Leon Bunn Explained

Leon Bunn
Weight:Light-Heavyweight
Height:5 ft 11 in
Nationality:German
Birth Date:27 August 1992
Birth Place:Frankfurt, Germany
Style:Orthodox
Total:21
Wins:19
Ko:10
Losses:2

Leon Bunn (born 27 August 1992), is a German professional boxer, competing in light heavyweight.

Amateur career

Bunn's amateur record was 80/25/7 (won/lost/draw).[1] He won numerous federal and national championships. From 2011 to 2014 Bunn remained undefeated as a German division contender in German Boxing Bundesliga in 13 bouts, fighting for CSC Frankfurt and SV Nordhausen. In 2014 Bunn and his team SV Nordhausen won the German national team championship before he reached finals of the German national light heavyweight championship earning a second place by fight cancellation due to Bunn's cut injury from semi finals. In 2015 he reached finals again and succeeded to win the German national light heavyweight championship after already winning the prestigious international Chemistry Cup in Halle, which is an AIBA tournament of highest category, by defeating Switzerland's Uke Smajli.[2]

Pro career

Leon Bunn's professional debut took place on 3 December 2016 in Sofia, when he defeated his opponent Gordan Glisic by first round TKO. Bunn was signed by Sauerland Events and is coached by Ulli Wegner.

In 2017 Bunn also won his Sauerland debut and four more consecutive fights by KO.[3] In his sixth fight as a professional he defeated his opponent Tomasz Gargula (POL) in round 5 via TKO although he had a broken hand.

Bunn fought six times in 2018, including bouts in Norway and Croatia. Bunn was able to elaborate his professional record by five unanimous decisions and another TKO remaining unbeaten in all of his first twelve fights.

After fighting Viktor Polyakov in Koblenz on 16 February 2019 Bunn was announced to fight German contender Leon Harth for IBF's International Light Heavyweight title in Frankfurt's Fraport Arena on 4 May.[4]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21 Loss19–2 Serhat GulerKO10 (10), 3 Jun 2023
20 Win19–1 Slaviša SimeunovićRTD1 (8), 30 Apr 2023
19 Loss18–1 Padraig McCroryTKO6 (12), 22 Oct 2022
18 Win18–0 Islam TeffahiKO2 (8), 7 May 2022
17 Win17–0 Iago KiziriaMD83 Dec 2021
16 Win16–0 Timo LaineUD826 Sep 2020
15Win15–0 Enrico KöllingUD122 Nov 2019
14Win14–0 Leon HarthTKO9 (10), 4 May 2019
13Win13–0 Viktor PolyakovUD1016 Feb 2019
12Win12–0 Yannick N'Galeu UD81 Dec 2018
11Win11–0 Emmanuel FeuzeuRTD6 (8), 8 Sep 2018
10Win10–0 Serhiy DemchenkoUD1014 Jul 2018
9Win9–0 Tomas Adamek UD828 Apr 2018
8Win8–0 Maurice PossitiUD817 Feb 2018
7Win7–0 Jozsef RaczUD63 Feb 2018
6Win6–0 Tomasz Gargula TKO5 (6), 9 Sep 2017
5Win5–0 Laszlo Ivanyi KO5 (6), 17 Jun 2017
4Win4–0 Slobodan Culum TKO2 (6), 28 Apr 2017
3Win3–0 Viktor Kessler TKO2 (6), 25 Mar 2017
2Win2–0 Przemyslaw Binienda KO2 (6), 21 Jan 2017
1Win1–0 Gordon Glisic TKO1 (6), 3 Dec 2016

Personal life

Leon Bunn is a member of Frankfurt's internationally known fight club MMA Spirit, fighting for its box club Spirit Frankfurt. If not in Berlin Bunn is coached by his father Ralph.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leon Bunn -178lbs :: MMA Spirit . www.mmaspirit.tv . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109143916/http://www.mmaspirit.tv/en/teamspirit/fight-team-boxing/leon-bunn-178lbs.html . 2015-01-09.
  2. Web site: Chemistry Cup 2015 Final Report. 30 July 2015.
  3. Web site: BoxRec: Leon Bunn.
  4. Web site: Leon Bunn to face Leon Harth on May 4 in Frankfurt . www.worldboxingnews.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190322183230/https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2019/03/08/leon-bunn-face-leon-harth-may-4-frankfurt/ . 2019-03-22.