Xu Can
- Featherweight
- Super-featherweight
- Light-welterweight
Xu Can (simplified Chinese: 徐灿; traditional Chinese: 徐燦; pinyin: Xú Càn; born March 9, 1994) is a Chinese professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) (Regular version) featherweight title from 2019 to 2021.
Professional career
Early career
Xu turned professional in 2013. His first 14 fights ended in decision, of which he was victorious in 12 of them. In his 15th fight on October 3, 2017, he recorded his first stoppage win against former WBA (Regular) super bantamweight champion Nehomar Cermeño, prevailing via seventh-round corner retirement. The win saw Xu capture the vacant WBA International featherweight title.[1]
WBA (Regular) featherweight champion
Xu vs. Rojas
Xu was rewarded for his twelve fight winning streak with the opportunity to challenge the reigning WBA (Regular) featherweight champion Jesús Rojas. The bout was scheduled for the undercard of the Jaime Munguia and Takeshi Inoue WBO super-welterweight title fight, which took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on January 26, 2019, and was broadcast by DAZN and Canal Space.[2] Xu won the fight, which BoxingScene dubbed an early candidate for "Fight of the Year", by unanimous decision. He was awarded scorecards of 116–112, 117–111 and 118–110.[3] Both fighters threw a combined 2574 strikes total, with Xu landing 380 and Rojas 388 total punches.[4] Xu became only the third Chinese world boxing champion, after Xiong Chaozhong and Zou Shiming.[5]
Xu vs. Kubo
Xu made his first title defense against the former WBA Regular Super Bantamweight champion Shun Kubo on May 26, 2019, at the Fuzhou Sports Center Gymnasium in his native Fuzhou, Jiangxi.[6] He successfully retained his title with a sixth-round technical knockout of Kubo. Xu first knocked Kubo down near the end of the third round, before stopping the Japanese challenger with a flurry of punches at the 1:16 minute mark of the sixth round.[7]
Xu vs. Robles III
In his next title defense, Xu defeated Manny Robles III by unanimous decision, with scores of 120–108, 119–109, 118–110, on November 23.[8]
Failed Warrington negotiations
Talks were held in 2020 and early 2021 to try to make Xu's third defense of his title against the IBF champion at the time, Josh Warrington. However, the fight was postponed due to disagreements from both sides: Xu wanted fans present at the fight, and Warrington refused to leave the United Kingdom to fight on Chinese soil.[9][10] The chances of Xu and Warrington ever fighting were dramatically reduced when Warrington subsequently vacated his IBF title and then lost to the unheralded Mauricio Lara in February 2021, when he was sensationally knocked out by Lara in an upset defeat.[11][12]
Xu vs. Wood
On July 6, 2021, it was announced that Xu would be defending his WBA (Regular) title against British featherweight champion Leigh Wood in Brentwood, England on July 31 as part of Matchroom's Fight Camp.[13] Despite being a -350 favorite,[14] Xu was outboxed during periods of the fight, and suffered an upset defeat via twelfth-round technical knockout.[15]
Post-title career
Xu would next return to the ring on October 7, 2022 to face Brandon Leon Benitez in Plant City, Florida. Xu suffered his second consecutive loss, via split decision; one judge scored the bout 97–93 in Xu's favor, but he was overruled by the other two judges who both scored the bout 96–94 for Benitez.[16]
Personal life
Xu was born in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, and has since moved his residence to Beijing.[17] His parents were pastry-makers, and he was encouraged by his father to pursue a career in boxing. When Xu dropped out of junior high school during his third year, he joined China's only professional boxing club at the time, named Zhongwei, in Kunming, Yunnan where he began training as a boxer.[18]
Professional boxing record
23 fights | 19 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 4 | 1 |
By decision | 15 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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23 | Win | 19–4 | Asad Asif Khan | KO | 5 (10), 1:23 | Dec 31, 2023 | Shangluo, China | |
22 | Loss | 18–4 | Brandon Leon Benitez | SD | 10 | Oct 7, 2022 | Whitesands Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S. | |
21 | Loss | 18–3 | Leigh Wood | TKO | 12 (12), 2:43 | Jul 31, 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | Lost WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
20 | Win | 18–2 | Manny Robles III | UD | 12 | Nov 23, 2019 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S. | Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
19 | Win | 17–2 | Shun Kubo | TKO | 6 (12), 1:16 | May 26, 2019 | Fuzhou Sports Center Gymnasium, Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China | Retained WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
18 | Win | 16–2 | Jesús Rojas | UD | 12 | Jan 26, 2019 | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas, U.S. | Won WBA (Regular) featherweight title |
17 | Win | 15–2 | Enrique Bernache | SD | 8 | Sep 13, 2018 | The Joint, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
16 | Win | 14–2 | Jelbirt Gomera | TKO | 7 (10), 2:22 | Jul 27, 2018 | Qingdao Guosen Gymnasium, Qingdao, China | |
15 | Win | 13–2 | Nehomar Cermeño | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | Oct 3, 2017 | Gym of Datong University, Datong, China | Won WBA International featherweight title |
