Paul Butler (34-3, 15) was born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England on November 11, 1988. At the age of 22 years on December 11, 2010, he made his professional boxing debut against Anwar Alfadi, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 16th career fight at 25 years old, Butler became a bantamweight world champion on June 7, 2014 after defeating Stuart Hall via 12-round split decision to win the IBF title.
Butler's last fight was a bantamweight world-title unification fight against Naoya Inoue on December 13, 2022. He lost the fight via 11th-round TKO and lost the WBO title. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Paul Butler's best fights have been against Jonas Sultan, Stuart Hall, Naoya Inoue, John Donnelly and Oreste Bernabe Nieva.
Butler has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37  | Dec 13, 2022 34 years, 1 months 34-3 (15) | 29 years, 8 months 23-0 (20) | BT | 11 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBO For WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, The Ring |
36  | Apr 22, 2022 33 years, 5 months 34-2 (15) | 30 years, 4 months 18-5 (10) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO InterimVacant |
35 | Jun 25, 2021 32 years, 7 months 33-2 (15) | Willibaldo Garcia | BT | 10 | SD | WIN |
34 | Oct 18, 2020 31 years, 11 months 32-2 (15) | Ryan Walker | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
33 | Dec 14, 2019 31 years, 1 months 31-2 (15) | Jose Aguilar | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
32 | Sep 22, 2019 30 years, 10 months 30-2 (15) | Joseafat Reyes | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
31 | May 18, 2019 30 years, 6 months 29-2 (15) | Salvador Hernandez Sanchez | 6 | KO | WIN | |
30 | Mar 30, 2019 30 years, 4 months 28-2 (14) | Fadhili Majiha | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
29  | Nov 3, 2018 29 years, 11 months 27-2 (14) | 30 years, 9 months 41-5 (26) | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
28  | May 5, 2018 29 years, 5 months 26-2 (14) | 25 years, 8 months 17-0 (12) | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS For IBF Vacant |
27 | Feb 3, 2018 29 years, 2 months 26-1 (14) | Jefferson Vargas | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
26  | Sep 17, 2017 28 years, 10 months 25-1 (13) | 37 years, 6 months 21-5-2 (7) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN |
25 | Apr 8, 2017 28 years, 4 months 24-1 (13) | Ruben Dario Ruiz | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Dec 3, 2016 28 years 23-1 (12) | Alexander Cazares | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
23 | Oct 22, 2016 27 years, 11 months 22-1 (12) | Alexis Ruiz | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
22 | Mar 12, 2016 27 years, 4 months 21-1 (12) | Sebastian Sanchez | SFL | 9 | KO | WIN |
21 | Dec 19, 2015 27 years, 1 months 20-1 (11) | Silviu Olteanu | SFL | 6 | TKO | WIN |
20 | Oct 3, 2015 26 years, 10 months 19-1 (10) | Hector Rolando Guzman | 1 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Jul 11, 2015 26 years, 8 months 18-1 (9) | Gustavo Molina | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
18  | Mar 6, 2015 26 years, 3 months 17-1 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 19-3 (16) | SFL | 8 | TKO | LOSS For IBF |
17 | Oct 25, 2014 25 years, 11 months 17-0 (8) | Ismael Garnica | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Jun 7, 2014 25 years, 6 months 16-0 (8) | 34 years, 3 months 16-2-2 (7) | BT | 12 | SD | WIN Won IBF |
15 | Mar 8, 2014 25 years, 3 months 15-0 (8) | Oreste Bernabe Nieva | BT | 4 | KO | WIN |
14 | Dec 7, 2013 25 years 14-0 (7) | Ruben Montoya | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
13 | Sep 21, 2013 24 years, 10 months 13-0 (7) | Miguel González | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
12 | Jun 28, 2013 24 years, 7 months 12-0 (7) | Najah Ali | SFL | 4 | KO | WIN |
11 | Apr 20, 2013 24 years, 5 months 11-0 (6) | Yaqub Kareem | SFL | 5 | TKO | WIN |
10 | Mar 21, 2013 24 years, 4 months 10-0 (5) | Anwar Alfadi | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Nov 9, 2012 23 years, 11 months 9-0 (4) | John Donnelly | SFL | 1 | KO | WIN |
8 | Jul 5, 2012 23 years, 7 months 8-0 (3) | Ashley Sexton | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | May 18, 2012 23 years, 6 months 7-0 (3) | Hyusein Hyuseinov | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jan 20, 2012 23 years, 2 months 6-0 (2) | Michael Ramabeletsa | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Oct 15, 2011 22 years, 11 months 5-0 (2) | David Kanalas | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Sep 17, 2011 22 years, 10 months 4-0 (1) | Delroy Spencer | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Jul 16, 2011 22 years, 8 months 3-0 (1) | Anwar Alfadi | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
2 | Apr 2, 2011 22 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Francis Croes | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Dec 11, 2010 22 years, 1 months 1-0 (0) | Anwar Alfadi | 4 | PTS | WIN |
