Rocky Fielding
Michael "Rocky" Fielding (born 5 August 1987) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2018. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth super-middleweight title twice between 2013 and 2017, and the British super-middleweight title in 2017.
| Rocky Fielding | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Michael Fielding |
| Nickname(s) | Rocky from Stocky |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 5 August 1987 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 2 |
Biography
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Rocky was originally named Michael, but owing to his 10 lbs birth weight his father nicknamed him 'The Rock'.[2]
Amateur career
Rocky started out boxing in Stockbridge ABC, as an amateur and reached the 2007 & 2008 ABA Light Heavyweight finals whilst boxing out of Rotunda ABC. He was unbeaten until he met Chris 'Big Mamma' Cook who knocked him out in 1 round.[3]
Professional career
He turned professional in 2010 and after winning his first three professional bouts as a Light Heavyweight, Fielding was offered the chance to drop down a weight to take part in The Super Middleweight Prizefighter Series after Kenny Anderson pulled out at short notice.[4] Fielding went on to win the tournament causing a stoppage in each of his three fights and becoming the first boxer in a Prizefighter series to do so.[5]
On 6 October 2012, Fielding defeated Carl Dilks earning the vacant English Super Middleweight title.[6] Rocky defended his English Super Middleweight title against Wayne Reed on the Bellew v Chelimba undercard, he dropped Reed three times in this fight and won via technical knockout in the 6th round.[7] Next up was Polish fighter Michal Nieroda. Rocky completely dominated the fight. It ended in 59 seconds as Rocky landed several body shots sending down Nieroda for the 10 count.
On 21 September 2013, at The Liverpool Olympia, Rocky defeated Mohammed Akrong with a first round Stoppage to win the vacant Commonwealth Super Middleweight Title. On 23 October 2013, Fielding defended his Commonwealth title against Luke Blackledge. Rocky knocked out Luke Blackledge with a left hook 2:32 into the 1st round, retaining his Commonwealth title[8]. On 7 November 2015 Fielding took on the highly rated Callum Smith at the Echo Arena in an all Liverpool affair but was defeated in the first round by a TKO. Fielding rebuilt his career with some good wins, and on 22 April 2017 beat John Ryder by split decision for the British title. Five months later Fielding defended the British title and regained the Commonwealth title, which had been lost on the scales a few years earlier, with a devastating first round knockout of the skilled Scotsman David Brophy.
On 1 November 2017, it was announced that Fielding would fight Erik Skoglund for the WBC Silver Super Middleweight belt on the undercard of the rematch between David Haye and Tony Bellew.[9] The event was scrapped after Haye suffered an injury.[10]
Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing, Fielding's promoter, announced he would challenge Tyron Zeuge for the WBA Super Middleweight World Title on 14 June 2018 in Offenburg, Germany. Despite entering the fight as an underdog, Fielding knocked Zeuge out in five rounds to win the WBA crown.
Following that, Fielding was offered a dream fight with Mexican superstar Saul Canelo Alvarez at Madison Square Garden on 15 December 2018. Fielding's promoter Eddie Hearn negotiated a deal with Canelo's promoter, Golden Boy Promotions, for the fight - as part of a historic $365million deal between Canelo & DAZN. The fight was the first defense of the WBA belt for Fielding, with multi-time world champion Canelo stepping up a weight class from middleweight to challenge Rocky for his title. Alvarez floored Fielding in the first, second and third rounds before the ref waved the contest off. [11]
Professional boxing record
| 30 fights | 28 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 16 | 2 |
| By decision | 12 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Win | 28–2 |  |
KO | 2 (10) | 15 Nov 2019 |  |
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| 29 | Lost | 27–2 |  |
TKO | 3 (12), 2:38 | Dec 15 2018 |  |
Lost WBA (Regular) super middleweight title |
| 28 | Win | 27–1 |  |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:30 | Jul 14 2018 | |
Won WBA (Regular) super middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 |  |
PTS | 8 | Mar 3 2018 | |
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| 26 | Win | 25–1 | |
TKO | 1 (12), 2:18 | Sep 30 2017 | |
Retained British super middleweight title; Won Commonwealth super middleweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | |
SD | 12 | Apr 22 2017 | |
Won vacant British super middleweight title |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 |  |
TKO | 2 (8), 0:44 | Oct 15 2016 | |
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| 23 | Win | 22–1 |  |
SD | 12 | Apr 2 2016 | |
Won WBC International super middleweight title |
| 22 | Loss | 21–1 | |
TKO | 1 (12), 2:45 | Nov 7 2015 | |
For WBC Silver and vacant British super middleweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | |
TKO | 2 (12), 1:39 | Jun 26 2015 | |
For WBC International super middleweight title]] |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  |
PTS | 8 | Mar 7 2015 | |
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:07 | Jul 12 2014 | |
Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  |
UD | 12 | Mar 15 2014 | |
For vacant Commonwealth super middleweight title; Fielding failed to make weight, title on the line for Adamu only |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | |
KO | 1 (12), 2:32 | Nov 23 2013 | |
Retained Commonwealth super middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | |
TKO | 1 (12), 1:05 | Sep 21 2013 | |
Won vacant Commonwealth super middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | |
PTS | 4 | Jul 13 2013 | |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  |
KO | 1 (8), 0:59 | May 11 2013 | |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | |
TKO | 6 (10), 1:19 | Mar 30 2013 | |
Retained English super-middleweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | |
TKO | 5 (10), 1:20 | Oct 6 2012 | |
Won vacant English super middleweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:16 | Jul 7 2012 | |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  |
RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | May 18 2012 | |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | |
PTS | 6 | Oct 15 2011 | |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | |
PTS | 6 | Sep 17 2011 | |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | |
PTS | 6 | Jul 16 2011 | |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | |
RTD | 2 (3), 3:00 | Mar 23 2011 | |
Prizefighter: The Super Middleweights II - Final |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | |
TKO | 1 (3), 2:24 | Mar 23 2011 | |
Prizefighter: The Super Middleweights II - Semi-final |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | |
TKO | 2 (3), 2:29 | Mar 23 2011 | |
Prizefighter: The Super Middleweights II - Quarter-final |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
PTS | 4 | Feb 20 2011 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
PTS | 6 | Nov 27 2010 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
PTS | 6 | Sep 25 2010 | |
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References
- "Tweet". DAZN USA via Twitter. 15 December 2018. 17 secs in.
- "Box Nation". Boxnation.com. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- "ABAs". Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- "Prizefighter". Prizefighter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- "Bettor". Boxing.bettor.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- "Badlefthook". Badlefthook.com. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- "SkySports.com". Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- "SkySports.com". Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- http://www.matchroomboxing.com/news/fielding-and-skoglund-clash-on-bellew-haye-bill/
- http://www.boxingscene.com/kell-brook-return-on-march-3-sheffield--123135
- www.scmp.com https://www.scmp.com/sport/boxing/article/2178193/canelo-alvarez-vs-rocky-fielding-mexican-outclasses-briton-one-sided. Missing or empty
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| Accomplishments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Tyron Zeuge |
WBA super-middleweight champion Regular title 14 July – 15 December 2018 |
Succeeded by Canelo Álvarez |