Erkan Teper (born 18 June 1982) is a German professional boxer. He held the European heavyweight title in 2015, but was stripped by the EBU for failing a drug test.
Amateur career As a super heavyweight amateur, Teper won silver medals at the 2006 German National Championships and the 2007 World Military Games. He won the 2009 Bolivarian Alternative Games in Santiago, Cuba.
Professional career Teper vs. Price and Doping Violation Teper faced heavyweight contender David Price on 17 July 2015 for the EBU heavyweight title. He fought belligerently during the bout and knocked down Price in the 2nd round with a left hook. The fight was called off by the referee immediately resulting in a KO victory for Teper.Erkan Teper stops David Price in two rounds
Teper was supposed to face Robert Helenius on 19 December 2015, but cancelled the match due to a shoulder injury. Thus he had to give up the EBU Heavyweight title, which was then claimed by Helenius in a match against Franz Rill. It was later reported that Teper had failed a post-fight drug test after knocking out Price. Teper was subsequently banned and the result changed to a No contest by the Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer (BDB). However, Boxrec.com maintains that the record was not changed to a No contest: "The EBU maintains that it was supervising the contest and as such EBU rules must be applied, therefore keeping the result of Teper WTKO 2 / 12 but stripping the title."
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26DrawDjuar El ScheichPTS621 Oct 202325Loss21–4Arslanbek MakhmudovRTD1 (10), 23 Sep 202124Win21–3Mykyta NesterenkoUD48 Feb 202023Win20–3Samir BarakovicTKO3 (8), 22 Jun 201922Loss19–3Robert HeleniusKO8 (12), 29 Sep 201821Win19–2Davit GorgiladzeTKO2 (6)28 Apr 201820Win18–2Evgenios LazaridisPTS1024 Oct 201719Win17–2Zoltan CsalaTKO1 (8), 21 Jul 201718Loss16–2Mariusz WachUD1218 Mar 201717Loss16–1Christian HammerSD1215 Oct 201616Win16–0Derric RossyUD103 Jul 201615Win15–0David PriceKO2 (12), 17 Jul 201514Win14–0Johann DuhaupasUD1214 Mar 201513Win13–0Newfel OuatahRTD6 (12), 13 Jun 201412Win12–0Martin RoganKO1 (10), 16 Nov 201311Win11–0Michael SprottTKO1 (10), 31 Aug 201310Win10–0Timur Stark813 Apr 20139Win9–0Gbenga Oloukun814 Oct 20128Win8–0Ivica Perkovic4 (10), 9 Mar 20127Win7–0Cisse SalifTKO2 (8), 26 Nov 20116Win6–0Jakov GospicKO9 (12), 15 Jul 20115Win5–0Robert HawkinsPTS61 Apr 20114Win4–0Sandor Balogh625 Feb 20113Win3–0Donato DeMartiisTKO1 (4), 17 Dec 20102Win2–0Alexander Kahl1 (4), 12 Nov 20101Win1–0Marcel Zeller3 (4)4 Sep 2010
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