Umut Camkiran
Name: Umut Camkiran
Alias: Anatolian Lion
Hometown: Istanbul, Turkiye
Birthplace: Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 183cm
Promoter: Record
Pro Boxer: Record
Umut Camkiran (Turkish: Umut Çamkıran), nicknamed the “Anatolian Lion,” is a Turkish professional boxer who competes in the heavyweight division.
- Name: Umut Camkiran
- Nickname: Anatolian Lion
- Nationality: Turkish
- Birthplace: Saulgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Hometown: Istanbul, Türkiye
- Division: Heavyweight
- Stance: Orthodox
- Height: 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
- Professional record: BoxRec record
Biography
Camkiran was born in Saulgau, Germany, and is based in Istanbul, Türkiye. Known as the “Anatolian Lion,” he has competed professionally since 2013 and has won heavyweight titles under several sanctioning bodies.
Professional career
Professional debut and UBF European title
Camkiran made his professional debut on September 27, 2013. In May 2015, he defeated Alexander Kahl in Alanya, Türkiye, to win the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) European Heavyweight Title. It was his first professional championship.
Mediterranean and EBU External title bouts
Camkiran defeated Goran Delic in Istanbul in December 2017 to win the vacant WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight Title.
In April 2019, he defeated Arnold Gjergjaj in an EBU External heavyweight title bout in Istanbul. He followed that victory with a win over Mirko Tintor in another EBU External title bout in November 2019.
Recent regional championships
In December 2023, Camkiran defeated Edi Delibaltaoglu in a WBC Asian Continental heavyweight title bout. His April 2024 victory over Tomas Salek was contested for the WBC CISBB Heavyweight Title.
Camkiran defeated Taryel Jafarov in a WBC Asia heavyweight title bout in February 2025. He successfully defended the WBC Asia title in July 2025, stopping Todorche Cvetkov in the third round in Tunceli, Türkiye.
He closed 2025 with a victory over Abel Pesut in Istanbul. As of September 2026, Camkiran's professional record stands at 25 wins, no losses and no draws, with 23 wins by knockout.
Titles held
- Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) European Heavyweight Title
- WBC Mediterranean Heavyweight Title
- EBU External Heavyweight Title
- WBC Asian Continental Heavyweight Title
- WBC CISBB Heavyweight Title
- WBC Asia Heavyweight Title