Bradley Skeete

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Bradley Skeete
Born (1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 36)
Tooting, London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesSuper
Statistics
Weight(s) Welterweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins29
Wins by KO14
Losses4
Website www.bradleyskeete.com

Bradley Skeete (born 17 October 1987) is a British professional boxer. He held the British welterweight title from 2016 to 2017 and the Commonwealth welterweight title in 2016.

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Professional career

Born in Tooting, Skeete made his professional boxing debut in October 2010 with a points win against Billy Smith.

In December 2012, he stopped Chas Symonds in four rounds to take the BBBofC Southern Area welterweight title, successfully defending it in March 2013 against Peter McDonagh. [1]

In November 2013, he beat Colin Lynes by unanimous decision to take the English welterweight title. [1] In his next fight he beat Christopher Sebire to take the vacant WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title. [1] He successfully defended the inter-continental title in April 2014, stopping Tobia Giuseppe Loriga in the seventh round. [1]

In November 2014, he faced Frankie Gavin at the ExCel Arena for the latter's British title and the vacant Commonwealth title. The fight went the distance with Gavin getting a controversial unanimous decision, inflicting the first defeat of Skeete's career. [1]

On 28 February 2015, Skeete beat Anzor Gamgebeli to take the vacant WBO European welterweight title, and successfully defended it four months later, stopping Mark Thompson in the third round. [1] He followed this with a second defence against Stevie Williams in November 2015.

In March 2016 he convincingly beat defending champion Sam Eggington to add the British and Commonwealth titles. [2]

On 28 April 2018, Skeete faced Spanish boxer Kerman Lejarraga for the vacant European welterweight title last held by Mohamed Mimoune. He lost the bout by technical knockout in the second round.

Skeete challenged Hamzah Sheeraz for the WBO European light-middleweight title at the Copper Box Arena in London on 4 December 2021 losing the fight by stoppage in the ninth-round of a controversial contest which saw the champion docked a point in round eight for punching Skeete while he was on the canvas after being knocked down. [3] [4]

Skeete officially announced his retirement from boxing in March 2022. [5]

Professional boxing record

33 fights29 wins4 losses
By knockout143
By decision151
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Loss29–4 Hamzah Sheeraz TKO9 (10)4 Dec 2021Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandFor WBO European junior-middleweight title
32Win29–3Dale ArrowsmithTKO3 (6)4 Jun 2021Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
31Loss28–3Diego RamirezTKO2 (10)15 Dec 2018Brentwood Centre, Essex, EnglandFor vacant WBO International welterweight title
30Win28–2Fernando ValenciaTKO3 (8)20 Oct 2018Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England
29Loss27–2 Kerman Lejarraga TKO2 (12), 1:4528 Apr 2018 Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, SpainFor vacant European welterweight title
28Win27–1Dale EvansUD128 Jul 2017Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained British welterweight title
27Win26–1Shayne SingletonTKO5 (12), 0:132 Jun 2017Brentwood Centre, Essex, EnglandRetained British welterweight title
26Win25–1John ThainUD1225 Nov 2016Brentwood Centre, Essex, LondonRetained British welterweight title
25Win24–1Alexandre LepelleyTKO7 (10), 1:4416 July 2016 Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, WalesRetained WBO European welterweight title
24Win23–1 Sam Eggington UD125 March 2016 Genting Arena, Birmingham, EnglandWon British and Commonwealth welterweight titles
23Win22–1Stevie WilliamsUD1023 Nov 2015Hilton Hotel, London, EnglandRetained WBO European welterweight title
22Win21–1Mark ThompsonTKO3 (10), 1:5726 Sep 2015Wembley Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBO European welterweight title
21Win20–1 Brunet Zamora RTD6 (10),9 May 2015Wembley Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBO European welterweight title
20Win19–1Anzor GamgebeliKO1 (10), 1:5028 Feb 2015 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO European welterweight title
19Loss18–1 Frankie Gavin UD12 29 Nov 2014 Excel Arena, London, EnglandFor British and Commonwealth welterweight titles
18Win18–0Leandro Mendes PintoTKO2 (10), 0:4020 Sep 2014York Hall, London, England
17Win17–0Steven PearceTKO3 (8), 1:4316 July 2014York Hall, London, England
16Win16–0 Tobia Giuseppe Loriga TKO7 (12), 1:3412 Apr 2014Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title
15Win15–0Christopher SebireUD1215 Feb 2014Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental welterweight title
14Win14–0 Colin Lynes UD1030 Nov 2013Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant English welterweight title
13Win13–0Kieron GrayPTS621 Sep 2013 Copper Box Arena, London, England
12Win12–0Dee MitchellPTS620 Jul 2013Wembley Arena, London, England
11Win11–0 Peter McDonagh PTS1021 Mar 2013York Hall, London, EnglandRetained British Southern Area welterweight title
10Win10–0Chas SymondsTKO4 (10), 2:4415 Dec 2012Excel Arena, London, EnglandWon British Southern Area welterweight title
9Win9–0 Peter McDonagh PTS1014 Sep 2012York Hall, London, England
8Win8–0Ross PayneTKO1 (8), 1:5728 Apr 2012 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
7Win7–0Laszlo KomjathiPTS810 Feb 2012York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0Michael FrontinPTS813 Jan 2012York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Jay MorrisTKO5 (6), 0:195 Nov 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England
4Win4–0Steve SpencePTS421 Oct 2011York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Kevin McauleyPTS42 Apr 2011York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Johnny GreavesTKO4 (4), 0:4319 Feb 2011York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Billy SmithPTS423 Oct 2010 York Hall, London, England

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References

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  2. ↑ Dooley, Terence (2016) "Bradley Skeete Holds Off Sam Eggington to Win Decision", boxingscene.com, 5 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016
  3. ↑ "DRAMA Hamzah Sheeraz scores controversial win as he hits Bradley Skeete TWICE while he's down, avoids disqualification and gets knockout in next round". Talksport. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Hamzah Sheeraz Drops, Stops Bradley Skeete in Ninth Round". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "After retiring Bradley Skeete looks back in anger". Boxing News. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
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