Lewis Sylvester | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 February 1998 [1] |
| Nationality | English |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Lightweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record [2] | |
| Total fights | 17 |
| Wins | 16 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 1 |
Lewis Sylvester (born 20 February 1998) is an English professional boxer who has held the IBO Continental lightweight title since May 2025. He is a former English lightweight champion and has also challenged for the British and Commonwealth titles in the same weight division.
A professional since 2019, Sylvester had amassed a perfect record of 11 wins from 11 bouts by the time he defeated Adam Cope via unanimous decision to claim the vacant English lightweight title at Sheffield Arena on 1 July 2023. [3]
He successfully defended his title with a first round stoppage of Jimmy First at the Magna Centre in Rotherham on 21 October 2023. [4]
Sylvester challenged Commonwealth lightweight champion Sam Noakes at the Copper Box Arena in London on 10 February 2024, with the vacant British lightweight title also on the line. [5] He lost by stoppage in the fourth round. [6]
He faced Reece Mould for the vacant IBO Continental title at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster on 23 May 2025. [7] Sylvester won by split decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the contest 97–93 and 96–94 respectively in his favour while the third had it 96–94 for his opponent. [8]