Naim Terbunja (born 28 September 1984 in Pristina, Kosovo, at the time Yugoslavia) is a Swedish professional boxer of Kosovar-Albanian descent who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Naim Terbunja |
| Nickname | The Albanian Warrior |
| Nationality |  Sweden |
| Born | 28 September 1984 Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Club | Djurgårdens IF, Stockholm |
Terbunja lost his round of 32 match against Matvey Korobov 18 points to 6.
Terbunja captured the prestigious National Golden Gloves championship in Salt Lake City, winning five bouts in seven days. Capping that stretch, he defeated the top-ranked fighter in the country – Luis Arias of Wisconsin – 3–2, in the finals of the 165-pound division.
As an amateur boxer, Terbunja represented Djurgårdens IF.[1]
Professional boxing record edit
| 10 Wins (1 knockouts, 9 decisions), 2 Losses (0 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw [1] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Draw | 10-2-1 |  Lanell Bellows
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Draw | 8 | 11 May 2018 | Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, United States
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| Loss | 10-2 | Sven Fornling
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UD | 8 | 9 December 2016 | Rosvalla Arena, Nyköping, Sweden
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| Win | 10-1 |  Baptiste Castegnaro*
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UD | 6 | 10 September 2016 | Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
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| Win | 9-1 |  Joel De La Paz
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KO | 1 | 23 July 2016 | Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
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| Win | 8-1 | Lanny Dardar
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UD | 6 | 17 June 2016 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, United States
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| Loss | 7-1 | Jason Escalera
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SD | 6 | 18 July 2014 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, United States
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| Win | 7-0 |  Bartlomiej Grafka
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MD | 4 | 26 April 2014 | Amiralen, Malmö, Sweden
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| Win | 6-0 | Maurice Amaro
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UD | 4 | 22 March 2014 | Long Island City, United States
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| Win | 5-0 |  Srdjan Mihajlovic
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UD | 6 | 16 November 2012 | Linköping, Sweden
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| Win | 4-0 | Bartlomiej Grafka
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MD | 6 | 6 October 2012 |  Prishtina, Kosovo
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| Win | 3-0 |  Kirill Psonko
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UD | 4 | 1 September 2012 | Ystad, Sweden
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| Win | 2-0 |  Marijan Markovic
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UD | 4 | 14 July 2012 | Podujevo, Kosovo
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| Win | 1-0 | Vladimir Spasojevic
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UD | 4 | 27 April 2012 | Linköping, Sweden
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Debut |
References edit
External links edit
- Qualifier
- sports-reference
- http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/05/10/2009-05-10_naim_terbunja_is_at_nationals.html#ixzz0dsXuM8YI
- https://fightnews.com/bounce-weights-from-las-vegas/21296
- Naim Terbunja at BoxRec (registration required)
- Naim Terbunja at Olympedia
- Naim Terbunja at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
