Florian Marku is an Albanian professional boxer and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist.
Professional career Marku made his professional debut on 1 December 2018, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Nikola Janicievic at the Beste Event Halle in Ulm, Germany.
In November 2020, after compiling a record of 7–0 (5 KOs), he signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Sport. The following month, Marku faced Jamie Stewart at The SSE Arena in London. The bout served as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev and was televised live on Sky Sports Box Office. In a fight which saw Marku drop his opponent to the canvas with a punch to the body in the second round, the result was controversially announced as a draw, with referee Marcus McDonnell scoring the bout 76–76.
Marku returned to The SSE Arena for his next fight, facing Rylan Charlton on 20 February 2021. Marku boxed well and controlled a lot of the fight but suffered a knockdown in the sixth round from a right hand by Charlton, Marku went on to secure an eighth-round TKO after Charlton's corner threw in the towel after their charge was on the receiving end of a sustained attack by Marku.
Marku had been scheduled to challenge IBF International welterweight champion Maxim Prodan on 7 August 2021 as part of Matchroom's Fight Camp, but the fight was postponed when Marku suffered an injury. On 25 August, it was announced that the bout would now take place on 25 September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk which he won via split decision after 10 rounds against Maxim Prodan.
On 31 March 2024 in London, Marku was scheduled to face Chris Kongo. On 20 December 2024 It was reported that Florian Marku was ‘facing up to five years in jail after arrest for wounding and illegal possession of a weapon’. The boxer had previously said where the charges came from.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes15Loss13–1–1Chris KongoUD1031 Mar 202414Win13–0–1Dylan MoranTKO1 (10), 2 Sep 202313Win12–0–1Miguel Parra Ramirez UD1025 Aug 202212Win11–0–1Chris JenkinsTKO4 (10), 2 Apr 202211Win10–0–1Jorick LuisettoPTS820 Nov 202110Win9–0–1Maxim ProdanSD1025 Sep 20219Win8–0–1Rylan CharltonTKO8 (10), 20 Feb 20218Draw7–0–1Jamie StewartPTS812 Dec 20207Win7–0Muma MweembaTKO1 (6), 10 Nov 20206Win6–0Nathan BendonPTS613 Dec 20195Win5–0Miroslav Serban620 Sep 20194Win4–0Tommy BroadbentKO4 (4), 13 Jul 20193Win3–0Jan Marsalek1 (6), 27 Apr 20192Win2–0Ivan GodorTKO2 (4), 23 Mar 20191Win1–0Nikola Janicievic1 (4), 1 Dec 2018
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