Anthony Fowler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony John Fowler 10 March 1991 (age 33) Liverpool, England |
| Other names | The Machine |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 2 |
Medal record | |
Anthony John Fowler (born 10 March 1991) is a British former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [1]
Fowler competed at the 2013 World Championships. He won four fights including beating 2nd seed Dmytro Mytrafanov and 7th seed Stefan Härtel, winning the bronze medal along with Artem Chebotarev of Russia. [2]
Fowler entered the 2014 Commonwealth Games Middleweight boxing competition at the round of 32, beating Cypriot Kyriakos Spanosby unanimous decision. Fowler continued to the final, defeating Kieran Smith in the round of 16, Nickson Otieno Abaka in the quarter-final, and Benny Muziyo in the semi-final, all by unanimous decision. Fowler claimed gold in the competition on 2 August 2014, defeating Indian Vijender Singh by unanimous decision. [3]
Fowler competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition. [4]
Fowler fought Asian Games quarter-finalist Zhou Di [5] of the China Dragons in York Hall, Bethnal Green London, on 15 January 2015. Fowler comfortably controlled the opening two rounds, however in the third round the fight took a dramatic turn when a clash of heads left Fowler with a gaping cut to the forehead, forcing the referee to stop the fight. [6]
On 30 January 2015 Fowler fought again on behalf of the British Lionhearts to face Moroccan Atlas Lions middleweight contender, Said Harnouf. Fowler dominated the first two rounds of the fight knocking his opponent down to the canvas three times. [7] During the second round a cut Fowler sustained two weeks earlier was re-opened though the referee allowed the fight to continue. From here Fowler clearly changed strategy in order to protect the cut in order to finish the fight. Despite this setback Fowler continued to challenge his opponent and was declared the unanimous victor at the end of the five fight bout. [6] [7]
On 26 February Fowler went on to win his fight for the British lionhearts against his opponent Misael Rodriguez (fight for the Mexican Guerreros) by split decision to continue his winning streak in the 2015 world series boxing. [8]
Anthony Fowler's Olympic dream was shattered in Rio as he was floored in the second and lost all three rounds to middleweight beast Janibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan.
Fowler finished his amateur career in 2016 with a record of 190-19.
Fowler made his professional debut on 27 May 2017 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr., scoring a first-round knockout (KO) over Arturs Geikins. [9]
Fowler suffered his first defeat at the hands of Scott Fitzgerald via split decision (SD). The bout took place on 30 Mar 2019 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. [10]
On 7 August, 2020, Fowler fought and defeated Adam Harper via a seventh round TKO. [11]
On 20 March, 2021, Fowler fought IBF #15 ranked Jorge Fortea. Fowler won the fight via KO in three rounds. [12]
On 9th Oct 2021, Anthony Fowler was beaten by fellow Liverpudlian, Liam Smith (boxer), suffering an 8th round TKO loss. [13]
Fowler is a first cousin of former Liverpool F.C. and England footballer Robbie Fowler. [14]
| 18 fights | 16 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 4 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Lukasz Maciec | UD | 10 | 27 Feb 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 17 | Loss | 15–2 | Liam Smith | TKO | 8 (12), 0:20 | 9 Oct 2021 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England | Lost WBA International super-welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Rico Mueller | TKO | 8 (10), 2:12 | 31 Jul 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Jorge Fortea | KO | 3 (10), 3:00 | 20 Mar 2021 | The SSE Arena, London, England | Retained WBA International super-welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Adam Harper | TKO | 7 (10), 1:34 | 7 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Theophilus Tetteh | TKO | 1 (10), 3:00 | 7 Mar 2020 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Harry Scarff | UD | 10 | 23 Nov 2019 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBA International super-welterweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Brian Rose | UD | 10 | 2 Aug 2019 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Scott Fitzgerald | SD | 10 | 30 Mar 2019 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | For vacant WBA International super-welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Carlos Paz | KO | 1 (10), 1:33 | 8 Dec 2018 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Gabor Gorbics | TKO | 5 (8), 0:45 | 13 Oct 2018 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Craig O'Brien | KO | 6 (8), 0:08 | 28 Jul 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ryan Toms | KO | 2 (8), 2:49 | 21 Apr 2018 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kalilou Dembele | TKO | 5 (6), 0:22 | 24 Mar 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Laszlo Fazekas | PTS | 6 | 21 Oct 2017 | SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jay Byrne | TKO | 4 (6), 1:56 | 30 Sep 2017 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Nikoloz Gvajava | TKO | 4 (6), 0:26 | 23 Jun 2017 | Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Arturs Geikins | TKO | 1 (4), 2:59 | 27 May 2017 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England |
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