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.

Troy Williamson
Statistics
Nickname(s)Trojan
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1991-08-22) 22 August 1991
Darlington, County Durham, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights15
Wins14
Wins by KO11
Losses0
Draws1

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

Professional record summary
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
16 Win 15–0–1 Harry Scarff UD 10 15 Aug 2020 BT Sport Studio, London, England Defending IBF European light-middleweight title
15 Win 14–0–1 Daniel Urbanski TKO 2 (6), 0:58 29 Feb 2020 Eagles Community Centre, Newcastle, England
14 Win 13–0–1 Dario Socci TKO 10 (10), 1:55 21 Dec 2019 Copper Box Arena, London, England Won vacant IBF European light-middleweight title
13 Win 12–0–1 Ben Douglas TKO 7 (8), 1:25 12 Oct 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
12 Win 11–0–1 Edwin Palacios TKO 6 (8), 1:07 12 Oct 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
11 Win 10–0–1 Ionut Trandafir RTD 2 (8), 3:00 3 May 2019 Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
10 Win 9–0–1 Kevin McCauley KO 2 (8), 2:57 23 Mar 2019 Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
9 Win 8–0–1 Rafał Jackiewicz PTS 4 22 Dec 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
8 Draw 7–0–1 Jack Flatley PTS 8 9 Jun 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0 Michael Mora TKO 2 (6), 1:10 26 May 2018 Dolphin Centre, Darlington, England
6 Win 6–0 Christian Hoskin-Gomez TKO 4 (6), 2:41 21 Apr 2018 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5 Win 5–0 Miguel Aguilar PTS 6 11 Nov 2017 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
4 Win 4–0 Alistair Warren TKO 3 (6), 2:04 16 Jul 2017 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
3 Win 3–0 Casey Blair TKO 3 (4), 0:48 10 Mar 2017 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Yailton Neeves PTS 4 26 Nov 2016 Dolphin Centre, Darlington, England
1 Win 1–0 Borislav Zankov KO 3 (4), 1:43 29 Oct 2016 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland

References

  1. "Boxing record for Troy Williamson". BoxRec.
  2. Evans, Glynn (10 March 2017). "INTRODUCING 'TROJAN' TROY WILLIAMSON". Frank Warren. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "41.European Championships - Samokov, Bulgaria - August 7-15 2015". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "British Lionhearts beaten 5-0 by Cuba in World Series of Boxing". BBC Sport. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "BoxRec: Troy Williamson vs. Borislav Zankov". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. Foster, Elliot (21 December 2019). "David Adeleye Begins Pro Career With First-Round Stoppage". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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