Tony Bellew (Bomber) is a 41-year-old British professional boxer. He is a former cruiserweight world champion. In a career spanning 11 years, 1 month, and 4 days, Bellew amassed a record of 30-3-1, which includes 20 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Tony Bellew was born in Toxteth, Liverpool, England on November 30, 1982. He made his professional debut at the age of 24 years on October 6, 2007 against Jamie Ambler. Bellew defeated Ambler via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Bellew got his first shot at a world title at the age of 28 after 16 professional fights. On October 15, 2011 Bellew challenged Nathan Cleverly's WBO light-heavyweight title but lost via 12-round majority decision.
He became a world champion on May 29, 2016 at the age of 33 years, after by defeating Ilunga Makabu, the then-reining WBC cruiserweight champion, via 3rd round KO. This was his 30th fight as a professional.
Bellew's last fight was an 8th-round KO loss to Oleksandr Usyk at age 35, on November 10, 2018, in which he was fighting for the undisputed cruiserweight world championship.
Some of Tony Bellew's best fights have been against David Haye, Nathan Cleverly, Ilunga Makabu, Mateusz Masternak, Isaac Chilemba, BJ Flores, and Edison Miranda. For a complete list of Bellew's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Tony Bellew".
Bellew has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Tony Bellew Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | Nov 10, 2018 | 35 |
Oleksandr Usyk 31 15-0 | loss | KO 8 |
33 | May 05, 2018 | 35 |
David Haye 37 28-3 | win | TKO 5 |
32 | Mar 04, 2017 | 34 |
David Haye 36 28-2 | win | TKO 11 |
31 | Oct 15, 2016 | 33 |
BJ Flores 37 32-2-1 | win | KO 3 |
30 | May 29, 2016 | 33 |
Ilunga Makabu 28 19-1 | win | KO 3 |
29 | Dec 12, 2015 | 33 |
Mateusz Masternak 28 36-3 | win | UD 12 |
28 | Sep 05, 2015 | 32 | Artūrs Kuļikauskis | win | TKO 5 |
27 | Jun 26, 2015 | 32 | Ivica Bačurin | win | TKO 10 |
26 | Nov 22, 2014 | 31 |
Nathan Cleverly 27 28-1 | win | SD 12 |
25 | Jul 12, 2014 | 31 | Julio Cesar Dos Santos | win | TKO 5 |
24 | Mar 15, 2014 | 31 | Valery Brudov | win | KO 12 |
23 | Nov 30, 2013 | 31 |
Adonis Stevenson 36 22-1 | loss | TKO 6 |
22 | May 25, 2013 | 30 |
Isaac Chilemba 26 20-1-2 | win | UD 12 |
21 | Mar 30, 2013 | 30 |
Isaac Chilemba 25 20-1-1 | draw | SD 12 |
20 | Nov 17, 2012 | 29 | Roberto Bolonti | win | UD 12 |
19 | Sep 08, 2012 | 29 |
Edison Miranda 31 35-7 | win | TKO 9 |
18 | Apr 27, 2012 | 29 | Danny McIntosh | win | KO 5 |
17 | Oct 15, 2011 | 28 |
Nathan Cleverly 24 22-0 | loss | MD 12 |
16 | Jul 16, 2011 | 28 | Ovill McKenzie | win | UD 12 |
15 | Dec 11, 2010 | 28 | Ovill McKenzie | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Sep 24, 2010 | 27 | Bob Ajisafe | win | UD 12 |
13 | Mar 12, 2010 | 27 | Atoli Moore | win | TKO 1 |
12 | Dec 05, 2009 | 27 | Martial Bella Oleme | win | PTS 6 |
11 | Oct 30, 2009 | 26 | Jindrich Velecky | win | TKO 1 |
10 | Sep 18, 2009 | 26 | Nick Okoth | win | TKO 3 |
9 | May 15, 2009 | 26 | Mathew Ellis | win | TKO 4 |
8 | Dec 12, 2008 | 26 | Phil Goodwin | win | KO 2 |
7 | Oct 10, 2008 | 25 | Jevgēņijs Andrejevs | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Sep 06, 2008 | 25 | Hastings Rasani | win | TKO 1 |
5 | Jul 10, 2008 | 25 | Ayitey Powers | win | PTS 4 |
4 | Apr 05, 2008 | 25 | Paul Bonson | win | PTS 4 |
3 | Dec 08, 2007 | 25 | Wayne Brooks | win | KO 3 |
2 | Nov 03, 2007 | 24 | Adam Wilcox | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Oct 06, 2007 | 24 | Jamie Ambler | win | TKO 2 |