As an amateur, Ashfaq competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

He will be trained under Ismael Salas alongside Jorge Linares, David Haye, Joe Joyce, and Willy Hutchinson.

[6] Ashfaq finally made his professional debut with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis in his corner on 25 February at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester against British boxer Brett Fidoe.

[7][8] Ashfaq had his second bout on the Amir Khan vs. Phil Lo Greco card on 21 April at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.

[9] Ashfaq returned on another Amir Khan undercard, this time at the Arena Birmingham on 8 September 2018.

[10] Ashfaq finished the year fighting at the FlyDSA Arena in Sheffield on 8 December against Jay Carney.

[11] Ashfaq started 2019 on a JD NXTGEN card at the East of England Arena in Peterborough on 2 March.

[16] The boxers had previously met in the amateur ranks during the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games quarter-finals, which saw Ashfaq advance to the next round.

A fight was eventually made against friend and former sparring partner Marc Leach on 17 October at the East of England Arena in Peterborough.

[19] In an upset, Ashfaq was dropped twice and lost a unanimous decision to Leach, suffering his first career defeat in the process.