Troy Williamson (boxer)
Troy Williamson (born 22 August 1991) is an English professional boxer who has held the IBF European junior-middleweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won the 2015 ABA Championships in the middleweight division.
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Nickname(s) | Trojan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Darlington, County Durham, England | 22 August 1991||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and amateur career
Troy Williamson was born on 22 August 1991 in Darlington, England. The fourth youngest of 11 children, he first began boxing at the age of 10. As the age for participating in competitive fights is 11, he quickly became bored of the training regime and walked away from the sport. He regained interest at the age of 17, going on to compile a record of 68–15. During his amateur career he reached the finals of two ABA Championships; losing against Anthony Fowler at the 2014 edition and winning the competition the following year.[2] He also represented England at the 2015 European Championships, losing in the quarter-finals,[3] and competed at the 2015[4] and 2016 World Series of Boxing as part of the British Lionhearts.[5]
Professional career
Williamson made his professional debut on 29 October 2016, scoring a third-round knockout (KO) victory over Borislav Zankov at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6]
After compiling a record of 12–0–1 (9 KOs) he faced Dario Socci for the vacant IBF European junior-middleweight title on 21 December 2019 at the Copper Box Arena in London. Williamson captured his first professional title by defeating Socci via technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth and final round.[7]
Professional boxing record
15 fights | 14 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 11 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 0 |
Draws | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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16 | Win | 15–0–1 | UD | 10 | 15 Aug 2020 | Defending IBF European light-middleweight title | ||
15 | Win | 14–0–1 | TKO | 2 (6), 0:58 | 29 Feb 2020 | |||
14 | Win | 13–0–1 | TKO | 10 (10), 1:55 | 21 Dec 2019 | Won vacant IBF European light-middleweight title | ||
13 | Win | 12–0–1 | TKO | 7 (8), 1:25 | 12 Oct 2019 | |||
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | TKO | 6 (8), 1:07 | 12 Oct 2019 | |||
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | RTD | 2 (8), 3:00 | 3 May 2019 | |||
10 | Win | 9–0–1 | KO | 2 (8), 2:57 | 23 Mar 2019 | |||
9 | Win | 8–0–1 | PTS | 4 | 22 Dec 2018 | |||
8 | Draw | 7–0–1 | PTS | 8 | 9 Jun 2018 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 2 (6), 1:10 | 26 May 2018 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 4 (6), 2:41 | 21 Apr 2018 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | PTS | 6 | 11 Nov 2017 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | TKO | 3 (6), 2:04 | 16 Jul 2017 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | TKO | 3 (4), 0:48 | 10 Mar 2017 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | PTS | 4 | 26 Nov 2016 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | KO | 3 (4), 1:43 | 29 Oct 2016 | |||
References
- "Boxing record for Troy Williamson". BoxRec.
- Evans, Glynn (10 March 2017). "INTRODUCING 'TROJAN' TROY WILLIAMSON". Frank Warren. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "41.European Championships - Samokov, Bulgaria - August 7-15 2015". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "British Lionhearts beaten 5-0 by Cuba in World Series of Boxing". BBC Sport. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "A momentous night of boxing sees the superb Cuba Domadores beat brave British Lionhearts to lift the WSB trophy for a second time". World Series Boxing. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "BoxRec: Troy Williamson vs. Borislav Zankov". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Foster, Elliot (21 December 2019). "David Adeleye Begins Pro Career With First-Round Stoppage". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.