Sean Dodd

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Sean Dodd
Born
Birkenhead, Merseyside, England
Other namesMasher
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights25
Wins17
Wins by KO3
Losses7
Draws1

Sean "Masher" Dodd is a British professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth lightweight title from 2017 to 2018 and challenged twice for the British lightweight title in 2015 and 2016. Dodd fought out of the Birkenhead Venture Boxing Gym in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England

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Professional career

Dodd made his professional debut on 3 March 2012, scoring a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) over Giuseppe Daparto at the Northgate Arena in Chester. [2]

After winning his first eight fights, two by stoppage, he fought Andy Townend for the vacant Central Area super-featherweight title on 10 May 2014 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster. Dodd suffered the first defeat of his career via seventh-round TKO. [3]

He bounced back from defeat with two points decision (PTS) victories against Liam Richards in March [4] and Gary Buckland in September, [5] before challenging Scott Cardle for the British lightweight title on 7 November 2015 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Dodd suffered the second defeat of his career via TKO in the twelfth and final round. [6] At the time of the stoppage, he was ahead on two of the judges' scorecards at 107–103 and 105–104, while the third judge had it 105–104 in favour of Cardle. [7] The pair would meet again in a rematch five months later on 2 April 2016, again at the Echo Arena. In what some described as a controversial decision, Cardle retained his title through a majority draw (MD), with two judges scoring the bout even at 114–114 while the third scored it 116–112 in favour of Cardle. [8] [9] [10]

Following the draw against Cardle, he faced Pasquale Di Silvio for the vacant WBC International lightweight title on 29 May 2016 at Goodison Park in Liverpool. Dodd captured his first professional title by unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds, with two judges scoring the bout 98–92 and the third scoring it 97–93. [11]

He went on to successfully defend his title via split decision (SD) against Francesco Patera in October, as part of the undercard for Tony Bellew's WBC cruiserweight title defence against BJ Flores, [12] before facing Lee Appleyard for the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title. The bout took place on 22 April 2017 at the Echo Arena. Dodd defeated Appleyard via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 117–112, 117–113 and 116–113. [13] After a TKO win in a non-title fight against Antonio Horvatic in August, [14] he made the first defence of his Commonwealth title a month later against Tom Stalker on 30 September 2017 at the Echo Arena. Dodd retained the title via UD over twelve rounds, with all three judges scoring the bout 118–111. [15] His second title defence came on 21 April 2018 against Tommy Coyle at the Echo Arena. In a fight that saw the champion knocked to the canvas once in the fourth round and again in the sixth, Dodd suffered the third loss of his career, losing his Commonwealth title via sixth-round TKO after the referee called a halt to the bout to save Dodd from further punishment. [16]

Following defeat to Coyle, Dodd faced 2016 Olympian Joe Cordina on 4 August 2018 at the Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales. The fight would allow Dodd to challenge for the Commonwealth title once again after Coyle relinquished his claim, [17] with Cordina's WBA International lightweight title also on the line. Dodd suffered his second consecutive defeat, losing via UD over twelve rounds with scores of 120–109, 119–109 and 117–112. [18] He suffered a third consecutive defeat three months later against Jordan Ellison in November, [19] before scoring two decision wins in 2019; Ibrar Riyaz by PTS in October [20] and Tom Farrell by technical decision (TD) in November after Farrell suffered a cut from an accidental clash of heads. [21]

Professional boxing record

23 fights17 wins5 losses
By knockout33
By decision142
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
23Win17–5–1Tom FarrellTD4 (10), 3:0023 Nov 2019Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandMajority TD after Farrell cut from accidental head clash
22Win16–5–1Ibrar RiyazPTS619 Oct 2019Ellesmere Port Sports Village, Ellesmere Port, England
21Loss15–5–1Jordan EllisonPTS630 Nov 2018Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
20Loss15–4–1 Joe Cordina UD124 Aug 2018 Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, WalesFor WBA International and vacant Commonwealth lightweight titles
19Loss15–3–1 Tommy Coyle TKO6 (12), 2:1321 Apr 2018Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandLost Commonwealth lightweight title
18Win15–2–1 Tom Stalker UD1230 Sep 2017Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandRetained Commonwealth lightweight title
17Win14–2–1Antonio HorvaticTKO3 (8), 2:5019 Aug 2017 Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England
16Win13–2–1Lee AppleyardUD1222 Apr 2017Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
15Win12–2–1Francesco PateraSD1015 Oct 2016Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandRetained WBC International lightweight title
14Win11–2–1Pasquale Di SilvioUD1029 May 2016 Goodison Park, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBC International lightweight title
13Draw10–2–1Scott CardleMD122 Apr 2016Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor British lightweight title
12Loss10–2 Scott Cardle TKO12 (12), 1:587 Nov 2015Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor British lightweight title
11Win10–1 Gary Buckland PTS1019 Sep 2015Olympia Liverpool, Liverpool, England
10Win9–1Liam RichardsPTS621 Mar 2015Olympia Liverpool, Liverpool, England
9Loss8–1Andy TownendTKO7 (10), 2:3410 May 2014 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, EnglandFor vacant Central Area super-featherweight title
8Win8–0Ibrar RiyazPTS614 Dec 2013Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
7Win7–0 Youssef al-Hamidi PTS46 Jul 2013Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
6Win6–0Lee ConnellyPTS47 Jun 2013Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
5Win5–0Ross PayneKO6 (6), 1:3023 Feb 2013Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
4Win4–0Chuck JonesPTS48 Dec 2012 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
3Win3–0Billy SmithPTS413 Oct 2012 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2Win2–0 Kristian Laight PTS419 May 2012Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, England
1Win1–0Giuseppe DapartoTKO4 (4), 1:053 Mar 2012Northgate Arena, Chester, England

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  3. ↑ "BoxRec: Sean Dodd vs. Andy Townend". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "BoxRec: Sean Dodd vs. Liam Richards". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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  10. ↑ Hubbard, Alan (24 April 2016). "Judges who don't know the score should be in the dock". Frank Warren. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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  12. ↑ Foster, Elliot (15 October 2017). "Dodd Handed Split Decision To Keep Belt By Skin Of Teeth". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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  14. ↑ Foster, Elliot (20 August 2017). "Sean Dodd Stops Antonio Horvatic In Tom Stalker Warm-Up". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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Regional boxing titles
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Title last held by
Yvan Mendy 		WBC International lightweight champion
29 May 2016 – March 2017		Vacant
Title next held by
Vage Sarukhanyan
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Title last held by
Luke Campbell 		Commonwealth lightweight champion
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