Anthony Crolla

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Anthony Crolla
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Crolla in 2020
Born (1986-11-16) 16 November 1986 (age 37)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesMillion Dolla [1]
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights45
Wins35
Wins by KO13
Losses7
Draws3

Anthony Crolla (born 16 November 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2019. [2] He held the WBA lightweight title from 2015 to 2016, and challenged once for the unified WBA and WBO lightweight titles in 2019. At regional level, he held the British lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, and challenged once for the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title in 2013. Since retiring from the ring Crolla has become a trainer guiding Rhiannon Dixon to the WBO World lightweight title in 2024. [3]

Contents

Professional career

Early career

Crolla made his professional contest on 14 October 2006 when he scored a points win over Abdul Rashid at the MEN Arena in Manchester. [2] Five more fights throughout the rest of the year and into 2007 resulted in five more victories giving Crolla an unbeaten record of 6–0 at the end of his first full year as a professional. [2] Crolla begun 2008 with a win in Germany on 19 January beating Tomasz Kwiecien and followed this up with another victory on 14 March, traveling to the Old Trafford Stadium to beat journeyman Steve Gethin. On 5 April however, in his third fight of the year so far, Crolla lost his unbeaten record to Syrian Youssef Al Hamidi at the Bolton Arena, losing on points over 8 rounds. [4] Two fights in September resulted in Crolla returning to winning ways against Robin Deakin on the 6th and then traveling to the York Hall in Bethnal Green on the 26th to meet Al Hamidi once more and to gain a revenge win over six rounds. Crolla finished 2008 with further victories over Carl Allen in October and Jon Baguley in December finishing the year with a record of 12–1. [2]

Career from 2009 to 2011

Crolla begun 2009 on 14 March with a repeat victory over former opponent Carl Allen and then on 29 May took part in his most significant bout to date, a British title eliminator at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke. The fight resulted in a second career defeat for Crolla as he lost a ten-round points decision to Gary Sykes. [2] [5] On 25 September, he returned to ring and scored another victory over an opponent he had already met, Jon Baguley and then on 27 November met and defeated the former world champion Michael Brodie who had returned to the ring following a long lay off. [2] [5] He continued his winning run in 2010 with victories over Jason Nesbitt, Sid Razak and Chris Riley before on 2 October challenging Andy Morris for the English super featherweight title. The fight at the De Vere Whites hotel in Bolton resulted in a 7th round stoppage for Crolla and a first career title. [2] [6]

British lightweight champion

Crolla stepped up a weight division when on 12 February 2011 he challenged John Watson for the vacant British lightweight title. Described as an "early contender for fight of the year" Crolla won the fight in the 9th round after scoring a 9th-round knockout. [7] Describing his move up a weight division after the fight Crolla said "I knew I'd be strong enough at lightweight, but I didn't know I'd be that strong. I'm in with strong kids in the gym all the time and they say my strength is underrated. But even I couldn't believe how strong I was." [8] On 16 March, Crolla vs. Gavin Rees was added to the Amir Khan - Paul McCloskey WBA title fight undercard on 16 April at the MEN Arena in Manchester. [9] Rees pulled out of the fight on 24 March due to a nose injury. [10]

On 21 April 2012, Crolla lost his British lightweight title to 28-year-old Liverpudlian Derry Matthews at the Oldham Sports Centre. Matthews knocked Crolla down in the 3rd round, and the fight was eventually stopped with four seconds remaining in the 6th round. [11]

Prizefighter

In September 2012, Crolla entered the Prize-Fighter Series for lightweights. The tournament took place on 6 October at the Liverpool Olympia. Entering the tournament, Crolla was the favourite to win. [12] A day earlier it was announced that Crolla would fight Stephen Jennings in the quarter finals. [13] Crolla won the fight after 3 rounds in what many felt was the best display of the night. [14] Crolla reached the semi-final stage, losing a very close points decision that could have gone either way to Gary Sykes. [15] Sykes went on to lose to Terry Flanagan in the final. [16]

Crolla vs. Farrell

Kieran Farrell was at the time a young up and coming prospect that had beaten the 14 opponents put before him. His new promoter Dave Coldwell fancied his fighters chances against Crolla, feeling he may be on the slide. Crolla beat Farrell; just after the final bell Farrell collapsed and was rushed to hospital. He had had a brain injury during the contest and would no longer be able to box. [17] [18]

