Edis Tatli
| Edis Tatli | |
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Tatli in 2012
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| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Prince |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Born |
13 August 1987 Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 1 |
Edis Tatli (born 13 August 1987) is a Finnish professional boxer. He has held the European lightweight title since 2015, having previously held the European Union lightweight title from 2012 to 2013, and has challenged once for the WBA lightweight title in 2014.
Tatli is of Kosovar-Albanian descent and was born in Prizren, Yugoslavia, in present-day Kosovo. He moved to Finland at the age of four and was raised in Hämeenlinna. Having first trained in karate as a youth, at age fourteen he started boxing and won his first Finnish Amateur Championship title in 2004.
Tatli turned professional in 2007. In December 2012 he won the vacant EBU-EU lightweight title against Paolo Gassani and in March 2013 Tatli beat Felix Lora for the WBA Inter-Continental lightweight title. He successfully defended the title against Mzonke Fana in December 2013 and against Antonio De Vitis in May 2014.
In July 2014 it was announced that Tatli will challenge Richard Abril for the WBA lightweight world champion title on September 20 in Helsinki. Tatli is the second Finnish boxer fighting for the World Championship title. Olli Mäki lost a featherweight championship match to Davey Moore in August 1962 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. The fight between Abril and Tatli is promoted by Olli's son Pekka Mäki of P3 Boxing Oy. He lost the fight by majority decision
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