||
24 | Loss | 23–1 | MD | 12 | 20 Sep 2014 | For WBA lightweight title | ||
23 | Win | 23–0 | TKO | 8 (12), 0:01 | 9 May 2014 | Retained WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title | ||
22 | Win | 22–0 | UD | 12 | 7 Dec 2013 | Retained WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title | ||
21 | Win | 21–0 | KO | 5 (8), 2:00 | 17 Aug 2013 | |||
20 | Win | 20–0 | UD | 12 | 9 Mar 2013 | Won WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title | ||
19 | Win | 19–0 | TKO | 1 (10), 1:26 | 8 Dec 2012 | Won vacant European Union lightweight title | ||
18 | Win | 18–0 | UD | 8 | 31 May 2012 | |||
17 | Win | 17–0 | TKO | 1 (10), 1:35 | 31 Mar 2012 | |||
16 | Win | 16–0 | UD | 10 | 3 Dec 2011 | |||
15 | Win | 15–0 | UD | 8 | 7 May 2011 | |||
14 | Win | 14–0 | UD | 8 | 4 Mar 2011 | |||
13 | Win | 13–0 | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 27 Nov 2010 | |||
12 | Win | 12–0 | UD | 8 | 4 Sep 2010 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | UD | 6 | 26 Mar 2010 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | TKO | 1 (6), 0:40 | 12 Dec 2009 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | UD | 6 | 24 Oct 2009 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | KO | 1 (6), 2:48 | 18 Apr 2009 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | UD | 6 | 14 Feb 2009 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | UD | 6 | 28 Nov 2008 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | UD | 6 | 30 Aug 2008 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | UD | 4 | 14 Jun 2008 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | UD | 4 | 18 Apr 2008 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | UD | 4 | 1 Feb 2008 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | UD | 4 | 22 Oct 2007 |
References
- "Edis Tatli valloitti WBA-liiton Inter-Continental -tittelin". iltasanomat.fi. Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Sukachev, Alexey. "Asikainen Blasts Zepeda Away in Four Rounds in Finland". boxingscene.com. boxingscene. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Edis Tatli luottaa Robert Heleniuksen nikseihin - Selibaatti vahvistaa" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- "Tatli: "Vuoden valmistautuminen riittäisi titteliotteluun"" (in Finnish). Yle Urheilu. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- "Edis Tatli to fight for boxing WC". Finnish Times. 13 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- "Francesco Patera Stuns Edis Tatli, Wins EBU Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- "Edis Tatli Regains Euro Title, Decisions Francesco Patera". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- "Lopez vs Tatli - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- "Teofimo Lopez Crushes Edis Tatli in Fifth With Body Shot". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- "Edis Tatli putsasi pöydän ensimmäisessä TTK-lähetyksessä - illan kovin pistesaalis". Iltalehti (in Finnish). 23 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edis Tatli. |
- Boxing record for Edis Tatli from BoxRec
- Edis Tatli - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Luca Giacon |
European Union lightweight champion 18 December 2012 – February 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Brunet Zamora | ||
Preceded by Felix Lora |
WBA Inter-Continental lightweight champion 9 March 2013 – 20 September 2014 Lost bid for world title |
Vacant Title next held by Emiliano Marsili | ||
Vacant Title last held by Emiliano Marsili |
European lightweight champion 25 April 2015 – 6 May 2017 |
Succeeded by Francesco Patera | ||
Preceded by Francesco Patera |
European lightweight champion 12 December 2017 – October 2018 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Prancesco Patera |