Lerrone Richards

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Lerrone Richards
Born
Lerrone Richards

(1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31)
New Malden, Greater London, England
Other namesSniper The Boss
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [1]
Total fights19
Wins18
Wins by KO4
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
English National Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Houghton-le-Spring Middleweight

Lerrone Richards (born 25 August 1992) is a British professional boxer who formerly held the IBO super-middleweight title, having won it in December 2021. At regional level he held the British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles between 2019 and 2021.

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Amateur career

As an amateur Richards compiled a record of 91–9. He represented Ghana at the 2012 African Olympic Qualifier, [2] losing in the quarter-final to Abdelmalek Rahou by 9:16. [3]

Professional career

Richards made his professional debut on 29 September 2013, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Robert Studzinski at the York Hall in London. [4]

With four wins out of four fights under his belt, Richards had a two-year absence from competitive bouts while waiting for his contract to expire with his current management team due to a dispute; [5] his last fight being a PTS win over Darren McKenna in April 2014. [6] In 2016, with his contract now expired, Richards signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions. [7] His return to the ring came on 24 October of that year, winning with a first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Gordan Glisic. [8]

He fought and won five times in 2017, ending the year with a fight against Rhys Pagan for the vacant WBO European super-middleweight title on 27 November at the Grange St. Paul's Hotel in London. Richards won the fight via ten-round unanimous decision (UD), with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 and the third scoring it 98–92. [9]

Following a six-round PTS victory over Chris Dutton in March 2018 – Richards' only fight of 2018 due to injury [10] – he fought Tommy Langford on 27 April 2019 at the Wembley Arena, London, with the vacant WBO International, and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles on the line. Richards won by UD with the three judges scoring the bout 118–111, 118–110 and 116–113. [11]

The first defence of his Commonwealth title came against Lennox Clarke on 30 November 2019 at Arena Birmingham, with the vacant British title also up for grabs. Richards retained his title via split decision (SD), adding the British title to his collection. Two judges scored in favour of Richards with 117–112 and 116–113 while the third scored it 115–113 to Clarke. [12]

Professional boxing record

19 fights18 wins1 loss
By knockout41
By decision140
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Loss18–1Steed WoodallTKO6 (10), 1:3914 Jun 2024Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, EnglandFor vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
18Win18–0Mickey EllisonPTS810 Nov 2023Brighton Centre, Brighton, England
17Win17–0Harry MatthewsKO4 (6), 1:3212 May 2023Maher Centre, Leicester, England
16Win16–0 Carlos Góngora SD12 18 Dec 2021 AO Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon IBO super-middleweight title
15Win15–0 Giovanni De Carolis UD1215 May 2021 AO Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant European super-middleweight title
14Win14–0Timo LainePTS85 Dec 2020The SSE Arena, London, England
13Win13–0 Lennox Clarke SD1230 Nov 2019 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandRetained Commonwealth super-middleweight title;
Won vacant British super-middleweight title
12Win12–0 Tommy Langford UD1227 Apr 2019 The SSE Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth and WBO International super-middleweight titles
11Win11–0Chris DuttonPTS631 Mar 2018 BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, England
10Win10–0Rhys PaganUD1027 Nov 2017Grange St. Paul's Hotel, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO European super-middleweight title
9Win9–0Ferenc AlbertPTS616 Sep 2017Copper Box Arena, London, England
8Win8–0Lewis van PoetschTKO3 (4), 2:0622 Jul 2017Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
7Win7–0Anthony FoxPTS620 May 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, England
6Win6–0Attila Tibor NagyPTS624 Feb 2017York Hall, London, England
5Win5–0Gordan GlisicTKO1 (4), 2:4724 Oct 2016Hilton Hotel, London, England
4Win4–0Darren McKennaPTS427 Apr 2014York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Mark TillPTS422 Feb 2014 Ice Arena, Hull, England
2Win2–0Jay MorrisRTD1 (4), 3:0024 Nov 2013York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Robert StudzinskiPTS429 Sep 2013 York Hall, London, England

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References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Lerrone Richards". BoxRec .
  2. ↑ "Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions". Frank Warren. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lerrone Richards - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Robert Studzinski". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Hubbard, Richard (30 August 2016). "THE BIG INTERVIEW - LERRONE RICHARDS". Frank Warren. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Darren McKenna". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions". Frank Warren. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Gordan Glisic". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Rhys Pagan". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Billy Joe Saunders Gives High Praise To Lerrone Richards". BoxingScene.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Tommy Langford". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. ↑ Lockley, Mike (2 December 2019). "Lennox Clarke just loses out in chess match". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Andrey Sirotkin 		WBO European super-middleweight champion
27 November 2017 – October 2018
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Patrick Rokohl
Vacant
Title last held by
Arthur Abraham 		WBO International
super-middleweight champion
27 April 2019 – February 2020		Vacant
Title next held by
Zach Parker
Vacant
Title last held by
Rocky Fielding 		Commonwealth super-middleweight champion
27 April 2019 – November 2020
Vacated		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Zach Parker 		British super-middleweight champion
30 November 2019 – November 2020
Vacated
Vacant
Title last held by
Stefan Härtel 		European super-middleweight champion
15 May 2021 – September 2021
Minor world boxing titles
Preceded by IBO super-middleweight champion
18 December 2021 – ?		Vacant
Title next held by
Osleys Iglesias
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