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Izzy Asif

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Izzy Asif
Born
Issrar Asif

(1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 42)
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights4
Wins3
Wins by KO0
Losses1

Izzy Asif (born 30 March 1983) is an English boxing promoter and former professional boxer.

Biography

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Born in Sheffield, Asif's family emigrated to England from Kahuta in Pakistan.[2] He started boxing in 2002 and won three of his four professional fights at cruiserweight before retiring in 2012.[2]

Having worked in property development, Asif was drawn back into boxing when former world champion Amir Khan asked him to help out with his training for a fight against Billy Dib in 2019.[2] He founded GBM Sports in 2022, with the company promoting its first show at the Magna Centre in Rotherham on 11 March 2022.[3]

In June 2024, GBM signed a multi-fight contract with sports streaming platform DAZN.[4] The company staged its first outdoor stadium show at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster on 23 May 2025, headlined by the WBO female lightweight title fight between champion Terri Harper and challenger Natalie Zimmermann.[2]

Professional boxing record

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4 fights 3 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 1
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
4 Win 3–1 Verban Borisov PTS 4 3 Mar 2012 Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England
3 Loss 2–1 Carl Wilson TKO 2 (6), 1:00 30 Apr 2011 Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England
2 Win 2–0 Lee Mountford PTS 6 17 Apr 2010 Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England
1 Win 1–0 Mark Lewis PTS 6 20 Feb 2010 Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Izzy Asif". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b c d "'Boxing's like a cult' - meet the new promoter hitting the big stage". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "The extraordinary rise of GBM Sports". Sheffield Star.
  4. ^ "Sheffield boxing promoter proves his doubters wrong". Sheffield Star.