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Qais Ashfaq
Qais Ashfaq (born 10 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Ashfaq was born in Leeds. He attended Prince's Henry's Grammar School. He studied sports performance at Leeds Beckett University.
He won the 2012 and 2014 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Meanwood ABC and Burmantofts ABC, respectively. He was a gold medalist at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Rio 2016
Baku 2015
Glasgow 2014
He turned professional in July 2017, signing with Hayemaker Ringstar. He will be trained under Ismael Salas alongside Jorge Linares, David Haye, Joe Joyce, and Willy Hutchinson. On 1 February 2018, Ashfaq signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport. Ashfaq finally made his professional debut with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis in his corner on 25 February at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester against British boxer Brett Fidoe. Prior to the fight, Fidoe had a record of 8 wins and 44 losses, with only one stoppage loss against Andrew Selby in 2016. Ashfaq dominated the four round bout winning on points. Referee Mark Lyson scored the fight 40–36 for Ashfaq. Ashfaq had his second bout on the Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco card on 21 April at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. After four rounds, Ashfaq defeated Ricky Starkey via a points decision. Referee Michael Alexander scored the bout for Ashfaq. Ashfaq returned on another Amir Khan undercard, this time at the Arena Birmingham on 8 September 2018. He knocked out Gary Austin in the first round. Ashfaq finished the year fighting at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on 8 December against Jay Carney. Ashfaq stopped Carney in round five, recording his second stoppage win.
Ashfaq started 2019 on a JD NXTGEN card at the East of England Arena in Peterborough on 2 March. Ashfaq won a 6-round decision against Fadhili Majiha with the referee scoring the bout 60–54. His next fight also came on a JD NXTGEN card on 2 August at Exhibition Centre Liverpool. The fight was against Sean Davis. Ashfaq improved his record with points in after 8 rounds. The referee scored the bout 79–73. Ashfaq was set for his first title fight on 2 November against Joe Ham at Manchester Arena. The belt up for grabs was the vacant WBA Continental title. The boxers had previously met in the amateur ranks during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games quarter-finals, which saw Ashfaq advance to the next round. The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds. Ashfaq dropped Ham in round 3. A cut opened above Ham's left eye and the fight was stopped after seven rounds, heading to the scorecards, due to the accidental cut. The three judges scored it 69–64, 70–64 and 70-63 cards, for Ashfaq awarding him his first title in the professional ranks.
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Qais Ashfaq
Qais Ashfaq (born 10 March 1993) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Ashfaq was born in Leeds. He attended Prince's Henry's Grammar School. He studied sports performance at Leeds Beckett University.
He won the 2012 and 2014 Amateur Boxing Association British featherweight title, when boxing out of the Meanwood ABC and Burmantofts ABC, respectively. He was a gold medalist at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games.
Rio 2016
Baku 2015
Glasgow 2014
He turned professional in July 2017, signing with Hayemaker Ringstar. He will be trained under Ismael Salas alongside Jorge Linares, David Haye, Joe Joyce, and Willy Hutchinson. On 1 February 2018, Ashfaq signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport. Ashfaq finally made his professional debut with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis in his corner on 25 February at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester against British boxer Brett Fidoe. Prior to the fight, Fidoe had a record of 8 wins and 44 losses, with only one stoppage loss against Andrew Selby in 2016. Ashfaq dominated the four round bout winning on points. Referee Mark Lyson scored the fight 40–36 for Ashfaq. Ashfaq had his second bout on the Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco card on 21 April at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. After four rounds, Ashfaq defeated Ricky Starkey via a points decision. Referee Michael Alexander scored the bout for Ashfaq. Ashfaq returned on another Amir Khan undercard, this time at the Arena Birmingham on 8 September 2018. He knocked out Gary Austin in the first round. Ashfaq finished the year fighting at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on 8 December against Jay Carney. Ashfaq stopped Carney in round five, recording his second stoppage win.
Ashfaq started 2019 on a JD NXTGEN card at the East of England Arena in Peterborough on 2 March. Ashfaq won a 6-round decision against Fadhili Majiha with the referee scoring the bout 60–54. His next fight also came on a JD NXTGEN card on 2 August at Exhibition Centre Liverpool. The fight was against Sean Davis. Ashfaq improved his record with points in after 8 rounds. The referee scored the bout 79–73. Ashfaq was set for his first title fight on 2 November against Joe Ham at Manchester Arena. The belt up for grabs was the vacant WBA Continental title. The boxers had previously met in the amateur ranks during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games quarter-finals, which saw Ashfaq advance to the next round. The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds. Ashfaq dropped Ham in round 3. A cut opened above Ham's left eye and the fight was stopped after seven rounds, heading to the scorecards, due to the accidental cut. The three judges scored it 69–64, 70–64 and 70-63 cards, for Ashfaq awarding him his first title in the professional ranks.