Josh Warrington Record
| Total Fights | 35 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 31 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 2 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 3 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 2 |
| KO Wins | 8 |
| KO Losses | 2 |
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What is Josh Warrington's boxing record?
13 years and 11 months into his professional boxing career, Josh Warrington has fought 35 times with 31 wins, 3 losses, and 1 draw.
Warrington's boxing record is currently 31-3-1, which includes two featherweight world-title wins and three successful title defense fights. He has a 22.9% knockouts-to-fights ratio with eight of his total 35 fights being knockout wins, two of which were in title fights. Warrington has suffered two knockout losses in his career, one of which was against Leigh Wood in a featherweight title fight.
His latest fight was a 7th round TKO defeat to Leigh Wood on October 7, 2023. Warrington was fighting for the featherweight WBA title. He is on a two-fight losing streak.
Some of Warrington's best fights and notable victories include wins over Sofiane Takoucht, Carl Frampton, Lee Selby, Kiko Martínez, Kid Galahad, Dennis Ceylan, and Patrick Hyland.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Oct 7, 2023 | 32 | Leigh Wood | Loss * | TKO7 |
| 34 | Dec 10, 2022 | 32 | Luis Alberto Lopez | Loss * | MD |
| 33 | Mar 26, 2022 | 31 | Kiko Martínez | Win * | TKO7 |
| 32 | Sep 4, 2021 | 30 | Mauricio Lara | Draw | TD |
| 31 | Feb 13, 2021 | 30 | Mauricio Lara | Loss | TKO9 |
| 30 | Oct 12, 2019 | 28 | Sofiane Takoucht | Win * | TKO2 |
| 29 | Jun 15, 2019 | 28 | Kid Galahad | Win * | SD |
| 28 | Dec 22, 2018 | 28 | Carl Frampton | Win * | UD |
| 27 | May 19, 2018 | 27 | Lee Selby | Win * | SD |
| 26 | Oct 21, 2017 | 26 | Dennis Ceylan | Win | TKO10 |
| 25 | May 13, 2017 | 26 | Kiko Martínez | Win | MD |
| 24 | Jul 30, 2016 | 25 | Patrick Hyland | Win | TKO9 |
| 23 | Apr 16, 2016 | 25 | Hisashi Amagasa | Win | UD |
| 22 | Sep 5, 2015 | 24 | Joel Brunker | Win | UD |
| 21 | Apr 11, 2015 | 24 | Dennis Tubieron | Win | UD |
| 20 | Feb 21, 2015 | 24 | Edwin Tellez | Win | TKO5 |
| 19 | Oct 4, 2014 | 23 | Davide Dieli | Win | TKO4 |
| 18 | May 21, 2014 | 23 | Martin Lindsay | Win | UD |
| 17 | Apr 19, 2014 | 23 | Rendall Munroe | Win | RTD7 |
| 16 | Nov 2, 2013 | 22 | Samir Mouneimne | Win | TKO12 |
| 15 | Sep 27, 2013 | 22 | Ian Bailey | Win | UD |
| 14 | Mar 22, 2013 | 22 | Jamie Speight | Win | UD |
| 13 | Nov 9, 2012 | 21 | Chris Male | Win | UD |
| 12 | Jun 2, 2012 | 21 | Ibrar Riyaz | Win | PTS |
| 11 | Mar 3, 2012 | 21 | Dan Naylor | Win | PTS |
| 10 | Dec 18, 2011 | 21 | Ian Bailey | Win | PTS |
| 9 | Oct 22, 2011 | 20 | Dougie Curran | Win | PTS |
| 8 | Apr 28, 2011 | 20 | Marc Callaghan | Win | PTS |
| 7 | Apr 9, 2011 | 20 | Chris Riley | Win | PTS |
| 6 | Jan 22, 2011 | 20 | Steve Gethin | Win | PTS |
| 5 | Oct 2, 2010 | 19 | Youssef al-Hamidi | Win | PTS |
| 4 | May 28, 2010 | 19 | John Riley | Win | PTS |
| 3 | Mar 5, 2010 | 19 | Danny McDermid | Win | PTS |
| 2 | Dec 20, 2009 | 19 | Pavels Senkovs | Win | PTS |
| 1 | Oct 31, 2009 | 18 | Delroy Spencer | Win | PTS |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Josh Warrington (The Leeds Warrior) is a 33-year old British professional boxer. He was born in Leeds, England on November 14, 1990. He is a former featherweight world champion.
Warrington made his professional boxing debut against Delroy Spencer at the age of 18 on October 31, 2009, defeating Spencer via 4 round PTS. He went on to win 29 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 7 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 27 on May 19, 2018 after 26 professional fights, against Lee Selby for the featherweight IBF title. He defeated Selby via 12 round split decision to become the featherweight champion of the world.
Warrington has won two world titles at featherweight. For all the details about Warrington's world title wins and defenses refer to the "Championships" section below.
Warrington has had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was on October 7, 2023 against fellow British boxer Leigh Wood for Wood's featherweight WBA title. Warrington lost the fight via 7th round TKO. It's been 6 months and 19 days since this fight.
Championships
Warrington has had a total of seven world-title fights till today, which includes winning two world titles and three successful title defenses. He won five of these fights and lost two.
Title Wins
Josh Warrington has fought for featherweight world titles in three fights and won two of these fights, winning one of them via way of stoppage. Till today, he has won two featherweight belts.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2022 | Kiko Martínez | Featherweight | IBF | TKO |
| May 19, 2018 | Lee Selby | Featherweight | IBF | SD |
Title Defenses
Josh Warrington has had four featherweight world-title defense fights. He won three of them and lost once.
Following is the table of his successful title defense fights, the next section has the fights where he lost his titles.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2019 | Sofiane Takoucht | Featherweight | IBF | TKO |
| Jun 15, 2019 | Kid Galahad | Featherweight | IBF | SD |
| Dec 22, 2018 | Carl Frampton | Featherweight | IBF | UD |
Title Losses
Josh Warrington has lost one world-title defense fight, and lost one title in the fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Lost | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2022 | Luis Alberto Lopez | Featherweight | IBF | MD |
Highlights
Warrington has fought a total of 35 times till today, which includes 7 world-title fights at the featherweight division. These five fights are the highlight of his career.
May 19, 2018: Warrington wins his first world title by defeating Lee Selby via 12 round split decision. He is now the IBF featherweight world champion.
December 22, 2018: Warrington successfully defends the IBF featherweight title against Carl Frampton, winning the fight via 12 round unanimous decision.
June 15, 2019: Warrington successfully defends the IBF featherweight title against Kid Galahad, winning the fight via 12 round split decision.
October 12, 2019: Warrington successfully defends the IBF featherweight title against Sofiane Takoucht, winning the fight via 2nd round TKO.
March 26, 2022: Warrington wins the IBF featherweight title from Kiko Martínez, by beating Martínez via 7th round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Josh Warrington have on his record?
Warrington has knocked out 8 of his 35 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 22.9%. Of his total 31 wins, eight of them have been via KO (25.8%).
What was Josh Warrington's first world title win?
Warrington's first world-title win was the IBF belt at featherweight. He defeated Lee Selby via 12 round split decision to win the title.
How many world titles did Josh Warrington win?
As of April 2024, Warrington has won two world titles at featherweight.
How many title defenses did Josh Warrington make?
Warrington has had a total of four title defense fights so far. He was successful three times and lost one time.