Ben Askren and Tyron Woodley are two sportsmen who have switched from combat sports to boxing in recent years, notably those who compete in the UFC, but Adesanya actually competed in the sport BEFORE entering the UFC’s octagon.
In the octagon, The Last Stylebender is renowned for his amazing striking prowess, but did that carry over to the sweet science?
Six professional boxing matches were fought by Izzy Adesanya after he had a successful kickboxing career and right before he joined the Ultimate Fighting Championships.
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Before switching to MMA, Adesanya competed in boxing from 2014 to 2015, earning five victories and one defeat.
The Last Stylebender was defeated by Daniel Ammann in his debut professional bout by a unanimous decision. The bout took place in Auckland, New Zealand in November 2014, and it was a quarterfinal clash for the Super 8 Boxing Tournament II: Cruiserweight competition.
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In his second bout, Adesanya defeated Asher Derbyshire via second-round knockout in the quarterfinals of the Super 8 Boxing Tournament III: Cruiserweight in March 2015.
On the same day as The Last Stylebender’s third and fourth professional boxing contests, Adesanya defeated Lance Bryant by majority decision and Brian Minto by split decision.
In November 2015, Adesanya defeated Zane Hopman by unanimous decision in his fifth bout.
On the same night in November 2015, the MMA fighter’s final bout took place in the boxing ring, where he prevailed against Lance Bryant by unanimous decision.
Since Alex Pereira’s defeats, Israel Adesanya has experienced growth. In his overall fight career.
2018 saw Adesanya finally join the UFC, where he won the Performance of the Night award after TKOing Rob Wilkinson at UFC 221.
Adensaya may make a fortune in crossover fights against fighters like Jake Paul and Logan Paul if he decides to return to boxing in the future.
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