Leon Bunn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 August 1992 Frankfurt, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light-Heavyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 21 |
| Wins | 19 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 2 |
Leon Bunn (born 27 August 1992), is a German professional boxer, competing in light heavyweight.
Amateur career
Bunn's amateur record was 80/25/7 (won/lost/draw).[1] He won numerous federal and national championships. From 2011 to 2014 Bunn remained undefeated as a German division contender in German Boxing Bundesliga in 13 bouts, fighting for CSC Frankfurt and SV Nordhausen. In 2014 Bunn and his team SV Nordhausen won the German national team championship before he reached finals of the German national light heavyweight championship earning a second place by fight cancellation due to Bunn's cut injury from semi finals. In 2015 he reached finals again and succeeded to win the German national light heavyweight championship after already winning the prestigious international Chemistry Cup in Halle, which is an AIBA tournament of highest category, by defeating Switzerland's Uke Smajli.[2]
- 11-times Champion of Hesse (2005–2015)
- 2010: German Junior Champion of Olympic Boxing
- German Division (Bundesliga)-Season 2011/2012: Undefeated in six bouts for CSC Frankfurt (2nd German Division)
- German Division (Bundesliga)-Season 2012/2013: Undefeated in two bouts for SV Nordhausen (1st German Division)
- German Division (Bundesliga)-Season 2013/2014: Undefeated in five bouts for SV Nordhausen (1st German Division)
- 2014: Round Robin Tournament winner: Germany vs Russia. Award for best techniques
- 2014: German Light Heavyweight Vice Champion
- 2014: German Team Champion 1st division for SV Nordhausen
- 2015: German Light Heavyweight Champion
- 2015: Chemistry Cup International Light Heavyweight Champion
Pro career
Leon Bunn's professional debut took place on 3 December 2016 in Sofia, when he defeated his opponent Gordan Glisic by first round TKO. Bunn was signed by Sauerland Events and is coached by Ulli Wegner.
In 2017 Bunn also won his Sauerland debut and four more consecutive fights by KO.[3] In his sixth fight as a professional he defeated his opponent Tomasz Gargula (POL) in round 5 via TKO although he had a broken hand.
Bunn fought six times in 2018, including bouts in Norway and Croatia. Bunn was able to elaborate his professional record by five unanimous decisions and another TKO remaining unbeaten in all of his first twelve fights.
After fighting Viktor Polyakov in Koblenz on 16 February 2019 Bunn was announced to fight German contender Leon Harth for IBF's International Light Heavyweight title in Frankfurt's Fraport Arena on 4 May.[4]
Professional boxing record
| 21 fights | 19 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 10 | 2 |
| By decision | 9 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Loss | 19–2 |  Serhat Guler |
KO | 10 (10), 1:10 | 3 Jun 2023 |  Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany |
For vacant WBC International Silver light-heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 |  Slaviša Simeunović |
RTD | 1 (8), 3:00 | 30 Apr 2023 | Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg, Germany |
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| 19 | Loss | 18–1 |  Padraig McCrory |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:58 | 22 Oct 2022 | Fabriksporthalle, Frankfurt, Germany |
For vacant IBO light-heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Islam Teffahi |
KO | 2 (8), 2:20 | 7 May 2022 | Sartory-Saal, Cologne, Germany |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 |  Iago Kiziria |
MD | 8 | 3 Dec 2021 | Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Germany |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Timo Laine |
UD | 8 | 26 Sep 2020 | Plazamedia Broadcasting Center, Munich, Germany |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Enrico Kölling |
UD | 12 | 2 Nov 2019 | Conlog Arena, Koblenz, Germany |
Retained IBF International light-heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Leon Harth |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:45 | 4 May 2019 | Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, Germany |
Won vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Viktor Polyakov |
UD | 10 | 16 Feb 2019 | Conlog Arena, Koblenz, Germany |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Yannick N'Galeu |
UD | 8 | 1 Dec 2018 | Schwalbe Arena, Gummersbach, Germany |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Emmanuel Feuzeu |
RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 8 Sep 2018 |  Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Serhiy Demchenko |
UD | 10 | 14 Jul 2018 | Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Tomas Adamek |
UD | 8 | 28 Apr 2018 | Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Maurice Possiti |
UD | 8 | 17 Feb 2018 | Arena Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg, Germany |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Jozsef Racz |
UD | 6 | 3 Feb 2018 |  SØR Amfi, Arendal, Norway |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Tomasz Gargula |
TKO | 5 (6), 2:00 | 9 Sep 2017 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Laszlo Ivanyi |
KO | 5 (6), 2:16 | 17 Jun 2017 | Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar, Germany |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Slobodan Culum |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:44 | 28 Apr 2017 |  Armeets Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Viktor Kessler |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:25 | 25 Mar 2017 | MBS Arena, Potsdam, Germany |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Przemyslaw Binienda |
KO | 2 (6), 1:46 | 21 Jan 2017 |  Struer Arena, Struer, Denmark |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Gordon Glisic |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:58 | 3 Dec 2016 | Armeets Arena, Sofia, Bulgaria |
Personal life
Leon Bunn is a member of Frankfurt's internationally known fight club MMA Spirit, fighting for its box club Spirit Frankfurt. If not in Berlin Bunn is coached by his father Ralph.
References
- ↑ "Leon Bunn -178lbs :: MMA Spirit". www.mmaspirit.tv. Archived from the original on 2015-01-09.
- ↑ "Chemistry Cup 2015 Final Report". 30 July 2015.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Leon Bunn".
- ↑ "Leon Bunn to face Leon Harth on May 4 in Frankfurt". www.worldboxingnews.net. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22.