Career from 2013 to 2014

Crolla vs. Matthews II

A rematch between Crolla and Matthews took place on 30 March 2013. The fight ended in draw, with one judge scoring the fight 115-115, whilst the remaining two gave Crolla and Matthews 115-113 apiece. Crolla started the fight very cautious and allowed Matthews to score without much reply. The middle rounds were closer and Crolla took the later rounds. [19] [20]

WBO Inter-Continental title

On 30 June 2013, Crolla upset former WBA light-welterweight champion Gavin Rees (37-2-1, 18 KOs) with a majority decision at the Bolton Arena in Bolton. The judges scored it 115-113 and 116–113 to Crolla, with one scoring it 115-115. [21] [22] The fight was scheduled to take place on the undercard of David Haye vs. Manuel Charr, but that fight was called of when Haye had a hand injury. [23]

Crolla was scheduled to make his first defence of the title on the undercard of Carl Froch vs. George Groves at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester against former WBU and European super featherweight champion Stephen Foster Jr. (31-4-1, 18 KO) on 23 November 2013. Foster was a late step in, as originally, Crolla was due to fight Martin Gethin for the British title. Foster was due to fight Michael Katsidis in Australia, but pulled out to fight Crolla in his hometown instead. [24] Foster took a beating, retiring on his stool after six rounds, giving Crolla the stoppage win. [25] Crolla returned to the Phones 4u Arena on 19 April 2014 against British boxer John Murray. The fight was billed as the 'Battle of Manchester'. It was known that Crolla and Murray former gym pals and friends outside of the ring. Crolla won the fight via a 10th round stoppage, in a brutal fight. After the fight, Crolla told Sky Sports, "It was even tougher than I expected. No matter how tough that looked, me and John were the luckiest men in this arena." Murray admitted the best man won. [26] [27]

Crolla made his third and final defence on 13 September against Mexican boxer Gamaliel Díaz at the Phones 4u Arena. [28] In the third round, following an accidental clash of heads, Díaz was left with a bad cut over the eye and not able to continue. The fight was ruled a technical draw after the round. Crolla was unsure whether Díaz had the desire to continue. He told Sky Sports, "I'm not speaking bad of Gamaliel Díaz. It's a technical draw, the doctor ruled he was unable to continue, but I felt like he was happy with that." Promoter Eddie Hearn later went on to say, "I'll speak to the doctor because if the fighter chooses not to continue then I don't believe it's a technical draw. If the referee stops the fight on the advice of the doctor then it is a technical draw, but it looked like he didn't want to come out. I think he was happy to accept the technical draw." [29] [30]

World title cancellation

Crolla was scheduled to fight Richar Abril of Cuba for the WBA lightweight title in January 2015. [31]

This fight was cancelled after Crolla suffered a broken ankle and a fractured skull during a burglary. [32] Crolla confronted two burglars who were raiding a neighbour's house. Crolla was able to catch one of the intruders, but was then attacked by the other with a lump of concrete. [33] Derry Matthews was picked to replace Crolla, but instead fought Tony Luis, who took the fight on four days notice, winning the interim WBA lightweight title. [34]

WBA lightweight champion

Crolla vs. Pérez I, II

Crolla received his first opportunity at a world title against WBA lightweight champion Darleys Pérez on 18 July 2015 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester. The fight ended in a controversial split decision draw. Crolla seemed like the clear winner after Pérez twice had pointed deducted for low blows. One judge had the fight 116-111 for Crolla, the other two judges scored it a 113–113 draw. In the post fight, Crolla told Sky Sports, "I'm bitterly disappointed I've not got the world title take to home with me. I thought the deductions swayed it for me." [35]

A day later, promoter Eddie Hearn stated that he would speak to the WBA to get an immediate rematch ordered. Hearn believed Crolla by at least four rounds and his trainer Joe Gallagher saw him win by two rounds. Hearn told Sky Sports, "I've emailed the WBA complaining about the points decision and asking for an immediate rematch. If there were two points deducted how could they have given the fight to Perez by two rounds? No way." [36]

On 30 July 2015, the WBA officially ordered the rematch between Crolla and Pérez. Hearn announced the fight would take place on 21 November at the Manchester Arena. [37] Crolla won the WBA title with a knockout win over Pérez in round 5. The punch which dropped Pérez was a left hook to the body. He was unable to beat the count. [38] Crolla told Sky Sports, "I've dreamt this dream since I was 10 years of age. I didn't know it would be this good, honestly. It's even better than I dreamt." [39] [40] [41]

