Tiah-Mai Ayton

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Tiah-Mai Ayton
Personal information
Nickname
The Star Girl
NationalityEnglish
Born (2006-08-21) 21 August 2006 (age 19) [1]
Weight Featherweight, Lightweight, Bantamweight
Boxing career
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights4
Wins4
Win by KO4
Medal record
Women's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Boxing U19 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Colorado 57kg

Tiah-Mai Ayton (born 21 August 2006) is an English professional boxer. As an amateur she won the gold medal in the 57 kg category at the 2024 World Boxing Under-19 Championships.

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Career

A former kickboxing and Muay Thai age-group world champion, Ayton won all 21 of her amateur boxing bouts including claiming five national titles and the 2024 Haringey Box Cup. [3] [4]

She won the 57 kg category gold medal at the inaugural World Boxing Under-19 Championships held in Pueblo, Colorado, USA, in November 2024. [3] [4] At her first senior international competition she won the 60 kg division at the 2025 Golden Girl Championship Tournament in Sweden. [5]

Rejecting a contract offer from Team GB to stay as an amateur, Ayton turned professional and signed a long-term promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing in May 2025, having impressed the organisation's chief, Eddie Hearn, while sparring with then WBC female featherweight champion Skye Nicolson. [4] [6]

She made her pro-debut at bp pulse LIVE Arena in Birmingham on 21 June 2025, knocking her opponent, Sara Orszagi, to the canvas twice before the fight was stopped in the third round. [3] [7]

Ayton made her second outing in the paid ranks against Lydie Bialic at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring on 6 September 2025. [8] She won by stoppage in the fourth round. [9] [10]

Less than six weeks later, on 17 October 2025, she stopped Laura Belen Valdebenito in the fourth of their scheduled six-round bout at York Hall in London on 17 October 2025. [11] [12]

Next, Ayton faced Ana Karla Vaz De Moraes in her first eight-round bout at Indigo at the O2 in London on 17 December 2025. [13] After sending her opponent to the canvas in the first round, she ended the fight in the third with a knockout. [14]

Professional boxing record

4 fights4 wins0 losses
By knockout40
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
4Win4–0Ana Karla Vaz De MoraesTKO3 (8), 1:2617 Dec 2025 Indigo at The O2, London, England
3Win3–0Laura Belen ValdebenitoTKO4 (6), 1:5917 Oct 2025 York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Lydie BialicTKO4 (6), 0:486 Sep 2025Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
1Win1–0Sara OrszagiTKO3 (6), 0:2321 Jun 2025 bp pulse LIVE Arena, Birmingham, England

References

  1. "Tiah-Mai Ayton". tapology.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. "Boxing record for Tiah-Mai Ayton". BoxRec .
  3. 1 2 3 "Amateur boxer, 18, wins pro debut fight". BBC News. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "UNBEATEN AMATEUR WORLD CHAMPION TIAH-MAI AYTON SIGNS PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH MATCHROOM". Fight Post. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  5. "KO artist Tiah Ayton joins Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  6. "Tiah-Mai Ayton looking to the future, but pro debut comes first". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  7. "Promising Pat Brown and Tiah Mai Ayton earn early stoppages". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  8. "The teen aiming to be youngest undisputed champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. "'The future' – Taylor hails Ayton, 19, after knockout". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  10. "Female star who has never lost, amateur or pro, impresses again on Matchroom show". DAZN. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  11. "Star-Power: Tiah-Mai Ayton Shines Again". Fight Post. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  12. "York Hall undercard – Jimmy Sains impresses to capture English title, young star Ayton wins again". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  13. "Fast-rising Tiah-Mai Ayton stands on cusp of stardom in women's boxing". The Ring. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  14. "John Hedges outscores Ellis Zorro in tribute to the late Ricky Hatton". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 18 December 2025.