Firat Arslan was born in Friedberg, Germany on September 28, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 26 years on January 25, 1997 against Zsolt Janko. Arslan defeated Janko via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Arslan became a world champion at the age of 37 after 31 professional fights. He challenged Virgil Hill for the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round unanimous decision, winning his first world title.
Arslan's latest fight was a 4th-round KO victory over Alejandro Barrio at age 51, on December 4, 2021.
Some of Firat Arslan's best fights so far have been against Virgil Hill (HOFer), Nuri Seferi, and Sefer Seferi. For a complete list of Arslan's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Firat Arslan".
Arslan has 9 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Firat Arslan Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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62 | Dec 04, 2021 | 51 | Alejandro Barrio | win | KO 4 |
61 | Jul 24, 2021 | 50 | Ruben Eduardo Acosta | win | TKO 4 |
60 | Mar 06, 2021 | 50 | Gusmyr Pedromo | win | KO 3 |
59 | Feb 08, 2020 | 49 |
Kevin Lerena 27 24-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
58 | Sep 14, 2019 | 48 | Sami Enbom | win | KO 3 |
57 | Jun 22, 2019 | 48 | Cesar David Crenz | win | KO 2 |
56 | Apr 13, 2019 | 48 | Ricardo Marcelo Ramallo | win | TKO 3 |
55 | Nov 17, 2018 | 48 |
Sefer Seferi 39 23-2 | draw | MD 12 |
54 | Sep 22, 2018 | 47 | Pascal Ndomba | win | KO 2 |
53 | Jun 16, 2018 | 47 | Pablo Matias Magrini | win | KO 1 |
52 | May 19, 2018 | 47 | Isaac Paa Kwesi Ankrah | win | KO 1 |
51 | Oct 07, 2017 | 47 | Alejandro Emilio Valori | win | KO 7 |
50 | Jul 15, 2017 | 46 | Goran Delic | win | TKO 6 |
49 | Mar 18, 2017 | 46 | Gezim Tahiri | win | RTD 2 |
48 | Sep 17, 2016 | 45 |
Nuri Seferi 39 37-7 | win | UD 12 |
47 | Jun 04, 2016 | 45 | Claudio Morroni Porto | win | KO 1 |
46 | Nov 07, 2015 | 45 | Paata Aduashvili | win | KO 2 |
45 | May 02, 2015 | 44 | Gyula Bozai | win | UD 8 |
44 | Aug 16, 2014 | 43 |
Yoan Pablo Hernandez 29 28-1 | loss | SD 12 |
43 | Jun 07, 2014 | 43 | Tamas Bajzath | win | UD 8 |
42 | Jan 25, 2014 | 43 |
Marco Huck 29 36-2-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
41 | Apr 27, 2013 | 42 | Varol Vekiloglu | win | UD 10 |
40 | Nov 03, 2012 | 42 |
Marco Huck 27 34-2-1 | loss | UD 12 |
39 | May 11, 2012 | 41 | Aleksandr Alekseyev | draw | MD 12 |
38 | Jan 28, 2012 | 41 | Orlando Antonio Farias | win | TKO 2 |
37 | Jul 15, 2011 | 40 | Lubos Suda | win | TKO 5 |
36 | Apr 01, 2011 | 40 | Michal Bilak | win | TKO 3 |
35 | Jul 03, 2010 | 39 | Steve Herelius | loss | RTD 11 |
34 | Sep 27, 2008 | 37 |
Guillermo Jones 36 35-3-2 | loss | TKO 10 |
33 | May 03, 2008 | 37 | Darnell Wilson | win | UD 12 |
32 | Nov 24, 2007 | 37 |
Virgil Hill 43 50-6 | win | UD 12 |
31 | Jun 16, 2007 | 36 | Valery Brudov | win | SD 12 |
30 | Oct 28, 2006 | 36 | Grigory Drozd | win | TKO 5 |
29 | May 23, 2006 | 35 | Gabor Halasz | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Nov 15, 2005 | 35 | Carlos Cruzat | win | UD 12 |
27 | May 28, 2005 | 34 | Wlodek Kopec | win | KO 1 |
26 | Jan 18, 2005 | 34 | Alexander Petkovic | win | TKO 7 |
25 | Jul 31, 2004 | 33 | Lee Manuel Ossie | win | UD 10 |
24 | Mar 20, 2004 | 33 | Marco Heinichen | win | KO 5 |
23 | Jan 17, 2004 | 33 | Mircea Telecan | win | TKO 2 |
22 | Dec 12, 2003 | 33 | Lubos Suda | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Aug 16, 2003 | 32 | Vadim Tokarev | draw | PTS 12 |
20 | May 24, 2003 | 32 | Bruce Oezbek | win | UD 10 |
19 | Sep 07, 2002 | 31 | Mircea Telecan | win | TKO 2 |
18 | Jun 15, 2002 | 31 | Cosmin Pocora | win | KO 1 |
17 | Jun 08, 2002 | 31 | Mihai Iftode | win | PTS 4 |
16 | Oct 08, 2001 | 31 | Mark Hobson | win | TKO 7 |
15 | May 19, 2001 | 30 | Rüdiger May | loss | UD 10 |
14 | Dec 08, 2000 | 30 | Collice Mutizwa | loss | PTS 6 |
13 | Oct 31, 2000 | 30 | Tony Booth | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Jul 13, 2000 | 29 | Chris Woollas | win | TKO 2 |
11 | May 27, 2000 | 29 | Yves Monsieur | win | KO 2 |
10 | Oct 16, 1999 | 29 | Zoltan Petranyi | win | KO 3 |
9 | Aug 21, 1999 | 28 | Zoltan Beres | win | PTS 8 |
8 | Jun 19, 1999 | 28 | Frantisek Pacalaj | win | TKO 2 |
7 | Mar 27, 1999 | 28 | Zoltan Kovacs | win | KO 1 |
6 | Nov 14, 1998 | 28 | Wesly Dramasky | win | KO 2 |
5 | Jul 22, 1998 | 27 | Patrik Akerlund | win | SD 6 |
4 | Apr 21, 1998 | 27 | Ladislav Olah | win | TKO 2 |
3 | Nov 29, 1997 | 27 | Roman Nikodem | win | KO 2 |
2 | Sep 02, 1997 | 26 | Kevin Mitchell | win | PTS 4 |
1 | Jan 25, 1997 | 26 | Zsolt Janko | win | PTS 4 |