Hosea Burton

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Hosea Burton
Born
Hosea Noah Burton

(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 35)
Newcastle, England
Other names
  • The Hammer
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins28
Wins by KO12
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
English National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Sheffield Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 London Middleweight

Hosea Noah Burton [1] (born 14 September 1988) is a British former professional boxer who held the British light-heavyweight title in 2016. As an amateur, he won the 2009 ABAE National Championships in the middleweight division. Hosea is a cousin of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury.

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Professional career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and based in Manchester, Burton was successful as an amateur, winning the ABA senior middleweight title in 2009, beating Kirk Garvey in the final. [2]

Burton vs. Tzonev

Trained by Joe Gallagher, he had his first professional fight in March 2012 at super middleweight, a first round stoppage of Viktor Tzonev. [3] [4]

Burton vs. Shinkwin

After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at the Manchester Arena for the British light heavyweight title vacated by Bob Ajisafe. He had Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds and stopped him in the sixth to become British champion. [5]

Burton vs. Conroy

On 25 June, 2021, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the 6th round. [6]

Burton vs. Azeez

On 20 November, 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light heavyweight title. Azeez was ranked #8 by the WBA at light heavyweight at the time. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the 7th round. [7]

Professional boxing record

32 fights28 wins4 losses
By knockout123
By decision161
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
32Loss28–4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ellis Zorro TKO7 (10), 1:2812 May 2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
31Win28–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darryl SharpPTS6 3 Dec 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
30Win27–3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Erik NazaryanPTS47 Oct 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
29Loss26–3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Azeez TKO7 (12), 2:2720 Nov 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant British light-heavyweight title
28Win26–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Conroy KO6 (12), 1:4425 Jun 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
27Loss25–2 Flag of Latvia.svg Ricards Bolotniks UD1026 Sep 2020 Flag of Latvia.svg Studio 69, Rīga, LatviaFor WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
26Win25–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Ajisafe UD1014 Dec 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
25Win24–1 Flag of Latvia.svg Edgars SniedzePTS65 Jul 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
24Win23–1 Flag of Latvia.svg Arturs KulikauskisPTS69 Nov 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
23Win22–1 Flag of France.svg Saidou SallKO1 (6), 0:2913 Oct 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
22Win21–1 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip PerkovicPTS825 Feb 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
21Win20–1 Flag of Fiji.svg Ratu LatianaraTKO1 (6), 1:207 Oct 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20Win19–1 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamas KozmaPTS825 Mar 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
19Loss18–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Buglioni TKO12 (12), 1:56 10 Dec 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost British light-heavyweight title
18Win18–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Fernando CastanedaTKO3 (10), 2:1824 Sep 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
17Win17–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Jozsef KormanyTKO2 (6), 1:4729 May 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Goodison Park, Liverpool, England
16Win16–0 Flag of Poland.svg Michal LudwiczakTKO4 (6), 2:587 May 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
15Win15–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles ShinkwinTKO6 (12), 1:1327 Feb 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant British light-heavyweight title
14Win14–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elvis DubePTS619 Sep 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olympia, Liverpool, England
13Win13–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nathan KingPTS618 Jul 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12Win12–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe HillerbyTKO4 (4), 2:234 Apr 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
11Win11–0 Flag of Croatia.svg Marko MartinjakTKO5 (6), 1:5629 Nov 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
10Win10–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tsvetozar IlievTKO4 (4), 1:1313 Sep 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
9Win9–0 Flag of France.svg Valentin FreulonPTS819 Apr 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
8Win8–0 Flag of Uganda.svg Moses MatovuPTS422 Feb 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hull Arena, Hull, England
7Win7–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jahmaine SmyleTKO1 (6), 1:371 Jun 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6Win6–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carl WildPTS68 Mar 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
5Win5–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James TuckerPTS412 Oct 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4Win4–0 Flag of Poland.svg Pawel TrebinskiPTS422 Jun 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
3Win3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny BrownPTS48 Jun 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
2Win2–0 Flag of Poland.svg Robert StudzinskiPTS427 Apr 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1Win1–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Viktor TzonevKO1 (4), 2:3011 Mar 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England

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References

  1. ↑ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Hosea Noah Burton".
  2. ↑ "Elite Senior Championships 2000-2009", England Boxing. Retrieved 28 February 2016
  3. ↑ Walker, Christopher (2013) "Hosea Burton takes on Carl Dilks March 8", britishboxers.co.uk, 23 January 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Brown, Shaun (2013) Prospects", Sky Sports, 8 August 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Williams, Rob (2016) "Hosea Burton crowned British champion after six-round thriller against Miles Shinkwin", Manchester Evening News , 27 February 2016; retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Burton vs Conroy - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Burton vs Azeez - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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