Background
Anwar started boxing after his father took him to the gym at the age of 13 to learn to defend himself.
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He currently fights in the light welterweight division. Anwar was raised in Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Whilst still an Amateur he was involved in a car accident which left him with a broken collar bone after which he was told it would be unlikely he"d box again, although 18 months after the incident he was back training.
Following the incident the England set-up grew distant from Anwar, so he decided to turn professional rather than stay in Amateur Boxing.
In total, he had 65 Amateur fight of which 9 were losses. Anwar made his professional debut in 2007 but rose to prominence in 2012 after winning the Prizefighter tournament following a victory over undefeated 22-year-old prospect Tyrone Nurse.
Welterweight
Anwar fought at the Welterweight division in 2011. British Light-Welterweight Title
Shortly after, Theophane lost the title to challenger Darren Hamilton.
He will finally fight for the British light-welterweight title against Darren Hamilton in July 2013.
Anwar belongs to the British Pakistani community. He is a fan of the boxer Naseem Hamed, citing him as an inspiration. Apart from boxing, Anwar is also a rugby fan and a support the Leeds Rhinos rugby league club
Achievements
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He was initially reluctant but eased into the sport as he grew older, having his first fight when he was 14 He got into the "National Boys Clubs" (NACYP) final where he lost to Gary Barker, he then won The Junior American Bar Association Championships and National Boys Clubs at a later date as well as winning whilst boxing for England at International events. He went onto win the International Masters welterweight title before winning the English welterweight title, a fight he took on at a weeks notice against an undefeated James Flinn. Following his success with Prizefighter in 2012, Anwar began to call out then British light-welterweight champion Ashley Theophane for a title fight he had been pursuing since the previous year. Whilst Anwar waited to compete for the British title he won two official British championship eliminators before going on to win the vacant British Masters Gold light-welterweight title. English welterweight champion. International Masters welterweight champion. British Masters Gold light-welterweight champion.
