53 year old Firat Arslan (55-9-3, 40 KOs) had his last fight and said goodbye to the pro ring. The former WBA world champion in the first heavyweight division held a farewell fight in Goppingen, Germany. And although the veteran was still in fairly high fourth place in the World Boxing Association rankings, he hastened to declare that this was his last performance.
Former World Heavyweight Champion Firat Arslan (54-9-3, 39 KOs) finally decided to end his career. The 52-year-old athlete will have his farewell fight on October 21 in Göppingen, Germany.
To the ageless 52-year-old former world heavyweight champion Firat Arslan (54-9-3, 39 KOs), still No. 5 in the WBA rankings, took just 70 seconds to stop 21-year-old Ibrahim Yildirim (11-4, 10 KOs) in Saturday night's main event at the Helios Arena in Villingen-Schwenningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Arslan landed an inconspicuous left hook, after which Yildirim decided to fall on the floor and stay there until the end of the countdown. Arslan plans to return to the ring in October.
The World Boxing Association has published a fresh rating, in which, as it turned out, good positions went to veterans, whose best times, it would seem, are long gone.
On July 15, in Wuppertal, Germany, the former world heavyweight champion will have his next professional fight Firat Arslan (51-9-3, 36 KOs). The 51-year-old boxer will enter the ring for the second time this year. The name of his opponent is still unknown.