Stuart Hall (boxer)
Stuart Hall (born 24 February 1980) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2018. He held the IBF bantamweight title from 2013 to 2014, and challenged twice for the same title in 2014 and 2016. At regional level, he held the British bantamweight title from 2010 to 2011 and the Commonwealth bantamweight title in 2012.
| Stuart Hall | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Stuey |
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Reach | 69.5 in (177 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 24 February 1980 Darlington, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 2 |
Early professional career
Hall made his professional boxing debut on 26 April 2008 with a win over Abdul Mghrbel in his home town of Darlington. The win was followed with another victory on 6 October 2008 against undefeated seven fight prospect Dougie Walton this time at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham. The two wins meant an undefeated start to his debut year in the ring.[1]
On 16 January 2009 he recorded his first win of the new year travelling to Middlesbrough to defeat Nick Seager before on 29 March 2009 meeting Stuart McFadyen and only registering a draw at the fight held in Bolton. Three more fights followed the McFadyen result with Hall winning on each occasions against the likes of journeyman Anthony Hanna and Jason Thomas and then notably on 11 November travelling to Brentford to meet former British champion Martin Power and winning in the 8th round. Hall's first fight of 2010 resulted in another points win on 12 February at the York Hall against Hungarian Richard Szebeledi meaning that Hall now boasted an unbeaten record of seven wins against only one draw.[1]
British champion
On 4 June 2010 Hall stepped into the ring against the former British and European champion Ian Napa and claimed the title in a shock result following Napa's decision not to come out for the start of the 9th round. The experienced Napa had complained about the heat at the venue in Peterlee and the fact that the making the bantamweight limit had been very hard. In contrast Hall described the result saying "It's unbelievable, a dream come true" as he claimed the title in only his 9th professional fight.[2] Hall returned to the ring shortly afterwards for his first defence on 23 July 2010 with a return match against former victim and former champion Martin Power. The fight, this time in Sunderland, once again resulted in victory for Hall with the referee stopping the contest in the 10th round with Hall having been dominant throughout.[3] On 13 November 2010 on the undercard of the Heavyweight world title fight between David Haye and Audley Harrison Hall defended his belt for the second time beating former champion Gary Davies in the 7th round and claimed that there was "more to come".[4] Hall claimed the Lonsdale Belt outright with a successful third defense on 9 April 2011 beating John Donnelly at the Rainton Meadows Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, stopping him in the fifth round. Hall said of his achievement of winning the belt outright "this is my world title, it's just unbelievable that I've got this for the rest of my life. It's such an achievement for Darlington and the north east."[5]
Professional boxing record
| 30 fights | 21 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 7 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Loss | 21–7–2 |  |
UD | 12 | 16 Jun 2018 | |
For WBC International super bantamweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 21–6–2 | |
UD | 12 | 17 Sep 2017 | |
For vacant WBA Continental bantamweight title |
| 28 | Win | 21–5–2 |  |
PTS | 6 | 23 Jun 2017 | |
|
| 27 | Loss | 20–5–2 | |
UD | 12 | 10 Sep 2016 | |
For IBF bantamweight title |
| 26 | Win | 20–4–2 |  |
UD | 12 | 16 Apr 2016 | |
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| 25 | Win | 19–4–2 |  |
UD | 8 | 21 Nov 2015 | |
|
| 24 | Win | 18–4–2 |  |
UD | 8 | 5 Sep 2015 | |
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| 23 | Win | 17–4–2 | |
UD | 8 | 1 Aug 2015 | |
|
| 22 | Loss | 16–4–2 |  |
UD | 12 | 25 Oct 2014 |  |
For vacant IBF bantamweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 16–3–2 | |
SD | 12 | 7 Jun 2014 | |
Lost IBF bantamweight title |
| 20 | Draw | 16–2–2 | |
TD | 2 (12), 0:35 | 29 Mar 2014 | |
Retained IBF bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 16–2–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 21 Dec 2013 | |
Won vacant IBF bantamweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | |
UD | 12 | 11 May 2013 | |
Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental bantamweight title |
| 17 | Win | 14–2–1 | |
UD | 12 | 16 Nov 2012 | |
Won vacant Commonwealth bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 |  |
PTS | 6 | 22 Sep 2012 | |
|
| 15 | Loss | 12–2–1 | |
UD | 12 | 7 Jul 2012 | |
For vacant EBU bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 10 Dec 2011 | |
|
| 13 | Loss | 11–1–1 | |
UD | 12 | 3 Sep 2011 | |
Lost British bantamweight title; For Commonwealth and EBU bantamweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:07 | 9 Apr 2011 | |
Retained British bantamweight title |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:58 | 13 Nov 2010 | |
Retained British bantamweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:30 | 23 Jul 2010 | |
Retained British bantamweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | |
RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 4 Jun 2010 | |
Won vacant British bantamweight title |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 12 Feb 2010 | |
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| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | |
TKO | 8 (8), 1:39 | 11 Sep 2009 | |
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| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | |
PTS | 4 | 4 Sep 2009 | |
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| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | |
PTS | 4 | 1 May 2009 | |
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| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 29 Mar 2009 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
TKO | 2 (4), 1:39 | 16 Jan 2009 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
TKO | 6 (6), 1:47 | 6 Oct 2008 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  |
PTS | 6 | 26 Apr 2008 | |
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References
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jamie McDonnell vacated |
British Bantamweight Champion 4 June 2010 – 3 September 2011 |
Succeeded by Jamie McDonnell |
| Vacant Title last held by Jamie McDonnell |
IBF Bantamweight Champion 21 December 2013 – 7 June 2014 |
Succeeded by Paul Butler |