Robbie Davies Jr.

Robbie Davies Jr. (born 3 October 1989) is a British professional boxer who held the British, Commonwealth, and European super-lightweight titles between 2018 and 2019.

Robbie Davies Jr.
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
NationalityBritish
Born(1989-10-03)3 October 1989
Liverpool, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights22
Wins20
Wins by KO13
Losses2

Professional career

Davies made his professional debut on 7 June 2013 at the Liverpool Olympia, forcing Carl Allan to retire from the bout in the first round. His second professional fight also ended in a first round victory after the referee stopped the bout, Davies having downed his opponent, Josh Thorne, three times.[1]

In early 2016 it was announced that Davies would face Jarkko Putkonen for the vacant WBA Continental light-welterweight title, at the Devonshire House Hotel in Liverpool, on 5 March 2016.[2] Davies won the title after stopping Putkonen in the sixth round with a right to the body.[3] After two successful defences of the title, first against Xavier Luques Castillo, and then against Zoltan Szabo, Davies lost the title in his first professional loss against Michal Syrowatka on 15 July 2017, at the Wembley Arena, Davies knocked out in the twelfth round.[4] Davies regained the title in a rematch against Syrowatka on 31 March 2018 at the ACC in Liverpool, the referee ending the bout in the twelfth round after Syrowatka had been downed three times.[5]

On 13 October 2018, Davies faced Glenn Foot for the Commonwealth and vacant British light-welterweight titles, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.[6] Davies beat Glenn on points despite suffering a cut above his left eye in the third round.[7]

On 30 March 2019, Davies won the European light-welterweight title after defeating Joe Hughes on points, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.[8]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
22 fights 20 wins 2 losses
By knockout 13 1
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 19–2 Lewis Ritson UD 12 19 Oct 2019 Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England
20 Win 19–1 Michal Dufek TKO 3 (8), 2:45 2 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
19 Win 18–1 Joe Hughes UD 12 30 Mar 2019 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Retained British super-lightweight title;
Won European super-lightweight title
18 Win 17–1 Glenn Foot UD 12 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Won Commonwealth, and vacant British super-lightweight titles
17 Win 16–1 Michal Syrowatka TKO 9 (12), 2:30 31 Mar 2018 BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, England Won WBA Continental super-lightweight title
16 Loss 15–1 Michal Syrowatka TKO 12 (12), 1:48 15 Jul 2017 Wembley Arena, London, England Lost WBA Continental super-lightweight title
15 Win 15–0 Zoltan Szabo KO 9 (12), 2:22 21 Jan 2017 Guild Hall, Preston, England Retained WBA Continental super-lightweight title
14 Win 14–0 Lukasz Janik TKO 4 (6), 2:04 10 Dec 2016 DW Stadium, Wigan, England
13 Win 13–0 Xavier Luques Castillo UD 12 30 Apr 2016 DW Stadium, Wigan, England Retained WBA Continental super-lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Jarkko Putkonen TKO 6 (12), 1:26 5 Mar 2016 Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBA Continental super-lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Ryan Hardy TKO 2 (8), 1:19 12 Dec 2015 Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, England
10 Win 10–0 Mikhail Avakian TKO 1 (8), 1:57 26 Sep 2015 Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre, Chilwell, England
9 Win 9–0 Fonz Alexander TKO 1 (6), 2:29 18 Jul 2015 Hilton Hotel, Sheffield, England
8 Win 8–0 Gheorghe Ghiompirica RTD 1 (6), 3:00 28 Nov 2014 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0 Kakha Avetisiani TKO 6 (6), 0:53 25 Oct 2014 Ice Arena, Hull, England
6 Win 6–0 George Watson TKO 1 (6), 1:59 24 May 2014 Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales
5 Win 5–0 Mark McKray PTS 8 15 Mar 2014 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
4 Win 4–0 Renald Garrido PTS 6 14 Dec 2013 Olympia, Liverpool, England
3 Win 3–0 Kevin McCauley PTS 6 22 Nov 2013 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
2 Win 2–0 Josh Thorne TKO 1 (4), 2:09 21 Sep 2013 Olympia, Liverpool, England
1 Win 1–0 Carl Allan RTD 1 (4), 3:00 7 Jun 2013 Olympia, Liverpool, England

References

  1. "Bright future predicted for Robbie Davis Jnr". Eurosport. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Jarkko Putkonen vs. Robbie Davies Jr. for WBA Continental Title". World Boxing Association. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. "Robbie Davies jr steps out of the shadows with emphatic Jarkko Putkonen stoppage". Liverpool Echo. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2017/07/15/michal-syrowatka-stuns-robbie-davies-jnr-with-final-round-tko/
  5. "Davies Jr. dazzles with rematch stoppage against Syrowatka". Liverpool Echo. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. "Lewis Ritson: Briton beaten on points by Francesco Patera in Newcastle". BBC Sport. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. "Ritson vs Patera: Robbie Davies Jnr battles to decision over Glenn Foot". Sky Sports. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. "Smith vs Eggington: Robbie Davies Jr unifies super-lightweight titles with victory over Joe Hughes". Sky Sports. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Tommy Martin
WBA Continental super-lightweight champion
5 March 2016 – 5 July 2017
Succeeded by
Michal Syrowatka
Preceded by
Michal Syrowatka
WBA Continental super-lightweight champion
31 March 2018 – 2018
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Khariton Agrba
Vacant
Title last held by
Jack Catterall
British super-lightweight champion
13 October 2018 – 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Preceded by
Glenn Foot
Commonwealth super-lightweight champion
13 October 2018 – 2 February 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Philip Bowes
Preceded by
Joe Hughes
European super-lightweight champion
30 March 2019 – April 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Sandor Martin
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