14 | Win | 12–2 | Jack Asis | UD | 12 | May 7, 2017 | Shaanxi Normal University Stadium, Xi'an, China | Retained WBA International super-featherweight title |
13 | Win | 11–2 | Spicy Matsushita | UD | 12 | Dec 17, 2016 | Zhejiang University Stadium, Hangzhou, China | Won vacant WBA International super-featherweight title |
12 | Win | 10–2 | Ramiro Blanco | UD | 12 | Sep 30, 2016 | Wenzhou Gymnasium, Wenzhou, China | Retained WBA International super-featherweight title |
11 | Win | 9–2 | Corey McConnell | UD | 12 | Jun 24, 2016 | Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China | Retained WBA Oceania and WBA International super-featherweight titles |
10 | Win | 8–2 | Isaias Santos Sampaio | UD | 12 | Feb 12, 2016 | Olympic Park Arena, Luzhou, China | Retained WBA Oceania super-featherweight title; Won vacant WBA International super-featherweight title |
9 | Win | 7–2 | Chaiyong Chanthahong | UD | 10 | Sep 18, 2015 | Yageer Gymnasium, Ningbo, China | Won WBA Oceania super-featherweight title |
8 | Win | 6–2 | Kris George | UD | 10 | Jun 27, 2015 | Rumours International, Toowoomba, Australia | Won WBA Oceania super-lightweight title |
7 | Win | 5–2 | Hurricane Futa | UD | 6 | May 8, 2015 | EXPO Garden Hotel, Kunming, China | |
6 | Win | 4–2 | Josh Baillie | MD | 6 | Feb 22, 2015 | Wenshan, China | |
5 | Loss | 3–2 | Bao Dong | MD | 6 | Sep 8, 2014 | World Horti-Expo Garden, Kunming, China | |
4 | Win | 3–1 | Hongpeng Zhang | UD | 4 | Aug 23, 2014 | Expo Garden Hotel, Kunming, China | |
3 | Loss | 2–1 | Neeraj Goyat | SD | 4 | Jun 7, 2014 | World Horti-Expo Garden, Kunming, China | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Kota Hamamoto | UD | 4 | Apr 13, 2014 | Sangyo Hall, Kanazawa, Japan | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Tang Yuan Yuan | UD | 4 | Nov 16, 2013 | Yu Hang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China |
See also
References
- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ Young, Matt (17 December 2018). "Jaime Munguia to headline boxing card at Toyota Center". chron.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (26 January 2019). "Xu Can Stuns Jesus Rojas, Wins Decision To Capture WBA Belt". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Esco, Wil (26 January 2019). "Can Xu upsets Jesus Rojas in action-packed battle, snags WBA title". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ White, Jonathan (27 January 2019). "Xu Can becomes China's third world champion boxer after defeating Jesus Rojas by unanimous decision". scmp.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Costa, Carlos (16 April 2019). "Xu Can vs. Shun Kubo WBA Title Clash on May 26 in China". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Agence France-Presse (27 May 2019). "Before a hometown crowd in Fuzhou, China's Xu Can defeats Japan's Shun Kubo in first defence of his featherweight title". scmp.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Salazar, Francisco. "Xu Can Retains WBA Title, Decisions Manny Robles". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ Lewis, Ron. "Josh Warrington Furious With Xu Can's Refusal To Fight Behind Closed Doors". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Can Xu scolds Josh Warrington for only fighting at home ⋆ Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Josh Warrington vacates IBF featherweight belt to chase The Ring magazine title | DAZN News UK". DAZN. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Josh Warrington suffers shock knockout defeat to Mauricio Lara". the Guardian. 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (2021-07-06). "Xu Can vs Leigh Wood joins Benn-Granados on July 31st". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
- ^ Williams, Joe. "Can Xu vs. Leigh Wood fight odds, picks and prediction". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ Christ, Scott (2021-07-31). "Fight Camp results and highlights: Leigh Wood drops and stops Xu Can to take WBA featherweight belt". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ karlfreitag (2022-10-08). "Boxing News: Benitez upsets former champion Xu Can » January 7, 2024". fightnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
- ^ "BoxRec: Can Xu". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Things you didn't know about Leigh Wood's next opponent Xu Can". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
External links
- Boxing record for Xu Can from BoxRec (registration required)
- Xu Can - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by | WBA Oceania super-lightweight champion June 27, 2015 – August 2015 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Darragh Foley | ||
Preceded by Chaiyong Chanthahong | WBA Oceania super-featherweight champion September 18, 2015 – September 2016 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by Billel Dib | ||
Vacant Title last held by Dardan Zenunaj | WBA International super-featherweight champion February 12, 2016 – October 2016 | Vacant Title next held by Himself | ||
Vacant Title last held by Himself | WBA International super-featherweight champion December 17, 2016 – June 2017 Vacated | Vacant Title next held by James Tennyson | ||
Vacant Title last held by Scott Quigg | WBA International featherweight champion October 3, 2017 – 2018 | Vacant Title next held by Jordan Gill | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
Preceded by Jesús Rojas | WBA featherweight champion Regular title January 26, 2019 – July 31, 2021 | Succeeded by Leigh Wood |
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