Hosea Burton
Hosea Burton (born 14 September 1988) is a British professional boxer. He held the British light-heavyweight title in 2016. As an amateur, he won the 2009 ABAE National Championships in the middleweight division. Hosea is the relative of the late bare knuckle fighter King of the Gypsies Uriah Burton and also the cousin of Tyson Fury.
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| Weight(s) | Light-heavyweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1988 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 26 | |||||||||||||
| Wins | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||
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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.[1] Trained by Joe Gallagher, he had his first professional fight in March 2012 at super middleweight, a first round stoppage of Viktor Tzonev.[2][3] 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.[4]
Professional boxing record
| 26 fights | 25 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 27 | N/A | N/A | TBA | N/A | – (10) | 20 Mar 2020 |  |
The Golden Contract: Light-heavyweight – Semi-final |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | |
UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2019 | |
The Golden Contract: Light-heavyweight – Quarter-final |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 |  |
PTS | 6 | 5 Jul 2019 | |
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| 24 | Win | 23–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 9 Nov 2018 | |
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| 23 | Win | 22–1 |  |
KO | 1 (6) | 13 Oct 2018 | |
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| 22 | Win | 21–1 |  |
PTS | 8 | 25 Feb 2018 | |
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| 21 | Win | 20–1 |  |
TKO | 1 (6) | 7 Oct 2017 | |
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| 20 | Win | 19–1 |  |
PTS | 8 | 25 Mar 2017 | |
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| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | |
TKO | 12 (12) | 10 Dec 2016 | |
Lost British light-heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  |
TKO | 3 (10) | 24 Sep 2016 | |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | |
TKO | 2 (6) | 29 May 2016 | |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  |
TKO | 4 (6) | 7 May 2016 | |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | |
TKO | 6 (12) | 27 Feb 2016 | |
Won vacant British light-heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 19 Sep 2015 | |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 18 Jul 2015 | |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | |
TKO | 4 (4) | 4 Apr 2015 | |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | |
TKO | 5 (6) | 29 Nov 2014 | |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  |
TKO | 4 (4) | 13 Sep 2014 | |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | |
PTS | 8 | 19 Apr 2014 | |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  |
PTS | 4 | 22 Feb 2014 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6) | 1 Jun 2013 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 8 Mar 2013 | |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | |
PTS | 4 | 12 Oct 2012 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | |
PTS | 4 | 22 Jun 2012 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
PTS | 4 | 8 Jun 2012 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
PTS | 4 | 27 Apr 2012 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
KO | 1 (4) | 11 Mar 2012 | |
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References
- "Elite Senior Championships 2000-2009", England Boxing. Retrieved 28 February 2016
- Walker, Christopher (2013) "Hosea Burton takes on Carl Dilks March 8", britishboxers.co.uk, 23 January 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
- Brown, Shaun (2013) Prospects", Sky Sports, 8 August 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
- 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.