Henry Wharton | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Nationality | English |
Born | Leeds, England | 23 November 1967
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 31 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 20 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
Henry Wharton (born 23 November 1967) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 1998. He challenged three times for super middleweight world championships; the WBC twice, firstly in 1994 and again in 1997, and the WBO title in 1994. At regional level, he held the British super middleweight title in 1992; the Commonwealth super middleweight title from 1991 to 1996; and the EBU European super middleweight title from 1995 to 1996. Wharton is best remembered for his world title fights with Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank in 1994.
In 2012, Wharton was involved in a fight where he was cut with a machete as he fought three men. North Yorkshire Police said when speaking to The Press, "He's lucky to be alive". A few days earlier he was hit by a car after he reportedly tried to intervene in a pre-arranged bare-knuckle fight between members of the English Romany Travelling travelling community (which he is part of). [1]
He currently resides in York. In 2013, Henry's Gym opened up on York Road. He is currently training professional George Davey who is signed under Frank Warren.
Wharton made his professional debut on 21 September 1989, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Dean Murray at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, England. After winning his next 9 fights, 7 by knockout, Wharton won the vacant Commonwealth super middleweight title on 27 June 1991, beating Australian Rod Carr via points decision. On 30 October, Wharton fought Lou Gent to a draw, retaining his Commonwealth title. He won his next three fights, two by stoppage, before challenging Fidel Castro Smith for the British super middleweight title on 23 September 1992, winning the title by points decision. Wharton won his next three fights, all by stoppage, bringing his record to 18-0-1 (13 KOs).
On 26 February 1994, Wharton challenged Nigel Benn (37-2-1 32 KOs) for the WBC super middleweight title at Earls Court Exhibition Hall, London, England. It would be Benn's fifth defence of the WBC title. Wharton went the distance with Benn, but ultimately lost by unanimous decision, with the three judges scoring the bout 117-112, 116-114 and 116-113. [2]
His second attempt at a world title came just 10 months later on 10 December 1994, against undefeated WBO super middleweight champion Chris Eubank (40-0-2 19 KOs) at G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England. It would be Eubank's fifteenth defence of his world title. Wharton again lost by unanimous decision, with the judges’ scorecards reading 118-112, 116-112 and 115-113. [3]
Wharton's third and final chance at world honours came on 3 May 1997 at Nynex Arena, Manchester, England, against undefeated WBC super middleweight champion Robin Reid in what was Reid's second defence of the belt. Wharton lost by majority decision with scores of 118-111, 117-113 and 114-114. [4]
31 fights | 27 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 20 | 0 |
By decision | 7 | 3 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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31 | Win | 27-3-1 | Kostiantyn Okhrei | TKO | 6 (10) | 26 Sep 1998 | Barbican Centre, York, England | |
30 | Win | 26-3-1 | Franklin Edmondson | UD | 8 | 28 Mar 1998 | Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
29 | Loss | 25-3-1 | Robin Reid | MD | 12 | 3 May 1997 | Nynex Arena, Manchester, England | For WBC super middleweight title |
28 | Win | 25-2-1 | Rick Thornberry | TKO | 5 (12) | 23 Oct 1996 | North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England | Retained Commonwealth super middleweight title |
27 | Win | 24-2-1 | Stephane Nizard | PTS | 10 | 4 Jun 1996 | Barbican Centre, York, England | |
26 | Win | 23-2-1 | Vincenzo Nardiello | TKO | 6 (12) | 13 Jan 1996 | North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England | Retained EBU European super middleweight title |
25 | Win | 22-2-1 | Sam Storey | KO | 4 (12) | 11 Nov 1995 | North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England | Retained Commonwealth & EBU European super middleweight titles |
24 | Win | 21-2-1 | Mauro Galvano | KO | 4 (12) | 8 Jul 1995 | Barbican Centre, York, England | For vacant EBU European super middleweight title |
23 | Loss | 20-2-1 | Chris Eubank | UD | 12 | 10 Dec 1994 | G-Mex Centre, Manchester, England | For WBO super middleweight title |
22 | Win | 20-1-1 | Sipho Moyo | KO | 1 (12) | 26 Oct 1994 | Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England | Retained Commonwealth super middleweight title |
21 | Win | 19-1-1 | Guy Stanford | RTD | 3 (10) | 10 Sep 1994 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England | |
20 | Loss | 18-1-1 | Nigel Benn | UD | 12 | 26 Feb 1994 | Earls Court Exhibition Hall, London, England | For WBC super middleweight title |
19 | Won | 18-0-1 | Ron Amundsen | TKO | 8 (8) | 7 Oct 1993 | Barbican Centre, York, England | |
18 | Won | 17-0-1 | Royan Hammond | TKO | 3 (8) | 1 Jul 1993 | Barbican Centre, York, England | |
17 | Win | 16-0-1 | Ray Domenge | TKO | 3 (8) | 7 Apr 1993 | Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England | |
16 | Win | 15-0-1 | Fidel Castro Smith | PTS | 12 | 23 Sep 1992 | Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds, England | Retained Commonwealth super middleweight title; Won British super middleweight title |
15 | Win | 14-0-1 | Rod Carr | TKO | 8 (12) | 8 Apr 1992 | Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England | Retained Commonwealth super middleweight title |
14 | Win | 13-0-1 | Kenny Schaefer | KO | 1 (10) | 19 Mar 1992 | Barbican Centre, York, England | |
13 | Win | 12-0-1 | Nicky Walker | PTS | 10 | 23 Jan 1992 | Barbican Centre, York, England | |
12 | Draw | 11-0-1 | Lou Gent | Draw | 12 | 30 Oct 1991 | Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England | Retained Commonwealth super middleweight title |
11 | Win | 11-0 | Rod Carr | PTS | 12 | 27 Jun 1991 | Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England | Won vacant Commonwealth super middleweight title |
10 | Win | 10-0 | Frank Minton | KO | 7 (8) | 9 May 1991 | Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, England | |
9 | Win | 9-0 | Francisco Lara | KO | 1 (8) | 21 Mar 1991 | Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
8 | Win | 8-0 | Dino Stewart | PTS | 8 | 31 Oct 1990 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, England | |
7 | Win | 7-0 | Chuck Edwards | KO | 1 (8) | 18 Oct 1990 | Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
6 | Win | 6-0 | Juan Elizondo | TKO | 3 (8) | 11 Apr 1990 | Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
5 | Win | 5-0 | Joe Potts | KO | 4 (6) | 3 Mar 1990 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
4 | Win | 4-0 | Guillermo Chavez | KO | 1 (8) | 11 Jan 1990 | Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
3 | Win | 3-0 | Ron Malek | TKO | 1 (6) | 5 Dec 1989 | Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
2 | Win | 2-0 | Mike Aubrey | PTS | 6 | 25 Oct 1989 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
1 | Win | 1-0 | Dean Murray | TKO | 1 (6) | 21 Sep 1989 | Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, England |
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