Rocky Fielding

Michael "Rocky" Fielding (born 5 August 1987) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2018. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth super-middleweight title twice between 2013 and 2017, and the British super-middleweight title in 2017.

Rocky Fielding
Statistics
Real nameMichael Fielding
Nickname(s)Rocky from Stocky
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)[1]
NationalityBritish
Born (1987-08-05) 5 August 1987
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins28
Wins by KO16
Losses2

Biography

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Rocky was originally named Michael, but owing to his 10 lbs birth weight his father nicknamed him 'The Rock'.[2]

Amateur career

Rocky started out boxing in Stockbridge ABC, as an amateur and reached the 2007 & 2008 ABA Light Heavyweight finals whilst boxing out of Rotunda ABC. He was unbeaten until he met Chris 'Big Mamma' Cook who knocked him out in 1 round.[3]

Professional career

He turned professional in 2010 and after winning his first three professional bouts as a Light Heavyweight, Fielding was offered the chance to drop down a weight to take part in The Super Middleweight Prizefighter Series after Kenny Anderson pulled out at short notice.[4] Fielding went on to win the tournament causing a stoppage in each of his three fights and becoming the first boxer in a Prizefighter series to do so.[5]

On 6 October 2012, Fielding defeated Carl Dilks earning the vacant English Super Middleweight title.[6] Rocky defended his English Super Middleweight title against Wayne Reed on the Bellew v Chelimba undercard, he dropped Reed three times in this fight and won via technical knockout in the 6th round.[7] Next up was Polish fighter Michal Nieroda. Rocky completely dominated the fight. It ended in 59 seconds as Rocky landed several body shots sending down Nieroda for the 10 count.

On 21 September 2013, at The Liverpool Olympia, Rocky defeated Mohammed Akrong with a first round Stoppage to win the vacant Commonwealth Super Middleweight Title. On 23 October 2013, Fielding defended his Commonwealth title against Luke Blackledge. Rocky knocked out Luke Blackledge with a left hook 2:32 into the 1st round, retaining his Commonwealth title.[8] On 7 November 2015 Fielding took on the highly rated Callum Smith at the Echo Arena in an all Liverpool affair but was defeated in the first round by a TKO. Fielding rebuilt his career with some good wins, and on 22 April 2017 beat John Ryder by a controversial split decision for the British title. Five months later Fielding defended the British title and regained the Commonwealth title, which had been lost on the scales a few years earlier, with a devastating first round knockout of the Scotsman David Brophy.

On 1 November 2017, it was announced that Fielding would fight Erik Skoglund for the WBC Silver Super Middleweight belt on the undercard of the rematch between David Haye and Tony Bellew.[9] The event was scrapped after Haye suffered an injury.[10]

Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, Fielding's promoter, announced he would challenge Tyron Zeuge for the WBA Super Middleweight World Title on 14 June 2018 in Offenburg, Germany. Despite entering the fight as an underdog, Fielding knocked Zeuge out in five rounds to win the WBA crown.

Following that, Fielding was offered a dream fight with Mexican superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez at Madison Square Garden on 15 December 2018. Fielding's promoter Eddie Hearn negotiated a deal with Canelo's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, for the fight - as part of a historic $365million deal between Canelo & DAZN. The fight was the first defense of the WBA belt for Fielding, with multi-time world champion Canelo stepping up a weight class from middleweight to challenge Rocky for his title. Alvarez floored Fielding in the first, second and third rounds before the ref waved the contest off.[11]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
30 fights 28 wins 2 losses
By knockout 16 2
By decision 12 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Win 28–2 Abdallah Paziwapazi KO 2 (10) 15 Nov 2019 Olympia, Liverpool, England
29 Lost 27–2 Canelo Álvarez TKO 3 (12), 2:38 Dec 15 2018 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York U.S. Lost WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
28 Win 27–1 Tyron Zeuge TKO 5 (12), 2:30 Jul 14 2018 Baden-Arena, Offenburg, Germany Won WBA (Regular) super middleweight title
27 Win 26–1 Karel Horejšek PTS 8 Mar 3 2018 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
26 Win 25–1 David Brophy TKO 1 (12), 2:18 Sep 30 2017 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Retained British super middleweight title;
Won Commonwealth super middleweight title
25 Win 24–1 John Ryder SD 12 Apr 22 2017 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won vacant British super middleweight title
24 Win 23–1 Istvan Zeller TKO 2 (8), 0:44 Oct 15 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
23 Win 22–1 Christopher Rebrassé SD 12 Apr 2 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won WBC International super middleweight title
22 Loss 21–1 Callum Smith TKO 1 (12), 2:45 Nov 7 2015 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBC Silver and vacant British super middleweight titles
21 Win 21–0 Brian Vera TKO 2 (12), 1:39 Jun 26 2015 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBC International super middleweight title]]
20 Win 20–0 Olegs Fedotovs PTS 8 Mar 7 2015 Hull Arena, Hull, England
19 Win 19–0 Noe Gonzalez Alcoba TKO 5 (12), 1:07 Jul 12 2014 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight title
18 Win 18–0 Charles Adamu UD 12 Mar 15 2014 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For vacant Commonwealth super middleweight title;
Fielding failed to make weight, title on the line for Adamu only
17 Win 17–0 Luke Blackledge KO 1 (12), 2:32 Nov 23 2013 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Retained Commonwealth super middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Mohammed Akrong TKO 1 (12), 1:05 Sep 21 2013 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Won vacant Commonwealth super middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Darren McKenna PTS 4 Jul 13 2013 Craven Park, Hull, England
14 Win 14–0 Michal Nieroda KO 1 (8), 0:59 May 11, 2013 Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
13 Win 13–0 Wayne Reed TKO 6 (10), 1:19 Mar 30 2013 Echo Arenal, Liverpool, England Retained English super-middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Carl Dilks TKO 5 (10), 1:20 Oct 6 2012 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Won vacant English super middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Ferenc Hafner TKO 1 (6), 2:16 Jul 7 2012 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England
10 Win 10–0 Ciaran Healy RTD 3 (6), 3:00 May 18, 2012 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
9 Win 9–0 Tommy Tolan PTS 6 Oct 15 2011 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
8 Win 8–0 Paul Morby PTS 6 Sep 17 2011 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
7 Win 7–0 Jamie Ambler PTS 6 Jul 16 2011 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
6 Win 6–0 Tobias Webb RTD 2 (3), 3:00 Mar 23 2011 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter: The Super Middleweights II - Final
5 Win 5–0 Joe Ainscough TKO 1 (3), 2:24 Mar 23 2011 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter: The Super Middleweights II - Semi-final
4 Win 4–0 Patrick Maxwell TKO 2 (3), 2:29 Mar 23 2011 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter: The Super Middleweights II - Quarter-final
3 Win 3–0 Phil Goodwin PTS 4 Feb 20 2011 Lava & Ignite, Preston, England
2 Win 2–0 Lee Duncan PTS 6 Nov 27 2010 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
1 Win 1–0 James Tucker PTS 6 Sep 25 2010 Fit City, Salford, England

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  9. http://www.matchroomboxing.com/news/fielding-and-skoglund-clash-on-bellew-haye-bill/
  10. http://www.boxingscene.com/kell-brook-return-on-march-3-sheffield--123135
  11. www.scmp.com https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/2178193/canelo-alvarez-vs-rocky-fielding-mexican-outclasses-briton-one-sided. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Accomplishments
Preceded by
Tyron Zeuge		 WBA super-middleweight champion
Regular title
14 July – 15 December 2018		 Succeeded by
Canelo Álvarez
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