Ashley Sexton

Ashley Sexton
Sexton in Cheshunt after English Flyweight title win
Statistics
Real name	Ashley Sexton
Nickname(s)	Flash Ash
Weight(s)	Flyweight (112 lb) Super flyweight (115 lb) Bantamweight (118 lb) Super bantamweight (122 lb) Featherweight (126lb)
Height	5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
Nationality	British
Born	(1987-10-21) 21 October 1987 Edmonton, North London
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	20
Wins	16
Wins by KO	5
Losses	2
Draws	2

Ashley Sexton (born 21 October 1987) is an English professional boxer who was born in Edmonton, North London. He originally came from Wood Green and then moved to Cheshunt and competes in the flyweight division. He is the holder of the English flyweight title and has also competed for the full British title. Sexton is currently trained by Paul Rees and is managed by London promoter Michael Helliet.^[1]

Professional career

Sexton made his professional debut in Watford, England on 1 August 2008, defeating David Keogan in a 4 round contest. He fought twice more in that debut year winning on both occasions and compiling a record of 3-0. Sexton fought a further 5 times in 2009 and developed his record with wins over Robert Nelson (in 6 rounds) and Darli Goncalves Pires (first round stoppage).^[2] In his first fight of 2010, Sexton fought former British title challenger Usman Ahmed for the English flyweight title; forgoing fancy footwork, Sexton finished the fight on 22 January with a first round knockout and won the English title.^[3][4]

British title challenge

Following the Ahmed win, Sexton challenged reigning British flyweight champion Shinny Bayaar. Bayaar had won the title from Edwards. The fight on 14 May 2010 was a step up for Sexton as Bayaar was the more experienced boxer with a record of 15-4-1. After losing many of the initial rounds, Sexton began to dominate later on as Shinny Bayaar struggled with a cut injury. The fight, at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, was scored a draw, although a number of observers felt that Bayaar might have done enough to win.^[5][6] On 2 April 2011 Sexton returned to winning ways with a trip to Germany resulting in a victory against Salim Salimov and then on 30 April 2011 Sexton beat Mike Robinson at the Olympia in London over 8 rounds.^[2] Sexton again traveled to Germany on 2 July 2011 to fight Mike Robinson in a rematch, with the fight on the undercard to David Haye's challenge to Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight title. The fight was close and this time the judges scored the contest a draw with Robinson, who said that he would like to fight Sexton again but this time for the English title.^[7]

Professional boxing record

15 Wins (5 Knockouts), 2 Defeats, 2 Draws[2]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	15-2-2	Elemir Rafael	PTS	4	2015-03-14	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss	14-2-2	Stephane Jamoye	TKO	8 (12)	2013-03-09	Herstal, Liege	For EBU bantamweight title.
Win	14-1-2	Pavels Senkovs	PTS	4	2013-01-24	Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, London
Win	13-1-2	Marc Callaghan	PTS	4	2012-11-21	Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London
Loss	12-1-2	Paul Butler	PTS	10	2012-07-05	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	12-0-2	Thomas Masson	PTS	8	2012-03-02	The Troxy, Limehouse, London
Draw	11-0-2	Mike Robinson	Draw	8	2011-07-02	Imtech Arena, Altona, Hamburg
Win	11-0-1	Mike Robinson	PTS	8	2011-04-30	Olympia, Kensington, London
Win	10-0-1	Salim Salimov	UD	6	2010-04-02	Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Draw	9-0-1	Shinny Bayaar	Draw	12	2010-05-14	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex	For British flyweight title.
Win	9-0	Usman Ahmed	KO	1 (10)	2010-01-22	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex	Won vacant English flyweight title.
Win	8-0	Darli Goncalves Pires	TKO	1 (10), 2:34	2009-09-11	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex
Win	7-0	Kemal Plavci	PTS	6	2009-06-30	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	6-0	Delroy Spencer	PTS	6	2009-05-29	Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, Staffordshire
Win	5-0	Robert Nelson	TKO	6 (8), 2:14	2009-03-20	Leisure Centre, Newham, London
Win	4-0	Fikret Remziev	TKO	2 (8), 2:34	2009-01-23	Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, Staffordshire
Win	3-0	levan Garibashvili	TKO	3 (4), 1:06	2008-12-06	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	2-0	Delroy Spencer	PTS	4	2008-10-17	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	1-0	David Keogan	PTS	4	2008-08-01	Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire	Professional boxing debut.

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