Kyle Yousaf
British boxer
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Kyle Yousaf (born 28 June 1993) is a British professional boxer who held the English flyweight title in 2018.
Professional career
Yousaf made his professional debut on 21 May 2015, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Anwar Alfadli at the Octagon Centre in Sheffield, England.[2] He fought another four times in 2015; PTS wins over Stefan Slavchev in March[3] and Mikheil Soloninkini in April;[4] and technical knockout (TKO) wins over Khvicha Gigolashvili in May[5] and Gary Reeve in October.[6]
He secured another five wins in 2016; Sergey Tasimov[7] and Jose Aguilar[8] by PTS in February and April respectively; Robert Kanalas in May,[9] Gyula Dodu in September[10] and Felix Moncada in December,[11] all by TKO.
Following three PTS wins–Louis Norman in May 2017;[12] Brett Fidoe in November;[13] and Isaac Quaye in February 2018[14]–Yousaf fought for his first professional title against Conar Blackshaw on 5 October 2018 at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley. Yousaf won via sixth-round corner retirement (RTD) to capture the English flyweight title.[15]
He secured two more wins in 2019; Steven Maguire by TKO in March[16] and Ricky Leach by PTS in November.[17]
Professional boxing record
| 17 fights | 17 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Alexander Taylor |
PTS | 6 | 17 Sep 2022 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ricky Leach |
PTS | 4 | 23 Nov 2019 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Steven Maguire |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:24 | 30 Mar 2019 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Conar Blackshaw |
RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 5 Oct 2018 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England |
Won vacant English flyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Isaac Quaye |
PTS | 6 | 2 Feb 2018 | Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Brett Fidoe |
PTS | 6 | 17 Nov 2017 | Bramall Lane Platinum Suite, Sheffield, England |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Louis Norman |
PTS | 6 | 27 May 2017 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Felix Moncada |
TKO | 3 (6), 2:36 | 2 Dec 2016 | Bramall Lane Platinum Suite, Sheffield, England |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Gyula Dodu |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:58 | 30 Sep 2016 | Bramall Lane Platinum Suite, Sheffield, England |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Robert Kanalas |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:47 | 29 May 2016 | Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jose Aguilar |
PTS | 6 | 30 Apr 2016 | Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, England |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Sergey Tasimov |
PTS | 4 | 6 Feb 2016 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Gary Reeve |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:30 | 17 Oct 2015 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Khvicha Gigolashvili |
TKO | 2 (4), 1:32 | 30 May 2015 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Mikheil Soloninkini |
PTS | 4 | 26 Apr 2015 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Stefan Slavchev |
PTS | 4 | 28 Mar 2015 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Anwar Alfadli |
PTS | 4 | 21 Feb 2015 | Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England |
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