Tony Booth | |
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Born | Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | 30 January 1970
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 166 |
Wins | 52 |
Wins by KO | 12 |
Losses | 105 |
Draws | 9 |
Tony Booth (born 30 January 1970) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008. At regional level, he challenged once for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title in 1994, and once for the British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles in 1998. During his career, Booth held the record for the most wins of any active British professional boxer.
Booth challenged Franco Wanyama on 28 January 1994, for the vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title, losing by technical knockout in the second round. [1]
Booth faced light-heavyweight contender Montell Griffin on 4 June 1995, losing by TKO in the second round. [2]
Booth challenged Crawford Ashley on 9 June 1998, for the British and vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles, losing by TKO in the sixth round. [3]
Following his loss to Ashley, Booth defeated undefeated American boxer Omar Sheika (14–0, 9 KOs), by a points decision (PTS). [4]
Booth faced World Amateur Boxing Championships silver medalist David Haye at the York Hall in London on 8 December 2002, in what was Haye's professional debut, losing by corner retirement in the second round. [5]
Booth faced undefeated heavyweight Derek Chisora at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 7 April 2007, on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe's successful WBO super-middleweight title defence against Peter Manfredo Jr., losing on PTS, by 40–36. [6]
In 2012, Booth was jailed for drug offences. [7]
In 2006, Setanta Sports broadcast a documentary on Booth's career, I could have been a Contender. [8] In 2008, Booth published his autobiography, Boxing Booth. [9]
166 fights | 52 wins | 105 losses |
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By knockout | 12 | 38 |
By decision | 40 | 67 |
Draws | 9 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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50 | Win | 17–27–6 | Nigel Rafferty | TKO | 7 (8), 0:45 | 6 Jul 1995 | Ennerdale Leisure Centre, Hull, England | |
49 | Loss | 16–27–6 | Montell Griffin | TKO | 2 (10) | 4 Jun 1995 | York Hall, London, England | |
48 | Win | 16–26–6 | Art Stacey | PTS | 10 | 27 Apr 1995 | Quality Royal Hotel, Hull, England | Won vacant Central Area cruiserweight title |
47 | Loss | 15–26–6 | John Foreman | PTS | 6 | 7 Mar 1995 | Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, England | |
46 | Loss | 15–25–6 | Jan Lefeber | PTS | 8 | 23 Jan 1995 | Beurs-World Trade Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
45 | Loss | 15–24–6 | Dean Francis | KO | 1 (8), 2:51 | 27 Oct 1994 | Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England | |
44 | Loss | 15–23–6 | Dirk Wallyn | PTS | 6 | 7 Oct 1994 | Waregem, Belgium | |
43 | Loss | 15–22–6 | John Held | PTS | 8 | 24 Sep 1994 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
42 | Loss | 15–21–6 | Mark Prince | TKO | 3 (8) | 21 Jul 1994 | Town Hall, London, England | |
41 | Loss | 15–20–6 | Torsten May | UD | 6 | 23 Mar 1994 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany | |
40 | Loss | 15–19–6 | Franco Wanyama | TKO | 2 (12) | 28 Jan 1994 | Waregem, Belgium | For vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title |
39 | Win | 15–18–6 | Carlos Christie | PTS | 6 | 12 Nov 1993 | Ennardale Leisure Centre, Hull, England | |
38 | Loss | 14–18–6 | James Cook | PTS | 8 | 2 Nov 1993 | Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England | |
37 | Draw | 14–17–6 | Denzil Browne | PTS | 8 | 7 Oct 1993 | York Barbican, York, England | |
36 | Loss | 14–17–5 | Ole Klemetsen | UD | 8 | 17 Sep 1993 | Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark | |
35 | Loss | 14–16–5 | Michael Gale | PTS | 8 | 1 Jul 1993 | York Barbican, York, England | |
34 | Win | 14–15–5 | Tony Behan | PTS | 6 | 23 Jun 1993 | Ocean Rooms, Norfolk, England | |
33 | Loss | 13–15–5 | Víctor Córdoba | PTS | 8 | 3 Jun 1993 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | |
32 | Draw | 13–14–5 | Ralf Rocchigiani | PTS | 8 | 1 May 1993 | Sporthalle Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany | |
31 | Win | 13–14–4 | Tony Wilson | PTS | 8 | 9 Feb 1993 | Park Hall Hotel, Wolverhampton, England | |
30 | Loss | 12–14–4 | Franco Wanyama | PTS | 6 | 25 Dec 1992 | Izegem, Belgium | |
29 | Draw | 12–13–4 | Tony Wilson | PTS | 8 | 18 Nov 1992 | Civic Hall, Solihull, England | |
28 | Draw | 12–13–3 | Roy Ritchie | PTS | 6 | 30 Oct 1992 | Istres, France | |
27 | Loss | 12–13–2 | James Cook | PTS | 8 | 7 Sep 1992 | York Hall, London, England | |
26 | Loss | 12–12–2 | Maurice Core | PTS | 6 | 18 Aug 1992 | Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England | |
25 | Loss | 12–11–2 | Eddy Smulders | TKO | 1 (8) | 2 Jun 1992 | Weenahal, Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
24 | Win | 12–10–2 | Phil Soundy | PTS | 6 | 13 May 1992 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | |
23 | Loss | 11–10–2 | Michael Gale | PTS | 8 | 8 Apr 1992 | Town Hall, Leeds, England | |
22 | Win | 11–9–2 | Dave Owens | PTS | 6 | 26 Mar 1992 | Willerby Manor Hotel, Hull, England | |
21 | Win | 10–9–2 | John Beckles | TKO | 6 (6) | 5 Mar 1992 | Town Hall, London, England | |
20 | Win | 9–9–2 | Tenko Ernie | TKO | 4 (6) | 12 Feb 1992 | Grand Hall, London, England | |
19 | Win | 8–9–2 | Serg Fame | PTS | 6 | 30 Jan 1992 | Guildhall, Southampton, England | |
18 | Loss | 7–9–2 | Steve Lewsam | PTS | 8 | 9 Dec 1991 | Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England | |
17 | Loss | 7–8–2 | Eddy Smulders | TKO | 6 (8) | 28 Oct 1991 | Rijnhal, Arnhem, Netherlands | |
16 | Loss | 7–7–2 | Jimmy Peters | PTS | 8 | 11 Sep 1991 | Odeon Cinema, Hammersmith, England | |
15 | Draw | 7–6–2 | Nick Manners | PTS | 8 | 1 Aug 1991 | Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
14 | Win | 7–6–1 | Paul Murray | PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 1991 | Town Hall, Dudley, England | |
13 | Loss | 6–6–1 | Glenn Campbell | TKO | 2 (10), 2:52 | 17 May 1991 | Castle Leisure Centre, Bury, England | For Central Area super-middleweight title |
12 | Loss | 6–5–1 | Neville Brown | PTS | 6 | 28 Mar 1991 | Leisure Centre, Alfreton, England | |
11 | Win | 6–4–1 | Billy Brough | PTS | 6 | 18 Mar 1991 | Albany Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
10 | Loss | 5–4–1 | Billy Brough | PTS | 6 | 6 Mar 1991 | St.Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland | |
9 | Loss | 5–3–1 | Shaun McCrory | PTS | 6 | 6 Feb 1991 | Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, England | |
8 | Draw | 5–2–1 | Darron Griffiths | PTS | 6 | 23 Jan 1991 | European SC, Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
7 | Win | 5–2 | Bullit Andrews | TKO | 3 (6) | 8 Oct 1990 | Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England | |
6 | Loss | 4–2 | Shaun McCrory | PTS | 6 | 5 Sep 1990 | European SC, Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
5 | Win | 4–1 | Gary Dyson | PTS | 6 | 5 Jun 1990 | Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, England | |
4 | Win | 3–1 | Tommy Warde | PTS | 6 | 16 May 1990 | Grange Park Hotel, Hull, England | |
3 | Win | 2–1 | Colin Manners | PTS | 6 | 26 Apr 1990 | North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England | |
2 | Win | 1–1 | Mickey Duncan | PTS | 6 | 11 Apr 1990 | Leisure Centre, Dewsbury, England | |
1 | Loss | 0–1 | Paul Lynch | PTS | 6 | 8 Mar 1990 | Leisure Centre, Watford, England |
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