Hosea Burton

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Hosea Burton
Born
Hosea Noah Burton

(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 35)
Newcastle, England
Other names
  • The Hammer
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins28
Wins by KO12
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
English National Championships
Gold medal – first place
2009 Sheffield
Middleweight
Gold medal – first place
2010 London
Middleweight

Hosea Noah Burton

light-heavyweight title in 2016. As an amateur, he won the 2009 ABAE National Championships in the middleweight division. Hosea is a cousin of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury
.

Professional career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and based in Manchester, Burton was successful as an amateur, winning the ABA senior middleweight title in 2009, beating Kirk Garvey in the final.[2]

Burton vs. Tzonev

Trained by Joe Gallagher, he had his first professional fight in March 2012 at super middleweight, a first round stoppage of Viktor Tzonev.[3][4]

Burton vs. Shinkwin

After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at the Manchester Arena for the British light heavyweight title vacated by Bob Ajisafe. He had Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds and stopped him in the sixth to become British champion.[5]

Burton vs. Conroy

On 25 June, 2021, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the 6th round.[6]

Burton vs. Azeez

On 20 November, 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light heavyweight title. Azeez was ranked #8 by the WBA at light heavyweight at the time. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the 7th round.[7]

Professional boxing record

32 fights 28 wins 4 losses
By knockout 12 3
By decision 16 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 28–4 United Kingdom Ellis Zorro TKO 7 (10), 1:28 12 May 2023 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England For vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
31 Win 28–3 United Kingdom Darryl Sharp PTS 6 3 Dec 2022 United Kingdom Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
30 Win 27–3 Belgium Erik Nazaryan PTS 4 7 Oct 2022 United Kingdom Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
29 Loss 26–3 United Kingdom Dan Azeez TKO 7 (12), 2:27 20 Nov 2021 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England For vacant British light-heavyweight title
28 Win 26–2 United Kingdom Liam Conroy KO 6 (12), 1:44 25 Jun 2021 United Kingdom Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
27 Loss 25–2
Ricards Bolotniks
UD 10 26 Sep 2020
Rīga
, Latvia
For WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
26 Win 25–1 United Kingdom Bob Ajisafe UD 10 14 Dec 2019 United Kingdom Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
25 Win 24–1 Latvia Edgars Sniedze PTS 6 5 Jul 2019 United Kingdom Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
24 Win 23–1 Latvia Arturs Kulikauskis PTS 6 9 Nov 2018 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
23 Win 22–1 France Saidou Sall KO 1 (6), 0:29 13 Oct 2018 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
22 Win 21–1 Croatia Josip Perkovic PTS 8 25 Feb 2018 United Kingdom Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
21 Win 20–1 Fiji Ratu Latianara TKO 1 (6), 1:20 7 Oct 2017 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20 Win 19–1 Hungary Tamas Kozma PTS 8 25 Mar 2017 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
19 Loss 18–1 United Kingdom Frank Buglioni TKO 12 (12), 1:56
10 Dec 2016
United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Lost British light-heavyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Mexico Fernando Castaneda TKO 3 (10), 2:18 24 Sep 2016 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
17 Win 17–0 Hungary Jozsef Kormany TKO 2 (6), 1:47 29 May 2016 United Kingdom Goodison Park, Liverpool, England
16 Win 16–0 Poland Michal Ludwiczak TKO 4 (6), 2:58 7 May 2016 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
15 Win 15–0 United Kingdom Miles Shinkwin TKO 6 (12), 1:13 27 Feb 2016 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 United Kingdom Elvis Dube PTS 6 19 Sep 2015 United Kingdom Olympia, Liverpool, England
13 Win 13–0 United Kingdom Nathan King PTS 6 18 Jul 2015 United Kingdom Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12 Win 12–0 United Kingdom Joe Hillerby TKO 4 (4), 2:23 4 Apr 2015
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
, England
11 Win 11–0 Croatia Marko Martinjak TKO 5 (6), 1:56 29 Nov 2014 United Kingdom Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
10 Win 10–0 Bulgaria Tsvetozar Iliev TKO 4 (4), 1:13 13 Sep 2014 United Kingdom Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
9 Win 9–0 France Valentin Freulon PTS 8 19 Apr 2014
Phones 4u Arena
, Manchester, England
8 Win 8–0 Uganda Moses Matovu PTS 4 22 Feb 2014 United Kingdom Hull Arena, Hull, England
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Jahmaine Smyle TKO 1 (6), 1:37 1 Jun 2013 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Carl Wild PTS 6 8 Mar 2013 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom James Tucker PTS 4 12 Oct 2012 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 Poland Pawel Trebinski PTS 4 22 Jun 2012 United Kingdom De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Danny Brown PTS 4 8 Jun 2012
Magna Centre, Rotherham
, England
2 Win 2–0 Poland Robert Studzinski PTS 4 27 Apr 2012
Echo Arena, Liverpool
, England
1 Win 1–0 Bulgaria Viktor Tzonev KO 1 (4), 2:30 11 Mar 2012 United Kingdom De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England

References

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Hosea Noah Burton".
  2. ^ "Elite Senior Championships 2000-2009", England Boxing. Retrieved 28 February 2016
  3. ^ Walker, Christopher (2013) "Hosea Burton takes on Carl Dilks March 8", britishboxers.co.uk, 23 January 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Shaun (2013) Prospects", Sky Sports, 8 August 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ^ Williams, Rob (2016) "Hosea Burton crowned British champion after six-round thriller against Miles Shinkwin", Manchester Evening News, 27 February 2016; retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Burton vs Conroy - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Burton vs Azeez - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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