Crolla vs. Barroso

On 11 March 2016, Sky Sports announced that Crolla would make his first defence of his WBA lightweight title against mandatory challenger Ismael Barroso (19-0-2, 18 KOs) at the Manchester Arena on 7 May. Barroso was known for displaying his punch power in a chilling knockout win over Kevin Mitchell in December 2015. Talking about Barroso, Crolla said, "For some strange reason, there was a few people out there who thought I was going to try and swerve Ismael Barroso. Listen when you're world champion, you try and fight the best challengers out there." At the time, Crolla was also offered £500,000 to fight the winner of WBO champion Terry Flanagan vs. Derry Matthews, which was taking place on 12 March. Crolla stated that with the offer, he would have had to surrender his WBA title. He was not likely to do so, just for a big payday. [42] [43] [44] Crolla won the fight, retaining the WBA title. The opening five rounds saw Crolla take a lot of clean shots. Barroso began to tire following round 6, and Crolla took control. Crolla hurt Barroso with a right to the head that staggered him. He was able to land several more right hands before the end of the round. Barroso looked as though he had nothing left. In round 7, Barroso landed some shots, but lacked the power at this stage to hurt Crolla. Crolla landed several hard shots before dropping Barroso with a right to the body. Barroso got to one knee but wasn't able to beat the count. At the time of stoppage, Crolla was behind on all three judges scorecards (56–58, 55–59 twice). [45] [46]

Consecutive defeats

Crolla vs. Linares

On 15 June, it was announced on Sky Sports that a deal had been made for Crolla to fight WBC 'Diamond' champion Jorge Linares (40–3. 27 KOs) on 24 September at the Manchester Arena. Crolla's WBA world lightweight title will also be at stake as well as the Ring Magazine world championship. [47] Crolla, who was named Ring Magazine's Most Inspirational fighter of 2015, said it would be 'a dream come true' if he can beat Linares and claim the Ring Magazine title. [48] In front of the hometown crowd, Crolla was rocked in round 6 following a right hook as the fight went the distance. The judges scored the fight 115–114, 117-111 and 115–113 in favour of Linares. This was Crolla's first loss in 10 fights and regarded by many a close contest filled with action throughout. An immediate rematch was discussed post fight. [49] [50]

Crolla vs. Linares II

Reports in early December suggested a rematch could possibly take place in Manchester on 25 March 2017. The winner of the rematch would then be ordered to fight the winner of the Dejan Zlaticanin vs. Mikey Garcia, due to take place January, which was won by Garcia, in a unification fight. [51] [52] All three titles would be at stake in the rematch, with Eddie Hearn due to make an announcement in 2017. [53] An official announcement was made on 4 January 2017, for the fight take place at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, a city which Linares said was open to returning to. [54] [55] The WBA, WBC Diamond and Ring magazine world lightweight titles would be at stake. The fight would be televised live on Sky Sports in the UK and on 24 January, Showtime announced they would cover the fight in the United States. [56] [57] Both fighters weighed in at 134.4 pounds. [58]

On fight night, in front of 13,000 fans, Crolla was dropped in the seventh round by a left uppercut, and went the distance to lose by wider margins (119-109 on all three scorecards) than the first fight. Crolla started off well hitting to body, but Linares quickly capitalised and started connected well to the body and landing combinations of uppercuts. Linares put in a more solid and dominant performance than their first encounter. At the end of round 11, Crolla's trainer Joe Gallagher came into the ring and walked towards referee Howard John Foster, possibly to stop the fight. After Crolla pleaded with him, Gallagher allowed him to go the distance. With the win, Linares retained the WBA, The Ring and WBC Diamond lightweight titles. [59] [60]

In the post-fight interview, he thanked his promoter Oscar De Le Hoya for making the trip and watching him ringside and said his next move would be a big pay day in Las Vegas against WBC lightweight champion Mikey Garcia. Crolla apologized to the live attendance, admitted he lost to the better man and said he would be back to rebuild, "Manchester, I am so sorry I couldn't do it for you. Your support means so much to me. He caught me but before that I thought I could get to him. I got beaten by the better man - no excuses. I am 30 years old, I am going to rest, but I believe I can go again." [61] Both fighters embraced at the final bell and showed respect. Crolla meditated around moving up to super lightweight. This was the first time Crolla had lost consecutive fights and losing to the same opponent twice after his losses to Gary Sykes in 2009 and 2012. [62] [63]

