Lee Selby

Lee Selby
Statistics
Real name	Lee Selby
Nickname(s)	The Barry Boy Assassin Lightning
Rated at	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality	British
Born	14 February 1987 (1987-02-14) (age 28) Barry, Wales
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	20
Wins by KO	8
Losses	1
Draws	0

Lee Selby (born 14 February 1987) is a Welsh professional boxer who competes in the featherweight division, where he is the reigning WBC International, British and Commonwealth champion. He is currently promoted by Matchroom Sport.

Professional boxing career

Early boxing career

Selby begun his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak at the Newport Leisure Center in Wales. He compiled a record of four straight wins before losing for the first time in his career to Samir Mouneimne at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009.^[1] Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a 2nd round knockout. On 30 July 2011 he met Scotsman James Ancliff for the Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a 6th round stoppage.^[1]

British Champion

On 17 September 2011 Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via 8th round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool.^[1] Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the center of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover.^[2] Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It’s something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It’s a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".^[3]

On 20 April 2013 Selby dismantled the former unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell. McConell's corner threw in the towel in the fifth round.

WBC International Championship

Selby vs. Simion

On 13 July 2013, Lee Selby took another step towards a world title shot when he faced in Hull the unbeaten Romanian boxer and ranked at fourth by the WBC, Viorel Simion, and won the WBC International featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory.^[4] According to some prominent boxing writers, the British rising star passed the toughest test of his career^[5] in a very close fight.^[5][6]

Professional boxing record

20 Wins (8 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 decision), 0 Draws[7]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	Evgeny Gradovich	style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A	- (12)	2015-05-30	O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, England	For IBF featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-1	Joel Brunker	TKO	9 (12), 2:49	2014-10-11	Millennium Dome, London, England	IBF featherweight title eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	19-1	Romulo Koasicha	UD	12	2014-05-17	Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales	Retained WBC International featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-1	Rendall Munroe	TKO	6 (12)	2014-02-01	Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales	Retained British featherweight title. Won vacant European featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-1	Ryan Walsh	UD	12	2013-10-05	O2 Arena, London, England	Retained British & Commonwealth featherweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	16-1	Viorel Simion	UD	12	2013-07-13	Craven Park Stadium, Hull, England	Won WBC International featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-1	Corey McConnell	TKO	5 (12)	2013-04-20	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England	Retained Commonwealth featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-1	Martin Lindsay	UD	12	2013-02-09	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland	Retained British & Commonwealth featherweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-1	Patrick Okine	TKO	5 (12)	2012-05-25	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales	Retained Commonwealth featherweight title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-1	John Simpson	TKO	5 (12)	2011-12-14	York Hall, London, England	Retained British & Commonwealth featherweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-1	Stephen Smith	KO	6 (12)	2011-09-17	Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England	Won British & Commonwealth featherweight titles.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-1	James Ancliff	TKO	6 (10)	2011-07-30	Pill Millennium Centre, Newport, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-1	Youssef Al Hamidi	PTS	6	2011-04-27	Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	8-1	Dai Davies	KO	2 (10)	2010-10-30	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	7-1	Ben Jones	PTS	6	2010-06-25	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-1	Jimmy Briggs	PTS	4	2009-11-20	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	5-1	Ian Bailey	PTS	6	2009-08-10	Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, London, England
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	4-1	Samir Mouneimne	PTS	4	2009-05-29	Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-0	Johnny Greaves	PTS	6	2009-03-13	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Craig Johnson	PTS	4	2009-02-27	Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-0	Peter Buckley	PTS	6	2008-10-24	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	1-0	Sid Razak	PTS	6	2008-07-12	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales

Personal life

Lee Selby is the brother of GB Boxing's 2012 Olympic flyweight representative Andrew Selby.

References