Paul Butler (boxer)

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Paul Butler
Born (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 35)
Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
Other namesBaby Faced Assassin
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1]
Reach65 in (165 cm) [1]
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins36
Wins by KO17
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
English National Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 London Light-flyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 London Flyweight

Paul Butler (born 11 November 1988) is an English professional boxer and two-time bantamweight world champion, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title in 2014 and the World Boxing Organisation (WBO) title in 2022. He also held multiple regional titles, including the British and Commonwealth super-flyweight titles in 2012 and 2013, respectively.

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Amateur career

Butler won the 2010 Amateur Boxing Association British flyweight title, when boxing out of the Vauxhall Motors ABC. [2]

Professional career

Early career

Butler made his professional debut against Anwar Alfadi on 11 December 2010. He won the fight on points, after four rounds were contested. Butler amassed an 8–0 record during the next 23 months, with three of those victories coming by way of stoppage. [3]

Butler faced John Donnelly for the vacant British super-flyweight title on 9 November 2012 at the Liverpool Olympia in Liverpool, England. [4] Butler won the BoxNation broadcast bout by a first–round knockout. He floored Donnelly with a strike to the ribs after just 59 seconds, which left Donnelly unable to rise in time for the ten–count. [5] During the post–fight drug test, Donnelly tested positive for benzoylecgonine. [6]

Following a fourth–round technical knockout of Anwar Alfadi on 21 March 2013, Butler challenged Yaqub Kareem for the Commonwealth super-flyweight title on 20 April 2013, at the Wembley Arena in London, England. He won the fight by a fifth–round technical–knockout.[ citation needed ] Butler made his first and only Commonwealth title defense against Najah Ali on 28 June 2013. He won the fight by a fourth–round knockout. [7]

Butler faced Miguel González for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight title on 21 September 2013. [8] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with scores of 117–112, 119–110 and 120–108. Butler made the first defense of his secondary title defense against Ruben Montoya on 7 December 2013, with the vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-flyweight title being on the line as well. [9] He once again won by unanimous decision, with scores of 120–108, 120–109 and 118–110.

Butler moved up to bantamweight for his next bout against Oreste Bernabe Nieva, which took place on 8 March 2014, with the vacant WBA Inter-Continental bantamweight title being on the line. He won the fight by a fourth–round knockout. [10]

IBF bantamweight champion

Butler was scheduled to challenge the reigning IBF bantamweight champion Stuart Hall, in the latter's second title defense. The bout was scheduled for 7 June 2014, and took place at the Utilita Arena Newcastle in Newcastle, England, the champion's hometown. The bout was broadcast by BoxNation. [11] Butler won the fight by split decision. Two judges scored the fight 117–111 and 115–113 for Butler, while the third judge scored it 115–113 for Hall. Butler had a slow start to fight, but appeared to take over as the fight progressed. [12]

Butler faced Ismael Garnica in a non–title bout on 25 October 2014, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England. He dominated the fight from start to finish, and won by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him every single round of the bout. [13] Following his victory against Garnica, Butler relinquished the IBF bantamweight title, in order to compete against fighters with whom he had size parity, stating "...I’m a natural 115 pounder". [14]

Post championship career

Return to super-flyweight

After vacating the IBF bantamweight title, Butler moved back down to super–flyweight in order to challenge the reigning IBF super-flyweight champion Zolani Tete. The title bout was scheduled as the main event of a BoxNation broadcast card, which was held on 6 March 2015. [15] Tete won the fight by an eight–round knockout. He floored Butler with two consecutive left uppercuts, which left the challenger unable to rise from the canvas in time to beat the ten count. [16]

After suffering the first loss of his professional career, Butler jumped up in weight to super-bantamweight, in order to face Gustavo Molina on 11 July 2015. He won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout. [17] After successfully bouncing back from his loss to Tete, Butler returned to super-flyweight to face Hector Rolando Gusman on 3 October 2015. He won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Gusman with a body shot just thirty seconds into the bout. [18]

Butler faced Silviu Olteanu for the vacant WBO European super-flyweight title on 19 December 2015. [19] He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout, stopping the Romanian with a well place hook to the body. [20] Butler next faced Sebastian Sanchez for the vacant WBO International super-flyweight title on 12 March 2016. He won the fight by a ninth-round knockout. [21]

Return to bantamweight

Butler vs. Ruiz

Butler faced Alexis Ruiz on 22 October 2016, in his return to bantamweight. He won the fight on points. [22]

Butler vs. Cazares

Butler faced Alexander Cazares on 3 December 2016, and once again won the fight on points.

