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Khalid YAFAI

Male

(Khalid Saeed)
(Khalid Saeed Yafai)
Super-Flyweight, Great Britain, Moseley, Birmingham, England
Born: 11 June 1989, Birmingham, England, Great Britain

As an amateur has also fought under the name of Khalid Saeed

(Yafai is the son of Yemeni parents)

He received the BBC Midlands 2005 "Junior Sportsman of the Year" award.
He became England's first ever U17 World Boxing Champion
when he won the World Cadet Championships,
winning the title against Luis Yanez of the United States.
He became one of the youngest ABA champions
in December 2006 while still 17.

as an amateur:
Birmingham City Amateur Boxing Club

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
2005
Siofok, Hungary, European Cadet Championships silver medal, 48 kg
+ June 19	Elgun Ahmedov	Siofok, Hungary	WPTS 21:7
+ June 21	Valentis Morozovs	Siofok, Hungary	WPTS 23:15
+ June 24	Samvel Barseghyan	Siofok, Hungary	WPTS 24:20
- June 25	Fazid Aleshkin	Siofok, Hungary	LPTS 36:18
Liverpool, England, World Cadet Championships gold medal, 48 kg
+ Oct. 14	Kostas Lakatos	Liverpool, England	WPTS 19:10
+ Oct. 17	Kamoliddin Ahmedov	Liverpool, England	WPTS 37:21
+ Oct. 18	Luis Yanez	Liverpool, England	WPTS 28:19
2006
Agadir, Morocco, World Junior Championships Quarter-finals, 48 kg
+ Sept. 11	Mohamed el-Amarti	Agadir, Morocco	WRSCO 2
+ Sept. 13	Ferhat Pehlivan	Agadir, Morocco	WPTS 31:20
- Sept. 15	Alexei Collado Acosta	Agadir, Morocco	LPTS 41:18
London, England, ABA Championships gold medal, 48 kg
+ Dec. 1	Paul Butler	London, England	WPTS 35:11
2007
Sombor, Serbia, European Junior Championships silver medal, 51 kg
+ July 11	Andrew Selby	Sombor, Serbia	WPTS 19:11
+ July 13	Artur Grigoryan	Sombor, Serbia	WPTS 26:8
- July 14	Misha Aloyan	Sombor, Serbia	LPTS 19:4
Chicago, Illinois, World Championships Preliminaries, 51 kg
+ Oct. 25	Derenik Gizhlaryan	Chicago, Illinois	WPTS 22:10
- Oct. 27	Violito Payla	Chicago, Illinois	LPTS 29:15
London, England, Dual Match England vs USA, 51 kg
+ Nov. 30	Qa'id Muhammad	London, England	WPTS 5:0
2008
Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy, European Olympic Qualifications silver medal, 51 kg
+ Feb. 27	Mo Nasir	Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy	WAB 3
+ Feb. 29	Igor Samoylenko	Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy	WPTS 13:11
- Mar. 1	Norbert Kalucza	Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy	LWO
Cetniewo, Poland, European Union Championships silver medal, 51 kg
+ June 19	Redouane Asloum	Cetniewo, Poland	WRSCO 3
- June 21	Rafał Kaczor	Cetniewo, Poland	LPTS 13:10
Beijing, China, Olympic Games Preliminaries, 51 kg
- Aug. 16	Andry Laffita	Beijing, China	LPTS 9:3
2009
Helsinki, Finland, Gee-Bee Tournament gold medal, 54 kg
+ Apr. 4	Oualid Belaouara	Helsinki, Finland	WPTS 13:1
+ Apr. 5	Salomo N'Tuve	Helsinki, Finland	WPTS 2:0
2010
Moscow, Russia, European Championships silver medal, 51 kg
+ June 6	Alexander Alexandrov	Moscow, Russia	WPTS 6:4
+ June 8	Derenik Gizhlaryan	Moscow, Russia	WPTS 9:1
+ June 11	Ronny Beblik	Moscow, Russia	WPTS 5:0
- June 12	Misha Aloyan	Moscow, Russia	LPTS 4:1
2011
Baku, Azerbaijan, World Championships Quarter-Finals, 52 kg
+ Oct. 2	Katsuaki Susa	Baku, Azerbaijan	WPTS 28:16
+ Oct. 4	Elias Emigdio	Baku, Azerbaijan	WPTS 27:15
- Oct. 5	Rau'shee Warren	Baku, Azerbaijan	LPTS 14:9
London, England, Great Britain Championships - Olympic Box-Offs, 52 kg
- Nov. 11	Andrew Selby	London, England	LPTS 26:12

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
2012
+ July 7	Delroy Spencer	Sheffield, England	TKO 2 (Rtd)
+ Sept. 8	Richard Voros	Muswell Hill, England	TKO 1
+ Sept. 22	Victor Koh	Belfast, Northern Ireland	W 6
+ Oct. 20	Scott Gladwin	Sheffield, England	TKO 2
+ Nov. 17	Pio Antonio NETTUNO	Nottingham, England	KO 1
+ Dec. 8	Jorge Perez	Kensington, England	TKO 3
2013
+ Jan. 19	Gonzalo Garcia	Wolverhampton, England	TKO 4 (Rtd)
+ Mar. 30	Michael Ramabeletsa	Liverpool, England	W 8
+ Oct. 26	Santiago Bustos	Sheffield, England	W 6
+ Dec. 14	Ash Lane	Dockland, England	TKO 4
2014
+ May 21	Yaqub Kareem	Leeds, England	KO 3 (0:30)
(Won vacant Commonwealth Super-Flyweight Title)
+ Sept. 20	Herald Molina	Wembley, England	KO 2 (1:50)
(Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Super-Flyweight Title)
+ Nov. 15	Everth Briceno	Dublin, Ireland	W 12 UD
(Retained IBF Inter-Continental Super-Flyweight Title)
2015
+ Mar. 28	Cristofer Rosales	Sheffield, England	W 8
+ May 9	Isaac Quaye	Birmingham, England	TKO 1
2016
+ June 25	Jozsef Ajtai	Greenwich, England	TKO 1
+ Dec. 10	Luis Concepcion	Manchester, England	W 12 UD
(Won vacant WBA World Super-Flyweight Title)
2017
+ Oct. 28	Sho Ishida	Cardiff, Wales	W 12 UD
(Retained WBA Super-Flyweight Title)

Summary

Total bouts: 18, Won: 18 (11 inside the limit), Lost: 0 (0 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0