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Junior Witter

4323 KOs

81 KOs

2Draws

Last six: W-L-L-W-W-L

Career

division

Welterweight

status

inactive

bouts

53

rounds

307

KO %

53.5%

KO wins

23

KO losses

1

career

1997–2015

debut

1997-01-18

last fight

2015-04-17

Profile

alias

The Hitter

manager

trainer

promoter

Gary Shaw Promotions (2009-08-01–2009-08-01)

sex

M

stance

orthodox

height

5′ 7″ / 170cm

reach

67″ / 170cm

nationality

United Kingdom

origin

Bradford Yorkshire United Kingdom

city / state / zip

Sheffield, Yorkshire

dob

1974-03-10

age

52

Latest news

Ex-boxing champ Junior Witter fuming after cops find cannabis factory in house he rented out

2021-02-25 · The Sun

BOXING IN THE BLOOD...ex-champion Junior Witter on quest to help the next generation of fighters at his Rotherham gym

2020-01-29 · Rotherham Advertiser

Brendan Ingle: World champion boxing trainer dies aged 77

2018-05-25 · BBC Sport

Boxing trainer Brendan Ingle has been described as "the best in the world" after his death at the age of 77. The Dublin-born former boxer guided four fighters to world titles from his Sheffield gym - Johnny Nelson, Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter and Kell…

Timothy Bradley can't leave boxing without some appreciation

2017-08-09 · Los Angeles Times

Bradley wrote that for 23 years his passion for boxing, love of his team and admiration for supportive fight fans sustained him. He became a world champion by venturing to England to defeat then-light-welterweight champion Junior Witter. He unified the …

Tim Bradley retires from boxing - Boxing News

2017-08-06 · Boxing News Online

A hugely successful career saw him dethrone Junior Witter to win the WBC super-welterweight title in 2009. He beat names like Lamont Peterson before unifying …

Fight history

date

w-l-d

last 6

result

Ahmed El Mousaoui

21 1 1

L-PTS

La Palestre, Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France

12 of 12

Judges: Luigi Muratore | Beat Hausammann | Manuel Oliver Palomo

Referee: Guido Cavalleri

18 31 2

W-TKO

Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 6 · 153 / 154 lbs · 0:41

Referee: Mark Lyson

16 40 3

W-PTS

Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3

Referee: Steve Gray (60-54)

Timo Schwarzkopf

12 0 0

L-MD

Ludwigsburg MHP Arena, Ludwigsburg, Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg, Germany

10 of 10

Judges: Egidiu Piseddu 95-95 | Herbert Urich 91-98 | Valerio Quarta 94-96

Referee: Egidiu Piseddu

13 0 0

L-UD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Welterweight Title

12 of 12 · 147 / 146 lbs

Judges: Mark Green 117-112 | Ian John-Lewis 119-109 | Dave Parris 117-110

Referee: Marcus McDonnell

36 9 0

W-UD

Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

BBBofC British Welterweight Title

12 of 12x3 · 147 / 147 lbs

Judges: Howard John Foster 117-112 | John Keane 115-114 | Victor Loughlin 116-114

Referee: Mark Green

9 12 2

W-PTS

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

6 of 6 · 150 / 149 lbs

Referee: Mark Green (54-60)

Yassine El Maachi

14 4 0

L-MD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 3x3 · 148 / 149 lbs

Judges: John Keane 28-29 | Victor Loughlin 28-29 | Marcus McDonnell 29-29

Referee: Mark Green

28 7 0

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 3x3 · 148 / 149 lbs

Judges: Victor Loughlin 29-27 | Mark Green 29-27 | Marcus McDonnell 30-27

Referee: John Keane

11 2 0

W-UD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 3x3 · 148 / 149 lbs

Judges: John Keane 30-28 | Mark Green 29-28 | Marcus McDonnell 30-28

Referee: Victor Loughlin

Victor Lupo Puiu

18 1 2

L-UD

Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

vacant WBC International Silver welterweight title

10 of 10 · 146 / 146 lbs

Judges: Ron Cunningham 94-95 | Claude Paquette 91-97 | Alan Davis 93-96

Referee: Rocky Zolnierczyk

Devon Alexander

18 0 0

L-RTD

Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, USA

WBC

8 of 12 · 139 / 139 lbs · 3:00

Judges: Alejandro Rochin | Jerry Cantu | Benjamin Rendon

Referee: Lou Moret

Promoter: Gary Shaw Promotions

Victor Hugo Castro

29 4 0

W-KO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3 · 145 / 146 lbs · 1:10

Referee: Mark Green

Timothy Bradley Jr

21 0 0

L-SD

Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

WBC World super lightweight title

12 of 12 · 139 / 139 lbs

Judges: Franco Ciminale 112-115 | Omar Mintun 114-113 | Daniel Van de Wiele 115-113

Referee: Massimo Barrovecchio

28 2 1

W-KO

Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

WBC World super lightweight title

7 of 12x3 · 140 / 139 lbs · 1:00

Judges: Predrag Aleksic 59-54 | Omar Mintun 60-53 | Raul Nieves 59-54

Referee: Daniel Van de Wiele

24 7 1

W-TKO

Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom

WBC World super lightweight title

9 of 12x3 · 140 / 140 lbs · 2:12

Judges: Marty Denkin 80-72 | Massimo Barrovecchio 80-72 | Esa Lehtosaari 80-72

Referee: Timothy Adams

DeMarcus Corley

31 4 1

W-UD

Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, United Kingdom

vacant WBC World super lightweight title

12 of 12 · 138 / 140 lbs

Judges: Alfred Buqwana 111-117 | Bob Logist 112-118 | Gelasio Perez Huerta 113-116

