Johnny Fisher

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Johnny Fisher
Born (1999-02-27) February 27, 1999 (age 25)
Harold Wood, London, England
Nationality British
Other names"The Romford Bull"
Statistics
Weight class Heavyweight
Height6 ft 4 in (193cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights12
Wins12
Wins by KO11

Johnny Fisher (born February 27, 1999) also known by his nickname The Romford Bull, is a British professional boxer from Romford, London Borough of Havering, England.

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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]

Amateur career

He had a brief amateur career of only 10 bouts, three ending in first round stoppages. [3] [4]

Professional career

He made his professional debut on the 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, wininng by 7th round TKO against Harry Armstrong after knocking down Armstrong in the first round also. [6]

On February 3, 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 July 6, 2024. [9] [10]

Personal life

Fisher attended Marshalls Park School in Romford. [11]

He has a 2:1 in history from Exeter University and did his dissertation on the aerial bombing of Germany in 1944–45. [2]

Professional boxing record

12 fights12 wins0 losses
By knockout110
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
12Win12–0 Alen Babić TKO1 (10), 0:366 Jul 2024 Copper Box Arena, London, England
11Win11–0 Dmytro Bezus TKO1 (8), 2:513 Feb 2024 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
10Win10–0Harry ArmstrongTKO7 (10), 1:19 12 Aug 2023 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant Southern Area heavyweight title
9Win9–0Emilio SalasTKO1 (8), 2:0710 Jun 2023Wembley Arena, London, England
8Win8–0Alfonso DamianiTKO4 (8), 2:0511 Mar 2023 Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England
7Win7–0Dominik MusilTKO1 (6), 2:0329 Oct 2022Wembley Arena London, England
6Win6–0Michal ReissingerTKO2 (6), 0:396 Aug 2022 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
5Win5–0Gabriel EnguemaPTS612 Feb 2022 Alexandra Palace, London, England
4Win4–0Alvaro TerreroTKO2 (6), 2:06 30 Oct 2021 The O2 Arena, London, England
3Win3–0Danny WhitakerTKO2 (4), 1:087 Aug 2021Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
2Win2–0Phil WilliamsTKO3 (4), 1:46 1 May 2021 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
1Win1–0Matt GordonTKO1 (4), 2:2920 Feb 2021 Wembley Arena, London, England

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References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Johnny Fisher". BoxRec .
  2. 1 2 "Johnny Fisher: 'The Romford Bull' is new heavyweight with uni degree, rugby background, and 'huge power'". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  3. ↑ February 2021, Shaun Brown on 20th (20 February 2021). "Johnny Fisher: The Student". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Erdman, Corey (14 February 2022). "The Unprecedented Popularity Of Heavyweight Prospect Johnny Fisher". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Please login". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Johnny Fisher brutally drops opponent ten seconds into fight, wins by vicious knockout". talkSPORT. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (30 January 2024). "Johnny Fisher ready to kickoff big year with Dmytro Bezus fight in Las Vegas". FIGHTMAG.
  8. ↑ Idec, Keith (3 February 2024). "Johnny Fisher Overwhelms Dmytro Bezus, Stops Him In First Round On Benn-Dobson Undercard". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Briton Fisher knocks out Babic in 36 seconds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Johnny Fisher blasts out stunned Alen Babic in 36 seconds". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Johnny Fisher - aka 'The Romford Bull' - visits former school with gifts". Romford Recorder. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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