| Murat Bosporus | |
|---|---|
 Bosporus in 2007 | |
| Birth name | Özgür Bakar |
| Born | (1979-12-16)December 16, 1979 (age 45) Wolfratshausen,Upper Bavaria,West Germany |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Murat Bosporus[1] Murat |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Billed weight | 110 kg (240 lb) |
| Trained by | Christian Eckstein Tony St. Clair |
| Debut | March 13, 2002 |
| Retired | October 13, 2018 |
Özgür Bakar (born 16 December 1979), better known by hisring nameMurat Bosporus, is a German-Turkishprofessional wrestler. He is best known for his work on the German independent circuit.
Bakar was an amateur before he started a career as a professional wrestler. His debut match took place in March 2002 with the local European Wrestling Promotion. Since then he has become one of the top German wrestlers working for over 30 promotion worldwide in countries such asFrance,Italy,Spain,England,Switzerland,Denmark,Netherlands,Austria, among others.[2]
In 2006 he became the first German to work for theJapanesePro Wrestling NOAH, where he made numerous acclaimed matches. Meanwhile, he also had a tryout match withWWE andTNA while both promotions visited Germany for live events.
In 2008 he was a regular in the majorAfrican promotionWorld Wrestling Professionals based inSouth Africa working alongsideJoe E. Legend who later that year invited him to tourCanada withBSE Pro.
As of 2011 he works regularly for German Stampede Wrestling and Turkish Power Wrestling.
In 2011 he teamed with his fellow TPW competitor Big Boy andDave Finlay in Japanese promotionSmash pro wrestling. They had competed againstTajiri,Ohara andFujiwara. Team Tajiri won the match by pinning Big Boy.
In Turkish Power Wrestling he defended his title againstJoe E. Legend,Low Ki,Tom La Ruffa,Yoshihiro Tajiri andDoug Williams.
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