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Alen Babić (born 17 November 1990) is a Croatian professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBC bridgerweight title in 2023. As an amateur, he competed at the 2017 European Championships in the heavyweight event.[1]
Alen Babić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 November 1990 Pula, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Savage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Babić took part in the 2014 Croatian National Championship, facing Marino Bajamic in the quarterfinals. He beat Bajamic by RSC, Josip Bepo Filipi by split decision in the semifinals, and Petar Milas by RSC in the finals.[2] He fought twice in the 11th Mustafa Hajrulahović Memorial tournament, beating Erik Tlkanec by split decision, and Pirro Quni by retirement.[3]
Babić participated in the 2015 Croatian National Championship. He beat Petar Milas by a first-round TKO in the quarterfinals, Josip Bepo Filipi by unanimous decision in the semifinals, but lost to Marko Calic in the finals by unanimous decision.[4] In the 2016 Croatian National Championships, he beat Valentin Kajtazi and Toni Filipi by RSC in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively, before fighting a rematch with Marko Calic in the finals. Babić was more successful in the rematch, winning by split decision.[5]
In his first tournament of 2016, Babić fought in the 43rd Chemiepokal. He defeated Albon Pervizaj by majority decision, and lost to Sadam Magomedov by split decision, earning him the bronze medal.[6] In April 2016, Babič fought Nikolajs Grisunins in the first round of the Olympic qualification tournament. He beat Grisunins by RSC, but lost the quarterfinal bout against Paul Omba Biongolo by RSC in turn.[7]
He lost the opening fight of the 2017 European Boxing Championships, dropping a split decision to Kristiyan Dimitrov.[8]
He won a silver medal in the 2018 Croatian National Championships, beating Luka Pratljacic by unanimous decision in the quarterfinals,[9] but losing by unanimous decision to Toni Filipi in the semifinals. The two of them fought a rematch in the finals of the 2019 Croatian National Championships, with Filipi once again winning, and Babić earning a silver medal.[10] In between these two fights, Babić also participated in the 2019 Slovenia Grand Prix, where he defeated Angelo Gentile by RSC in the semifinals, and Victor Schelstraete by split decision in the finals.[11]
Babić made his professional debut in July 2019, against Lazar Stojanović. Babić won the fight by TKO, stopping the Serbian in the second round.[12] In his next two fights, Babić scored a first-round knockout of Morgan Dessaux[13] and a second-round knockout of Ramazi Gogichashvili.[14]
Babić didn't fight in the first half of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For his first fight of 2020, Babić was scheduled to fight Shawndell Winters.[15] He won the fight by a second-round TKO.[16] He fought twice more in 2020, scoring third-round TKOs of Niall Kennedy[17] and Tom Little.[18]
On June 12, 2021, Babić fought and defeated Damien Chambers via a third round KO to improve to 7–0.[19][20] Babić followed this up with another victory against Mark Bennett on 7th August 2021, claiming victory after Bennett pulled out after the fifth round.[21]
On March 31, 2024 in London, Babić was scheduled to face Steve Robinson.[22][23] He won the fight by TKO in the sixth round.[24]
Babić faced Johnny Fisher at Copper Box Arena in London, England on July 6, 2024.[25] He lost via 1st round TKO.
| 14 fights | 12 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 11 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 14 | Loss | 12–2 | Johnny Fisher | TKO | 1 (10), 0:36 | 6 Jul 2024 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Steve Robinson | TKO | 6 (10), 0:54 | 31 Mar 2024 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Lukasz Rozanski | TKO | 1 (12), 2:10 | 22 Apr 2023 | G2A Arena, Jasionka 953, Rzeszow, Poland | For vacant WBC bridgerweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Adam Balski | UD | 10 | 21 May 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won inaugural WBC Silver bridgerweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | David Spilmont | KO | 6 (8), 0:53 | 18 Dec 2021 | AO Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Éric Molina | KO | 2 (8), 2:33 | 30 Oct 2021 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Mark Bennett | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 7 Aug 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Damian Chambers | TKO | 3 (6), 1:30 | 12 Jun 2021 | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Tom Little | TKO | 3 (8), 2:38 | 21 Nov 2020 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Niall Kennedy | TKO | 3 (8), 0:34 | 4 Oct 2020 | Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Shawndell Winters | TKO | 2 (8), 2:20 | 22 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ramazi Gogichashvili | KO | 2 (4), 0:43 | 25 Oct 2019 | Allianz Cloud, Milan, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Morgan Dessaux | KO | 1 (4), 0:56 | 20 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Lazar Stojanović | TKO | 2 (4), 1:19 | 11 Jul 2019 | Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli, Roma, Italy |
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