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Johnny Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1999 (age 26) Harold Wood, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | "The Romford Bull" |
| Statistics | |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [1] | |
| Total fights | 13 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
Johnny Fisher (born 27 February 1999) also known by his nickname The Romford Bull, is a British professional boxer from Romford, London Borough of Havering, England.
He played rugby for a number of years as well as boxing, he says the high level physical sport helped give him a good grounding for his boxing career. His father boxed at amateur level and his grandfather also boxed, but only casually. His siblings have also boxed too.
He has been boxing since before his teens, he stopped but only to pick it back up in his second year of university when he began to spar Joe Joyce. He formed a good relationship with him and sparred him in preparation for Joyce's fight against Daniel Dubois. Fisher said that Joyce's "force has brought my strength along too" and that he is the "closest thing he has seen to a real life human wrecking machine". [2]
He had a brief amateur career of only 10 bouts, three ending in first round stoppages. [3] [4]
He made his professional debut on 20 February 2021 against Matt Gordon on the undercard for the David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly fight at the Wembley Arena. He won by TKO 2:29 into the first round, with his opponent being both counted and knocked down before the stoppage.
His second fight was against Phil Williams, in the Manchester Arena, he won by TKO again, this time referee Howard Foster stopped the contest 1:46 into round three. His third was in the Matchroom HQ Garden against Danny Whitaker, where he once again won by TKO. In his fourth fight he won against Alvaro Terrero by TKO in the second round after he scored two knockdowns. His fifth fight he won on points at Alexandra Palace against Gabriel Enguema, with referee Mark Bates scoring the contest 59–55 over six rounds. [5] His seventh was against Domnic Musil. His style has been likened to David Pearce.
He won his first title, the BBBofC Southern Area Heavyweight title, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua versus Robert Helenius at the O2 Arena, winning by 7th round TKO against Harry Armstrong after knocking down Armstrong in the first round also. [6]
On 3 February 2024, in Las Vegas, Fisher was scheduled to face Dmytro Bezus in a 10-round bout. [7] Fisher stopped Bezus in the first round. [8]
Fisher knocked out Alen Babić just 36 seconds into their fight at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, on 6 July 2024. [9] [10]
In his next bout, he defeated David Allen via split decision on 21 December 2024, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the undercard for the heavyweight world title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. After a positive start to the fight, Fisher was knocked down for the first time in his career during the fifth round. However, he recovered to win a split decision. with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 95-94 for Fisher while the third had it 96-93 in Allen's favour. [11] [12] The decision was met with loud boos in the stadium and several observers, including former world champion Johnny Nelson [13] and ex-European title holder Spencer Oliver, [14] felt Allen had done enough to win the bout, while Fisher's promotor Eddie Hearn said: “I think the best I could hope for when I got in the ring was a draw." [15]
Fisher is scheduled to face David Allen in a rematch at the Copper Box Arena in London, England on 17 May 2025. [16] [17] [18]
Fisher attended Marshalls Park School in Romford. [19]
He has a 2:1 in history from Exeter University and did his dissertation on the aerial bombing of Germany in 1944–45. [2]
Fisher's father, John Fisher, is a social media personality under his nickname "Big John". He is known for his catchphrase "Bosh." [20]
| 13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | David Allen | SD | 10 | 21 Dec 2024 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Alen Babić | TKO | 1 (10), 0:36 | 6 Jul 2024 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Dmytro Bezus | TKO | 1 (8), 2:51 | 3 Feb 2024 | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Harry Armstrong | TKO | 7 (10), 1:19 | 12 Aug 2023 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Emilio Salas | TKO | 1 (8), 2:07 | 10 Jun 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Alfonso Damiani | TKO | 4 (8), 2:05 | 11 Mar 2023 | Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Dominik Musil | TKO | 1 (6), 2:03 | 29 Oct 2022 | Wembley Arena London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Michal Reissinger | TKO | 2 (6), 0:39 | 6 Aug 2022 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Gabriel Enguema | PTS | 6 | 12 Feb 2022 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Alvaro Terrero | TKO | 2 (6), 2:06 | 30 Oct 2021 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Danny Whitaker | TKO | 2 (4), 1:08 | 7 Aug 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Phil Williams | TKO | 3 (4), 1:46 | 1 May 2021 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Matt Gordon | TKO | 1 (4), 2:29 | 20 Feb 2021 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
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