Comeback trail

Crolla vs. Burns

On 7 July 2017, STV news reported there was talks between Crolla and Ricky Burns (41-6-1, 14 KOs) about a potential all-British fight towards the end of 2017. Talks suggested a fight would likely take place in Manchester or Glasgow at light-welterweight. A provisional date of 14 October 2017 was being considered. Both boxers tweeted a day earlier confirming their interest in the fight. [64] Burns told Sky Sports, he agreed to the fight straight away when he first heard about the speculations. He said, both he and Crolla were in the same position, coming off losses. [65] At the time, Burn's compatriot Josh Taylor had been calling him out for an all Scottish showdown. [66] Crolla admitted the fight would be a 'make or break' fight for both of them and could steer the defeated boxer into retirement, whereas the winner could line himself up for another potential world title fight. [67] [68] On 7 August 2017, it was confirmed by Eddie Hearn that a deal had been reached between Crolla and Burns for a fight to take place at lightweight on 7 October, live on Sky Sports. Manchester Arena was confirmed as the venue, marking it the first time Burns would fight in Manchester. Hearn spoke to Sky Sports about the fight, "What a fight between two great warriors. Both Anthony and Ricky are in similar places in the careers and they know that this absolute must-win. Knowing these two like I do this is going to be a fight until the finishing bell with neither taking a backward step. It's an all-British super fight between two great [former] world champions." [69] [70] [71] Crolla won the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. In the end, the three judges' scored the fight 116–113, 117–112, 116–114. [72] [73] Sky pundits at ringside had either Crolla winning or a draw, however non believed Burns had done enough to warrant a win. Crolla was the busier fighter throwing much more than Burns and focused a lot of his body shots. Burns made Crolla miss a lot with his movement and looked to land cleaner and accurate punches. Both fighters embraced in the end, as they had shown mutual respect for one another in the build up. In the post fight, Crolla said, "I thought I definitely did enough. He just kept coming, he gave me a very tough fight, but I thought my quality shots won it." Burns felt he did enough to win the fight saying, "Although it was close, I thought I did enough, thought I landed the cleaner shots. In my eyes, I thought I just edged it." Crolla also said he would be willing to travel to Glasgow for a rematch. [74] [75]

On 19 March 2018, Hearn announced that Crolla would fight on 31 March at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on the undercard of the heavyweight unification fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker on Sky Sports Box Office. His opponent was announced as Mexican boxer Edson Ramirez, who was on an 18-fight win streak. [76] [77] The fight went the 10 round distance with Crolla doing just enough to win the rounds. The final judges' scorecards were 100–91, 100-90 and 98–92 in favour of Crolla. Ramirez focused on the body attack and was given 2 warnings from the referee for landing body shots that he felt were low. Crolla was cut over his right eye in the round 3. [78] [79]

Crolla vs. Yordan

In August 2018, according to trainer Joe Gallagher, Vasiliy Lomachenko was interested in a possible fight with Crolla in the UK. [80] On 17 September, it was reported that Crolla would return to the Manchester Arena on 10 November on the Oleksandr Usyk vs. Tony Bellew undercard. Indonesian boxer Daud Yordan was considered a possible opponent. Yordan, a former two-time IBO world champion, had a record of 38 wins, 26 by KO and 3 losses. [81] On 24 September, the fight was confirmed by Hearn and was likely to be a final eliminator for the WBA lightweight title, at the time, held by Lomachenko. [82] [83] Yordan was ranked #2 by the WBO and WBA at lightweight the time. [84] Crolla defeated Yordan via a 12-round unanimous decision to earn a title shot against Lomachenko. Crolla outworked and outboxed Yordan throughout most of the fight. Coming forward, Crolla was also being hit, but managed to tie Yordan up and land body shots. From rounds 9 through 12, Yordan was the busier fighter, and he was able to land more shots in that part of the fight than he had earlier. Crolla began to tire, but looked to have a good enough lead to take the decision. The three judges scored the fight 116–112, 116-112 and 116-112 for Crolla. Speaking on the fight, Crolla stated it was 'a very mature boxing performance' as he knew it would 'be a very hard 12 rounds.' Crolla said he'd love to fight Lomachenko in Manchester, but he 'wouldn't be disrespectful' to call out Lomachenko. [85] [86]

On 30 November, the WBA confirmed that Crolla would be next in line to fight the winner of Vasiliy Lomachenko's unification fight against José Pedraza on 8 December 2018. [87]

