Lerrone Richards

Lerrone Richards (born 25 August 1992) is a British professional boxer who has held the British, and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles since 2019.[2]

Lerrone Richards
Statistics
Nickname(s)Sniper The Boss
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992
Carshalton, Surrey, England
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights13
Wins13
Wins by KO3
Losses0

Amateur career

As an amateur Richards compiled a record of 91–9. He represented Ghana at the 2012 African Olympic Qualifier,[3] losing in the quarter-final to Abdelmalek Rahou by 9:16.[4]

Professional career

Richards made his professional debut on 29 September 2013, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Robert Studzinski at the York Hall in London.[5]

With four wins out of four fights under his belt, Richards had a two year absence from competitive bouts while waiting for his contract to expire with his current management team due to a dispute;[6] his last fight being a PTS win over Darren McKenna in April 2014.[7] In 2016, with his contract now expired, Richards signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.[8] His return to the ring came on 24 October of that year, winning with a first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Gordan Glisic.[9]

He fought and won five times in 2017, ending the year with a fight against Rhys Pagan for the vacant WBO European super-middleweight title on 27 November at the Grange St. Paul's Hotel in London. Richards won the fight via ten-round unanimous decision (UD), with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 and the third scoring it 98–92.[10]

Following a six-round PTS victory over Chris Dutton in March 2018 – Richards' only fight of 2018 due to injury[11] – he fought Tommy Langford on 27 April 2019 at the Wembley Arena, London, with the vacant WBO International, and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles on the line. Richards won by UD with the three judges scoring the bout 118–111, 118–110 and 116–113.[12]

The first defence of his Commonwealth title came against Lennox Clarke on 30 November 2019 at Arena Birmingham, with the vacant British title also up for grabs. Richards retained his title via split decision (SD), adding the British title to his collection. Two judges scored in favour of Richards with 117–112 and 116–113 while the third scored it 115–113 to Clarke.[13]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 3 0
By decision 10 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 13–0 Lennox Clarke SD 12 30 Nov 2019 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Retained Commonwealth super-middleweight title;
Won vacant British super-middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Tommy Langford UD 12 27 Apr 2019 Wembley Arena, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth and vacant WBO International super-middleweight titles
11 Win 11–0 Chris Dutton PTS 6 31 Mar 2018 BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, England
10 Win 10–0 Rhys Pagan UD 10 27 Nov 2017 Grange St. Paul's Hotel, London, England Won vacant WBO European super-middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Ferenc Albert PTS 6 16 Sep 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Lewis van Poetsch TKO 3 (4), 2:06 22 Jul 2017 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
7 Win 7–0 Anthony Fox PTS 6 20 May 2017 Copper Box Arena, London, England
6 6–0 Attila Tibor Nagy PTS 6 24 Feb 2017 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Gordan Glisic TKO 1 (4), 2:47 24 Oct 2016 Hilton Hotel, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Darren McKenna PTS 4 27 Apr 2014 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Mark Till PTS 4 22 Feb 2014 Ice Arena, Hull, England
2 Win 2–0 Jay Morris RTD 1 (4), 3:00 24 Nov 2013 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Robert Studzinski PTS 4 29 Sep 2013 York Hall, London, England
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References
  1. "Boxing record for Lerrone Richards". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  3. "Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions". Frank Warren. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  4. "Lerrone Richards - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  5. "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Robert Studzinski". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. Hubbard, Richard (30 August 2016). "THE BIG INTERVIEW - LERRONE RICHARDS". Frank Warren. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Darren McKenna". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions". Frank Warren. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Gordan Glisic". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Rhys Pagan". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. "Billy Joe Saunders Gives High Praise To Lerrone Richards". BoxingScene.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Tommy Langford". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  13. Lockley, Mike (2 December 2019). "Lennox Clarke just loses out in chess match". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Andrey Sirotkin		 WBO European super-middleweight champion
27 November 2017 – October 2018
Vacated		 Vacant
Title next held by
Patrick Rokohl
Vacant
Title last held by
Arthur Abraham		 WBO International super-middleweight champion
27 April 2019 – present		 Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Rocky Fielding		 Commonwealth super-middleweight champion
27 April 2019 – present
Vacant
Title last held by
Zach Parker		 British super-middleweight champion
30 November 2019 – present


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