Qais Ashfaq


Qais Ashfaq is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Amateur career

Olympic result

Rio 2016
Baku 2015
Glasgow 2014
He turned professional in July 2017, signing with Hayemaker Ringstar. He will be trained under Ismael Salas alongside Jorge Linares, David Haye, Joe Joyce, and Willy Hutchinson. On 1 February 2018, Ashfaq signed with Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Sport. Ashfaq finally made his professional debut with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis in his corner on 25 February at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester against British boxer Brett Fidoe. Prior to the fight, Fidoe had a record of 8 wins and 44 losses, with only 1 stoppage loss against Andrew Selby in 2016. Ashfaq dominated the four round bout winning on points. Referee Mark Lyson scored the fight 40–36 for Ashfaq. Ashfaq had his second bout on the Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco card on 21 April at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. After four rounds, Ashfaq defeated Ricky Starkey via a points decision. Referee Michael Alexander scored the bout for Ashfaq. Ashfaq returned on another Amir Khan undercard, this time at the Arena Birmingham on 8 September 2018. He knocked out Gary Austin in the first round. Ashfaq finished the year fighting at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on 8 December against Jay Carney. Ashfaq stopped Carney in round 5, recording his second stoppage win.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
8Win8–0 Joe HamTD7, 0:012 Nov 2019 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant WBA Continental super bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Ham cut from accidental head clash
7Win7–0 Sean DavisPTS82 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
6Win6–0 Stefan SashevKO1, 2:254 May 2019 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
5Win5–0 Fadhili MajihaPTS62 Mar 2019 East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
4Win4–0 Jay CarneyTKO5, 0:458 Dec 2018 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
3Win3–0 Gary AustinKO1, 2:068 Sep 2018 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England
2Win2–0 Ricky StarkeyPTS421 Apr 2018 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1Win1–0 Brett FidoePTS425 Feb 2018 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England