Butler vs. Ruiz

Butler notched his second ever stoppage victory at bantamweight against Ruben Dario Ruiz on 8 April 2017, as he knocked Ruiz out in the fourth round. [23]

Butler vs. Hall

Butler faced Stuart Hall for the vacant WBA Continental bantamweight title on 17 September 2017. [24] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-110, 118-110 and 117-111. [25]

Butler vs. Rodriguez

Butler was scheduled face the undefeated Emmanuel Rodríguez for the vacant IBF bantamweight title on 5 May 2018, at The O2 Arena, on the undercard of the Tony Bellew and David Haye cruiserweight rematch. Rodriguez was ranked #3 by the IBF at bantamweight at the time. [26] Butler missed weight prior to the bout, which left him ineligible to win the vacant belt. He weighed in at 121.5 pounds, 3.5 pounds over the championship limit. Butler furthermore refused to weigh himself in a second attempt. [27] Rodríguez won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with scores of 118-108, 120-106, 120-106. Butler was knocked down twice in the final minute of the first round, and failed to achieve much headway during the remaining eleven rounds. [28]

Butler vs. Boyeaux

Butler returned to action six months later, on 3 November 2018, to face Yoan Boyeaux. He won the fight on points. [29]

Butler vs. Majiha

Butler faced Fadhili Majiha on 30 March 2019, and again won the fight on points. [30]

Butler vs. Sanchez

Butler notched his first bantamweight stoppage victory in two years on 18 May 2019, knocking Salvador Hernandez Sanchez out in the sixth-round. [31]

Butler vs. Reyes

Butler faced the journeyman Joseafat Reyes on 22 September 2019, and won the fight on points. [32]

Butler vs. Walker

Butler's sole fight of 2020 came on 18 October, against Ryan Walker, whom he beat on points. [33]

Butler vs. Garcia

Butler was expected to face Joseph Agbeko for the vacant WBO International bantamweight title on 25 June 2021. Agbeko was forced to withdraw from the bout due to visa issues, and was replaced by Willibaldo Garcia. [34] Butler won the fight by split decision, with scores of 96-94, 97-92 and 94-95. [35]

Second bantamweight title reign

Butler vs. Sultan

Butler was booked to fight Jonas Sultan on 22 April 2022, at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England for the vacant WBO interim bantamweight title. Butler was originally scheduled to challenge WBO bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero in 11 December 2021 and 22 April 2022, before Casimero withdrew before the weigh-ins due to gastritis, and not being permitted by British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) due to medical guidelines violation, respectively. [36] [37] Sultan was ranked #10 by The Ring, #4 by the WBA, #4 by the WBO and #12 by the IBF at bantamweight. [38] Butler captured the vacant title by unanimous decision, with scores of 116–112, 117–111 and 117–111, utilizing out-fighting tactics to control the fight for the majority of the bout. [39] On May 4, the WBO officially stripped Casimero of the full title and elevated Butler from interim to full champion. [40]

Butler vs. Inoue

On 25 August 2022, it was announced that Butler would face undefeated WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue in a title unification bout. It took place on 13 December 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan, and was broadcast by Amazon Prime domestically and by ESPN+ in the United States. [41] It was Butler's first fight outside of the United Kingdom. He lost the fight by 11th round KO. [42]

