Josh Warrington

Josh Warrington (born 14 November 1990) is a British professional boxer from Leeds, England.^[1] He is the current WBC International champion, having held the title from April 2015 to present.^[2] He has previously held the European, British, and Commonwealth and English featherweight titles.^[3][4][5][6]

Warrington is currently ranked as the eighth best featherweight in the world by BoxRec as of May 2017.^[7]

Professional career

2016

Leaving Matchroom and joining Frank Warren

On 2 December Matchroom Boxing announced that Warrington's promotional contract with them had expired. Warrington's promoter and Matchroom managing director Eddie Hearn said in a statement "we did not share the same plans as his team and decided not to make any further offers."^[8]

After much speculation, Warrington officially signed for rival British promoter Frank Warren in a "long-term promotional deal" later in December.^[9] Warren has said he is confident of delivering a first world title shot for Warrington and delivering a number of shows in Leeds in 2017.^[10][11]

2017

13 May fight

On 23 January Warren announced that Warrington would be making his return to the ring on Saturday 13 May at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. It was initially announced that Warrington would fight WBO Inter-Continental champion Marco McCullough. However, it has since been announced that Warrington would not fight McCullough and that the announcement had been an error. On 3 February Warren revealed that they had made an offer for Warrington to fight former IBF super-bantamweight world champion Kiko Martinez.

Team

Warrington is trained by his father Sean O'Hagan.

He is managed by Steve Wood, from VIP Boxing, who also manage WBO lightweight world champion Terry Flanagan.

Personal life

Warrington's profession is as a dental technician. He is an avid supporter of local teams Leeds United ^[12] and Leeds Rhinos.

Professional boxing record

25 Wins (5 knockouts, 19 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[13]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	25–0	Kiko Martínez	MD	12	2017-05-13	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained WBC International Featherweight title.
Win	24–0	Patrick Hyland	TKO	9 (12), 0:45	2016-07-30	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained WBC International Featherweight title.
Win	23–0	Hisashi Amagasa	UD	12	2016-04-16	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained WBC International Featherweight title.
Win	22–0	Joel Brunker	UD	12	2015-09-05	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained Commonwealth and WBC International Featherweight titles.
Win	21–0	Dennis Tubieron	UD	12	2015-04-11	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Won vacant WBC International Featherweight title.
Win	20–0	Edwin Tellez	TKO	5 (8), 1:51	2015-02-21	O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Berlin
Win	19–0	Davide Dieli	TKO	4 (12), 1:42	2014-10-04	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Won vacant European Featherweight title.
Win	18–0	Martin Lindsay	UD	12	2014-05-21	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained Commonwealth Featherweight title. Won vacant British Featherweight title.
Win	17–0	Rendall Munroe	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	2014-04-19	Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, Greater Manchester	Retained Commonwealth Featherweight title.
Win	16–0	Samir Mouneimne	TKO	12 (12), 1:27	2013-11-02	Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire	Won vacant Commonwealth Featherweight title.
Win	15–0	Ian Bailey	UD	10	2013-09-27	Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained English Featherweight title.
Win	14–0	Jamie Speight	UD	10	2013-03-22	Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained English Featherweight title.
Win	13–0	Chris Male	UD	10	2012-11-09	The Venue, Dudley, West Midlands	Won vacant English Featherweight title.
Win	12–0	Ibrar Riyaz	PTS	4	2012-06-02	Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester
Win	11–0	Dan Naylor	PTS	6	2012-03-03	Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Win	10–0	Ian Bailey	PTS	4	2011-12-18	De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Win	9–0	Dougie Curran	PTS	6	2011-10-22	Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Win	8–0	Marc Callaghan	PTS	6	2011-04-28	Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire
Win	7–0	Chris Riley	PTS	6	2011-04-09	Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear
Win	6–0	Steve Gethin	PTS	4	2011-01-22	The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, Yorkshire
Win	5–0	Youssef al-Hamidi	PTS	4	2010-10-02	Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire
Win	4–0	John Riley	PTS	4	2010-05-28	Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Win	3–0	Danny McDermid	PTS	4	2010-03-05	Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Win	2–0	Pavels Senkovs	PTS	4	2009-12-20	Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Win	1–0	Delroy Spencer	PTS	4	2009-10-31	Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire	Professional debut.

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Josh Warrington from BoxRec