Joe Maphosa

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Joe Maphosa
Statistics
Nickname(s)Smokin' Joe [1]
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Nationality
  • Zimbabwean
  • British
Born (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 29)
Beitbridge, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights13
Wins12
Wins by KO1
Losses1

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

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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 fights10 wins0 losses
By knockout10
By decision90
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
10Win10–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Moises MojicaPTS629 Feb 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
9Win9–0 Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius VysniauskasPTS813 Dec 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
8Win8–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Norman PTS616 Mar 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
7Win7–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven MaguirePTS424 Nov 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
6Win6–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Gyula DoduPTS46 Oct 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
5Win5–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven MaguireTKO4 (4), 2:5028 Apr 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Temple Park Leisure Centre, South Shields, England
4Win4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary ReevePTS410 Mar 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
3Win3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Craig DerbyshirePTS411 Nov 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anwar AlfadliPTS417 Sep 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg St James' Park, Newcastle, England
1Win1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary ReevePTS413 May 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg First Direct Arena, Leeds, England

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