Robin Krasniqi Explained

Robin Krasniqi
Realname:Haxhi Krasniqi
Weight:
Height:1.86 m
Reach:188 cm
Nationality:German
Birth Date:1 April 1987
Birth Place:Junik, SAP Kosovo,
SFR Yugoslavia
Style:Orthodox
Total:59
Wins:52
Ko:20
Losses:7

Haxhi Krasniqi (born 1 April 1987), known as Robin Krasniqi, is a German professional boxer. He held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) light-heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021, the World Boxing Association (WBA) interim light-heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021, and the European super-middleweight title from 2018 to 2019.

Background

Krasniqi was born in Junik, Kosovo, but moved with his family to Munich, Germany, at a young age during the Kosovo War.[1]

Professional career

Krasniqi made his professional debut on 20 October 2005, losing to Sven Haselhuhn in a four-round points decision. In his third fight, on 5 January 2006, he lost another four-round decision to Adrian Cerneaga. Krasniqi would spend the next seven years undefeated, winning two regional WBO light-heavyweight titles. On 20 April 2013, he made his first attempt at a world title, losing a twelve-round unanimous decision to WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly.[2] A second opportunity at a world title came on 21 March 2015, this time against WBA light-heavyweight champion Jürgen Brähmer, who stopped Krasniqi in nine rounds.[3]

On 10 October 2020, Krasniqi won the WBA interim and IBO light-heavyweight titles by scoring a third-round knockout against Dominic Boesel.[4] Krasniqi's compatriot, former European heavyweight champion Luan Krasniqi (not related, but also a native of Junik) congratulated him on the win.[5]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
58Loss51–7Dominic Boesel129 Oct 2021
57Win51–6Dominic BoeselKO3 (12), 10 Oct 2020
56Win50–6Stanislav EschnerTKO6 (6), 22 Aug 2020
55Loss49–6Stefan HärtelUD1211 May 2019
54Win49–5Ronny LandaetaUD1217 Nov 2018
53Win48–5Stanyslav KashtanovUD122 Jun 2018
52Win47–5Bartlomiej GrafkaUD83 Feb 2018
51Loss46–5Arthur AbrahamUD1222 Apr 2017
50Win46–4Jürgen DobersteinMD1215 Jul 2016
49Win45–4Cagri ErmisUD89 Jan 2016
48Win44–4Vaclav PolakRTD1 (8), 17 Oct 2015
47Loss43–4Jürgen Brähmer9 (12), 21 Mar 2015
46Win43–3Dariusz SękUD1220 Dec 2014
45Win42–3Oleksandr CherviakUD1226 Jul 2014
44Win41–3Emmanuel DansoKO7 (10), 28 Mar 2014
43Win40–3Tomas AdamekUD813 Jul 2013
42Loss39–3Nathan CleverlyUD1220 Apr 2013
41Win39–2Max HeymanTKO3 (12), 16 Nov 2012
40Win38–2Serdar SahinKO4 (12), 25 Aug 2012
39Win37–2Hakim ZoulikhaTKO12 (12), 7 Jan 2012
38Win36–2Abdelkahim DerghalTKO4 (12), 21 Oct 2011
37Win35–2Ben NsafoahUD89 Apr 2011
36Win34–2Jindrich VeleckyPTS63 Dec 2010
35Win33–2Kanstantsin MakhankouUD823 Oct 2010
34Win32–2Tani DimaPTS106 Jun 2010
33Win31–2Alexander SiposTKO6 (8), 23 Jan 2010
32Win30–2Xhavid Shabani1 (6), 6 Sep 2009
31Win29–2Steve KroekelTKO4 (6)6 Jun 2009
30Win28–2Ronny DaunkeTKO4 (6)24 May 2009
29Win27–2Ali KirogluTKO4 (6), 21 May 2009
28Win26–2Lars BuchholzUD613 Dec 2008
27Win25–2Sven HaselhuhnUD611 Oct 2008
26Win24–2Adrian CerneagaTKO2 (6), 26 Jul 2008
25Win23–2Steve KroekelPTS612 Jul 2008
24Win22–2Josef BalazTKO2 (4), 22 May 2008
23Win21–2Ralf RiemerUD44 May 2008
22Win20–2Jonathan PasiUD421 Dec 2007
21Win19–2Ibrahim UzunkayaPTS619 Oct 2007
20Win18–2Ilhan OezemTKO2 (4)28 Jul 2007
19Win17–2Berry ButlerUD67 Jul 2007
18Win16–2Miroslav CachaPTS416 Jun 2007
17Win15–2Patrick BergerPTS420 May 2007
16Win14–2Robert IgrecPTS417 May 2007
15Win13–2Engin Erdogan631 Mar 2007
14Win12–2Omar Jatta410 Mar 2007
13Win11–2Ralf Sawetzki49 Feb 2007
12Win10–2Petr JasukievicTKO3 (4)12 Dec 2006
11Win9–2Ommid MostaghimPTS69 Dec 2006
10Win8–2Constantin TrifanovTKO3 (6)23 Sep 2006
9Win7–2Adrian CerneagaPTS43 Sep 2006
8Win6–2Riccardo GrassmannPTS422 Jul 2006
7Win5–2Deniz EmrenPTS425 May 2006
6Win4–2Patrick LinkertPTS422 Apr 2006
5Win3–2Volkan SarierPTS419 Mar 2006
4Win2–2Mehmet AltintasPTS49 Mar 2006
3Loss1–2Adrian CerneagaPTS45 Jan 2006
2Win1–1Ladislav Martinek2 (4)26 Nov 2005
1Loss0–1Sven Haselhuhn420 Oct 2005

Notes and References

  1. Kerber, Matthias (21 March 2015). "Robin Krasniqi: Blut, Dramen, Träume" (in German). Abendzeitung München. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/wales/22236786 "Nathan Cleverly eases to WBO title win over Robin Krasniqi"
  3. https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/12533293/juergen-braehmer-beats-robin-krasniqi-tko-keep-wba-light-heavyweight-belt "Braehmer beats Krasniqi by TKO"
  4. Donovan, Jake (10 October 2020). "Robin Krasniqi Delivers Shocker in 3rd Round Knockout of Dominic Boesel". BoxingScene. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. https://telegrafi.com/luan-krasniqi-reagon-pas-shpalljes-se-haxhi-krasniqit-kampion-bote-ne-boks/ "Luan Krasniqi reagon pas shpalljes së Haxhi Krasniqit kampion bote në boks"