| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Hurricane [1] |
| Born | 15 May 1988 [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1] |
| Weight | Super-welterweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [2] | |
| Total fights | 11 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
Adam Harper (born 15 May 1988) is an English former professional boxer. He was English super-welterweight champion in 2018 and also challenged for the Commonwealth title in the same weight division.
A professional boxer since 2014, Harper won the vacant Midlands Area super-welterweight title by defeating Ryan Kelly on points 97–95 at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on 13 May 2017. [3]
In his next outing he faced Michael Zerafa for the vacant Commonwealth super-welterweight title at the Melbourne Pavilion in Flemington, Australia, on 16 March 2018, losing by unanimous decision. [4]
Harper got back to winning ways in his next fight, claiming the vacant English super-welterweight title thanks to a majority decision win over Billy Bird at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood, Essex, on 21 September 2018. Two of the ringside judges scored the contest 97–93 and 96–95 respectively in his favour, while the third had it a 95–95 draw. [5]
In April 2019, he announced his retirement from professional boxing after failing a mandatory brain scan. [6] However, he reversed his decision a year later having regained his boxing license following further in-depth medical testing. [7]
Harper made his comeback against Anthony Fowler at Matchroom Sport Headquarters Garden in Essex on 7 August 2020. He was knocked to the canvas in the fourth round but recovered to continue the fight, eventually losing by stoppage in the seventh round. [8]
That proved to be Harper's final bout as he returned to retirement, although he remained involved in the sport, and in September 2024 gained manager and match-maker licences. [9]
| 11 fights | 9 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Loss | 9–2 | Anthony Fowler | TKO | 7 (10), 1:34 | 7 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Sport Headquarters Garden, Brentwood, Essex, England | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Billy Bird | MD | 10 | 21 Sep 2018 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England | Won vacant English super-welterweight title |
| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Michael Zerafa | UD | 12 | 16 Mar 2018 | Melbourne Pavilion, Flemington, Victoria, Australia | For vacant Commonwealth super-welterweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ryan Kelly | PTS | 10 | 13 May 2017 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | Won vacant Midlands Area super-welterweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Sergei Melis | PTS | 8 | 10 Dec 2016 | Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Andrej Cepur | PTS | 4 | 2 Sep 2016 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Deividas Sajauka | PTS | 8 | 23 Jul 2016 | Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Lewis van Poetsch | PTS | 8 | 20 Nov 2015 | Hatherley Manor Hotel, Cheltenham, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Baltazaras Bajorunas | PTS | 6 | 12 Sep 2015 | GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs | PTS | 6 | 18 Apr 2015 | GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Edgars Sniedze | PTS | 4 | 24 Oct 2014 | Hatherley Manor Hotel, Cheltenham, England |