Hosea Burton

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Hosea Burton
Personal information
Nickname
  • The Hammer
BornHosea Noah Burton
(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 37)
Newcastle, England
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins28
Win 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]

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]

After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at Manchester Arena for the vacant British light-heavyweight title. Burton knocked Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds before finally stopping him in the sixth. [5] [6]

Burton lost the title in his first defense, going down to a 12th round stoppage defeat against Frank Buglioni at Manchester Arena on 10 December 2016. [7] [8]

Burton challenged WBO European light-heavyweight champion Ričards Bolotņiks in Rīga, Latvia, on 26 September 2020, losing by unanimous decision. [9] [10]

On 25 June 2021 in Bolton, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the sixth round in an eliminator for a shot at the British light-heavyweight title. [11] [12]

At Wembley Arena in London on 20 November 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light-heavyweight title. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the seventh round. [13] [14]

Burton faced Ellis Zorro for the vacant WBO European cruiserweight title at York Hall in London on 12 May 2023, losing by stoppage in the seventh round. [15] [16]

Professional boxing record

32 fights28 wins4 losses
By knockout123
By decision161
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
32Loss28–4 Ellis Zorro TKO7 (10), 1:2812 May 2023 York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
31Win28–3Darryl SharpPTS6 3 Dec 2022 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
30Win27–3Erik NazaryanPTS47 Oct 2022Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
29Loss26–3 Dan Azeez TKO7 (12), 2:2720 Nov 2021 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant British light-heavyweight title
28Win26–2 Liam Conroy KO6 (12), 1:4425 Jun 2021Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
27Loss25–2 Ricards Bolotniks UD1026 Sep 2020Studio 69, Rīga, LatviaFor WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
26Win25–1 Bob Ajisafe UD1014 Dec 2019Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
25Win24–1Edgars SniedzePTS65 Jul 2019Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
24Win23–1Arturs KulikauskisPTS69 Nov 2018Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
23Win22–1Saidou SallKO1 (6), 0:2913 Oct 2018Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
22Win21–1Josip PerkovicPTS825 Feb 2018Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
21Win20–1Ratu LatianaraTKO1 (6), 1:207 Oct 2017Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20Win19–1Tamas KozmaPTS8 25 Mar 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
19Loss18–1 Frank Buglioni TKO12 (12), 1:56 10 Dec 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost British light-heavyweight title
18Win18–0Fernando CastanedaTKO3 (10), 2:18 24 Sep 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
17Win17–0Jozsef KormanyTKO2 (6), 1:4729 May 2016 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England
16Win16–0Michal LudwiczakTKO4 (6), 2:587 May 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
15Win15–0Miles ShinkwinTKO6 (12), 1:1327 Feb 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant British light-heavyweight title
14Win14–0Elvis DubePTS619 Sep 2015 Olympia, Liverpool, England
13Win13–0Nathan KingPTS618 Jul 2015 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12Win12–0Joe HillerbyTKO4 (4), 2:234 Apr 2015 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
11Win11–0Marko MartinjakTKO5 (6), 1:5629 Nov 2014 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
10Win10–0Tsvetozar IlievTKO4 (4), 1:1313 Sep 2014Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
9Win9–0Valentin FreulonPTS819 Apr 2014 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
8Win8–0Moses MatovuPTS422 Feb 2014 Hull Arena, Hull, England
7Win7–0Jahmaine SmyleTKO1 (6), 1:371 Jun 2013Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6Win6–0Carl WildPTS68 Mar 2013Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
5Win5–0James TuckerPTS412 Oct 2012Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4Win4–0Pawel TrebinskiPTS422 Jun 2012De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
3Win3–0Danny BrownPTS48 Jun 2012 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
2Win2–0Robert StudzinskiPTS427 Apr 2012 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1Win1–0Viktor TzonevKO1 (4), 2:3011 Mar 2012De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England

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" Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , 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. ↑ "Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Hosea Burton halts Miles Shinkwin to claim British belt". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hosea Burton crowned British champion after six-round thriller against Miles Shinkwin". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Joshua vs Molina: Frank Buglioni stops Hosea Burton in thrilling British light-heavyweight showdown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Enfield boxer Frank Buglioni wins British light-heavyweight title after dramatic stoppage against Hosea Burton". Enfield Independent. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ricards Bolotniks cards wide shock victory over Hosea Burton". World Boxing News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ricards Bolotniks completely outboxed Hosea Burton to book his place in the Golden Contract light-heavyweight final". British Boxing News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Hosea Burton Knocks Liam Conroy Out in Sixth of British Eliminator". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  12. ↑ "Liam Conroy knocked out in title eliminator". NWE Mail. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Dan Azeez delivers a thunderous performance to beat Hosea Burton at Wembley Arena". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Dan Azeez Stops Hosea Burton in Seven To Capture British Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Hosea Burton Possibly Eyeing Retirement After KO Loss To Ellis Zorro". 3kingsboxing.com. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ellis Zorro Blasts Out Hosea Burton in Seven Rounds at York Hall". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 November 2025.


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