Willy Hutchinson

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Willy Hutchinson
Born (1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 27)
Carstairs, Scotland
Other namesBraveheart, The Hutch Train
Statistics
Weight Light-heavyweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm) [1]
Reach73 in (185 cm) [1]
Stance Orthodox [2]
Boxing record [3]
Total fights21
Wins19
Wins by KO14
Losses2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 St. Petersburg Middleweight

William Hutchinson (born 4 August 1998 [2] ) is a Scottish professional boxer. He has challenged once for the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles in 2021. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2016 Youth World Championships in the middleweight division.

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Amateur career

Hutchinson is regarded as one of Scotland's most successful amateur boxers, [4] winning gold medals at the 2014 European Junior Championships and 2016 Youth World Championships—becoming the first Scottish boxer to win gold at an amateur World Championships. [5]

Professional career

Under the tutelage of renowned Cuban trainer, Ismael Salas, and being guided by David Haye's RingStar Promotions [5] with Shelly Finkel as manager, [6] Hutchinson made his professional debut on 20 October 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Attila Nagy at the indigo at The O2 in London. [7]

He scored another TKO victory in December—defeating Cyrille Joly in the second round [8] —followed by a six-round points decision (PTS) victory against Eric Mokonzo in February 2018. [9] After his win over Mokonzo, Hutchinson switched trainers from Salas to Dominic Ingle. [6]

In the following May it was announced that Hutchinson had also switched promoters, signing with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions. [10]

Hutchinson fought Joshua Buatsi for the WBO interim light-heavyweight title at Wembley Stadium on 21 September 2024. He was twice knocked to the canvas before losing the contest via split decision with two ringside judges scoring the fight for his opponent 117-108 and 115-110 respectively, while the third had it in his favour 113-112. [11] [12]

He got back to winning ways in his next fight, stopping Mark Jeffers in the seventh of their scheduled 10-round contest at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 4 October 2025. [13] [14]

Professional boxing record

21 fights19 wins2 losses
By knockout141
By decision51
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
21Win19–2Mark JeffersTKO7 (10), 2:154 Oct 2025 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
20Loss18–2 Joshua Buatsi SD12 21 Sep 2024 Wembley Stadium, London, EnglandFor the WBO interim light-heavyweight title
19Win18–1 Craig Richards UD121 June 2024 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Won vacant WBC Silver light-heavyweight title.
18Win17–1Martin HoubenTKO2 (10), 2:3222 March 2024York Hall, London, EnglandRetained WBC International light-heavyweight title.
17Win16–1 Ezequiel Maderna KO4 (10), 1:1512 May 2023York Hall, London, EnglandWon WBC International light-heavyweight title.
16Win15–1Luca SpadiciniTKO7 (10), 1:2611 Nov 2022York Hall, London, England
15Win14–1Karel HorejsekRTD3 (8), 3:0011 Jun 2022Telford International Centre, Telford, England
14Loss13–1 Lennox Clarke TKO5 (12), 1:0527 Mar 2021 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles
13Win13–0Jose Miguel FandinoTKO1 (10), 2:4910 Oct 2020BT Sport Studio, London, England
12Win12–0Ben ThomasTKO1 (10), 2:0928 Aug 2020BT Sport Studio, London, England
11Win11–0Edgars SniedzePTS622 Feb 2020York Hall, London, England
10Win10–0Borislav ZankovTKO2 (8), 2:1527 Sep 2019 Royal Albert Hall, London, England
9Win9–0Josip PerkovicPTS613 Jul 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
8Win8–0Ondrej BuderaTKO3 (6), 2:4118 May 2019 Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England
7Win7–0Daniel BorisovTKO4 (4), 0:4023 Mar 2019 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England
6Win6–0Ferenc AlbertTKO2 (6), 1:4219 Nov 2018 Hilton Hotel, London, England
5Win5–0Taha MirhosseiniTKO3 (6), 1:0124 Aug 2018 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
4Win4–0Adam JonesPTS419 May 2018 Elland Road, Leeds, England
3Win3–0Eric MokonzoPTS616 Feb 2018 York Hall, London, England
2Win2–0Cyrille JolyTKO2 (6), 0:5716 Dec 2017 La Seine Musicale, Paris, France
1Win1–0Attila NagyTKO1 (4), 1:2920 Oct 2017 indigo at The O2, London, England

References

  1. 1 2 DAZN tale of the tale before the Joshua Buatsi fight.
  2. 1 2 "Willy Hutchinson Bio Information - PBC Boxing". FOX Sports . Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Boxing record for Willy Hutchinson". BoxRec .
  4. ↑ Wainwright, Anson (21 March 2019). "New Faces: Willy Hutchinson". The Ring . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. 1 2 Egelstaff, Susan (17 October 2017). "Hot prospect Willy Hutchinson has former world heavyweight champion David Haye in his corner". The Herald . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 Scott, Craig (10 December 2018). "EXCLUSIVE - Willy Hutchinson: "Growing into glory..." - Boxing Social". Boxing Social. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Willy Hutchinson vs. Attila Nagy". BoxRec . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "BoxRec: Willy Hutchinson vs. Cyrille Joly". BoxRec . Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Photos: Joe Joyce Stops Rodolf Jozic in One, Back on May 5". BoxingScene.com. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Jay, Phil (10 May 2018). "Willy Hutchinson signs with Frank Warren, added to Selby v Warrington". World Boxing News. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Joshua Buatsi floors Willy Hutchinson twice on his way to Wembley win". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ↑ "Joshua Buatsi Scores Two Knockdowns, Outpoints Willy Hutchinson For Interim WBO Title". The Ring. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ↑ "Willy Hutchinson knocks out Mark Jeffers in round seven". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "'Hutch Train' back on track as Willy Hutchinson scores stoppage of Mark Jeffers". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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