Career from 2019–present

Crolla vs. Lomachenko

In December 2018, after Lomachenko successfully unified at lightweight, Top Rank president Todd duBoef announced Lomachenko would return to the ring on 12 April 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles headlining Friday night Top Rank Boxing on ESPN. With Richard Commey and Isa Chaniev set to fight for the vacant IBF lightweight title, it was highly likely that the winner would fight Lomachenko in what would be Lomachenko's second unification fight. Top Rank intended to finalize the deal with promoter Lou DiBella, which would see Commey vs. Chaniev take place on 2 February 2019 at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. [88] By the end of January 2019, purse bids for Lomachenko vs. Crolla were pushed back two days to 6 February 2019 with the minimum bid being $150,000. [89]

Commey defeated Chaniev to become the new IBF lightweight champion, however picked up a hand injury during the fight. His promoter Lou DiBella advised Top Rank, Commey would be out of training for a minimum of two months. This prompted Top Rank to start searching for a new opponent for Lomachenko. [90] On 20 February it was announced that Lomachenko would defend his WBA (Super), WBO and The Ring titles against Crolla at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on 12 April 2019. The bout, including the full undercard would be streamed live and exclusive on ESPN+, to mark the one year anniversary of the streaming service. The fight was made official a week later with ticket information. The bout would mark Crolla's first time fighting in USA, having only fought once previously outside of his native UK. [91] [92] It was reported that Lomachenlo would earn $1.2 million, but guaranteed closer to $3.2 million. Crolla, who was a heavy 100-1 underdog, had an official purse of $300,000 for the fight, however guaranteed more due to UK TV rights. [93] Crolla was ranked #1 by the WBA and #10 by the WBO at lightweight. [94]

In front of 10,101 in attendance, Lomachenko stopped Crolla in the first minute of round 4. [95] The initial two rounds were paced and methodical as Lomachenko visibly started to out-throw Crolla during round 2. In round 3, Lomachenko became overwhelmingly dominant while forcing Crolla to spend a majority of his time against the ropes. With 11 seconds left in the round, Lomachenko's combination was interrupted by referee Jack Reiss. [96] At first glance Lomachenko, and even the crowd, thought it looked as if Reiss had stopped the fight, causing Lomachenko to celebrate by jumping on the corner ropes. However, Reiss immediately corrected the misunderstanding and forced out commissioners who had climbed into the ring, and resumed the fight after a 10-second count for Crolla — although with 1 second left, the round effectively ended immediately. Between rounds 3 and 4, Reiss explained he'd not actually waved off the fight, and instead called a technical knockdown — he was seen immediately pointing and saying "down". He explained he was accounting for the ropes' aid to Crolla's ability to stand, since if the ropes had been absent Crolla would've been down and it is against the rules for a fighter to have any outside support in standing throughout the entire duration of the fight, thus justifying his rarely used but sanctioned technical knockdown. Because of this Crolla continued on into round 4 where after briefly trying to rally back he was knocked down in second 52 by a right hook to the temple. Crolla fell to the canvas face-first, unable to break his fall. After what looked to be a 3 to 4 second count by Reiss, the fight was waved off, giving Lomachenko the win and retaining his sanctioned belts. Crolla was unable to participate in the post-fight interviews, but did not decide to immediately go to hospital. [97] [98] [99] According to CompuBox Stats, Lomachenko landed 72 of 249 shots (29%), and Crolla landed only 12 of his 96 thrown (13%), this included 7 power shots, compared to Lomachenko's 58 power shots. [100] After the fight, Crolla said, "I don't want to go out like that but the end is near." He stated he would regroup with his team, and hope for a farewell bout in Manchester to finish his career. [101]

Crolla vs. Urquiaga

The New Moston fighter has announced he will take to the ring for the final time at the Manchester Arena on 2 November. Co headlining the bill at the 21,000 capacity arena will be Irish sensation Katie Taylor who is stepping up to super-lightweight to fight Greece's WBO title-holder Christina Linardatou after unifying the women's lightweight division. [102] Crolla defeated Urquiaga via ten-round majority decision. The scorecards were 98–92, 97-93 and 95–95 in favor of Crolla. [103] [104]

