Robin Sirwan Safar (born November 30, 1992) is a Kurdish-Swedish professional boxer ranked who competes in the cruiserweight division. As of 2025, he is ranked No. 9 in the world in his weight class. Safar has been based in Las Vegas, Nevada since 2018 and is currently signed with Golden Boy Promotions.
Known for his power, technical precision, and composure, Safar gained widespread recognition after a commanding victory over former world champion Sergey Kovalev.
Professional career The most notable win early in Safar's career was against tough Russian Denis Grachev, which he won by unanimous decision. Safar stopped American journeyman Demetrius Banks on the undercard of Steve Geffrard vs Denis Grachev in Delray Beach, Florida.
Safar vs. Kovalev Safar's biggest fight to date has been against former light-heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev on the undercard of Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk on May 18, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Safar scored a knockdown at the end of round 10 en route to a unanimous decision victory.
Personal life Safar's mother is Swedish and his father is Kurdish.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes20Win20-0Yamil PeraltaSD1222 May 2026SAP Center, San Jose, California, USAWon WBC silver cruiserweight title19Win19-0 Derick Miller Jr.UD108 Nov 2025 18Win18-0 Roberto SilvaTKO5 (10), 29 Mar 2025 17Win17–0 Sergey KovalevUD1018 May 2024 16Win16–0 DeShon WebsterRTD5 (8), 19 Apr 2023 15Win15–0 Antonio BrownKO1 (6), 19 Aug 2022 14Win14–0 Chris ChatmanTKO6 (8), 24 Nov 202113Win13–0 Denis GrachevUD810 Sep 2021 12Win12–0 Josue ObandoTKO5 (8), 17 Jul 2021 11Win11–0 Demetrius BanksTKO5 (8), 4 Mar 2021 10Win10–0 Quintell ThompsonTKO1 (6), 7 Dec 2019 9Win9–0 Alfredo ContrerasTKO1 (6), 20 Sep 20198Win8–0 Israel OrnelasKO1 (6), 30 Mar 2019 7Win7–0 Gennadi StserbinTKO4 (4)1 Dec 2018 6Win6–0 Josip PerkovicUD621 Apr 2018 5Win5–0 Levani LukhutashviliUD616 Dec 2017 4Win4–0 Ondrej BuderaTKO1 (4), 30 Sep 2017 3Win3–0 Djorde MarkovicUD49 Sep 2017 2Win2–0 Vukasin ObradovicTKO3 (4), 10 Jun 2017 1Win1–0 Tristan KhizanishviliTKO1 (4), 8 Apr 2017
References
External links Robin Sirwan Safar at BoxRec