Derrick Osaze

Derrick Osaze
Osaze in 2019
Born	Derrick Osazemwinde (1993-10-11) 11 October 1993 (age 31) Peckham, London, England
Nationality	British
Other names	DelBoy Punching Preacher
Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight Super-middleweight
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	16
Wins	13
Wins by KO	3
Losses	3
Website	http://www.delboyosaze.com

Derrick Osazemwinde (born 11 October 1993) is a British professional boxer. He became Ultimate Boxxer III middleweight champion in 2019.

Osaze was born and raised in Peckham, London, but is now based in Nottingham where he also preaches at the God's Vineyard Ministry where he was ordained as a minister in 2018. ^[2]

Early life

Osaze was born and raised in Peckham, South East London, and is the fifth born of six children. Aged 15, having been excluded from school thirteen times and on the verge of being permanently expelled due to anger management issues, he turned to Boxing in 2009 after it was recommended to him by a friend who said it would be a great way to channel his energy positively. ^[3] He quickly fell in love with the sport and repeatedly states "God led to me Boxing which ultimately saved my life, the sport has taught me so much, the biggest lesson being self-discipline, it's positively shaped my character and kept me out of trouble". He states, "Boxing went from a hobby, to a passion and now it's a lifestyle".^{[ citation needed ]} Convinced by his parents to focus on finishing his GCSEs and A-Levels first.^{[ citation needed ]} He would wait four years to have his first competitive bout aged 19 in 2013 for Phoenix ABC in Nottingham. He attended Nottingham Trent University, where he gained a BA (Hons) in Business Management and a Master's in Sport Psychology. ^[4]

Amateur career

As an amateur Osaze won two national titles and one regional title in the process. He narrowly missed out on becoming a member of the England squad due to injury and was also in contention to represent Nigeria and attempt to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after receiving a call up from the national head coach. He entered the professional ranks with 19 amateur fights.

Professional career

Osaze turned professional in 2017 under the tutelage of his coaches, former professional boxers; Barrington Brown, Mark Howell, and boxing manager Jimmy Gill who all believed that his fighting style was better suited to the pro ranks. He would make his professional debut on 16 December 2017 when he fought Callum Ide at the Bingham Leisure Centre. Osaze won the fight via points decision. ^[5]

Osaze won the Ultimate Boxxer III tournament on 10 May 2019 at The O2 in London. He defeated Tey Lynn Jones in his first bout, dropping Jones in the second round to secure a unanimous decision (UD) victory. He then followed that up by defeating pre-tournament favourite Kieron Conway via split decision (SD) in the semi-final. He then overcame Grant Dennis in the final, securing a majority decision (MD) helped by a third-round knockdown. ^[6]

Professional boxing record

16 fights	13 wins	3 losses
By knockout	3	1
By decision	10	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
16	Loss	13–3	George Liddard	UD	10	31 Jan 2025	Indigo at the O2, London, England	For vacant Commonwealth Silver middleweight title
15	Loss	13–2	Denzel Bentley	TKO	2,(10) 2:27	17 Aug 2024	York Hall, London, England	For WBO International Middleweight Title
14	Win	13–1	Joel Julio	TKO	3,(8) 2:02	30 Mar 2024	Arena Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
13	Win	12–1	Darryl Sharp	PTS	6	4 Mar 2023	Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
12	Win	11–1	Fernando Valencia	PTS	6	8 Oct 2022	Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
11	Loss	10–1	Tyler Denny	PTS	10	11 June 2021	Sheffield Arena car park, Sheffield, England, U.K.
10	Win	10–0	Rene Molik	TKO	2 (4), 2:50	20 Sep 2019	The O2, London, England
9	Win	9–0	Grant Dennis	MD	3	10 May 2019	The O2, London, England	Ultimate Boxxer III – final
8	Win	8–0	Kieron Conway	SD	3	10 May 2019	The O2, London, England	Ultimate Boxxer III – semi-final
7	Win	7–0	Tey Lynn-Jones	UD	3	10 May 2019	The O2, London, England	Ultimate Boxxer III – quarter-final
6	Win	6–0	Callum Ide	PTS	4	6 Oct 2018	York Hall, London, England
5	Win	5–0	Harry Matthews	PTS	4	14 Jul 2018	York Hall, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Liam Hunt	PTS	4	8 Jun 2018	Dolman Exhibition Hall, Bristol, England
3	Win	3–0	Jacob Lucas	KO	1 (4), 1:08	31 Mar 2018	Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottingham, England
2	Win	2–0	Victor Edagha	PTS	4	10 Mar 2018	Camden Centre, London, England
1	Win	1–0	Callum Ide	PTS	4	16 Dec 2017	Bingham Leisure Centre, Bingham, England

References

1. "Boxing record for Derrick Osaze". BoxRec .
2. "Meet the 'Punching Preacher'". BBC News. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
3. Waller, Chandler (21 March 2019). "Exclusive: Ordained minister Derrick 'Punching Preacher' Osaze talks UBIII" . Retrieved 20 January 2020.
4. "'Punching Preacher' Derrick Osaze talks up Ultimate Boxxer chances". 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
5. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
6. Curtis, Leigh (11 May 2019). "'Punching Preacher' Osaze claims Ultimate Boxer III crown". nottinghampost. Retrieved 20 January 2020.

External links

• Boxing record for Derrick Osaze from BoxRec (registration required)