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🇩🇪 Agit Kabayel
- WBC heavyweight champion (since June 2026)
The short answer
Agit Kabayel is a German heavyweight boxer, unbeaten at 27-0 with 19 knockouts, standing 191cm with a 203cm reach. He became WBC heavyweight champion in June 2026 when the WBC elevated him from interim titleholder after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the belt, making him the first heavyweight world champion of Kurdish descent and Germany's first since Max Schmeling. His first defense is scheduled for November 28, 2026, against the unbeaten Albanian Nelson Hysa at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, live on DAZN.
27-0
Record
100%
Win rate
70%
KO rate
191 cm
Height
203 cm
Reach
34
Age
Orthodox
Stance
Heavyweight
Division
Notable wins
- def. Zhilei ZhangKO (interim title) · February 2025
- def. Damian KnybaStoppage · January 2026
FAQ
What is Agit Kabayel's record?+
27-0 with 19 knockouts, unbeaten as a professional.
Is Agit Kabayel a world champion?+
Yes — the WBC heavyweight champion since June 2026, when the WBC elevated him from interim to full champion after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title.
When does Agit Kabayel fight next?+
November 28, 2026, against Nelson Hysa (25-0, 23 KOs) at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, defending the WBC title, live on DAZN.
Coverage
Related fighters
Record and knockouts per Wikipedia and official WBC/promotion reporting; WBC elevation per the WBC and BoxingScene, checked October 2026.