Referee: Massimo Barrovecchio

26 1 0

W-UD

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

super lightweight title

12 of 12x3 · 140 / 140 lbs

Judges: Mark Green 117-112 | Mickey Vann 116-112 | Terry O'Connor 115-114

Referee: Richard James Davies

Andriy Kotelnik

24 1 0

W-UD

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

super lightweight title

12 of 12x3 · 140 / 140 lbs

Judges: Sergio Silvi 115-114 | Esa Lehtosaari 115-114 | Nikolay Sigov 117-111

Referee: Robin Dolpierre

39 7 1

W-UD

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

WBC Light Welterweight Title

12 of 12 · 140 / 139 lbs

Judges: Ray Corona 115-111 | Daniel Van de Wiele 114-112 | Ralph McKnight 114-112

Referee: Lou Moret

Krzysztof Bienias

22 2 0

W-TKO

Conference Centre, Wembley, London, United Kingdom

super lightweight title

2 of 12x3 · 140 / 140 lbs · 2:04

Judges: Evgeny Gorstkov | Luigi Muratore | Robin Dolpierre

Referee: Erkki Meronen

Salvatore Battaglia

21 3 0

W-TKO

Ice Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

super lightweight title

2 of 12x3 · 140 / 139 lbs · 1:18

Judges: Jean-Louis Legland | Jean Giacomantonio | Jesus Morata Garcia

Referee: Daniel Van de Wiele

24 2 1

W-TKO

Penningtons Nightclub, Bradford, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

3 of 10x3 · 140 / 150 lbs · 2:41

Referee: Howard John Foster

8 2 0

W-KO

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

super lightweight title

2 of 12x3 · 139 / 139 lbs · 2:51

Referee: Larry O'Connell

15 1 0

W-RTD

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

super lightweight title

4 of 10x3 · 139 / 140 lbs · 3:00

Judges: Humbert Furgoni | Terry O'Connor | Sergio Silvi

Referee: Francisco Vazquez Marcos

29 2 0

W-TKO

Derby Storm Arena, Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

WBO Light Welterweight Title

2 of 12x3 · 139 / 139 lbs · 1:21

Referee: Mickey Vann

14 2 1

W-TKO

Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

2 of 8x3 · 147 / 145 lbs · 2:52

Referee: Paul Graham

Laatekwei Hammond

13 2 0

W-TKO

Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom

super lightweight title

2 of 12 · 140 / 140 lbs · 1:56

Referee: Richard James Davies

15 10 2

W-TKO

Derngate Centre, Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

Marcus McDonnell vacant BBBofC British super lightweight title

3 of 12x3 · 140 / 140 lbs

Referee: Marcus McDonnell

10 2 3

W-TKO

M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Tony Walker WBU International Light Middleweight Title

2 of 12x3 · 140 / 140 lbs · 0:45

Judges: Reg Thompson | Karl Rogers | Tony Walker

Referee: Ian John-Lewis

12 13 0

W-KO

Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

5 of 6x3 · 141 / 141 lbs · 2:25

Referee: Roy Snipe

8 2 0

W-TKO

Telde, Islas Canarias, Spain

1 of 6 · 146 / 147 lbs

9 29 2

W-TKO

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

2 of 4x3 · 145 / 155 lbs · 1:10

Referee: Mark Green

Christopher Henry

8 3 0

W-TKO

Wythenshawe Forum, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

3 of 8x3 · 144 / 146 lbs

20 3 0

W-TKO

Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

4 of 8x3 · 144 / 140 lbs

22 0 0

L-UD

Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

IBF World super lightweight title

12 of 12x3 · 139 / 140 lbs

Judges: George Colon 112-116 | John Coyle 111-118 | Vittorio Urzo 110-118

Referee: Roy Francis

7 31 3

W-PTS

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 152 / 154 lbs

0 1 0

W-TKO

Telde, Islas Canarias, Spain

1 of 8 · 145 / 144 lbs

2 23 0

W-PTS

Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, Cheshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 147 / 152 lbs

Referee: Phil Cowsill (60-54)

13 8 0

W-PTS

Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 142 / 143 lbs

Referee: Phil Cowsill (78-73)

23 8 2

W-TKO

Telewest Arena, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom

vacant World Boxing Federation World super lightweight title

2 of 12x3 · 140 / 140 lbs · 1:33

Referee: Richard James Davies

14 39 3

W-PTS

Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 140 lbs

Referee: Phil Edwards (40-36)

13 1 0

W-PTS

Ice Rink, Telford, Shropshire, United Kingdom

8 of 8x3 · 142 / 142 lbs

Referee: John Coyle (78-74)

35 1 0

W-PTS

Nynex Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 139 / 143 lbs

Referee: Tony Green (59-57)

12 58 6

W-PTS

Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x2 · 138 / 137 lbs

Referee: Roy Snipe (60-54)

13 16 3

D-PTS

Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 142 / 141 lbs

Referee: Marcus McDonnell (58-58)

Michael Alexander

14 23 0

W-PTS

Stadionsporthalle, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany

4 of 4

12 52 6

W-PTS

Metrodome, Barnsley, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

4 of 4x3 · 144 / 140 lbs

Referee: Tony Green (40-38)

23 6 4

W-TKO

Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

5 of 6x3 · 146 / 146 lbs

Referee: Jeff Hinds

21 35 6

W-PTS

Golf and Country Club, Mere, Cheshire, United Kingdom

6 of 6x3 · 145 / 150 lbs

Referee: Keith Garner 59½-58