// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Peter Kadiru? A diru-ector of fun?
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| Born | 24 June 1997 Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4+1⁄2 in (194 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Kadiru (born 24 June 1997) is a German professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in July 2026. At regional level, he held the German heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2014 Youth World Championships, and gold at the 2014 Youth Olympics, and at the 2014 and 2015 European Youth Championships. He holds a notable win over former world cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramírez.
Amateur career
[edit source]Kadiru had a very successful amateur career which saw him crowned the European and Youth Olympic champion. In the 2014 Youth Olympics final Kadiru avenged a loss against American Darmani Rock winning all three rounds on the judges scorecards.[1]
Professional career
[edit source]Early career
[edit source]Kadiru claimed the first major belt of his career after he won WBC Youth heavyweight title against Tomas Salek. Kadiru dropped Salek twice in the sixth round forcing the stoppage.[2]
Kadiru suffered a huge career setback after losing for the first time as a pro against Argentine Marcos Antonio Aumada. Kadiru was dropped in the first round and was unable to beat the count. This was Kadirus first fight under his new promoter.[3]
Kadiru vs. Ramirez
[edit source]Kadiru claimed the biggest win of his career after he stopped former cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramirez to claim the IBF Intercontinental title. After dominating the majority of the bout Ramirez decided to stay in his corner before the ninth round.[4]
WBA heavyweight title challenge
[edit source]Kadiru vs. Gassiev
[edit source]On 6 July 2026, it was announced that Kadiru would step in on short notice to challenge the newly elevated WBA heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev on 11 July 2026 at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia. Kadiru replaced former French Olympian Tony Yoka, who was forced to withdraw from the world title bout during the final stages of his training camp due to a back injury.[5]
Professional boxing record
[edit source]| 25 fights | 23 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 13 | 2 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Murat Gassiev | TKO | 6 (12), 1:00 | 11 Jul 2026 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia | For WBA heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Senad Gashi | UD | 10 | 15 May 2026 | SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany | Won vacant WBA Continental Europe heavyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Mauricio Nicolas Barragan | UD | 8 | 20 Mar 2026 | Fischauktionshalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Selcuk Tezer | TKO | 1 (8), 0:48 | 6 Dec 2025 | Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Osasu Otobo | TKO | 1 (8), 2:16 | 5 Apr 2025 | Kuhn Witte Audi Terminal, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Djuar El Scheich | TKO | 5 (12), 1:25 | 21 Sep 2024 | Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | Retained IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Victor Emilio Ramírez | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 16 Mar 2024 | Vogelsanghalle, Stralsund, Germany | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Jakub Sosinski | UD | 8 | 28 Oct 2023 | Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Yassine Khedim | TKO | 2 (8), 1:47 | 24 Jun 2023 | Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Alen Lauriolle | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 1 Apr 2023 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Marcos Antonio Aumada | KO | 1 (8), 0:56 | 5 Nov 2022 | Porsche Zentrum, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Tayfun Kurt | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 18 Jun 2022 | Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Lukas Fajk | UD | 6 | 5 Mar 2022 | Sono, Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Boris Estenfelder | UD | 10 | 9 Oct 2021 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany | Retained German heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Adnan Redzovic | TKO | 2 (8), 1:33 | 17 Jul 2021 | Seebühne Elbauenpark, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Roman Gorst | UD | 10 | 10 Oct 2020 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany | Won German heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Muhammed Ali Durmaz | KO | 2 (8), 1:25 | 22 Aug 2020 | Seebühne Elbauenpark, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Eugen Buchmueller | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | 18 Jul 2020 | Seebühne Elbauenpark, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Tomas Salek | TKO | 6 (8), 2:20 | 18 Jan 2020 | Edel-Optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany | Won vacant WBC Youth heavyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Pedro Martinez | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 16 Nov 2019 | Halle Messe Arena, Halle, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Andrei Mazanik | UD | 6 | 28 Sep 2019 | Stadthalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Juan Torres | UD | 4 | 15 Jun 2019 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Paolo Iannucci | UD | 6 | 11 May 2019 | Stadthalle, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Vincenzo Febbo | KO | 4 (6), 0:52 | 13 Apr 2019 | Erdgas Arena, Halle, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Artur Kubiak | UD | 6 | 2 Mar 2019 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany |
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Mum's the word for gentle giant Kadiru in super heavyweight final". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "Who is Nathan Gorman next opponent Tomas Salek?". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "Lyndon Arthur vs Liam Cameron live results". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "Peter Kadiru wins IBF Inter-Continental title". 024boxing.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "Murat Gassiev to face Peter Kadiru for the WBA Heavyweight world title". IBA. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
External links
[edit source]- Boxing record for Peter Kadiru from BoxRec (registration required)