DAN Azeez is a British undefeated light-heavyweight boxer.
He’s fighting Joshua Buatsi on February 3, 2024 in a postponed eliminator for the WBA world title — here we take a look at his life, career and net worth.
GettyDan Azeez looks on during his victory over Matthew Tinker at Wembley Arena on March 26, 2022[/caption]
Who is Dan Azeez?
Light-heavyweight ace Dan Azeez is one of the UK’s most in-form fighters and is currently undefeated as a professional.
It is an incredible turnaround for the former removals man and accountant — he has a masters degree in finance — who was knocked out within 30 seconds of his debut amateur bout.
In the 2013 fight — undertaken while he was a student at Colchester University — he shared the Harlow stage with Lawrence Okolie, who was also making his bow.
Azeez danced into the ring full of bravado and was knocked spark out inside a minute.
At the Royal Resistance gym in Kidbrooke, he revealed: “I swear, I walked across the ring and I was knocked out, chinned clean.
“I only got into boxing by watching the likes of Roy Jones Jr and David Haye and they had that flashy style built on reflexes and speed.
“I don’t know what I was thinking but I was dancing around in the changing room before, the most confident I have ever been for any fight — pro or amateur.
I was in the changing room with Okolie and he was so confident, so I tapped into that, but then my opponent just whacked in a hook that sent me flying. I will never forget it.”
Dan’s nickname used to be ‘Disease’ — which he was not a fan of — but he now goes by ‘Super Dan’.
Azeez laughed to SunSport: “I used to cry about that nickname [Disease], I will never forget it. A substitute teacher called me it once and she really laughed.
“I remember sitting there thinking ‘you’re in on the act too? I really don’t stand a chance’.
“Thankfully the name vanished after secondary school because I hated it, it really hurt me.
“It was made so much worse because it was a supply teacher who I really fancied as well so all the other kids burst out laughing as well.
“I knew then my chances with her were shot — not that they were ever that strong when I am eight years old in her Maths class.
“I wonder if she watches me now and remembers I was hot for her?”
Azeez is the first 12st 7lbs fighter from Britain to secure every domestic title, including Southern Area, English, British and Commonwealth titles.
He is also the current holder of the European light-heavyweight belt.
What age and height is Dan Azeez?
Azeez was born and raised in Lewisham, south London on August 30, 1989.
At the time of writing, he is 34 years old.
Dan is five-foot-ten (178cm) and has a reach of 70.1 inches (178cm).
What is Dan Azeez’s boxing record?
Dan’s record stands at 20-0-0.
This means he has won all 20 of his professional bouts, with no losses or draws.
He has won 13 of his fights via knockout, giving him a knockout ratio of 65%.
Speaking about his upcoming fight with longtime friend and sparring partner Joshua Buatsi — which had to be postponed due to Dan picking up a strain in his back — Azeez has voiced his objections over the aspersions cast on him by Buatsi, in relation to the injury being fabricated.
He told Sky Sports: “I didn’t really like the narrative but it is what it is. What can you do?
“Even sometimes just the stuff Josh even says: ‘You know, I don’t know, I’m not sure’.
“Why am I going to make up an injury?
“It’s either you don’t believe it or you do. I thought you would at least know my character a bit better than that.”
What is Dan Azeez’s net worth?
Dan’s net worth has not been widely reported.
CelebsAgeWiki is the only outlet with an estimate of his wealth.
The online publication has quite a wide range for its prediction, calculating that Azeez’s net worth is somewhere between $1million USD (£786,000) and £5million USD (£3.9million).