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Ohara Davies | |
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| Born | 9 February 1992 Hackney, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Two Tanks |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Reach | 71 in (180 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 3 |
Ohara Davies (born 9 February 1992) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBC Silver light-welterweight title from 2016 to 2017 and challenged once for the Commonwealth light-welterweight title in 2017. [1]
According to BoxRec, Davies held an undefeated record of 18–0 as an amateur. [2] In May 2015, Davies, speaking to BoxingMonthly, spoke about his amateur career: "I think that as an amateur I always had a style that was more suited to the pro game. I got told plenty of times in the gym that I’ve got more of a pro style so, when I did finally decide to turn over, I didn’t really have to make many adjustments."
Davies turned professional in 2014 and won on points in a four-round contest on his debut against Latvian fighter Ivans Levickis (9–12) on 19 April at the York Hall in London. [3]
By the end of 2014, Davies held a record of 4–0 after knockout wins over Kristian Dochev (10–16), Andy Harris (3–18–1) and Oszkar Fiko (10–7). [4] [5] [6] The latter two victories came on Matchroom Boxing shows.
Davies won all five of his contests in 2015, ending the year with a record of 9–0. He defeated Lee Gibbons (3–2), Jacek Wylezol (11–7), Simas Volosinas (6–30), Dame Seck (9–9–2) and Chris Truman (13–4–2), with Wylezol the only one to last the distance. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
After defeating Ghana's Prince Ofotsu (15–5) in January, in March, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight for the vacant English lightweight against Andy Keates (11–3) [12] The fight would take place on the undercard to Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua at The O2 Arena in London on 9 April.
Davies won by fourth-round knockout after knocking Keates down in the round one before knocking him out in round four. [13]
Davies won both of his next two contests against Zoltan Szabo (9–0) and Chaquib Fadli (13–7), winning both inside the distance in non-title fights. [14] [15]
In October, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight WBC Silver light-weltweight champion Andrea Scarpa (20–2) at Wembley Arena. [16] Davies won by unanimous decision with all three judges producing scorecards of 120–108. [17]
On 9 January Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Davies would defend his WBC Silver light-welterweight title against former lightweight world title challenger Derry Matthews (38–11–2) on the undercard to David Haye vs Tony Bellew at the O2 Arena on London on 4 March. [18]
Davies won by third-round stoppage after twice knocking down Mathews down in the third round. [19] Shortly after the fight, Mathews retired from boxing. [20]
On 19 May Cyclone Promotions announced that Davies would defend his WBC Silver title against undefeated Commonwealth champion Josh Taylor (9–0), with both titles at stake. [21] The fight would take place at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 8 July.
Davies was dominated in the fight. He was knocked down in round three and then twice in round seven before the referee halted the contest, his first defeat as a professional. [22] [23]
On 24 July Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight undefeated Liverpool prospect Tom Farrell (13–0) for the vacant WBA International light-welterweight title on the undercard to Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall II at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on 30 September. [24]
Davies won by sixth-round stoppage after knocking down Farrell once in round one, twice in round two and twice in round six. [25] [26]
On 27 April promoter Frank Warren confirmed that Davies would fight for the first time under his promotional banner against France's Christopher Sebire (26–10–1) on the undercard to Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington at the Elland Road Stadium in Leeds on 19 May. Davies went on to win via UD against Ismail Abdoul after Sebire pulled out. In the post fight interview Davies called out Jack Catterall and Terry Flanagan. [27]
On 28 June 2019, Davies fought Miguel Vasquez. Davies won the fight with the sole referee scoring it 97–94. Even Davies himself thought the score was too wide and even raised Vasquez's hand after the score was announced. [28]
On 30 September 2020, Davies fought Tyrone McKenna. Davies won the fight via a narrow split-decision, 96–94, 96–94 and 95–95. [29]
Davies is currently promoted by Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions, having previously been promoted by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing from 2014 to 2018.
He is managed by MTK Global, having signed with the company in January 2018. He was previously managed by Charlie Sims, the son of trainer Tony Sims.
He was previously trained by Babatunde Ajayi (2014) and Tony Sims (2014–18).
| 28 fights | 25 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 18 | 2 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Loss | 25–3 | Ismael Barroso | TKO | 1 (12), 1:53 | 6 Jan 2024 | Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US | For WBA interim light-welterweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Lewis Ritson | KO | 9 (12), 2:23 | 4 Mar 2023 | Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England | |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Abdessamad Nechchad | TKO | 8 (10), 0:37 | 18 Jun 2022 | Leeds United FC Centenary Pavilion, Leeds, England | |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Nicholas Mwangi | UD | 10 | 26 Nov 2021 | Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, UAE | |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Tyrone McKenna | MD | 10 | 30 Sep 2020 | York Hall, London, England | Won WBC International light-welterweight title; The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Final |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Jeff Ofori | TKO | 6 (10), 1:06 | 21 Feb 2020 | York Hall, London, England | The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Semi-final |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Logan Yoon | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 22 Nov 2019 | York Hall, London, England | The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Quarter-final |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Miguel Vázquez | PTS | 10 | 28 Jun 2019 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 18–2 | Jack Catterall | UD | 12 | 6 Oct 2018 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Paul Kamanga | KO | 2 (10), 2:41 | 23 Jun 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won WBC International light-welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Ahmed Ibrahim | PTS | 6 | 19 May 2018 | Elland Road, Leeds, England | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Tom Farrell | TKO | 6 (10), 0:50 | 30 Sep 2017 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won WBA International light-welterweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Josh Taylor | TKO | 7 (12), 2:25 | 8 Jul 2017 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Lost WBC Silver light-welterweight title; For Commonwealth light-welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Derry Mathews | TKO | 3 (12), 2:55 | 4 Mar 2017 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBC Silver light-welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Andrea Scarpa | UD | 12 | 26 Nov 2016 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won WBC Silver light-welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Chaquib Fadli | KO | 2 (6), 2:44 | 1 Oct 2016 | Jahnsportforum, Germany | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Zoltan Szabo | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 21 Jun 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Andy Keates | KO | 4 (10), 0:31 | 9 Apr 2016 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won English lightweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Prince Ofotsu | TKO | 3 (6), 0:42 | 30 Jan 2016 | Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Chris Truman | RTD | 2 (8), 3:00 | 7 Nov 2015 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Dame Seck | TKO | 3 (6), 2:41 | 12 Sep 2015 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Simas Volosinas | TKO | 2 (6), 2:34 | 28 May 2015 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jacek Wylezol | UD | 6 | 21 Mar 2015 | Rostock, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Lee Gibbons | KO | 1 (6), 1:19 | 31 Jan 2015 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Oszkar Fiko | TKO | 1 (6), 2:39 | 6 Dec 2014 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Andy Harris | KO | 2 (4), 0:37 | 11 Oct 2014 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Kristian Dochev | TKO | 1 (4), 2:50 | 7 Jun 2014 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ivans Levickis | PTS | 4 | 19 Apr 2014 | York Hall, London, England |
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