Robbie Davies Jr. | |
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Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light-welterweight |
Nationality | British |
Born | Liverpool, England | 3 October 1989
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 27 |
Wins | 23 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 4 |
Robbie Davies Jr. (born 3 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He has held the British, Commonwealth, and European light-welterweight titles between 2018 and 2019.
Davies made his professional debut on 7 June 2013 at the Liverpool Olympia, forcing Carl Allen to retire from the bout in the first round. His second professional fight also ended in a first round victory after the referee stopped the bout, Davies having downed his opponent, Josh Thorne, three times. [1]
In early 2016 it was announced that Davies would face Jarkko Putkonen for the vacant WBA Continental light-welterweight title, at the Devonshire House Hotel in Liverpool, on 5 March 2016. [2] Davies won the title after stopping Putkonen in the sixth round with a right to the body. [3] After two successful defences of the title, first against Xavier Luques Castillo, and then against Zoltan Szabo, Davies lost the title in his first professional loss against Michal Syrowatka on 15 July 2017, at the Wembley Arena, Davies knocked out in the twelfth round. [4] Davies regained the title in a rematch against Syrowatka on 31 March 2018 at the ACC in Liverpool, the referee ending the bout in the twelfth round after Syrowatka had been downed three times. [5]
On 13 October 2018, Davies faced Glenn Foot for the Commonwealth and vacant British light-welterweight titles, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle. [6] Davies beat Glenn on points despite suffering a cut above his left eye in the third round. [7]
On 30 March 2019, Davies won the European light-welterweight title after defeating Joe Hughes on points, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. [8]
27 fights | 23 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 15 | 2 |
By decision | 8 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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27 | Loss | 23–4 | TKO | 3 (10), 0:26 | 11 Mar 2023 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | ||
26 | Win | 23–3 | SD | 10 | 21 May 2022 | O2 Arena, London, England | ||
25 | Win | 22–3 | KO | 2 (10), 2:33 | 11 Dec 2021 | |||
24 | Win | 21–3 | TKO | 4 (6), 2:30 | 9 Oct 2021 | |||
23 | Loss | 20–3 | MD | 10 | 20 Feb 2021 | The SSE Arena, London, England | For vacant IBF Intercontinental light-welterweight title | |
22 | Win | 20–2 | PTS | 8 | 7 Mar 2020 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | ||
21 | Loss | 19–2 | Lewis Ritson | UD | 12 | 19 Oct 2019 | Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England | |
20 | Win | 19–1 | Michal Dufek | TKO | 3 (8), 2:45 | 2 Aug 2019 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England | |
19 | Win | 18–1 | Joe Hughes | UD | 12 | 30 Mar 2019 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained British light-welterweight title; Won European light-welterweight title |
18 | Win | 17–1 | Glenn Foot | UD | 12 | 13 Oct 2018 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | Won Commonwealth, and vacant British light-welterweight titles |
17 | Win | 16–1 | Michal Syrowatka | TKO | 9 (12), 2:30 | 31 Mar 2018 | BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, England | Won WBA Continental light-welterweight title |
16 | Loss | 15–1 | Michal Syrowatka | TKO | 12 (12), 1:48 | 15 Jul 2017 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Lost WBA Continental light-welterweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Zoltan Szabo | KO | 9 (12), 2:22 | 21 Jan 2017 | Guild Hall, Preston, England | Retained WBA Continental light-welterweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Lukasz Janik | TKO | 4 (6), 2:04 | 10 Dec 2016 | DW Stadium, Wigan, England | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Xavier Luques Castillo | UD | 12 | 30 Apr 2016 | DW Stadium, Wigan, England | Retained WBA Continental light-welterweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Jarkko Putkonen | TKO | 6 (12), 1:26 | 5 Mar 2016 | Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBA Continental light-welterweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Ryan Hardy | TKO | 2 (8), 1:19 | 12 Dec 2015 | Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, England | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Mikhail Avakian | TKO | 1 (8), 1:57 | 26 Sep 2015 | Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre, Chilwell, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Fonz Alexander | TKO | 1 (6), 2:29 | 18 Jul 2015 | Hilton Hotel, Sheffield, England | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Gheorghe Ghiompirica | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 28 Nov 2014 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Kakha Avetisiani | TKO | 6 (6), 0:53 | 25 Oct 2014 | Ice Arena, Hull, England | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | George Watson | TKO | 1 (6), 1:59 | 24 May 2014 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Mark McKray | PTS | 8 | 15 Mar 2014 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Renald Garrido | PTS | 6 | 14 Dec 2013 | Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Kevin McCauley | PTS | 6 | 22 Nov 2013 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Josh Thorne | TKO | 1 (4), 2:09 | 21 Sep 2013 | Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Carl Allan | RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | 7 Jun 2013 | Olympia, Liverpool, England |
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