Troy Williamson (boxer)

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Troy Williamson
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Nickname(s)Trojan
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 31)
Darlington, County Durham, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights22
Wins20
Wins by KO14
Losses1
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
English National Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Liverpool Middleweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Liverpool Middleweight
GB Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sheffield Middleweight

Troy Williamson (born 22 August 1991) is an English professional boxer who held the British light middleweight title between 2021 and 2022. As an amateur he won the 2015 ABA Championships in the middleweight division.

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Early life and amateur career

Troy Williamson was born on 22 August 1991 in Darlington, England. The fourth youngest of 11 children, he first began boxing at the age of 10. As the age for participating in competitive fights is 11, he quickly became bored of the training regime and walked away from the sport. He regained interest at the age of 17, going on to compile a record of 68–15. During his amateur career he reached the finals of two ABA Championships; losing against Anthony Fowler at the 2014 edition and winning the competition the following year. [2] He also represented England at the 2015 European Championships, losing in the quarter-finals, [3] and competed at the 2015 [4] and 2016 World Series of Boxing as part of the British Lionhearts. [5]

Professional career

Williamson made his professional debut on 29 October 2016, scoring a third-round knockout (KO) victory over Borislav Zankov at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. [6] After compiling a record of 12–0–1 (9 KOs) he faced Dario Socci for the vacant IBF European junior-middleweight title on 21 December 2019 at the Copper Box Arena in London. Williamson captured his first professional title by defeating Socci via technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth and final round. [7]

Professional boxing record

22 fights20 wins1 loss
By knockout140
By decision61
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Win20–1–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Ramiro BlancoPTS615 Jul 2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eagles Community Centre, Newcastle, England
21Loss19–1–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Kelly UD122 Dec 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, EnglandLost British light-middleweight title
20Win19–0–1 Flag of Argentina.svg David BenitezTKO6 (8), 2:4617 Sep 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
19Win18–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mason CartwrightUD1225 Mar 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained British light-middleweight title
18Win17–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ted Cheeseman KO10 (12), 0:509 Oct 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon British light-middleweight title
17Win16–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kieran SmithTKO6 (12), 1:2830 Apr 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BT Sport Studio, London, England
16Win15–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry ScarffUD1015 Aug 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandRetained IBF European light-middleweight title
15Win14–0–1 Flag of Poland.svg Daniel UrbanskiTKO2 (6), 0:5829 Feb 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eagles Community Centre, Newcastle, England
14Win13–0–1 Flag of Italy.svg Dario SocciTKO10 (10), 1:5521 Dec 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant IBF European light-middleweight title
13Win12–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben DouglasTKO7 (8), 1:2512 Oct 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
12Win11–0–1 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Edwin PalaciosTKO6 (8), 1:0715 Jun 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
11Win10–0–1 Flag of Romania.svg Ionut TrandafirRTD2 (8), 3:003 May 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
10Win9–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin McCauleyKO2 (8), 2:5723 Mar 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
9Win8–0–1 Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Jackiewicz PTS422 Dec 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
8Draw7–0–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack FlatleyPTS89 Jun 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7Win7–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Michael MoraTKO2 (6), 1:1026 May 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dolphin Centre, Darlington, England
6Win6–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian Hoskin-GomezTKO4 (6), 2:4121 Apr 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5Win5–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Miguel AguilarPTS611 Nov 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
4Win4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alistair WarrenTKO3 (6), 2:0416 Jul 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
3Win3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Casey BlairTKO3 (4), 0:4810 Mar 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yailton NeevesPTS426 Nov 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dolphin Centre, Darlington, England
1Win1–0 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Borislav ZankovKO3 (4), 1:4329 Oct 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland

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