Peter Kadiru (born 24 June 1997) is a German professional boxer. He has challenged once for the WBA heavyweight title in July 2026. At regional level, he held the German heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2014 Youth World Championships, and gold at the 2014 Youth Olympics, and at the 2014 and 2015 European Youth Championships. He holds a notable win over former world cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramírez.
Amateur career Kadiru had a very successful amateur career which saw him crowned the European and Youth Olympic champion. In the 2014 Youth Olympics final Kadiru avenged a loss against American Darmani Rock winning all three rounds on the judges scorecards.
Professional career
Early career Kadiru claimed the first major belt of his career after he won WBC Youth heavyweight title against Tomas Salek. Kadiru dropped Salek twice in the sixth round forcing the stoppage.
Kadiru suffered a huge career setback after losing for the first time as a pro against Argentine Marcos Antonio Aumada. Kadiru was dropped in the first round and was unable to beat the count. This was Kadirus first fight under his new promoter.
Kadiru vs. Ramirez Kadiru claimed the biggest win of his career after he stopped former cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramirez to claim the IBF Intercontinental title. After dominating the majority of the bout Ramirez decided to stay in his corner before the ninth round.
WBA heavyweight title challenge Kadiru vs. Gassiev On 6 July 2026, it was announced that Kadiru would step in on short notice to challenge the newly elevated WBA heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev on 11 July 2026 at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia. Kadiru replaced former French Olympian Tony Yoka, who was forced to withdraw from the world title bout during the final stages of his training camp due to a back injury.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Loss23–2Murat GassievTKO6 (12), 11 Jul 202624Win23–1Senad GashiUD1015 May 202623Win22–1Mauricio Nicolas BarraganUD820 Mar 202622Win21–1Selcuk TezerTKO1 (8), 6 Dec 202521Win20–1Osasu OtoboTKO1 (8), 5 Apr 202520Win19–1Djuar El ScheichTKO5 (12), 21 Sep 202419Win18–1Victor Emilio RamírezRTD8 (12), 16 Mar 202418Win17–1Jakub SosinskiUD828 Oct 202317Win16–1Yassine KhedimTKO2 (8), 24 Jun 202316Win15–1Alen LauriolleRTD1 (6), 1 Apr 202315Loss14–1Marcos Antonio AumadaKO1 (8), 5 Nov 202214Win14–0Tayfun KurtRTD3 (8), 18 Jun 202213Win13–0Lukas FajkUD65 Mar 202212Win12–0Boris EstenfelderUD109 Oct 202111Win11–0Adnan RedzovicTKO2 (8), 17 Jul 202110Win10–0Roman GorstUD1010 Oct 20209Win9–0Muhammed Ali DurmazKO2 (8), 22 Aug 20208Win8–0Eugen BuchmuellerRTD3 (8), 18 Jul 20207Win7–0Tomas Salek6 (8), 18 Jan 20206Win6–0Pedro Martinez4 (6), 16 Nov 20195Win5–0Andrei MazanikUD628 Sep 20194Win4–0Juan TorresUD415 Jun 20193Win3–0Paolo IannucciUD611 May 20192Win2–0Vincenzo Febbo4 (6), 13 Apr 20191Win1–0Artur Kubiak62 Mar 2019
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