| Florian Marku | |
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| Birth Date: | 29th September 1992 (age 31) |
| Birth Place: | Lushnjë, Albania |
| Fighting Out Of: | London, England |
| Weight Class: | Welterweight |
| Stance: | Southpaw |
| Years Active: |
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| Box Win: | 13 |
| Box Kowin: | 8 |
| Box Loss: | 1 |
| Box Draw: | 1 |
| Mma Win: | 3 |
| Mma Kowin: | 1 |
| Mma Subwin: | 2 |
| K1 Win: | 163 |
| K1 Kowin: | 163 |
| K1 Subwin: | 2 |
| K1 Loss: | 0 |
| Boxrec: | 859027 |
| Sherdog: | 236455 |
Florian Marku is an Albanian professional boxer and former kickboxer[1] and mixed martial artist.
Marku made his professional debut on 1 December 2018, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Nikola Janicievic at the Beste Event Halle in Ulm, Germany.[2]
In November 2020, after compiling a record of 7–0 (5 KOs), he signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport.[3] The following month, Marku faced Jamie Stewart at The SSE Arena in London. The bout served as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev and was televised live on Sky Sports Box Office. In a fight which saw Marku drop his opponent to the canvas with a punch to the body in the second round, the result was controversially announced as a draw, with referee Marcus McDonnell scoring the bout 76–76.[4] [5]
Marku returned to The SSE Arena for his next fight, facing Rylan Charlton on 20 February 2021. Marku boxed well and controlled a lot of the fight but suffered a knockdown in the sixth round from a right hand by Charlton, Marku went on to secure an eighth-round TKO after Charlton's corner threw in the towel after their charge was on the receiving end of a sustained attack by Marku.[6]
Marku had been scheduled to challenge IBF International welterweight champion Maxim Prodan on 7 August 2021 as part of Matchroom's Fight Camp,[7] but the fight was postponed when Marku suffered an injury. On 25 August, it was announced that the bout would now take place on 25 September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk which he won via split decision after 10 rounds against Maxim Prodan.[8]
On March 31, 2024 in London, Marku was scheduled to face Chris Kongo.[9]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
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| 15 | Loss | 13–1–1 | Chris Kongo | UD | 10 | 31 Mar 2024 | ||
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Dylan Moran | TKO | 1 (10), | 2 Sep 2023 | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Miguel Parra Ramirez | UD | 10 | 25 Aug 2022 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Chris Jenkins | TKO | 4 (10), | 2 Apr 2022 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Jorick Luisetto | PTS | 8 | 20 Nov 2021 | ||
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Maxim Prodan | SD | 10 | 25 Sep 2021 | ||
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Rylan Charlton | TKO | 8 (10), | 20 Feb 2021 | ||
| 8 | Draw | 7–0–1 | Jamie Stewart | PTS | 8 | 12 Dec 2020 | ||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Muma Mweemba | TKO | 1 (6), | 10 Nov 2020 | ||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Nathan Bendon | PTS | 6 | 13 Dec 2019 | ||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Miroslav Serban | 6 | 20 Sep 2019 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Tommy Broadbent | KO | 4 (4), | 13 Jul 2019 | ||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jan Marsalek | 1 (6), | 27 Apr 2019 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ivan Godor | TKO | 2 (4), | 23 Mar 2019 | ||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Nikola Janicievic | 1 (4), | 1 Dec 2018 | |||