Professional boxing record

45 fights35 wins7 losses
By knockout132
By decision225
Draws3
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
45Win35–7–3Frank UrquiagaMD102 Nov 2019Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
44Loss34–7–3 Vasiliy Lomachenko KO4 (12), 0:5812 Apr 2019 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USFor WBA (Super), WBO, and The Ring lightweight titles
43Win34–6–3 Daud Yordan UD1210 Nov 2018Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
42Win33–6–3Edson RamirezUD10 31 Mar 2018 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
41Win32–6–3 Ricky Burns UD127 Oct 2017Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
40Loss31–6–3 Jorge Linares UD1225 Mar 2017Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor WBA and The Ring lightweight titles
39Loss31–5–3 Jorge Linares UD1224 Sep 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost WBA lightweight title;
For vacant The Ring lightweight title
38Win31–4–3 Ismael Barroso KO7 (12), 1:317 May 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained WBA lightweight title
37Win30–4–3 Darleys Pérez KO5 (12), 2:3021 Nov 2015Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon WBA lightweight title
36Draw29–4–3 Darleys Pérez MD1218 Jul 2015 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor WBA lightweight title
35Win29–4–2Gyorgy Mizsei Jr.PTS615 Nov 2014 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
34Draw28–4–2 Gamaliel Díaz TD3 (12), 3:0013 Sep 2014Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title;
TD after Díaz cut from accidental head clash
33Win28–4–1 John Murray TKO10 (12), 2:2019 Apr 2014Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
32Win27–4–1 Stephen Foster RTD6 (12), 3:00 23 Nov 2013 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
31Win26–4–1 Gavin Rees MD1228 Jun 2013Bolton Arena, Bolton, EnglandWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title
30Draw25–4–1 Derry Mathews SD1230 Mar 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
29Win25–4 Kieran Farrell UD107 Dec 2012Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant English lightweight title
28Loss24–4 Gary Sykes SD36 Oct 2012Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter 26: lightweight semi-final
27Won24–3Stephen JenningsUD36 Oct 2012Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter 26: lightweight quarter-final
26Loss23–3 Derry Mathews TKO6 (12), 2:5721 Apr 2012Sports Centre, Oldham, EnglandLost British lightweight title
25Win23–2 Willie Limond UD1225 Nov 2011 Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell, ScotlandRetained British lightweight title
24Win22–2Juan MontielSD8 17 Sep 2011 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
23Win21–2Herve De LucaTKO1 (10), 2:5918 Jun 2011Robin Park Arena, Wigan, England
22Win20–2 John Watson TKO9 (12), 2:3512 Feb 2011Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant British lightweight title
21Win19–2Andy MorrisTKO7 (10), 2:512 Oct 2010 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, EnglandWon vacant English super-featherweight title
20Win18–2Chris RileyPTS616 Jul 2010Bolton Arena, Bolton, England
19Win17–2Sid RazakPTS616 Jul 2010Fit City, Broughton, England
18Win16–2Jason NesbittPTS419 Feb 2010Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England
17Win15–2Michael BrodieTKO3 (8), 3:0027 Nov 2009 Robin Park Arena, Wigan, England
16Win14–2John BaguleyPTS425 Sep 2009 Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England
15Loss13–2 Gary Sykes PTS1029 May 2009Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England
14Win13–1Carl AllenPTS614 Mar 2009MEN Arena, Manchester, England
13Win12–1John BaguleyPTS412 Dec 2008Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England
12Win11–1Carl AllenPTS610 Oct 2008Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
11Win10–1 Youssef al-Hamidi PTS626 Sep 2008 York Hall, London, England
10Win9–1Robin DeakinPTS46 Sep 2008MEN Arena, Manchester, England
9Loss8–1 Youssef al-Hamidi PTS85 Apr 2008Bolton Arena, Bolton, England
8Win8–0Steve GethinPTS614 Mar 2008Old Trafford, Manchester, England
7Win7–0Tomasz KwiecienKO5 (6), 1:4019 Jan 2008Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
6Win6–0Daniel ThorpeRTD2 (6), 3:008 Dec 2007 Bolton Arena, Bolton, England
5Win5–0Johnny GreavesTKO3 (6), 1:086 Oct 2007 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
4Win4–0Neil McQuadeTKO1 (4), 2:1531 May 2007 Old Trafford, Manchester, England
3Win3–0Eduards KrauklisPTS410 Mar 2007 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
2Win2–0Ariel KrasnopolskiTKO3 (4), 1:579 Dec 2006 ExCeL, London, England
1Win1–0Abdul RashidPTS414 Oct 2006 MEN Arena, Manchester, England

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