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Samir Ziani

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Samir Ziani
Born (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 34)
France
NationalityFrench
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights40
Wins36
Wins by KO8
Losses3
Draws1

Samir Ziani (born 19 July 1990) is a French professional boxer who has held the European super-featherweight title since 2019.

Professional career

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Ziani made his professional debut on 21 May 2010, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Jerry Cagniac at the Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers in Blagnac, France.[2]

He compiled a record of 8–0–1 (1 KO) before defeating Carel Sandon via ninth-round corner retirement (RTD) on 8 July 2011, capturing the vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title at the Piazza XX Settembre in Civitanova Marche, Italy.[3] After retaining his title with a unanimous decision (UD) victory against Ruddy Encarnacion in January 2012,[4] Ziani defeated Andrey Kudryavtsev via UD on 29 April at the Donbass Arena in Kyiv, Ukraine, capturing the vacant WBA International lightweight title.[5]

Following four more victories, one by stoppage, he suffered the first defeat of his career on 7 December 2013 at the Gymnase Georges Racine in Clichy, France, losing by twelve-round UD against Samir Kasmi in a bid for the vacant European Union super-featherweight title.[6]

He bounced back with a PTS victory against Sebastien Cornu in March 2014 before defeating Yoann Portallier on 6 June at the Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, capturing the French super-featherweight title via UD over ten rounds.[7]

In his next fight he suffered the second defeat of his career, losing by UD over ten rounds in December 2014 against future IBF lightweight champion Richard Commey.[8] Following the loss, Ziani went on a five-fight winning streak before facing Guillame Frenois for the vacant European super-featherweight title. The fight took place on 10 November 2016 at the Halle Georges Carpentier in Paris, France. All three judges scored the bout 115–113 in favour of Frenois, handing Ziani his third professional defeat.[9]

After scoring two wins in April 2017, Ziani faced reigning French super-featherweight champion and former foe Samir Kasmi in a rematch on 18 May at the Cirque d'hiver in Paris. Ziani got his revenge over Kasmi with a ten-round majority decision (MD) victory to capture the French title for a second time. Two judges scored the bout 97–93 and 97–94 in favour of Ziani, while the third judge scored it a draw with 95–95.[10]

Following three PTS victories, he made a second attempt at the vacant European super-featherweight title, facing Juli Giner on 2 February 2019 at the Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain. Ziani captured the vacant title with a sixth-round stoppage via RTD after Giner quit in his corner at the end of the round.[11] After a PTS win against Wallington Orobio in a non-title fight in April, Ziani retained his European title with a UD victory against Faroukh Kourbanov on 26 October in Agen, France, with one judge scoring the bout 119–109 while the other two scored it 116–112.[12]

In the second defence of his title, Ziani faced Alex Dilmaghani on 5 September 2020 at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, England. After eleven closely contested rounds, Ziani was behind on the judges' scorecards. At the end of the eleventh, Ziani caused Dilmaghani to stagger across the ring after a sustained attack. The champion followed up with a three-punch combination which visibly hurt the challenger. In the twelfth and final round Ziani resumed his assault, forcing Dilmaghani to the canvas twice, with referee Giuseppe Quartarone ruling both as slips. Ziani, now landing punches with ease, caught Dilmaghani with a left hook to send the challenger to the canvas with 30 seconds of the fight remaining, scoring the first official knockdown of the fight. Dilmaghani made it back to his left before Quartarone reached the count of ten, only to be knocked into the ropes and onto the canvas for a second time. Dilmaghani again made it to his feet but Quartarone decided to call a halt to the contest, handing Ziani a twelfth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory.[13][14] At the time of the stoppage, Ziani was behind on two of the judges' scorecards with 106–103 and 105–104, while the third judge scored in favour of Ziani with 105–104.[15]

Ziani was booked to face Serif Gurdijeljac for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title on 27 November 2021. He won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout, which his second consecutive stoppage victory.[16]

Professional boxing record

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40 fights 36 wins 3 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 28 3
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Win 36–3–1 Jordan Rodriguez UD 10 27 Apr 2024 Salle Vallier, Marseille, France Retained WBC International Silver super-featherweight title
39 Win 35–3–1 Jose Macias Enriquez MD 10 15 Dec 2023 Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France Won vacant WBC International Silver super-featherweight title
38 Win 34–3–1 Hector Betancourt UD 8 3 Mar 2023 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
37 Win 33–3–1 Serif Gurdijeljac TKO 9 (12) 27 Nov 2021 Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title
36 Win 32–3–1 Alex Dilmaghani TKO 12 (12), 2:51 5 Sep 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England Retained European super-featherweight title
35 Win 31–3–1 Faroukh Kourbanov UD 12 26 Oct 2019 Agen Stadium, Agen, France Retained European super-featherweight title
34 Win 30–3–1 Wallington Orobio PTS 6 5 Apr 2019 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
33 Win 29–3–1 Juli Giner RTD 6 (12), 3:00 2 Feb 2019 Palau Olimpic Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Won vacant European super-featherweight title
32 Win 28–3–1 Michael Dufek PTS 8 22 Jun 2018 Gymnase St. Exupéry, Blagnac, France
31 Win 27–3–1 Dame Seck PTS 6 14 Apr 2018 Gymnase Massot, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
30 Win 26–3–1 Sylvain Chapelle PTS 6 21 Oct 2017 Gymnase St. Exupéry, Blagnac, France
29 Win 25–4–1 Samir Kasmi MD 10 18 May 2017 Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France Won French super-featherweight title
28 Win 24–3–1 Giorgi Gachechiladze TKO 4 (6) 8 Apr 2017 Gymnase Massot, Le Puy-en-Velay, France
27 Win 23–3–1 Dame Seck PTS 8 1 Apr 2017 Salle des Trois Provinces, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
26 Loss 22–3–1 Guillaume Frenois PTS 12 10 Nov 2016 Halle Georges Carpentier, Paris, France For vacant European super-featherweight title
25 Win 22–2–1 Maurycy Gojko UD 8 14 May 2016 Salle de L'Amphithéatre, Rodez, France
24 Win 21–2–1 Dame Seck UD 10 29 Jan 2016 Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France Retained French super-featherweight title
23 Win 20–2–1 Alix Djavoiev UD 6 14 Nov 2015 Salles des Sports, Auxi-le-Château, France
22 Win 19–2–1 Sebastien Cornu TKO 8 (10) 12 Jun 2015 Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France Retained French super-featherweight title
21 Win 18–2–1 Alex Bone PTS 10 30 Jan 2015 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
20 Loss 17–2–1 Richard Commey UD 10 13 Dec 2014 MusikTeatret, Albertslund, Denmark
19 Win 17–1–1 Yoann Portailler UD 10 6 Jun 2014 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France Won French super-featherweight title
18 Win 16–1–1 Sebastien Cornu PTS 8 15 Mar 2014 Salles des Trois Provinces, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
17 Loss 15–1–1 Samir Kasmi UD 12 7 Dec 2013 Gymnase Georges Racine, Clichy, France For vacant European Union super-featherweight title
16 Win 15–0–1 Sebastien Benito PTS 8 25 May 2013 Salle Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
15 Win 14–0–1 Hermin Isava TKO 6 (6) 23 Feb 2013 Mazagan Beach and Gold Ressort, El Jadida, Morocco
14 Win 13–0–1 Maurycy Gojko PTS 8 23 Nov 2012 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
13 Win 12–0–1 Brahim Bouizem UD 8 15 Jun 2012 Halle Aux Grains, Toulouse, France
12 Win 11–0–1 Andrey Kudryavtsev UD 12 29 Apr 2012 Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine Won vacant WBA International lightweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Ruddy Encarnacion UD 10 26 Jan 2012 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France Retained WBC International Silver lightweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Carel Sandon RTD 9 (10), 3:00 8 Jul 2011 Piazza XX Settembre, Civitanova Marche, Italy Won vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title
9 Win 8–0–1 Sezer Erunsal PTS 6 27 May 2011 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France
8 Win 7–0–1 Mehdi Bounakab UD 4 7 May 2011 Le Dôme de Marseille, Marseille, France
7 Win 6–0–1 Mehdi Boubekeur PTS 6 30 Apr 2011 Pierrelaye, France
6 Win 5–0–1 Mounir Chaib TKO 3 (6) 25 Feb 2011 Salle Bellegrave, Pessac, France
5 Win 4–0–1 Yohan Garanx PTS 4 4 Dec 2010 Salle Jean Moulin, Bergerac, France
4 Win 3–0–1 Vergile Degonzaga PTS 6 26 Nov 2010 Gymnase du Port Marchand, Toulon, France
3 Draw 2–0–1 Marvin Petit PTS 6 6 Nov 2010 Salle C.S Europe, Élancourt, France
2 Win 2–0 Christophe Guedes PTS 4 12 Jun 2010 Gymnase Raymond Boisset, Cournon d'Auvergne, France
1 Win 1–0 Jerry Cagniac PTS 4 21 May 2010 Salle Pollyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Samir Ziani". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Samir Ziani vs. Jerry Cagniac". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Samir Ziani vs. Carel Sandon". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Samir Ziani vs. Ruddy Encarnacion". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Samir Ziani vs. Andrey Kudryavtsev". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Samir Ziani vs. Samir Kasmi". BoxRec. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Samir Ziani champion de France super-plume". www.ladepeche.fr (in French). 8 June 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  8. ^ "BoxRec: Samir Ziani vs. Richard Commey". BoxRec. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  9. ^ Persson, Per Ake (12 November 2016). "Pedro "Perico" Fernandez Passes Way at Age 64". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  10. ^ Cormary, Frédéric (19 May 2017). "Boxe : le Villeneuvois Samir Ziani récupère sa ceinture nationale". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  11. ^ Persson, Per Ake (4 February 2019). "Samir Ziani Captures EBU Title With TKO of Giner in Six". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  12. ^ Persson, Per Ake (27 October 2020). "Samir Ziani Retains EBU Strap, Hannig Edges Liebenberg". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  13. ^ Lewis, Ron (5 September 2020). "Samir Ziani Stops Alex Dilmaghani To Retain Euro Crown in Thriller". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  14. ^ Gray, Tom (5 September 2020). "Samir Ziani scores explosive 12th-round stoppage over Alex Dilmaghani, retains European 130-pound title". The Ring. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  15. ^ "BoxRec: Samir Ziani vs. Alex Dilmaghani". BoxRec. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  16. ^ Delfino, Olivier (28 October 2021). "Boxe: Farouk Kourbanov n'affrontera finalement pas Samir Ziani le 11 décembre". lameuse-verviers.sudinfo.be. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Inaugural title WBC International Silver lightweight champion
8 July 2011 – 2012
Vacant
Title next held by
Tommy Coyle
Vacant
Title last held by
Oscar Jesus Pereya
WBA International lightweight champion
29 April 2012 – November 2012
Vacant
Title next held by
Emmanuel Tagoe
Preceded by
Yoann Portallier
French super-featherweight champion
6 June 2014 – November 2016
Vacant
Title next held by
Samir Kasmi
Preceded by
Samir Kasmi
French super-featherweight champion
18 May 2017 – 2018
Vacant
Title next held by
Matthieu Lehot
Vacant
Title last held by
James Tennyson
European super-featherweight champion
2 February 2019 – present
Incumbent