Bobby Dalton (boxer)

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Bobby Dalton
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 26) [1]
Weight Welterweight
Boxing career
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights11
Wins11
Win by KO2

Bobby Dalton (born 16 December 1998) is an English professional boxer. He has held the English welterweight title since July 2025.

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Career

After an amateur career which saw him win 33 of 50 bouts including becoming a two-time North East champion, Dalton turned professional in 2022. [3] Unbeaten in his first nine pro-fights, he defeated Jeff Saunders for the vacant Northern Area welterweight title at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring on 30 November 2024. [3]

In his 11th contest in the paid ranks, Dalton faced Ben Vaughan for the vacant English welterweight title at King's Hall in Stoke on 26 July 2025. [4] He won via majority decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 97–93 and 96–95 respectively in his favour, while the third had it a 95–95 draw. [5]

Dalton is scheduled to make the first defense of his title against Joel Kodua at the Vaillant Arena in Derby on 29 November 2025. [6]

Personal life

Away from the boxing ring, Dalton works in civil engineering. [3]

References

  1. "Bobby Dalton". tapology.com. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. "Boxing record for Bobby Dalton". BoxRec .
  3. 1 2 3 "Redcar boxer celebrating belt success and now wants English title shot". The Northern Echo . Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  4. "Ben Vaughan-Bobby Dalton: Redcar's Northern Area champion chases vacant English title in Stoke". Punch Lines. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  5. "Vaughan and Dalton serve-up a classic!". Fight City. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  6. "Bobby Dalton plans 'show-stealing performance' on Clarke-TKV undercard". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 15 November 2025.