Tony Dodson
Tony Dodson | |
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Born | Liverpool, England | 2 July 1980
Nationality | British |
Other names | The Warrior |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (184 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 32 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 8 |
Draws | 1 |
Tony Dodson (born 2 July 1980) is a British former
Professional career
Early professional career
Dodson made his professional contest on 31 July 1999 when he scored a stoppage win over Michael McDermott at the Sands Centre in
British and English titles
On 23 September 2003 Dodson met Varuzhan Davtyan, the man who had inflicted his first career defeat and gained revenge with a victory at The Pavilions in Plymouth.[1] In his next fight Dodson traveled to the Kings Hall in Belfast to compete for the full British title, eventually beating Allan Foster via stoppage in the 11th round of their contest to lift the belt and become British champion.[1][2][3] Following the fight, Dodson took a long lay off from boxing and didn't fight at all in 2004, only returning to the ring at the back end of 2005 with another victory over Varuzhan Davtyan on 23 September.[1] Two more victories followed against international opposition before on 16 June 2006 Dodson met Jamie Hearn for the English super middleweight title. The fight, in Liverpool, resulted in a fifth round stoppage win for Dodson.[1][4]
British title challenges
On 24 November 2006 Dodson lost for the fourth time in a challenge to Carl Froch, the reigning British and Commonwealth super middleweight champion. Both titles were on the line at the Ice Arena in Nottingham with Froch winning the fight in the third round via stoppage to retain his championships.[1] Dodson returned to the ring on 6 July 2007 to defeat Nick Okoth in Wigan and then followed this up with wins over Yuri Tsarenka in Sheffield, traveling to Italy to defeat Mounir Sahli and returning to Sheffield to beat Nathan King.[1] Finally on 28 March 2009 Dodson fought for the British super middleweight title for the third time only to lose in his challenge to Tony Quigley suffering his fifth career defeat at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.[5] In his next fight on 12 March 2010 Dodson once more challenged for the title only to lose once more, this time to Paul Smith again at the Echo Arena.[1][6]
Prizefighter series
Dodson chose to move up in weight to light heavyweight in order to compete in the Prizefighter series held at the Olympia in London on 29 January 2011. Pitched against Micheal Banbula in the quarter-finals, Dodson won the contest but suffered cuts above both eyes. In the semi-finals he stopped Menay Edwards in the third round only for the ringside doctor to rule him out of the final, where he would have fought Travis Dickinson, on safety concerns due to the extent of the injuries.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Boxrec | Tony Dodson professional record
- ^ a b c d Eastside boxing | Interview with British champion Tony Dodson Archived 10 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Liverpool Echo | Tony out to reap the fruits of his labour
- ^ Boxing Monthly | A real life Rocky Archived 5 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sporting Life | Quigley claims super middleweight crown Archived 29 June 2011 at archive.today
- ^ BBC Sport | Paul Smith defeats Tony Dodson to retain title
- ^ Brotherly G-love for Dickinson's as Travis wins Prizefighter Archived 5 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Boxing record for Tony Dodson from BoxRec (registration required)