Professional boxing record

39 fights36 wins3 losses
By knockout172
By decision191
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
39Win36–3Nabil AhmedKO2 (6), 1:458 Dec 2023The Fuse, Partington, Manchester, England
38Win35–3Jeison CervantesTKO1 (8), 2:4216 Jun 2023 Humo Arena, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
37Loss34–3 Naoya Inoue KO11 (12), 1:09 13 Dec 2022 Ariake Arena, Tokyo, JapanLost WBO bantamweight title;
For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring bantamweight titles
36Win34–2 Jonas Sultan UD1222 Apr 2022 M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBO interim bantamweight title
35Win33–2Willibaldo GarciaSD1025 Jun 2021Whites Hotel, Bolton, EnglandWon vacant WBO International bantamweight title
34Win32–2Ryan WalkerPTS818 Oct 2020Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England
33Win31–2Jose AguilarPTS614 Dec 2019Knowsley Leisure & Culture Park, Huyton, England
32Win30–2Joseafat ReyesPTS622 Sep 2019Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Manchester, England
31Win29–2Salvador Hernandez SanchezKO6 (8)18 May 2019SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
30Win28–2Fadhili MajihaPTS630 Mar 2019Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
29Win27–2Yoan BoyeauxPTS103 Nov 2018 SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
28Loss26–2 Emmanuel Rodríguez UD12 5 May 2018 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant IBF bantamweight title
27Win26–1Jefferson VargasTKO8 (8), 2:023 Feb 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
26Win25–1 Stuart Hall UD1217 Sep 2017Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBA Continental bantamweight title
25Win24–1Ruben Dario RuizTKO4 (6)8 Apr 2017Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
24Win23–1Alexander CazaresPTS103 Dec 2016Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland
23Win22–1Alexis RuizPTS1022 Oct 2016Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
22Win21–1Sebastian SanchezKO9 (12)12 Mar 2016Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBO International super-flyweight title
21Win20–1 Silviu Olteanu TKO6 (10), 2:4519 Dec 2015 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant WBO European super-flyweight title
20Win19–1Hector Rolando GuzmanKO1 (10), 0:303 Oct 2015 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
19Win18–1Gustavo MolinaTKO5 (10), 2:5311 Jul 2015 Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England
18Loss17–1 Zolani Tete TKO8 (12), 1:346 Mar 2015Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor IBF super-flyweight title
17Win17–0Ismael GarnicaPTS1025 Oct 2014Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
16Win16–0 Stuart Hall SD127 Jun 2014 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandWon IBF bantamweight title
15Win15–0Oreste Bernabe NievaKO4 (12), 1:258 Mar 2014Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental bantamweight title
14Win14–0Ruben MontoyaUD127 Dec 2013Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandRetained WBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight title;
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-flyweight title
13Win13–0Miguel GonzálezUD1221 Sep 2013 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-flyweight title
12Win12–0 Najah Ali KO4 (12), 2:0428 Jun 2013Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, EnglandRetained Commonwealth super-flyweight title
11Win11–0 Yaqub Kareem TKO5 (12), 0:2420 Apr 2013 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandWon Commonwealth super-flyweight title
10Win10–0Anwar AlfadiTKO4 (4), 2:4621 Mar 2013York Hall, London, England
9Win9–0John DonnellyKO1 (12), 1:099 Nov 2012Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant British super-flyweight title
8Win8–0 Ashley Sexton PTS105 Jul 2012 York Hall, London, England
7Win7–0Hyusein HyuseinovTKO3 (6), 1:5218 May 2012Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6Win6–0Michael RamabeletsaPTS820 Jan 2012Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
5Win5–0David KanalasKO1 (6), 2:3915 Oct 2011Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
4Win4–0Delroy SpencerPTS617 Sep 2011Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
3Win3–0Anwar AlfadiPTS416 Jul 2011Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2Win2–0Francis CroesTKO5 (6), 0:362 Apr 2011 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
1Win1–0Anwar AlfadiPTS411 Dec 2010 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England

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Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Gamal Yafai 		ABA Flyweight champion
2010		Next:
Jason Cunningham
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Lee Haskins 		British
super-flyweight champion
9 November 2012 – 2015
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Kal Yafai
Preceded by Commonwealth
super-flyweight champion
20 April 2013 – 2014
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Kal Yafai
Vacant
Title last held by
Kakhramon Orzikulov 		WBO Inter-Continental
super-flyweight champion
21 September 2013 – February 2014
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Jamie Conlan
Vacant
Title last held by
Ricardo Núñez 		WBA Inter-Continental
super-flyweight champion
7 December 2013 – February 2014
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Kal Yafai
Vacant
Title last held by
Lee Haskins 		WBA Inter-Continental
bantamweight champion
8 March 2014 – May 2014
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Nordine Oubaali
Vacant
Title last held by
Omar Narváez 		WBO International
super-flyweight champion
12 March 2016 – September 2016
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Rex Tso
New title WBA Continental
bantamweight champion
30 September 2017 – 2018
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Thomas Essomba
Vacant
Title last held by
Jose Velasquez 		WBO International
bantamweight champion
25 June 2021 – 23 April 2022
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Jason Moloney
World boxing titles
Preceded by IBF bantamweight champion
7 June 2014 – 2 July 2014
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Randy Caballero
Vacant
Title last held by
John Riel Casimero 		WBO bantamweight champion
Interim title
22 April 2022 - 3 May 2022
Prmoted to full champion		Vacant
Preceded by
John Riel Casimero
Stripped
 WBO bantamweight champion
3 May 2022 - 13 December 2022		Succeeded by
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