Joe Maphosa

Joe Maphosa
Born	(1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30) Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe [1]
Nationality	Zimbabwean British
Other names	Smokin' Joe [1]
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Super-flyweight
Height	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights	13
Wins	12
Wins by KO	1
Losses	1

Joseph Maphosa (born 7 April 1994) is a Zimbabwe-born British professional boxer.

Early life

Joseph Maphosa was born on 7 April 1994 in Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, where he grew up with his parents and two brothers. When Maphosa was 9, his father, a maths teacher and part-time accountant, emigrated to England in an attempt to find work and provide a better life for his wife and three sons. His father eventually settled in Middlesbrough, and after saving up enough money Joe and his two brothers flew to England to join his father. He attended St. Pius X primary school in Middlesbrough where he gained an interest in cricket. His interest in boxing came after watching Bernard Hopkins fight on TV, saying, "I enjoyed playing cricket and running around in the playground at school, but then I saw a clip of Bernard Hopkins on TV and I liked what he was doing so I decided to get myself to a Boxercise class for general fitness to begin with but and that led onto me going to Middlesbrough ABC and from there I have never looked back." ^[3]

Amateur career

In an amateur career that spanned 75 fights with approximately 60 wins, ^[1] Maphosa reached the finals of two ABA Championships; in 2012 he was defeated by Reece Bellotti in the bantamweight final ^[4] and fell short against Sunny Edwards in the 2015 light-flyweight final. ^[5] He also competed for the British Lionhearts at the 2015 World Series of Boxing, losing a split decision to Cuban Domadores' Joahnys Argilagos at the York Hall in London. ^[6]

Professional career

Signed with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions, ^[7] Maphosa made his professional debut on 13 May 2017, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Gary Reeve at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. ^[8]

Following four consecutive wins, he scored his first stoppage victory on 28 April 2018 at the Temple Park Leisure Centre in South Shields, stopping Steven Maguire via technical knockout (TKO) in the fourth and final round. ^[9]

Professional boxing record

10 fights	10 wins	0 losses
By knockout	1	0
By decision	9	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
10	Win	10–0	Moises Mojica	PTS	6	29 Feb 2020	Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
9	Win	9–0	Marius Vysniauskas	PTS	8	13 Dec 2019	Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
8	Win	8–0	Louis Norman	PTS	6	16 Mar 2019	Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
7	Win	7–0	Steven Maguire	PTS	4	24 Nov 2018	Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
6	Win	6–0	Gyula Dodu	PTS	4	6 Oct 2018	Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
5	Win	5–0	Steven Maguire	TKO	4 (4), 2:50	28 Apr 2018	Temple Park Leisure Centre, South Shields, England
4	Win	4–0	Gary Reeve	PTS	4	10 Mar 2018	Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
3	Win	3–0	Craig Derbyshire	PTS	4	11 Nov 2017	Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
2	Win	2–0	Anwar Alfadli	PTS	4	17 Sep 2017	St James' Park, Newcastle, England
1	Win	1–0	Gary Reeve	PTS	4	13 May 2017	First Direct Arena, Leeds, England

References

1. "Introducing Flyweight flier 'Smoking' Joe' Maphosa". Frank Warren. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
2. '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU`"' "Boxing record for Joe Maphosa". BoxRec .
3. Winterbottom, Danny (21 March 2019). "Making the jump: Joe Maphosa interview". Boxing Monthly. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
4. "Title win for South Oxhey boxer". Watford Observer. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
5. Neal, Martin (30 April 2015). "Elite National Finals defeats rock Middlesbrough boxers in Liverpool". gazettelive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
6. Steel, Adam (23 April 2015). "Joe Maphosa targeting first Elite National title after bright WSB debut against Cuba". gazettelive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
7. "Joe Maphosa Inks Promotional With Frank Warren". BoxingScene.com. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
8. Bevan, Matt (13 May 2017). "Tyrone Nurse Wins In Leeds, Will Face Catterall On July 15". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
9. Johns, Craig (30 April 2018). "South Shields' Anthony Nelson shakes off the rust in tune-up win on boxing return". chroniclelive. Retrieved 7 June 2020.