Freddy Kiwitt | |
Nickname: | Pretty Boy |
Weight: | Super Welterweight |
Height: | 1.80 m |
Nationality: | German, Liberian |
Birth Place: | Saclepea, Liberia |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 27 |
Wins: | 24 |
Ko: | 14 |
Losses: | 3 |
Frederick Kiwitt is a Liberian-German professional boxer who is the current WBF super welterweight champion, holding the title since November 2023. He also held the WBO European welterweight title in 2019.
Kiwitt was born in Saclepea, Liberia, in 1990 to a German father and Liberian mother during the Liberian Civil War. A few months after Kiwitt's birth, in order to escape the war, the family moved to the German city of Flensburg, where Kiwitt spent his childhood and youth.[1]
Kiwitt joined the boxing division of local sports club DGF Flensborg in his hometown of Flensburg, Germany, at age 18. He trained there until moving to England to launch his professional career.[2] He made his professional debut on 23 November 2013, beating his opponent on points. In 2018 he hired former professional boxer Manuel Ossie as his trainer.
Southern Area Champion
On 9 July 2017, Kiwitt had his first regional title fight. In London York Hall, he knocked out former English Champion Erick Ochieng in the seventh round to win the Southern Area Welterweight Title.
European Champion
On 22 February 2019, Kiwitt beat British boxer Paddy Gallagher at York Hall in London to win the WBO European Championship. He scored two knockdowns during the fight and was declared the winner on points after 10 rounds. Subsequently, the WBO ranked him at 11 in the welterweight division.[3]
African Champion
Kiwitt became the African welterweight champion on 20 July 2019 in Accra, Ghana, scoring a technical knockout against Samuel Turkson in the fourth round.
German Champion
On 3 December 2022, Kiwitt fought for the first time in his hometown of Flensburg, defeating Ali Hasso for the German Superwelterweight Championship via a third-round knockout
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
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28 | Win | 25–3 | Luis Enrique Romero | TKO | 11 (12) | 23 Nov 2023 | |||
27 | Win | 24–3 | Dustin Ammann | TKO | 3 (8) | 24 June 2023 | |||
26 | Win | 23–3 | Ali Hasso | KO | 3 (10) | 2 Dec 2022 | |||
25 | Win | 22–3 | Ivan Matute | UD | 8 | 10 Sep 2022 | |||
24 | Win | 21–3 | Merab Turkadze | KO | 3 (8), | 19 Feb 2022 | |||
23 | Win | 20–3 | Wilber Blanco | KO | 3 (8), | 20 Nov 2021 | |||
22 | Win | 19–3 | Johan Perez | UD | 8 | 25 Sep 2021 | |||
21 | Win | 18–3 | Octavian Gratii | UD | 6 | 21 Aug 2021 | |||
20 | Loss | 17–3 | Luther Clay | UD | 10 | 19 Dec 2019 | |||
19 | Win | 17–2 | Nika Nakashidze | RTD | 6 (8), | 9 Nov 2019 | |||
18 | Win | 16–2 | Samuel Turkson | RTD | 4 (12), | 20 Jul 2019 | |||
17 | Win | 15–2 | Paddy Gallagher | MD | 10 | 22 Feb 2019 | |||
16 | Win | 14–2 | Frank Dodzi | TKO | 3 (8) | 24 Dec 2018 | |||
15 | Win | 13–2 | Jumanne Camero | PTS | 8 | 16 Feb 2018 | |||
14 | Loss | 12–2 | Louis Greene | PTS | 10 | 23 Sep 2017 | |||
13 | Win | 12–1 | Erick Ochieng | KO | 7 (10), | 9 Jul 2017 | |||
12 | Loss | 11–1 | Akeem Ennis-Brown | PTS | 10 | 12 Nov 2016 | |||
11 | Win | 11–0 | Zaurs Sadihovs | TKO | 4 (6), | 24 Sept 2016 | |||
10 | Win | 10–0 | Jiri Jaros | KO | 2 (6), | 16 Jul 2016 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | Michael Mora | TKO | 5 (6), | 12 Mar 2016 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Andrei Dolgozhiev | KO | 1 (6), | 5 Dec 2015 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Ryan Toms | PTS | 6 | 29 May 2015 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Lubos Priehradnik | TKO | 1 (6) | 18 Apr 2015 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Kevin McCauley | PTS | 4 | 26 Oct 2014 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Kevin McCauley | PTS | 4 | 21 Jun 2014 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Dee Mitchell | PTS | 4 | 26 Apr 2014 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Owen Raine | TKO | 1 (4), | 14 Mar 2014 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Matt Seawright | PTS | 4 | 23 Nov 2013 |