Xu Can

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.
Xu Can
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Real name 徐灿
Nickname(s) Monster
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Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach 69 in (175 cm)
Nationality Chinese
Born (1994-03-09) March 9, 1994 (age 31)
Fuzhou, Jiangxi, China
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 22
Wins 18
Wins by KO 3
Losses 4

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 WBA (Regular) featherweight title from 2019 to 2021. As of December 2021, Xu is rated as the world's ninth-best active featherweight by The Ring magazine,[1] and tenth by ESPN[2] and BoxRec.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] Both fighters threw a combined 2574 strikes total, with Xu landing 380 and Rojas 388 total punches.[7] Xu became only the third Chinese world boxing champion, after Xiong Chaozhong and Zou Shiming.[8]

Xu vs. Kubo

Xu made his first title defense against the former WBA Regular featherweight champion Shun Kubo on May 26, 2019, at the Fuzhou Sports Center Gymnasium in his native Fuzhou, Jiangxi.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12][13] 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.[14][15]

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.[16] Despite being a -350 favorite,[17] Xu was outboxed during periods of the fight, and suffered an upset defeat via twelfth-round technical knockout.[18]

Personal life

Xu was born in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, and has since moved his residence to Beijing.[19] 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.[20]

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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

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Sporting positions
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 WBA featherweight champion
Regular title
January 26, 2019 – July 31, 2021		 Succeeded by
Leigh Wood

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