Johnny Garton

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Johnny Garton
Personal information
Nickname
The Pexican
Born (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 38)
London, England
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm) [1]
Weight Welterweight
Boxing career
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights27
Wins24
Win by KO10
Losses2
Draws1

Johnny Garton (born 26 March 1987 [3] ) is an English former professional boxer from 2011 to 2019. who held the British welterweight title from 2018 to 2019.

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Early life

Garton grew up on the Clifton housing estate in Peckham, London, living with his mother and sister in one of the estate's tower blocks. He attended Peckham Park Primary School and then Hatcham Wood secondary school in Brockley. After leaving school he attended college to study car mechanics. Garton first started boxing at age 18 when he went along with a friend to Lynn AC boxing club in Camberwell, London. [4]

Professional career

Garton made his professional debut on 20 October 2011, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Danny Donchev at the York Hall in London. [5]

After remaining unbeaten in 11 fights, he took part in the 34th instalment of the Prizefighter series on 5 April 2014 at the York Hall. Garton faced off against Sam Eggington in the quarterfinal, losing via second-round technical knockout (TKO). [6]

On 13 December 2014, he fought Adam Battle at the York Hall for the vacant Southern Area welterweight title, winning by TKO in round eight. [7] He successfully defended the title twice, firstly against Nathan Weise with a fifth-round TKO on 14 March 2015 [8] and against Martin Welsh on 16 May, retaining his title through a points draw. [9]

Following a sixth-round TKO win in a rematch with Welsh in September [10] and a PTS win over Casey Blair in December, [11] Garton faced Ryan Fields for the vacant English welterweight title on 7 May 2016 at the York Hall. Garton won the fight along with the English title with a fourth-round TKO. [12] He defended the title on 17 September 2016 against Tyler Goodjohn, scoring a ten round unanimous decision (UD) victory. Two judges scored the bout 99–91 while the third scored it 98–92. [13]

After a PTS victory against Geiboord Omier in November 2016 [14] and a sixth-round TKO win over Ivica Gogosevic in April 2017, [15] he went on to defeat Mihail Orlov by tenth-round TKO on 9 December 2017 at the Copper Box Arena in London to capture the vacant IBF European welterweight title. [16]

After defeating Nelson Altamirano in his next outing by second-round knockout (KO) in a stay-busy fight on 23 June 2018, [17] Garton faced former world title challenger Gary Corcoran for the vacant British welterweight title on 20 October, at the Brentwood Centre in Essex. In a bloody fight, which saw Garton suffer a deep cut on the forehead resulting from a clash of heads in the round six, [18] Garton captured the vacant British title via eleventh-round TKO after referee Steve Gray deemed Corcoran unfit to continue following a barrage of unanswered punches. [19] The first defence of his British title came on 8 March 2019 against Chris Jenkins at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Garton lost the title by unanimous decision with the judge's scorecards reading 119–109, 117–112 and 116–112. [20]

Professional boxing record

27 fights24 wins2 losses
By knockout101
By decision141
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Win24–2–1Jordan GrannumPTS614 Dec 2019York Hall, London, England
26Loss23–2–1 Chris Jenkins UD128 Mar 2019 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandLost British welterweight title
25Win23–1–1 Gary Corcoran TKO11 (12)20 Oct 2018Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, EnglandWon vacant British welterweight title
24Win22–1–1Nelson AltamiranoTKO3 (8)23 Jun 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
23Win21–1–1Mihail OrlovKO10 (12)8 Dec 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant IBF European welterweight title
22Win20–1–1Ivica GogosevicTKO6 (6)22 Apr 2017York Hall, London, England
21Win19–1–1Geiboord OmierPTS618 Nov 2016 Wembley Arena, London, England
20Win18–1–1Tyler GoodjohnUD1017 Sep 2016York Hall, London, EnglandRetained English welterweight title
19Win17–1–1Ryan FieldsTKO5 (10)7 May 2016York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant English welterweight title
18Win16–1–1Casey BlairPTS65 Dec 2015York Hall, London, England
17Win15–1–1Martin WelshTKO6 (10)19 Sep 2015York Hall, London, England
16Draw14–1–1Martin WelshPTS1016 May 2015York Hall, London, EnglandRetained Southern Area welterweight title
15Win14–1Nathan WeiseTKO5 (10)14 Mar 2015York Hall, London, EnglandRetained Southern Area welterweight title
14Win13–1Adam BattleTKO8 (10)13 Dec 2014York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant Southern Area welterweight title
13Win12–1Vasil VasilevTKO5 (6)11 Oct 2014York Hall, London, England
12Loss11–1 Sam Eggington TKO2 (3)5 Apr 2014York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Welterweights IV - Quarterfinal
11Win11–0Stanislav NenkovPTS67 Dec 2013York Hall, London, England
10Win10–0Laszlo FazekasPTS820 Sep 2013 Medway Park Sports Centre, Gillingham, England
9Win9–0Ivan GodorPTS85 Jul 2013Camden Centre, London, England
8Win8–0Gareth PiperPTS619 Apr 2013Britannia International Hotel, London, England
7Win7–0Kevin McCauleyPTS624 Feb 2013York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0Jay MorrisPTS623 Nov 2012Coronet Theatre, London, England
5Win5–0Matt SeawrightPTS46 Jul 2012Coronet Theatre, London, England
4Win4–0Bheki MoyoTKO4 (4)20 Apr 2012Coronet Theatre, London, England
3Win3–0Liam GriffithsPTS42 Mar 2012The Troxy, London, England
2Win2–0Jason NesbittPTS425 Nov 2011 Coronet Theatre, London, England
1Win1–0Danny DonchevPTS421 Oct 2011 York Hall, London, England

References

  1. ↑ Liam Griffiths vs Johnny Garton (02/03/12), 25 April 2012, retrieved 6 November 2019
  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Johnny Garton". BoxRec .
  3. ↑ "Johnny Garton Bio Information - PBC Boxing". FOX Sports . Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "LONG READ: The kid from the council estate: The Johnny Garton story". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Danny Donchev". boxrec.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Ian (7 April 2014). "Boxing: Sam Eggington has to take it on the chin". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Dyke, Chris (19 December 2014). "Rematch unlikely after boxer Battle left 'really gutted' by controversial defeat". Get Surrey. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Nathan Weise". boxrec.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Martin Welsh". boxrec.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Martin Welsh II". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Casey Blair". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  12. ↑ Jay, Phil (9 May 2016). "Watch: Johnny Garton scores sensational one-punch KO vs Ryan Fields". World Boxing News. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  13. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Tyler Goodjohn". boxrec.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Geiboord Omier". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Ivica Gogosevic". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  16. ↑ Cawley, Richard (15 December 2017). "Johnny Garton: I'll have to improve to win British title". London News Online. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  17. ↑ "BoxRec: Johnny Garton vs. Nelson Altamirano". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  18. ↑ Rickson, Tim (20 October 2018). "Johnny Garton stops Gary Corcoran to win British welterweight title | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  19. ↑ Foster, Elliot (20 October 2018). "Johnny Garton Stops Gary Corcoran, Claims British Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  20. ↑ Rickson, Tim (8 March 2019). "Chris Jenkins defeats Johnny Garton to win British welterweight title | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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