Keith Knox (boxer)

Keith Knox
Born	(1968-06-20) 20 June 1968 (age 57) Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Statistics
Weights	Light flyweight Flyweight
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	13
Wins by KO	4
Losses	8
Draws	2
No contests	0

Keith Knox (born 20 June 1967), is a Scottish former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2001. He held the British and Commonwealth flyweight titles in 1999, and once challenged for the IBO light flyweight title in 2001.

Amateur career

Knox won the 1992 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Bonnybrigg ABC. ^[1]

Professional career

Knox made his professional debut on 4 March 1994 with a fourth-round knockout win over Ian Bailie.

On 20 November 1995, Knox for Louis Veitch for the vacant BBBofC Scottish Area flyweight title, winning via sixth round technical knockout (TKO).

His next fight was on 21 March 1996, against Mickey Cantwell (10-3-1) for the vacant British flyweight title. Knox suffered his first career defeat, losing by a twelve round points decision.

On 13 September 1996, Knox challenged undefeated Danish fighter Jesper Jensen (17-0) for the EBU European flyweight title, losing by unanimous decision. Two judges scored the bout 117-112, while the third scored it 117-113.

Knox again challenged for the vacant British flyweight title on 27 January 1997, against undefeated Ady Lewis (11-0), losing again by points decision.

His next title attempt came on 1 June 1998, against Zimbabwean Alfonso Zvenyika Lambarda (10-6), losing by eighth-round TKO.

On 22 May 1999, Knox challenged undefeated British and Commonwealth flyweight champion Damaen Kelly (9-0) at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The fight was stopped after the end of round six due to Kelly suffering cuts above both eyes, crowning Knox the British and Commonwealth flyweight champion via sixth round TKO. ^[2]

Knox defended his titles against Nottingham fighter Jason Booth (15-1) on 16 November 1999. Knox lost the fight, and his titles, when the referee waved off the fight in the tenth round after Booth landed a clean right uppercut. ^[3]

On 20 March 2001, Knox fought Colombian IBO light flyweight champion Jose Garcia Bernal (24-4-1) at the Bellahouston Leisure Centre In Glasgow, Scotland. Knox lost by split decision (115-114, 113-117, 113-116) in what would be the final fight of his professional career. ^[4]

Professional boxing record

23 fights	13 wins	8 losses
By knockout	4	2
By decision	9	6
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
23	Loss	13–8–2	Jose Garcia Bernal	SD	12	20 Mar 2001	Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	For IBO light flyweight title
22	Loss	13–7–2	Delroy Spencer	PTS	6	2 Dec 2000	York Hall, London, England
21	Win	13–6–2	Colin Moffett	TKO	3 (6)	5 Jun 2000	Posthouse Hotel, Glasgow Scotland
20	Win	12–6–2	Jamie Evans	PTS	6	20 Mar 2000	St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow Scotland
19	Loss	11–6–2	Jason Booth	TKO	10 (12)	16 Oct 1999	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Lost British and Commonwealth flyweight titles
18	Win	11–5–2	Damaen Kelly	TKO	6 (12)	22 May 1999	Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Won British and Commonwealth flyweight titles
17	Win	10–5–2	Shaun Norman	PTS	8	22 Mar 1999	Forte Post House Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
16	Loss	9–5–2	Alfonso Zvenyika Lambarda	TKO	8 (10)	1 Jun 1998	Forte Post House Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland	For Commonwealth flyweight title
15	Win	9–4–2	Jason Whitaker	PTS	6	13 Feb 1998	Sports Centre, Barrhead, Scotland
14	Loss	8–4–2	Jason Thomas	PTS	8	25 Oct 1997	Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales
13	Win	8–3–2	Anthony Hanna	PTS	6	2 Jun 1997	Forte Post House Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
12	Loss	7–3–2	Ady Lewis	PTS	12	27 Jan 1997	St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland	For vacant British flyweight title
11	Loss	7–2–2	Jesper Jensen	UD	12	13 Sep 1996	Teater & Kongrescenter, Ringsted, Denmark	For EBU flyweight title
10	Loss	7–1–2	Mickey Cantwell	PTS	12	21 Mar 1996	Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England	For vacant British flyweight title
9	Win	7–0–2	Louis Veitch	TKO	6 (10)	20 Nov 1995	St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland	Won vacant BBBofC Scottish Area flyweight title
8	Win	6–0–2	Shaun Norman	PTS	8	18 Sep 1995	St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
7	Draw	5–0–2	Louis Veitch	PTS	6	5 Apr 1995	Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland
6	Draw	5–0–1	Lyndon Kershaw	PTS	6	20 Feb 1995	St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
5	Win	5–0	Neil Parry	PTS	6	16 Jan 1995	Brunton Hall, Musselburgh, Scotland
4	Win	4–0	Neil Parry	PTS	6	21 Nov 1994	St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland
3	Win	3–0	Tiger Singh	PTS	6	20 Sep 1994	Brunton Hall, Musselburgh, England
2	Win	2–0	Terrace Gaskin	PTS	6	28 March 1994	Brunton Hall, Musselburgh, Scotland
1	Win	1–0	Ian Bailie	KO	3 (6)	4 Mar 1994	Volunteer Rooms, Irvine, Scotland

References

1. "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
2. "Damaen Kelly vs. Keith Knox - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
3. "Keith Knox vs. Jason Booth - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.

External links

• Boxing record for Keith Knox from BoxRec (registration required)
• Image - Keith Knox Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine