Mark Hobson (boxer)

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Mark Hobson
Born (1976-05-07) 7 May 1976 (age 49)
NationalityBritish
Other namesHobbo
Statistics
Weight(s) Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights33
Wins27
Wins by KO14
Losses5
Draws1

Mark Hobson (born 5 July 1976) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2007. He challenged once for the WBO cruiserweight title in 2006. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title from 2003 to 2006 and the British cruiserweight title twice between 2003 and 2007.

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Early professional career

Hobson had his first professional contest on 9 June 1997, scoring a points win over Michael Pinnock in Bradford. For the first three and a half years of his career Hobson built up a respectable record of 14–1–1 with the only loss coming against Mark Levy in 1999. On 24 April 2001 Hobson challenged South African fighter Sebastiaan Rothmann at the Olympia in Liverpool for the WBU Cruiserweight title. The fight ended in a first stoppage defeat for Hobson after the fight was ended in the 9th round. [1]

British and Commonwealth champion

Following the Rothmann defeat, Hobson took on Germany's future WBA world champion Firat Arslan at the Barnsley Metrodome Arena and was again stopped, this time on cuts in the seventh round. Four wins, including one over Lee Swaby, followed however as Hobson positioned himself for a shot at the vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight belt on 25 January 2003 pitching himself against Ugandan Abdul Kadou and winning the contest with a fourth round stoppage. One further win followed before Hobson made the first defence of his title against Robert Norton in a fight which also had the vacant British belt on the line. The fight which took place at the Ponds Forge Arena in Sheffield on 5 September 2003 saw Hobson become a double champion with a 12-round points win.

Further defences of both titles followed with wins over Tony Moran on 13 March 2004, Lee Swaby on 27 May 2004 and former champion and world title challenger Bruce Scott on 17 December 2004. Hobson took a break from the ring in 2005 but went on to make one further defence of both his belts on 1 June 2006 against John Keeton back at the Metrodome in Barnsley.

Further title wins and challenges

Following the win over Scott and his subsequent break from the ring, Hobson returned to action on 4 March 2006 to challenge Enzo Maccarinelli for the WBU cruiserweight title in a fight that was the chief support to Joe Calzaghe's destruction of Jeff Lacy at the MEN Arena in Manchester. The fight ended in a 12-round defeat for Hobson in what proved to be a tough defence for Maccarinelli. [2] The Keeton defence followed before, on 8 September 2006, Hobson challenged for the WBU title at the third time of asking, defeating Pavol Polakovic at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London.

On 14 October 2006 Hobson returned to the MEN Arena in Manchester to once again take on Enzo Maccarinelli, this time for the WBO title in what was Maccarinelli's first defence of newly won world title. The fight ended in disappointment as Hobson was unable to match the performance of his first fight with the Welshman and suffered a first round stoppage. [3]

Hobson's final fight before retiring from the ring was to challenge former victim John Keeton for the British title that Hobson himself had vacated. The fight on 29 September 2007 at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield ended in victory for Hobson once more, allowing him to retire from the sport as a British champion. [4]

Professional boxing record

33 fights27 wins5 losses
By knockout143
By decision132
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Win27–5–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Keeton TKO4 (12), 1:0029 Sep 2007 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandWon British cruiserweight title
32Loss26–5–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Enzo Maccarinelli TKO1 (12), 1:1114 Oct 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor WBO cruiserweight title
31Win26–4–1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavol PolakovicUD128 Sep 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Grosvenor House, London, EnglandWon WBU cruiserweight title
30Win25–4–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Keeton TKO4 (12), 2:501 Jun 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
29Loss24–4–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Enzo Maccarinelli UD124 Mar 2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor WBU cruiserweight title
28Win24–3–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bruce ScottPTS1217 Dec 2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
27Win23–3–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Swaby TKO6 (12), 1:0227 May 2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
26Win22–3–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony MoranTKO3 (12), 2:1013 Mar 2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, EnglandRetained British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
25Win21–3–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob NortonPTS125 Sep 2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, EnglandRetained Commonwealth cruiserweight title;
Won vacant British cruiserweight title
24Win20–3–1 Flag of Russia.svg Muslim BiarslanovTKO2 (8), 1:2010 May 2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
23Win19–3–1 Flag of Uganda.svg Abdul KadouTKO4 (12)25 Jan 2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Recreation Centre, Bridgend, WalesWon vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title
22Win18–3–1 Flag of Armenia.svg Varuzhan DavtyanTKO3 (6)5 Oct 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
21Win17–3–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Swaby PTS1027 Apr 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
20Win16–3–1 Flag of Estonia.svg Valeri SemiskurPTS623 Feb 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Sports Centre, Nottingham, England
19Win15–3–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Simpkin RTD3 (4), 3:0010 Dec 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
18Loss14–3–1 Flag of Germany.svg Firat Arslan TKO7 (8)8 Oct 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
17Loss14–2–1 Flag of South Africa.svg Sebastiaan RothmannRTD9 (12), 3:0024 Apr 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olympia, Liverpool, EnglandFor WBU cruiserweight title
16Win14–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy BesseyPTS426 Feb 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
15Win13–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Lee DawsonTKO1 (6)25 Sep 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
14Win12–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonson PTS413 May 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
13Win11–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Simpkin PTS627 Mar 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
12Win10–1–1 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nikolai ErmenkovTKO3 (6) 11 Mar 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olympia, London, England
11Win9–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian GascoigneTKO3 (6)6 Dec 1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norfolk Gardens Hotel, Bradford, England
10Win8–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonson PTS411 Sept 1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England
9Loss7–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark LevyPTS819 Apr 1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stakis Hotel, Bradford, England
8Win7–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny SoutheramTKO5 (6)26 Nov 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stakis Hotel, Bradford, England
7Win6–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark SnipeTKO3 (6)25 Oct 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw and Crompton, England
6Win5–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin JolleyTKO3 (6)15 Jun 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stakis Hotel, Bradford, England
5Win4–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Bonson PTS621 May 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ball Park Centre, Bradford, England
4Draw3–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin BrownPTS627 Feb 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Volunteer Rooms, Irvine, Scotland
3Win3–0 Flag of England.svg P.R. MasonPTS613 Nov 1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stakis Hotel, Bradford, England
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg P.R. MasonPTS66 Oct 1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Norfolk Gardens Hotel, Bradford, England
1Win1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael PinnockPTS69 Jun 1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stakis Hotel, Bradford, England
Preceded by
Bruce Scott
vacated
Commonwealth Cruiserweight Champion
25 January 2001 – 19 March 2007
vacated
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Bruce Scott
vacated
British Cruiserweight Champion
5 September 2003 – 20 October 2006
vacated
Succeeded by
Preceded by British Cruiserweight Champion
29 September 2007 – 3 October 2008
vacated
Succeeded by

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