Paul Hodkinson (22-3-1, 21) was born in Liverpool, England on September 14, 1965. At the age of 20 years on July 19, 1986, he made his professional boxing debut against Mark Champney, winning the fight via 2nd-round KO.
On his 19th career fight at 24 years old, Paul Hodkinson got a shot at the WBC featherweight titles against Marcos Villasana on June 2, 1990 but lost the fight via 8th-round TKO.
He became a featherweight world champion (WBC) on November 13, 1991 at the age of 26 years old, on his 21st career fight, after defeating Marcos Villasana via 12-round unanimous decision.
Hodkinson's last fight was a featherweight world-title fight against Steve Robinson for Robinson's WBO title on March 12, 1994. He lost the fight via 12th-round KO. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Paul Hodkinson's best fights have been against Steve Cruz, Kevin Taylor and Raymond Armand.
Hodkinson has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Mar 12, 1994 28 years, 5 months 22-3-1 (21) | Steve Robinson | FT | 12 | KO | LOSS For WBO |
25  | Apr 28, 1993 27 years, 7 months 22-2-1 (21) | 22 years, 6 months 27-3-1 (18) | FT | 7 | TKO | LOSS Lost WBC |
24 | Feb 3, 1993 27 years, 4 months 22-1-1 (21) | Ricardo Cepeda | FT | 4 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
23 | Sep 12, 1992 26 years, 11 months 21-1-1 (20) | Fabrice Benichou | FT | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
22  | Apr 25, 1992 26 years, 7 months 20-1-1 (19) | 28 years, 5 months 35-6 (19) | FT | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
21 | Nov 13, 1991 26 years, 1 months 19-1-1 (18) | Marcos Villasana | FT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBC |
20 | Oct 31, 1990 25 years, 1 months 18-1-1 (18) | Guy Bellehigue | FT | 3 | KO | WIN |
19 | Jun 2, 1990 24 years, 8 months 17-1-1 (17) | Marcos Villasana | FT | 8 | TKO | LOSS For WBC |
18 | Mar 28, 1990 24 years, 6 months 17-0-1 (17) | Eduardo Montoya | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Dec 13, 1989 24 years, 2 months 16-0-1 (16) | Farid Benredjeb | FT | 8 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Sep 6, 1989 23 years, 11 months 15-0-1 (15) | Peter Harris | FT | 9 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Apr 12, 1989 23 years, 6 months 14-0-1 (14) | Raymond Armand | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
14 | Jan 18, 1989 23 years, 4 months 13-0-1 (13) | Johnny Carter | 1 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Dec 14, 1988 23 years, 3 months 12-0-1 (12) | Kevin Taylor | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN |
12 | May 18, 1988 22 years, 8 months 11-0-1 (11) | Peter Harris | FT | 12 | TKO | WIN |
11 | Jan 27, 1988 22 years, 4 months 10-0-1 (10) | Richie Foster | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 7, 1987 22 years, 2 months 9-0-1 (9) | Marcos Smith | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 19, 1987 22 years, 1 months 8-0-1 (8) | Tomas Arguelles | 6 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 31, 1987 21 years, 10 months 7-0-1 (7) | Tomas Arguelles | 8 | PTS | DRAW | |
7 | Apr 25, 1987 21 years, 7 months 7-0 (7) | Russell Jones | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Feb 26, 1987 21 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Kamel Djadda | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jan 17, 1987 21 years, 4 months 5-0 (5) | Steve Sims | 5 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Oct 29, 1986 21 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Craig Windsor | 2 | KO | WIN | |
3 | Sep 29, 1986 21 years 3-0 (3) | Les Remikie | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
2 | Sep 17, 1986 21 years 2-0 (2) | Phil Lashley | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jul 19, 1986 20 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Mark Champney | 2 | KO | WIN |
