Louis Norman | |
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Born | Leicestershire, England | 18 December 1993
Nationality | British |
Other names | 2Sweet |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record [1] | |
Total fights | 24 |
Wins | 14 |
Wins by KO | 2 |
Losses | 9 |
Draws | 1 |
Louis Norman (born 18 December 1993) is a British professional boxer who held the English flyweight title from 2013 to 2015. He also challenged for the British flyweight and English super-flyweight titles in 2016 and the English bantamweight title in 2018.
Born in Leicestershire and based in Shepshed, after fighting as an amateur out of Shepshed Amateur Boxing Club, Norman made his professional debut in April 2012, with a points win over Delroy Spencer. After winning his first five fights, including a win over Mohammed Waqas to take the British masters flyweight title, [2] he faced Nathan Reeve in December 2013 for the vacant English flyweight title, winning by unanimous decision. [3] He defended the title in May 2014 against Don Broadhurst, the fight ending a draw, [4] and lost it in September 2015 when he was outpointed by Charlie Edwards on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Gary Cornish. [5] In 2014, he was named Best Young Boxer at the Midlands Boxing Awards. [6]
In May 2016, Norman faced Andrew Selby for the vacant British flyweight title, losing by unanimous decision after struggling to make the weight. [7] [8] He moved up to super flyweight in October 2016 to face Broadhurst for the vacant English title, losing via a split decision. [9] He fought Thomas Essomba for the vacant English bantamweight title in March 2018 but lost to a knockout from a body shot in the 6th round. [10]
32 fights | 14 wins | 17 losses |
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By knockout | 2 | 7 |
By decision | 12 | 10 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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24 | Loss | 14–9–1 | Shabaz Masoud | KO | 4 (6), 1:12 | 19 Mar 2021 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
23 | Loss | 14–8–1 | Chris Bourke | KO | 3 (6), 2:46 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, Hackney Wick, England | |
22 | Win | 14–7–1 | Edward Bjorklund | PTS | 4 | 2 Nov 2019 | King Power Stadium, Leicester, England | |
21 | Loss | 13–7–1 | Joe Maphosa | PTS | 6 | 16 Mar 2019 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England | |
20 | Loss | 13–6–1 | Marc Leach | TKO | 2 (10), 1:40 | 15 Sep 2018 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
19 | Win | 13–5–1 | Jules Phillips | PTS | 4 | 14 Apr 2018 | King Power Stadium, Leicester, England | |
18 | Loss | 12–5–1 | Thomas Essomba | KO | 6 (10), 1:06 | 2 Mar 2018 | King Power Stadium, Leicester, England | For vacant English bantamweight title |
17 | Win | 12–4–1 | George Brennan | PTS | 6 | 9 Sep 2017 | Braunstone Leisure Centre, Leicester, England | |
16 | Loss | 11–4–1 | Kyle Yousaf | PTS | 6 | 27 May 2017 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England | |
15 | Loss | 11–3–1 | Don Broadhurst | SD | 10 | 22 Oct 2016 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England | For vacant English super-flyweight title |
14 | Loss | 11–2–1 | Andrew Selby | UD | 12 | 14 May 2016 | Ice Arena, Cardiff, Wales | For vacant British flyweight title |
13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Craig Derbyshire | PTS | 4 | 13 Dec 2015 | Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England | |
12 | Loss | 10–1–1 | Charlie Edwards | UD | 10 | 12 Sep 2015 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Lost BBBofC English flyweight title |
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2015 | Derby Arena, Derby, England | |
10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Ian Halsall | PTS | 6 | 22 Mar 2015 | iPro Stadium, Derby, England | |
9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Csaba Kovacs | PTS | 8 | 28 Sep 2014 | Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England | |
8 | Draw | 7–0–1 | Don Broadhurst | SD | 10 | 11 May 2014 | Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England | Retained English flyweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Patrik Bartos | TKO | 1 (4), 1:35 | 2 Mar 2014 | King Power Stadium, Leicester, England | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Nathan Reeve | UD | 10 | 1 Dec 2013 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | Won vacant English flyweight title |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Peter Mellar | TKO | 1 (4), 2:00 | 12 May 2013 | Club Republic, Leicester, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Mohammed Waqas | PTS | 10 | 24 Feb 2013 | Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England | Won British Masters flyweight title |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 6 | 11 Nov 2012 | Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 4 | 16 Jun 2012 | Velodrome, Manchester, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 4 | 27 Apr 2012 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England |
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