Amin Asikainen
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"Idi" Amin Asikainen is a Finnish
former boxer
. He was European Boxing Union
(EBU) Middleweight
Champion between in 2006–2007.
His nickname comes from the similarity with Idi Amin
.
father and a Finnish mother. At the age of six, he started playing football, but abandoned the sport in favor of boxing
when he was twelve. A childhood friend of his, Joni Turunen, also became a successful amateur boxer.
Christophe Tendil by a knockout in the fifth round. After beating Sebastian Sylvester, a German
, on 3 June 2006, Asikainen became the EBU Middleweight Champion.
Asikainen defended the title twice, first against Alexander Sipos on 6 October 2006, and then against Lorenzo Di Giacomo on 30 January 2007.
Sylvester regained the European middleweight title with TKO-victory in June 2007 in Zwickau
, Germany.
In March 2007, Asikainen had been contracted to fight a rematch against Germany's Sebastian Sylvester
for the European title, however, Asikainen pulled out due to injury and Sylvester faced Italian Alessio Furlan
instead.
In June 2007, the rematch did take place and Sylvester knocked Asikainen to the floor twice in the eleventh round before the fight was stopped by the referee.http://www.secondsout.com/World/news.cfm?ccs=225&cs=22234http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=11424&more=1
In 2011 in Helsinki Amin Asikainen lost to Piotr Wilczewski
by TKO in eleventh round.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
former boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. He was European Boxing Union
European Boxing Union
The European Boxing Union is an organization that oversees competition in that sport over the continent of Europe.-History:The EBU started life as the International Boxing Union in Paris in 1910...
(EBU) Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
Champion between in 2006–2007.
His nickname comes from the similarity with Idi Amin
Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dada was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles in 1946. Eventually he held the rank of Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became its Commander before seizing power in the military...
.
Early life
Amin was born in 1976 to a MoroccanMorocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
father and a Finnish mother. At the age of six, he started playing football, but abandoned the sport in favor of boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
when he was twelve. A childhood friend of his, Joni Turunen, also became a successful amateur boxer.
Amateur boxing
Asikainen has fought a total of 175 amateur matches, winning 135 of them. He was the Finnish champion in 1996, 1998 and 1999. Asikainen has won in Tammer-, GeeBee-, Copenhagen Box Open- and Karl Leman tournaments too.Professional career
Asikainen won the EU middleweight championship on 5 May 2006 after beating the FrenchmanFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Christophe Tendil by a knockout in the fifth round. After beating Sebastian Sylvester, a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, on 3 June 2006, Asikainen became the EBU Middleweight Champion.
Asikainen defended the title twice, first against Alexander Sipos on 6 October 2006, and then against Lorenzo Di Giacomo on 30 January 2007.
Sylvester regained the European middleweight title with TKO-victory in June 2007 in Zwickau
Zwickau
Zwickau in Germany, former seat of the government of the south-western region of the Free State of Saxony, belongs to an industrial and economical core region. Nowadays it is the capital city of the district of Zwickau...
, Germany.
In March 2007, Asikainen had been contracted to fight a rematch against Germany's Sebastian Sylvester
Sebastian Sylvester
Sebastian Sylvester is a German boxer and former IBF middleweight champion. He is currently ranked as the fourth best middleweight by Ring Magazine....
for the European title, however, Asikainen pulled out due to injury and Sylvester faced Italian Alessio Furlan
Alessio Furlan
Alessio Furlan is a professional boxer and former Italian and IBF Mediterranean Light Middleweight title holder...
instead.
In June 2007, the rematch did take place and Sylvester knocked Asikainen to the floor twice in the eleventh round before the fight was stopped by the referee.http://www.secondsout.com/World/news.cfm?ccs=225&cs=22234http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=11424&more=1
In 2011 in Helsinki Amin Asikainen lost to Piotr Wilczewski
Piotr Wilczewski
Piotr Wilczewski is a Polish professional boxer. He was EBU champion.In March 2011, he defeated Amin Asikainen by TKO in round 11 and in doing so he became the EBU European super-middleweight champion....
by TKO in eleventh round.