Paul Butler was born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England on November 11, 1988. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on December 11, 2010 against Anwar Alfadi. Butler defeated Alfadi via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Butler became a world champion at the age of 25 after 15 professional fights. He challenged Stuart Hall for the IBF bantamweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
He then went on to successfully win the WBO bantamweight world title as well.
Butler's latest fight was an 11th-round TKO loss to Naoya Inoue at age 34, on December 13, 2022, in which he was fighting for the undisputed bantamweight world championship and lost his WBO title.
Some of Paul Butler's best fights so far have been against Jonas Sultan and Yoan Boyeaux. For a complete list of Butler's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Paul Butler".
Butler has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Paul Butler Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | Dec 13, 2022 | 34 |
Naoya Inoue 29 23-0 | loss | TKO 11 |
36 | Apr 22, 2022 | 33 |
Jonas Sultan 30 18-5 | win | UD 12 |
35 | Jun 25, 2021 | 32 | Willibaldo Garcia | win | SD 10 |
34 | Oct 18, 2020 | 31 | Ryan Walker | win | PTS 8 |
33 | Dec 14, 2019 | 31 | Jose Aguilar | win | PTS 6 |
32 | Sep 22, 2019 | 30 | Joseafat Reyes | win | PTS 6 |
31 | May 18, 2019 | 30 | Salvador Hernandez Sanchez | win | KO 6 |
30 | Mar 30, 2019 | 30 | Fadhili Majiha | win | PTS 6 |
29 | Nov 03, 2018 | 29 |
Yoan Boyeaux 30 41-5 | win | PTS 10 |
28 | May 05, 2018 | 29 |
Emmanuel Rodríguez 25 17-0 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | Feb 03, 2018 | 29 | Jefferson Vargas | win | TKO 8 |
26 | Sep 17, 2017 | 28 | Stuart Hall | win | UD 12 |
25 | Apr 08, 2017 | 28 | Ruben Dario Ruiz | win | TKO 4 |
24 | Dec 03, 2016 | 28 | Alexander Cazares | win | PTS 10 |
23 | Oct 22, 2016 | 27 | Alexis Ruiz | win | PTS 10 |
22 | Mar 12, 2016 | 27 | Sebastian Sanchez | win | KO 9 |
21 | Dec 19, 2015 | 27 | Silviu Olteanu | win | TKO 6 |
20 | Oct 03, 2015 | 26 | Hector Rolando Guzman | win | KO 1 |
19 | Jul 11, 2015 | 26 | Gustavo Molina | win | TKO 5 |
18 | Mar 06, 2015 | 26 |
Zolani Tete 26 19-3 | loss | TKO 8 |
17 | Oct 25, 2014 | 25 | Ismael Garnica | win | PTS 10 |
16 | Jun 07, 2014 | 25 | Stuart Hall | win | SD 12 |
15 | Mar 08, 2014 | 25 | Oreste Bernabe Nieva | win | KO 4 |
14 | Dec 07, 2013 | 25 | Ruben Montoya | win | UD 12 |
13 | Sep 21, 2013 | 24 | Miguel González | win | UD 12 |
12 | Jun 28, 2013 | 24 | Najah Ali | win | KO 4 |
11 | Apr 20, 2013 | 24 | Yaqub Kareem | win | TKO 5 |
10 | Mar 21, 2013 | 24 | Anwar Alfadi | win | TKO 4 |
9 | Nov 09, 2012 | 23 | John Donnelly | win | KO 1 |
8 | Jul 05, 2012 | 23 | Ashley Sexton | win | PTS 10 |
7 | May 18, 2012 | 23 | Hyusein Hyuseinov | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jan 20, 2012 | 23 | Michael Ramabeletsa | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Oct 15, 2011 | 22 | David Kanalas | win | KO 1 |
4 | Sep 17, 2011 | 22 | Delroy Spencer | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Jul 16, 2011 | 22 | Anwar Alfadi | win | PTS 4 |
2 | Apr 02, 2011 | 22 | Francis Croes | win | TKO 5 |
1 | Dec 11, 2010 | 22 | Anwar Alfadi | win | PTS 4 |