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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | "The Romford Bull" |
| Born | 27 February 1999 (age 26) Harold Wood, London, England |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193cm) |
| Boxing career | |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [1] | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 14 |
| Win by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 1 |
Johnny Fisher (born 27 February 1999) is a British professional boxer.
Fisher 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.[ citation needed ]
Fisher began boxing before his teens but paused to focus on rugby until his second year at university, when he resumed training and sparred with Joe Joyce in preparation for Joyce's fight against Daniel Dubois. He also gained experience sparring with Hughie Fury and future opponent David Allen, which he credited with honing his skills. [2]
Fisher 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 in London. He won by technical knockout 2:29 into the first round, with his opponent being both counted and knocked down before the stoppage. [5] [6]
With a record of nine wins from nine fights including eight by stoppage, he won his first title, the vacant BBBofC Southern Area heavyweight championship, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua versus Robert Helenius at The O2 Arena in London, winning via technical knockout in the seventh round against Harry Armstrong. [7] [8]
Making his United States debut at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom in Paradise, Nevada, on 3 February 2024, Fisher stopped Dmytro Bezus in the first round. [9] [10]
He followed this up by knocking out Alen Babić just 36 seconds into the first round of their fight at the Copper Box Arena in London on 6 July 2024. [11] [12]
In his next bout, he faced David Allen 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 via 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. [13] [14] The decision was met with loud boos in the stadium and several observers, including former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson [15] and ex-European title holder Spencer Oliver, [16] 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." [17]
Fisher faced David Allen in a rematch at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, on 17 May 2025. He lost by stoppage in the fifth round to suffer his first defeat as a professional. [18] [19] [20]
Fisher got back to winning ways in his next fight, stopping Ivan Baláž in the fourth round at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo on 6 December 2025. [21] [22]
Fisher attended Marshalls Park School in Romford. [23]
He has a 2:1 degree in history from the University of Exeter, where his dissertation was 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." [24]
| 15 fights | 14 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Ivan Baláž | TKO | 4 (10), 1:19 | 6 Dec 2025 | Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | David Allen | TKO | 5 (10), 3:00 | 17 May 2025 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Lost WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 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, US | |
| 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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