Dan Azeez


Dan Azeez is a British professional boxer. He has held the British, Commonwealth and European light-heavyweight titles.

Amateur career

Azeez started boxing as an amateur competitively while studying at Essex University where he got a degree in Accounting and Finance. He boxed under the tutelage of Gordon Charlesworth at the Colchester-based amateur boxing club. Dan had over 60 contests and was crowned ABA South of England champion three times. Azeez won the prestigious Box Cup tournament in 2013 at London's Alexandra Palace.

Professional career

In December 2017, Azeez made his professional debut against Daniel Borisov at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, scoring two knock downs on the way to a dominant points decision.
On 20 July 2019 after eight fights, Dan Azeez challenged for the vacant Southern Area title on the Dillian Whyte vs Oscar Rivas undercard live on Sky Sports at The O2 Arena against fellow Londoner Charlie Duffield. Azeez dominated from the first round causing swelling under Duffield's left eye which only got worse as the rounds continued. After a number of right hands delivered from Azeez in the sixth round, the referee stopped the bout while Duffield's corner threw in the towel.
On 14 December 2019 Dan outpointed the previously unbeaten Lawrence Osueke over ten rounds at the Brentwood Centre to claim the vacant English title.
After successfully defending the English title twice, Azeez got another chance to step on to the big platform as his clash with Hosea Burton for the vacant British title was to be shown live on Sky Sports.
On 20 November 2021 Azeez put on an impressive performance and blasted Burton to a halt in the seventh round to become the new British champion at The SSE Arena, Wembley. Azeez dominated the fight with his unrelenting aggression from the first round. After a huge left hand, Azeez trapped Burton in the corner with a vicious barrage of punches to force the referee's intervention.
He defended his title against Shakan Pitters at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, winning by unanimous decision on 3 September 2022 and then stopped Rocky Fielding in the eighth round at Bournemouth International Centre on 17 December 2022 to retain his championship and add the vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title to his collection.
On 11 March 2023, Azeez win the vacant European light-heavyweight title with a 12th round technical knockout success over Thomas Faure in Paris, France.
After vacating the European title without making any defenses, he lost his British and Commonwealth belts to Joshua Buatsi at Wembley Arena in London on 3 February 2024, going down via unanimous decision.
In his next contest, Azeez drew with Hrvoje Sep over eight rounds at Selhurst Park in London on 15 June 2024.
He fought Lewis Edmondson for the vacant British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles at the Copper Box Arena in London on 19 October 2024, losing by majority decision.
Azeez faced Craig Richards at Legon Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana, on 20 December 2025. He lost by stoppage in the final round of the fight for the vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26Loss22–3–1Craig RichardsKO12, 0:2320 Dec 2025Legon Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaFor vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title
25Win22–2–1Sulaimon AdeosunTKO4, 1:5424 Apr 2025Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos Nigeria
24Win21–2–1Bahadur KaramiPTS624 Apr 2025Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
23Loss20–2–1Lewis Edmondson1218 Oct 2024Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandFor the vacant British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
22Draw20–1–1Hrvoje Sep815 Jun 2024Selhurst Park, London, England
21Loss20–1Joshua BuatsiUD123 Feb 2024OVO Arena, London, EnglandLost British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles
20Win20–0Khalid GraidiaPTS815 Jul 2023Teatro Maggiore, Verbania, Italy
19Win19–0Thomas FaureTKO12 11 Mar 2023Zénith Paris, Paris, FranceWon vacant European light-heavyweight title
18Win18–0Rocky FieldingTKO8, 2:0517 Dec 2022Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, EnglandRetained British light-heavyweight title;
Won vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title
17Win17–0Shakan Pitters123 Sep 2022M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, EnglandRetained British light-heavyweight title
16Win16–0Reece CartwrightTKO8, 1:3226 Mar 2022Wembley Arena, England
15Win15–0Hosea BurtonTKO7, 2:2720 Nov 2021The SSE Arena, Wembley, EnglandWon vacant British light-heavyweight title
14Win14–0Ivo Zednicek3, 2:0525 Sep 2021Corn Exchange, Bedford, England
13Win13–0Ricky Summers1017 Apr 2021Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, EnglandRetained English light-heavyweight title
12Win12–0Andre SterlingTKO9, 1:592 Sep 2020Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, EnglandRetained English light-heavyweight title
11Win11–0Lawrence OsuekePTS1014 Dec 2019Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, EnglandWon vacant English light-heavyweight title
10Win10–0Edgars SniedzeTKO5, 1:219 Nov 2019York Hall, London, England
9Win9–0Charlie DuffieldTKO6, 2:4920 Jul 2019The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant Southern Area light-heavyweight title
8Win8–0Josip PerkovicTKO4, 3:0026 Apr 2019York Hall, London, England
7Win7–0Stanislav EschnerTKO5, 1:5822 Feb 2019York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0Charles AdamuPTS626 Oct 2018York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Adam JonesPTS413 Jul 2018York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0Jevgenijs AndrejevsTKO1, 2:4926 May 2018The Corn Exchange, Ipswich, England
3Win3–0Richard HarrisonTKO3, 1:2628 Apr 2018Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
2Win2–0Craig Nicholson4, 1:523 Mar 2018Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
1Win1–0Daniel Borisov42 Dec 2017Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England