Jurgen Uldedaj (born 26 August 1997) is an Albanian professional boxer. He has held the IBO cruiserweight title since October 2025.
Professional boxing career Uldedaj made his professional debut against Mateusz Gatek on 14 December 2015. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Uldedaj amassed a 7–0 record during the next two years, with two of those victories coming by way of stoppage.
Uldedaj fought for his first professional title on 3 February 2018, when he faced Jakub Synek for the vacant German International cruiserweight title. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the Tom Schwarz and Samir Nebo heavyweight bout, and was broadcast by MDR Fernsehen. Uldedaj won the fight ten round bout of his career by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the fight 100–89 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 100–88 for him.
Uldedaj faced the undefeated Dode Tahiri Arganaraz for the vacant WBO Youth cruiserweight title on 15 December 2018, at the Olympic Park “Feti Borova” in Tirana, Albania, which was his first fight in Albania. Uldedaj captured the title by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 98–91 for him. Uldedaj was scheduled to face Krzysztof Twardowski on 11 May 2019, for the interim WBC Youth title. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 97–93 scorecard.
Uldedaj faced Robert Grguric on 22 August 2020, following a 13-month absence from the sport. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Uldedaj next faced the overmatched Bojan Cestic on 12 December 2020. He won the fight stoppage, as Cestic retired from the bout at the end of the third round.
Uldedaj was booked to face Dmytro Serguta for the vacant WBC Youth cruiserweight title on 17 July 2021, on the undercard of an MDR broadcast card. He won the bout by a seventh-round technical knockout, extending his finishing streak to three consecutive fights.
After losing his unbeaten record on points to Benoit Huber at The O2 Arena in London on 1 April 2023, he bounced back immediately in his next fight by winning the vacant IBO Mediterranean cruiserweight title by unanimous decision against John Franck Mendy at York Hall in London on 10 February 2024.
On 19 July 2024, Uldedaj faced Steven Ward for the vacant IBF International cruiserweight title at Motorspace Dubai Investments Park in Dubai, winning by stoppage in the fifth round.
He retained the title by stopping Edin Puhalo in the second round at The Hall in Dübendorf, Switzerland, on 20 December 2024.
Returning to the scene of his only professional defeat, The O2 Arena in London, Uldedaj faced Rolly Lambert Fogoum for the vacant IBO cruiserweight title on 25 October 2025. This time he came away from the venue with the win, claiming the belt via unanimous decision.
He successfully defended the title against Austine Nnamdi at Wembley Arena in London on 30 May 2026, winning by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Win22-1 Austine NnamdiUD1230 May 2026 22Win21-1 Rolly Lambert FogoumUD1225 Oct 2025 21Win20-1 Gerardo MelladoUD105 Apr 2025 20Win19-1 Edin PuhaloTKO2 (10), 20 Dec 2024 19Win18-1 Steven WardTKO5 (10), 19 Jul 2024 18Win17-1 Damir BeljoUD1020 Apr 2024 17Win16-1 John Franck MendyUD1010 Feb 2024 16Loss15-1 Benoit Huber81 Apr 2023 15Win15-0 Bruno Igor HongTKO4 (8), 4 Feb 2023 14Win14–0 Dmytro SergutaTKO7 (8), 17 Jul 2021 13Win13–0 Bojan CesticRTD3 (8), 12 Dec 2020 12Win12–9 Robert Grgurić2 (8), 22 Aug 2020 11Win11–0 Krzysztof TwardowskiUD1011 May 2019 10Win10–0 Nicolas Leandro ArganarazUD1015 Dec 2018 9Win9–0 Morgan DessauxUD615 Sep 2018 8Win8–0 Jakub SynekUD103 Feb 2018 7Win7–0 Radek Geissmann3 (6), 2 Dec 2017 6Win6–0 Ziso PoulitsaUD618 Mar 2017 5Win5–0 Giorgi Tevdorashvili3 (6), 4 Feb 2017 4Win4–0 Ondřej BuderaUD62 Nov 2016 3Win3–0 Ben NsafoahUD44 Jun 2016 2Win2–0 Sven HaselhuhnUD430 Apr 2016 1Win1–0 Mateusz Gatek414 Nov 2015
See also List of Albanians in Germany
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