Lenny Daws

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Lenny Daws
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Born
Lenny Daws

(1978-12-29) 29 December 1978 (age 46)
Carshalton, London, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s) Light welterweight
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins30
Wins by KO11
Losses5
Draws2
No contests0

Lenny Daws (born 29 December 1978) is a British professional boxer. He held the British super lightweight title twice between 2006 and 2011, and the EBU European Union super lightweight title between 2012 and 2014.

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Boxing career

Early professional career

Daws made his professional debut on 16 April 2003, defeating Danny Gwilym at the Ice Arena in Nottingham. Over next few years he compiled a record of twelve consecutive victories with wins over the likes of Ernie Smith, Karl Taylor and Oscar Hall. On 12 May 2006, he defeated Colin Lynes at the York Hall in Bethnal Green to win the Southern Area light welterweight title. The fight also served as an eliminator for the full British title. [1]

British champion

Daws fought for the British belt on 12 May 2006, in his very next fight. The contest, once again held at the York Hall, saw Daws defeat Northumbrian boxer Nigel Wright via a 12 round points decision. [2] The new champions reign was however to be short lived with the first defence of the title also resulting in a first defeat. Daws lost the belt to Scotsman, Barry Morrison at the Alexandra Palace in Wood Green, this time by split decision with one judge scoring widely in Daws favour with the other two scoring narrowly to Morrison. [3]

Road back to contention

Following the Morrison defeat, Daws returned to action in May 2007 with a win over Billy Smith and then challenged former opponent Nigel Wright for Wright's English title on 14 November 2007. [4] The contest with Wright again took place at the York Hall and resulted in a draw meaning that Wright retained the belt. He went on to win three more fights before getting another chance to fight for the English title. His chance came on 11 April 2009, and claimed the belt with a win over Peter McDonagh the Southern Area champion. [5] The win gave Daws the opportunity to challenge Ajose Olusegun for his old British title, before Olusegun vacated the belt choosing to fight in an eliminator for the WBC light welterweight instead. This meant that Daws opponent in the other corner for the vacant belt would now be old foe Barry Morrison in a contest to take place on 18 September 2009. [6] The fight itself, at the York Hall once more, saw Daws regain the belt he lost to Morrison and gain revenge over the only man to have beaten him with a 10th round stoppage. [7]

Two time British Champion

The win over Morrison propelled Daws back to the top of the domestic scene as holder of the British light welterweight title. His first defence was against Welshman Jason Cook on 2 February 2010. Cook, a former European lightweight champion, had taken some time away from the sport only to bounce back and reach the semi-final of the Prizefighter light welterweight tournament. Despite being rocked in the first round Daws did enough to retain the title via a draw with all three judges scoring closely. [8] Daws next defence was held on 9 July 2010 against English champion Steve Williams, Daws retained for the second time after Williams sustained two cuts on his eye which forced his corner to pull him out. [9] On 19 February 2011, in his third defence of the title, Daws lost the belt to Ashley Theophane at the Wembley Arena. Despite taking control in the first half of the fight, Theophane came on strong in the second half and knocked Daws down twice in the 9th round to run out an eventual winner over 12 rounds. [10]

