Troy Williamson (boxer)

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Troy Williamson
Born (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991 (age 34)
Darlington, County Durham, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesTrojan
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights26
Wins21
Wins by KO15
Losses4
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 was the British light-middleweight champion between October 2021 and December 2022. He has held the English super-middleweight title since 6 September 2025. As an amateur, Williamson 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 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]

He won the British light-middleweight title by knocking out defending champion Ted Cheeseman in the 10th round at Liverpool Arena on 9 October 2021. [8]

Despite being knocked to the canvas in the second round, Williamson successfully defended the title with a unanimous decision win over Mason Cartwright at Newcastle Arena on 25 March 2022. [9]

Back at the same venue, he lost the championship in his second defense against Josh Kelly on 2 December 2022, going down to a unanimous decision defeat. [10]

Williamson was due to face English super-middleweight champion Mark Dickinson at Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring on 6 September 2025, but his opponent failed to make the required weight and was stripped of the title. The fight went ahead with only Williamson now able to claim the vacant championship, and he did just that by stopping Dickinson in the ninth round. [11] [12]

Professional boxing record

26 fights21 wins4 losses
By knockout150
By decision64
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26Win21–4–1 Mark Dickinson TKO9 (10), 1:516 Sep 2025Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, EnglandWon vacant English super-middleweight title
25Loss20–4–1Jahi TuckerUD105 Apr 2025Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, USA
24Loss20–3–1Ishmael DavisUD1223 Mar 2024Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
23Loss20–2–1 Caoimhín Agyarko SD102 Dec 2023SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern IrelandFor WBA Continental light-middleweight title
22Win20–1–1Ramiro BlancoPTS615 Jul 2023Eagles Community Centre, Newcastle, England
21Loss19–1–1 Josh Kelly UD122 Dec 2022Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, EnglandLost British light-middleweight title
20Win19–0–1David BenitezTKO6 (8), 2:4617 Sep 2022 Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
19Win18–0–1Mason CartwrightUD1225 Mar 2022 Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained British light-middleweight title
18Win17–0–1 Ted Cheeseman KO10 (12), 0:509 Oct 2021 Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon British light-middleweight title
17Win16–0–1Kieran SmithTKO6 (12), 1:2830 Apr 2021BT Sport Studio, London, England
16Win15–0–1 Harry Scarff UD1015 Aug 2020BT Sport Studio, London, EnglandRetained IBF European light-middleweight title
15Win14–0–1Daniel UrbanskiTKO2 (6), 0:5829 Feb 2020Eagles Community Centre, Newcastle, England
14Win13–0–1Dario SocciTKO10 (10), 1:5521 Dec 2019 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant IBF European light-middleweight title
13Win12–0–1Ben DouglasTKO7 (8), 1:2512 Oct 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
12Win11–0–1Edwin PalaciosTKO6 (8), 1:0715 Jun 2019First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
11Win10–0–1Ionut TrandafirRTD2 (8), 3:003 May 2019 Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
10Win9–0–1Kevin McCauleyKO2 (8), 2:5723 Mar 2019 Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
9Win8–0–1 Rafał Jackiewicz PTS422 Dec 2018Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
8Draw7–0–1 Jack Flatley PTS89 Jun 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7Win7–0Michael MoraTKO2 (6), 1:1026 May 2018Dolphin Centre, Darlington, England
6Win6–0Christian Hoskin-GomezTKO4 (6), 2:4121 Apr 2018 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5Win5–0Miguel AguilarPTS611 Nov 2017 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
4Win4–0Alistair WarrenTKO3 (6), 2:0416 Jul 2017 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
3Win3–0Casey BlairTKO3 (4), 0:4810 Mar 2017 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2Win2–0Yailton NeevesPTS426 Nov 2016Dolphin Centre, Darlington, England
1Win1–0Borislav ZankovKO3 (4), 1:4329 Oct 2016 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Troy Williamson". BoxRec .
  2. ↑ Evans, Glynn (10 March 2017). "INTRODUCING 'TROJAN' TROY WILLIAMSON". Frank Warren. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "41.European Championships - Samokov, Bulgaria - August 7-15 2015". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "British Lionhearts beaten 5-0 by Cuba in World Series of Boxing". BBC Sport. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "A momentous night of boxing sees the superb Cuba Domadores beat brave British Lionhearts to lift the WSB trophy for a second time". World Series Boxing. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "BoxRec: Troy Williamson vs. Borislav Zankov". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Foster, Elliot (21 December 2019). "David Adeleye Begins Pro Career With First-Round Stoppage". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Troy Williamson Brutally Stops Ted Cheeseman in Tenth of Bruising Fight". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Troy Williamson Gets Off The Floor To Bag Tough Win Over Cartwright". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Josh Kelly beats Troy Williamson to become new British light-middleweight champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Troy Williamson stops Mark Dickinson with ninth-round finish". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Troy Williamson kick-starts career with violent victory over Mark Dickinson". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
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