Junior Witter (The Hitter) is a 50-year-old retired British professional boxer. He is a former super-lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 18 years, 2 months, and 30 days, Witter amassed a record of 43-8-2, which includes 23 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Junior Witter was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England on March 10, 1974. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on January 18, 1997 against Cam Raeside. The fight ended in a draw.
Witter got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 17 professional fights. On June 24, 2000 Witter challenged Zab Judah's IBF super-lightweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on September 15, 2006 at the age of 32 years, after by defeating DeMarcus Corley, the then-reining WBC super-lightweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 37th fight as a professional.
Witter's last fight was a split decision loss to Ahmed El Mousaoui at age 41, on April 17, 2015.
Some of Junior Witter's best fights have been against Lovemore N'dou, Vivian Harris, Andreas Kotelnik, and DeMarcus Corley. For a complete list of Witter's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Junior Witter".
Witter has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Junior Witter Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Apr 17, 2015 | 41 | Ahmed El Mousaoui | loss | SD 12 |
52 | May 17, 2014 | 40 | Arvydas Trizno | win | TKO 4 |
51 | Mar 22, 2014 | 40 | Max Maxwell | win | PTS 6 |
50 | Nov 16, 2013 | 39 | Festim Kryeziu | loss | MD 10 |
49 | Nov 01, 2012 | 38 |
Frankie Gavin 27 13-0 | loss | UD 12 |
48 | May 12, 2012 | 38 | Colin Lynes | win | UD 12 |
47 | Sep 07, 2011 | 37 | Arvydas Trizno | win | PTS 6 |
46 | Jun 07, 2011 | 37 | Yassine El maachi | loss | MD 3 |
45 | Jun 07, 2011 | 37 | Kevin McIntyre | win | UD 3 |
44 | Jun 07, 2011 | 37 | Nathan Graham | win | UD 3 |
43 | Feb 19, 2011 | 36 | Victor Lupo Puiu | loss | UD 10 |
42 | Aug 01, 2009 | 35 |
Devon Alexander 22 18-0 | loss | RTD 8 |
41 | Nov 08, 2008 | 34 | Victor Hugo Castro | win | KO 3 |
40 | May 10, 2008 | 34 |
Timothy Bradley 24 21-0 | loss | SD 12 |
39 | Sep 07, 2007 | 33 |
Vivian Harris 29 28-2-1 | win | KO 7 |
38 | Jan 20, 2007 | 32 | Arturo Morua | win | TKO 9 |
37 | Sep 15, 2006 | 32 |
DeMarcus Corley 32 31-4-1 | win | UD 12 |
36 | Oct 21, 2005 | 31 | Colin Lynes | win | UD 12 |
35 | Jul 09, 2005 | 31 |
Andreas Kotelnik 27 24-1 | win | UD 12 |
34 | Feb 19, 2005 | 30 |
Lovemore N'dou 33 39-7-1 | win | UD 12 |
33 | Nov 12, 2004 | 30 | Krzysztof Bienias | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Jun 02, 2004 | 30 | Salvatore Battaglia | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Apr 16, 2004 | 30 | Oscar Hall | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Sep 27, 2003 | 29 | Fred Kinuthia | win | KO 2 |
29 | Apr 05, 2003 | 29 | Jurgen Haeck | win | RTD 4 |
28 | Nov 23, 2002 | 28 | Giuseppe Lauri | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Oct 19, 2002 | 28 | Lucky Sambo | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Jul 08, 2002 | 28 | Laatekwei Hammond | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Mar 16, 2002 | 28 | Alan Bosworth | win | TKO 3 |
24 | Oct 27, 2001 | 27 | Colin Mayisela | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Oct 27, 2001 | 27 | Alan Temple | win | KO 5 |
22 | May 22, 2001 | 27 | Brice Faradji | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Mar 10, 2001 | 27 | David Kirk | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Nov 25, 2000 | 26 | Christopher Henry | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Oct 20, 2000 | 26 | Steve Conway | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Jun 24, 2000 | 26 |
Zab Judah 22 22-0 | loss | UD 12 |
17 | Apr 08, 2000 | 26 | Arv Mittoo | win | PTS 4 |
16 | Mar 21, 2000 | 26 | Mihai Iorgu | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Nov 06, 1999 | 25 | Harry Butler | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Jul 17, 1999 | 25 | Isaac Cruz | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Feb 13, 1999 | 24 | Malcolm Melvin | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Nov 28, 1998 | 24 | Karl Taylor | win | PTS 4 |
11 | Sep 05, 1998 | 24 | Mark Winters | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Apr 18, 1998 | 24 | Jan Piet Bergman | win | PTS 6 |
9 | Mar 05, 1998 | 23 | Brian Coleman | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Feb 07, 1998 | 23 | Mark Ramsey | draw | PTS 6 |
7 | Oct 04, 1997 | 23 | Michael Alexander | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Aug 02, 1997 | 23 | Brian Coleman | win | PTS 4 |
5 | May 15, 1997 | 23 | Andreas Panayi | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Apr 25, 1997 | 23 | Trevor Meikle | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Mar 20, 1997 | 23 | Lee Molyneux | win | TKO 6 |
2 | Mar 04, 1997 | 22 | John Green | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Jan 18, 1997 | 22 | Cam Raeside | draw | PTS 6 |