Alem Begic
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Birth Name | Alem Begic |
Weight class | Light heavyweight |
nationality |
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birthday | March 7, 1987 |
place of birth | Munich |
style | Left delivery |
size | 1.81 m |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 24 |
Victories | 23 |
Knockout victories | 19th |
Defeats | 0 |
draw | 1 |
Profile in the BoxRec database |
Alem Begic (born March 7, 1987 in Munich ) is a German professional boxer. He has been the title holder of the IBO International Light Heavyweight Belt since December 10, 2019. Furthermore, on June 9, 2018, he became IBF European Champion in the identical weight class.
Career as a kick and amateur boxer (2002 to 2014)
Alem Begic's career started in kickboxing in 2002. He trained at Steko's Sportcenter in Munich and completed 15 kickboxing fights within two years. In 2004 he switched to amateur boxing. He boxed against, among others, Enrico Köllig (participant in the 2012 Olympic Games and holder of the WBA intercontinental light heavyweight title as a professional) and Dzemal Bosnjak (multiple Bosnian champion and participant in the World Series of Boxing). As an amateur boxer, Alem Begic belonged to the boxing clubs TSV 1860 Munich , BSK Seelze (1st Bundesliga) and BK Radnik Bijeljina (Premier League, Bosnia and Herzegovina). During this time he played a total of 102 fights in national and international competitions, resulting in 84 wins and two draws.
Career as a professional boxer (2014 to today)
Alem Begic successfully completed his first professional fight at the age of 27 on November 22, 2014 against Stelian Anghelus Voicu in Srebrenica. In his 17th fight as a professional boxer, Begic competed against the Ukrainian Artem Redko in the Westfalenhalle in Dortmund. Despite a flu, he managed to defeat Redko on points. Furthermore, he dueled on the fight cards of World Cup fights such as that of Felix Sturm against Fedor Chudinov and Marco Huck against Mairis Briedis. Due to his offensive fighting style, Alem Begic has attractive fights with his opponents and is unbeaten in 24 fights. On June 9, 2018, he became IBF European light heavyweight champion through a technical knockout against the Serb Nenad Stankovic . After more than 8 months of abstinence from the ring, he won confidently against Bosko Misic, by TKO in the 5th round. After a controversial tie in the fight for the WBO Intercontinental Super Middleweight Title, he became IBO International Light Heavyweight Champion on December 10, 2019 with a win against the American John Rene and thus secured the placement in the top 15 in the world as well as the greatest success of his career so far. Both title fights took place with a large number of celebrities in the Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt near Kitzbühel . The boxing match for the IBO international title was held as part of a charity event, at the end of which a check for 20,000 euros was handed over to "Kleine Helden eV / Tribute to Bambi Foundation". In his previous competition preparations, multiple world champions such as Gennadi Golowkin , Oleksander Usyk , Felix Sturm and Arthur Abraham are among his sparring partners.
List of professional boxing matches
year | Day | opponent | place | Result | Type |
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2014 | 22nd of November |
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City Hall, Srebrenica | victory | KO |
2015 | January 24th |
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Gildehaus, Luechow | victory | TKO |
7th March |
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Market hall, Wismar | victory | KO | |
10th of April |
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Congress and sports center, Bad Vilbel - Dortelweil | victory | TKO | |
April 18 |
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Indoor sports center, Lahr | victory | TKO | |
2.May |
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Unterschleissheim | victory | TKO | |
May 16 |
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Congress and sports center, Bad Vilbel - Dortelweil | victory | KO | |
June 30th |
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Unterschleissheim | victory | TKO | |
September 6th |
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Market hall, Wismar | victory | TKO | |
30th of October |
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Unterschleissheim | victory | PTS | |
December 29th |
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Antoniushaus, Regensburg | victory | KO | |
2016 | 20. February |
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Koenig-Pilsener-Arena, Oberhausen | victory | KO |
May 7th |
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Martial arts center, Munich | victory | PTS | |
June 11th |
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KSL Gym, Lahr | victory | TKO | |
25th June |
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Volkshaus, Zurich | victory | TKO | |
December 17th |
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Barracks, Basel | victory | RTD | |
2017 | April 1st |
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Westfalenhalle, Dortmund | victory | MD |
8th of July |
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Triple sports hall, Kempten | victory | KO | |
November 4th |
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Munich | victory | TKO | |
30th of November |
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Porsche Center Upper Austria, Linz | victory | RTD | |
2018 | June 9th |
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Porsche Center Upper Austria, Linz | victory | TKO |
2019 | February 9 |
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Bruno Gehrke Halle, Spandau | victory | TKO |
August 24th |
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Hotel Stanglwirt, Kitzbuhel | draw | D. | |
10th of December |
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Hotel Stanglwirt, Kitzbuhel | victory | UD |
Others
Alem Begic holds a Bachelor and Master of Arts in Architecture. In addition, he successfully completed his second degree in real estate economics in October 2019.
Web links
- Alem Begic's website
- Alem Begic in the BoxRec database
- Article about Alem Begic in the Süddeutsche Zeitung
- Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung before the WBO Intercontinental title fight
- Official Paffensport-Boxing Team member
- Running training with European boxing champion Alem Begic [1]
- Alem Begic as a good example of flu vaccinations [2]
- Article about Alem Begic in the BMQ [3]
- Boxing training with TZ readers as part of the "7Fit" project
Individual evidence
- ↑ , Alem Begic fights as a foreman on the fight card of the world championship fight by Felix Sturm Ranfighting.de, February 21, 2016.
- ↑ , Alem Begic wins the IBF European Championship title Avaz.ba in Linz , June 11, 2018.
- ↑ , Alem Begic defends his IBF European Champion title in Berlin Paffen-sport.com, February 24, 2019.
- ↑ Benedikt Warmbrunn: Alem Begic wins the IBO International Light Heavyweight Title. Süddeutsche Zeitung, accessed on January 5, 2020 .
- ↑ Abendzeitung Germany: Celebrities join in the boxing match in the Stanglwirt. Retrieved January 5, 2020 .
- ↑ E-PAPER (page 132). Accessed on January 21, 2020 (German).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Begic, Alem |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1987 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |