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Karo Murat is an Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

i born German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

professional boxer who competes in the light heavyweight division. He is a former European champion at super middleweight and is the current holder of the WBO

World Boxing Organization

The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...

Inter continental light heavyweight title. He is of Armenian

Armenians

Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

descent.

Early professional career

Murat made his professional debut in Hessen, Germany

Germany

on 23 September 2006 defeating Matus Sestak. Three more fights during his debut year resulted in three more wins including a victory in Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

on 18 November. A very busy 2007 saw Murat fight another eleven times again winning on each occasion and travelling to Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, Spain

Spain

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, Austria

Austria

and Switzerland

Switzerland

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and well as fighting a number of times in Germany

Germany

. Of his victories during the year, of particular note were wins over Jermain MacKay on 18 August 2007 at the Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

and Emiliano Cayetano at the Seidensticker Halle in Bielefeld

Bielefeld

Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...

on 29 December 2007. Both fighters had boasted only one defeat so far in their careers with Mackay and Cayetano both former Caribbean champions.

European super middleweight champion

On 16 February 2008 in his first fight of the year Murat defeated Sergey Kharchenko at the Nuremberg Arena to lift the EBU-EE super middleweight title via stoppage in the 10th round. In his next fight Murat travelled to Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....

to fight for the full European belt against Christian Sanavia on 12 April 2008 winning with a 12 round unanimous decision. A first defence in Bielefeld

Bielefeld

on 20 September 2008 resulted in a majority points win over Spain's

Spain

Gabriel Campillo

Gabriel Campillo is a professional boxer from Spain. He resides in Madrid, Spain. His nickname is "Chico Guapo". His professional record includes 21 fights: 18 wins , 2 loss and 1 no-contest. He won the WBA light heavyweight title from Argentinian Hugo Hernán Garay on June 20, 2009...

before meeting Sanavia again on 28 February 2009. The re-match again in Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....

saw Murat once again come out on top this time stopping Sanavia in the 10th round and registering a second successful defence of the title.

Move to light heavyweight

Having achieved success at super middleweight Murat moved up to light heavyweight and fought Serhiy Demchencko to win the vacant WBO light heavyweight title via unanimous decision on 29 August 2009 in Halle

Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia

Halle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh....

. His first defence against Guyana's

Guyana

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Sean Corbin resulted in a second round stoppage win on 30 January 2010. Murat successfully defended his title once more on 1 May 2010 beating Tommy Karpency over 12 rounds in Oldenburg, Germany

Oldenburg

Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...

. On September 18, 2010 Murat faced Nathan Cleverly

Nathan Cleverly

Nathan Cleverly is a British professional boxer from Wales and current WBO light heavyweight world champion. He is also the former European, British and Commonwealth light heavyweight champion...

in a WBO light heavyweight title eliminator, losing for the first time in his career by a ninth round TKO. He rebounded from the defeat on 12 February 2011 with a eight round points win over Christian Cruz and followed this on 7 May 2011 winning the IBF version of the Inter-continental title against American boxer Otis Griffin

Otis Griffin

Otis Griffin is a professional boxer and ranked light heavyweight contender.-Pro Career:Griffin fought on several major undercards and has been featured on ESPN. He captured the NABO light heavyweight championship with a technical knockout over an unbeaten prospect, Mike Nevitt...

with an 11th round stoppage. He made his first defence of the title against Spaniard Gabriel Campillo

Gabriel Campillo

on 1 October 2011 in a fight which was also billed as an IBF title eliminator with the fighters earning a draw, the first of Murat's career.

Professional boxing record

Gabriel Campillo

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Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Germany

Otis Griffin

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|07/05/2011
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Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Germany

Christian Cruz
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|12/02/2011
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RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Muelheim

Mülheim

Mülheim an der Ruhr, also called "City on the River", is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is located in the Ruhr Area between Duisburg, Essen, Oberhausen and Ratingen...

, Nordrhein-Westfalen

North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

, Germany

Germany

Nathan Cleverly

Nathan Cleverly is a British professional boxer from Wales and current WBO light heavyweight world champion. He is also the former European, British and Commonwealth light heavyweight champion...

|TKO
|10
|18/09/2010
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LG Arena, Birmingham

Birmingham

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, West Midlands

West Midlands (region)

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, England

England

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, London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

Tommy Karpency
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|01/05/2010
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Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg

Oldenburg

, Niedersachsen

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Sean Corbin
|TKO
|2
|30/01/2010
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Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Germany

Serhiy Demchenko
|UD
|12
|29/08/2009
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Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle

Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia

Halle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh....

, Nordrhein-Westfalen

North Rhine-Westphalia

, Germany

Germany

Cristian Sanavia

Cristian Sanavia , is a professional boxer in the Super Middleweight division.Sanavia turned pro in 1997 and captured the WBC Super Middleweight Title in 2004 with an upset win over Markus Beyer by split decision. He lost the title in his next fight, a rematch with Beyer. Beyer won via 6th round KO...

|TKO
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|28/02/2009
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Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Germany

Gabriel Campillo

|MD
|12
|20/09/2008
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Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld

Bielefeld

, Nordrhein-Westfalen

North Rhine-Westphalia

, Germany

Germany

Cristian Sanavia

|UD
|12
|12/04/2008
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Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Germany

Sergey Kharchenko
|TKO
|10
|16/02/2008
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Nuremberg Arena

Nuremberg Arena is an arena in Nuremberg, Germany. Nuremberg Arena opened in 2001 and holds up to 6,500 people.It is used for ice hockey, basketball and concerts.Since 2005, it is also called Arena Nürnberger Versicherung....

, Nuremberg

Nuremberg

Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...

, Bayern

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Emiliano Cayetano
|TKO
|7
|29/12/2007
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Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld

Bielefeld

, Nordrhein-Westfalen

North Rhine-Westphalia

, Germany

Germany

Gabor Balogh
|TKO
|1
|24/11/2007
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Stadthalle

Wiener Stadthalle

Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958...

, Steyr

Steyr

Steyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....

, Austria

Austria

Szabolcs Rimovszky
|KO
|2
|15/09/2007
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Frankie`s BF Arena, Oberpullendorf

Oberpullendorf

Oberpullendorf is a town in Burgenland, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district of Oberpullendorf.- Geography :Oberpullendorf is situated in the middle of the Burgenland, in the valley of the Stooberbach. The town is divided into Mitterpullendorf and Oberpullendorf.- History :The...

, Austria

Austria

Jermain Mackey
|UD
|8
|18/08/2007
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Max Schmeling Halle

Max-Schmeling-Halle

Max-Schmeling-Halle is a multi-purpose arena, in Berlin, Germany, named after the famous German boxer Max Schmeling. Apart from the Velodrom, it's one of Berlin's biggest sport places and holds from 8,861 people, up to 10,050 people....

, Prenzlauer Berg

Prenzlauer Berg

Prenzlauer Berg is a locality of Berlin, in the borough of Pankow.Until 2001, Prenzlauer Berg was a borough of Berlin; in that year it was included in the borough of Pankow....

, Berlin

Berlin

, Germany

Germany

Sergey Botnikov
|KO
|4
|30/06/2007
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Olympisky Sport Hall

Olympic Stadium (Moscow arena)

Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiyskiy or Olimpiski, is a large indoor arena, located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another...

, Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

Mustapha Stini
|RTD
|2
|26/05/2007
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Jako Arena

Jako Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Bamberg, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 6,900 people. It is currently home to the Brose Baskets basketball team....

, Bamberg

Bamberg

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, Bavaria

Bavaria

, Germany

Germany

Nicolas Perillo
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|6
|08/05/2007
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Pabellon San Jose, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Spain

Sergey Gribkov
|UD
|6
|24/03/2007
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Yunost, Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad

Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

Pavels Lotahs
|UD
|6
|03/03/2007
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Stadthalle, Rostock

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Germany

Mirko Sinovcic
|TKO
|1
|17/02/2007
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Universal Hall, Mitte

Mitte

Mitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...

, Berlin

Berlin

, Germany

Germany

Yves Romainville
|KO
|1
|20/01/2007
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St. Jakob Halle, Basel

Basel

Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Biagio Patera
|UD
|4
|16/12/2006
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BigBox, Kempten, Bayern

Bavaria

, Germany

Germany

Petr Rykala
|TKO
|1
|18/11/2006
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Stadthalle

Wiener Stadthalle

Wiener Stadthalle is an indoor arena, located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. It was designed by Austrian architect Roland Rainer and built from 1953–1958...

, Steyr

Steyr

, Austria

Austria

Tanju Guenes
|KO
|1
|04/11/2006
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RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen

North Rhine-Westphalia

, Germany

Germany

Matus Sestak
|KO
|1
|23/09/2006
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Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main

Hattersheim am Main

Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse .-Neighbouring towns:Hattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach, in the southwest with Raunheim...

, Hessen

Hesse

Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

, Germany

Germany

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