Professional boxing record

37 fights30 wins5 losses
By knockout110
By decision194
By disqualification01
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
37Loss30–5–2 Anthony Yigit UD1211 Dec 2011Westcroft Leisure Centre, London, EnglandFor vacant European light-welterweight title
36Loss30–4–2Ruben NietoDQ10 (12), 0:565 Dec 2015 Westcroft Leisure Centre, London, England]For vacant European light-welterweight title;
Daws was duly disqualified for what the referee saw was an intentional head-butt
35Win30–3–2Mikhail AvakianPTS825 Jul 2015 Derby Arena, Derby, England
34Win29–3–2Chaquib FadliTKO10 (12), 2:518 Nov 2014Bluewater Glow, Greenhithe, EnglandWon vacant European Union light-welterweight title
33Win28–3–2Sylwester WalczakPTS810 May 2014 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
32Win27–3–2Arek MalekPTS815 Mar 2014Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England
31Win26–3–2Tony PacePTS616 Nov 2013Bluewater Glow, Greenhithe, England
30Loss25–3–2 Michele di Rocco UD128 Jun 2013Palazzetto dello sport Elio Pentassuglia, Brindisi, ItalyFor vacant European light-welterweight title
29Win25–2–2 Ville Piispanen UD1213 Oct 2012Bluewater Glow, Greenhithe, EnglandWon vacant European Union light-welterweight title
28Win24–2–2Dean MillsTKO7 (8), 0:397 Jul 2012Hand Arena, Clevedon, English
27Win23–2–2Chris TrumanPTS818 Feb 2012 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
26Win22–2–2Stuart GreenPTS612 Nov 2011 Event City, Manchester, England
25Loss21–2–2 Ashley Theophane UD1219 Feb 2011 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandLost British light-welterweight title
24Win21–1–2Stevie WilliamsRTD10 (12), 3:009 Jul 2010York Hall, London, EnglandRetained British light-welteweight title
23Draw20–1–2 Jason Cook SD1212 Feb 2010York Hall, London, EnglandRetained British light-welterweight title
22Win20–1–1 Barry Morrison KO10 (12), 1:3018 Sep 2009York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant British light-welterweight title
21Win19–1–1 Peter McDonagh PTS1011 Apr 2009York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant English light-welterweight title
20Win18–1–1Sergejs SavrinovicsTKO6 (10), 2:3717 Jan 2009 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England
19Win17–1–1Jay MorrisPTS68 Nov 2008York Hall, London, England
18Win16–1–1Mihăiță MutuPTS1027 Jun 2008York Hall, London, England
17Draw15–1–1 Nigel Wright PTS1014 Nov 2007York Hall, London, EnglandFor English light-welterweight title
16Win15–1Billy SmithPTS618 May 2007 ExCel Arena, London, England
15Loss14–1 Barry Morrison SD1220 Jan 2007Alexandra Palace, London, EnglandLost British light-welterweight title
14Win14–0 Nigel Wright UD1212 May 2006York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant British light-welterweight title
13Win13–0 Colin Lynes TKO9 (12)20 Jan 2006York Hall, London, EnglandWon vacant Southern Area light-welterweight title
12Win12–0Oscar HallRTD7 (10), 3:0028 Oct 2005Borough Hall, Hartlepool, England
11Win11–0Ivor BonavicPTS69 Jul 2005Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
10Win10–0Silence SaheedPTS610 Apr 2005 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
9Win9–0Keith JonesPTS812 Nov 2004 Conference Centre, London, England
8Win8–0Ernie SmithPTS624 Sep 2004Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
7Win7–0Deniss AleksejevsKO3 (6), 2:1220 Jan 2004Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
6Win6–0Keith JonesPTS811 Dec 2003 York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Tony MontanaPTS628 Nov 2003Derby Storm Arena, Derby, England
4Win4–0Ernie SmithPTS44 Oct 2003 Alexandra Palace, London, England
3Win3–0Karl TaylorRTD2 (6), 3:0025 Jul 2003Sports Village, Norwich, England
2Win2–0Ben HudsonTKO2 (4), 2:4227 May 2003Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
1Win1–0Danny GwilymTKO2 (6)16 Apr 2003 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England

References

  1. ↑ "Boxrec | Lenny Daws professional record". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. ↑ "BBC Sport | Daws wins light welterweight belt". 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Boxing | Barry Morrison wins light welterweight title". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. ↑ "Streatham Guardian | Daws here to stay". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. ↑ South London Today | McDonagh loses on points to Daws
  6. ↑ "UK fight news | Daws and Morrison competing to be two time champions". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  7. ↑ "Sky Sports | Lightning strikes twice". Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  8. ↑ BBC Sport | Daws draws with Jason Cook but keeps title
  9. ↑ BBC Sport | Daws beats Williams to retain title
  10. ↑ "Sky Sports | Theophane floors Daws". Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
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