Craig Richards (boxer)

Craig Richards (born 30 April 1990) is an English professional boxer who challenged for the British light-heavyweight title in 2017.

Craig Richards
Statistics
Nickname(s)Spider
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1990-04-30) 30 April 1990
London, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights17
Wins15
Wins by KO8
Losses1
Draws1

Professional career

Richards made his professional debut on 28 May 2015, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over a scheduled four rounds against James Child at the York Hall in London.[2] He ended 2015 with a points decision (PTS) win against Scott Douglas in October.[3]

He tallied up another five wins in 2016; Kieron Gray on PTS in January;[4] a TKO over Richard Horton in June;[5] Dalton Miller[6] and Adam Jones[7] by PTS in September; and a TKO over Bronislav Kubin in November.[8]

On 17 March 2017, Pitters fought for his first professional title, winning via ten-round unanimous decision (UD) against Alan Higgins at the York Hall to capture the Southern Area super-middleweight.[9] He secured a PTS win against Rui Pavanito in July[10] and a TKO win over Norbert Szekeres in October.[11] Two days after his win over Szekeres, Callum Johnson pulled out of his British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight unification fight with Frank Buglioni. Pitters was brought in as a last minute opponent at five days notice.[12] The fight took place on 28 October at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, and was aired live on Sky Sports Box Office as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam.[13] Pitters suffered the first defeat of his professional career, losing by UD over twelve rounds. Two judges scored the bout 117–111 while the third scored it 116–113.[14]

Pitters came back with three stoppage wins in 2018; Ivan Stupalo in March; Bosko Misic in June;[15] and Michal Ludwiczak in October.[16] He began 2019 with a third-round TKO win against Alan Ball to capture the vacant WBA Intercontinental light-heavyweight title. The bout took place on 2 February at The O2 Arena in London.[17] He had two more fights that year; a twelve-round UD victory against Andre Sterling in June[18] and an eight-round draw against Chad Sugden in December.[19]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
17 fights 15 wins 1 loss
By knockout 8 0
By decision 7 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 N/A N/A Shakan Pitters N/A – (12) 28 Mar 2020 Coventry Skydome, Coventry, England For vacant British light-heavyweight title
17 Draw 15–1–1 Chad Sugden PTS 8 19 Dec 2019 York Hall, London, England
16 Win 15–1 Andre Sterling UD 12 21 Jun 2019 York Hall, London, England
15 Win 14–1 Jake Ball TKO 3 (10), 2:27 2 Feb 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant WBA Continental light-heavyweight title
14 Win 13–1 Michal Ludwiczak TKO 2 (6), 2:35 27 Oct 2018 Copper Box Arena, London, England
13 Win 12–1 Bosko Misic KO 3 (6), 1:15 6 Jun 2018 York Hall, London, England
12 Win 11–1 Ivan Stupalo TKO 3 (6), 1:46 24 Mar 2018 The O2 Aren, London, England
11 Loss 10–1 Frank Buglioni UD 12 28 Oct 2017 Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales For British light-heavyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Norbert Szekeres TKO 3 (6), 1:58 21 Oct 2017 The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
9 Win 9–0 Rui Pavanito PTS 6 1 Jul 2017 The O2 Arena, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Alan Higgins PTS 10 17 Mar 2017 York Hall, London, England Won Southern Area super-middleweight title
7 Win 7–0 Bronislav Kubin TKO 2 (6), 2:50 26 Nov 2016 Wembley Arena, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Adam Jones PTS 6 29 Sep 2016 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Dalton Miller PTS 4 10 Sep 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Richard Horton TKO 1 (4), 2:59 21 Jun 2016 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Kieron Gray PTS 4 30 Jan 2016 Copper Box Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Scott Douglas PTS 4 10 Oct 2015 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 James Childs TKO 1 (4), 0:49 28 May 2015 York Hall, London, England

References
  1. "Boxing record for Craig Richards". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. James Child". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. "BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. Scott Douglas". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. "BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. Kieron Gray". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. Richard Horton". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. Barry, Coral (10 September 2016). "Boxing: Callum Smith sets up world title shot with expert display on Brook v GGG undercard". Metro. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. "BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. Adam Jones". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. Assuncao, Miguel (26 November 2016). "Matchroom Sport at SSE Arena - LIVE Results". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. Assuncao, Miguel (17 March 2017). "Bellotti Stops Davies on NXTGEN: Cash, Richards, Ball Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. Assuncao, Miguel (1 July 2017). "Buglioni vs. Summers - LIVE Results From O2 Arena in London". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. Harrison, Andrew (26 October 2017). "Frontline Diary: A fight city". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  12. Robinson, Isaac (24 October 2017). "'Spider' leaps at late-notice title shot". ESPN.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  13. Jay, Phil (24 October 2017). "Callum Johnson out, Craig Richards in for Frank Buglioni on Joshua v Takam card". World Boxing News. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  14. Damerell, Richard (29 Oct 2017). "Joshua vs Takam: Frank Buglioni retains British title with points victory over Craig Richards". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  15. Foster, Elliot (6 June 2018). "Jake Ball Fancies Craig Richards Clash After Spider's JDNXTGEN Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  16. Waller, Chandler (27 October 2018). "Cash, Bellotti, 'Spider' Richards and Ward win at Copper Box". World Boxing News. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  17. Williamson, Chris (2 February 2019). "Craig Richards Dominates, Knocks Out Jake Ball: Wardley Wins". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  18. Horan, Matt (21 June 2019). "JD NXTGEN: Craig Richards settles Andre Sterling rivalry in London". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  19. Gilbert, Peter (19 December 2019). "NXTGEN: Craig Richards held to draw by Chad Sugden in light-heavyweight battle". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Alan Higgins		 Southern Area super-middleweight champion
17 March 2017 – September 2017
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Cello Renda
Vacant
Title last held by
Dominic Boesel		 WBA Intercontinental light-heavyweight champion
2 February 2019 – present		 Incumbent
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