Tony Oakey

Tony Oakey
Tony Oakey
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Oakey Kokey
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach	69 in (175 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	2 January 1976 (age 47); Portsmouth, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	36
Wins	29
Wins by KO	8
Losses	6
Draws	1

Last updated August 29, 2023

Tony Oakey (born 2 January 1976) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2010. He held the Commonwealth light heavyweight title in 2001 and the British light heavyweight title from 2007 to 2008.^[1]

On Friday 20 February 2009 Tony won the Prizefighter Contest winning £25,000 after scoring wins over Billy Boyle, Courtney Fry and Darren Stubbs.^[2]

Professional boxing record

36 fights	29 wins	6 losses
By knockout	8	2
By decision	21	4
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
36	Loss	29–6–1	Michal Banbula	PTS	10	21 May 2010	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England
35	Loss	29–5–1	Danny McIntosh	KO	2 (10)	19 Feb 2010	Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England	For English light heavyweight title
34	Win	29–4–1	Shon Davies	TKO	4 (10)	27 Jun 2009	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England
33	Win	28–4–1	Darren Stubbs	UD	3	20 Feb 2009	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter: The Light Heavyweights - Final
32	Win	27–4–1	Courtney Fry	UD	3	20 Feb 2009	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter: The Light Heavyweights - Semi-final
31	Win	26–4–1	Billy Boyle	UD	3	20 Feb 2009	York Hall, London, England	Prizefighter: The Light Heavyweights - Quarter-final
30	Loss	25–4–1	Nathan Cleverly	UD	12	10 Oct 2008	Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England	For vacant Commonwealth light heavyweight title
29	Loss	25–3–1	Dean Francis	TKO	9 (12)	13 Jun 2008	Mountbatten Center, Portsmouth, England	Lost British light heavyweight title; For Commonwealth light heavyweight title
28	Win	25–2–1	Peter Haymer	KO	9 (12)	1 Feb 2008	York Hall, London, England	Retained British light heavyweight title
27	Drawn	24–2–1	Brian Magee	MD	12	28 Aug 2007	The Point, Dublin, Ireland	Retained British light heavyweight title
26	Win	24–2	Steven Spartacus	TKO	12 (12)	18 May 2007	ExCeL Arena, London, England	Won vacant British light heavyweight title
25	Win	23–2	Josip Jalusic	PTS	6	7 Mar 2007	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
24	Win	22–2	Simeon Cover	PTS	6	28 Oct 2006	York Hall, London, England
23	Win	20–2	Nathan King	PTS	6	13 May 2006	York Hall, London, England
22	Win	20–2	Radek Seman	PTS	8	1 Apr 2006	York Hall, London, England
21	Loss	19–2	Peter Haymer	PTS	10	15 Jun 2005	York Hall, London, England	For English light heavyweight title
20	Win	19–1	Varujan Davtyan	RTD	5 (8)	12 Feb 2005	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England
19	Loss	18–1	Matthew Barney	SD	12	11 Oct 2003	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England	Lost WBU light heavyweight title
18	Win	18–0	Neil Linford	UD	12	29 Mar 2003	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England	Retained WBU light heavyweight title
17	Win	17–0	Andrej Karsten	UD	12	12 Oct 2002	York Hall, London, England	Retained WBU light heavyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Neil Simpson	UD	12	25 May 2002	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England	Retained WBU light heavyweight title
15	Win	15–0	Kostyantyn Shvets	UD	12	2 Mar 2002	York Hall, London, England	Won vacant WBU light heavyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Chris Davies	PTS	12	20 Oct 2001	Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, England	Retained Commonwealth light heavyweight title
13	Win	13–0	Kostiantyn Okhrei	TKO	4 (6)	9 Sep 2001	Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
12	Win	12–0	Hastings Rasani	TKO	10 (12)	8 May 2001	Metrodome Leisure Complex, Barnsley, England	Won vacant Commonwealth light heavyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Butch Lesley	PTS	10	26 Mar 2001	Conference Centre, London, England	Won British Southern Area light heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Nathan King	PTS	6	22 Jan 2001	York Hall, London, England
9	Win	9–0	Darren Ashton	PTS	4	21 Oct 2000	Conference Centre, London, England
8	Win	8–0	Martin Jolley	PTS	6	13 Mar 2000	York Hall, London, England
7	Win	7–0	Darren Ashton	PTS	4	21 Feb 2000	Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
6	Win	6–0	Michael Pinnock	PTS	4	1 Oct 1999	York Hall, London, England
5	Win	5–0	Jimmy Steel	PTS	4	10 Jul 1999	Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Mark Lee	PTS	4	6 Mar 1999	Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
3	Win	3–0	Jimmy Steel	PTS	4	16 Jan 1999	York Hall, London, England
2	Win	2–0	Zak Chelli	TKO	1 (4)	21 Nov 1998	Elephant & Castle Centre, London, England
1	Win	1–0	Smokey Enison	TKO	2 (4)	12 Sep 1998	York Hall, London, England

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References

↑ "BoxRec: Tony Oakey". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
↑ "Boxing: Carl Dilks' dismay after Tony Oakey fight victory is scrubbed". liverpoolecho. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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[1] "BoxRec: Tony Oakey". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[2] "Boxing: Carl Dilks' dismay after Tony Oakey fight victory is scrubbed". liverpoolecho. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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