Hosea Noah Burton[1] (born 14 September 1988) is a British former professional boxer who held the British light-heavyweight title in 2016. As an amateur, he won the 2009 ABAE National Championships in the middleweight division. Hosea is a cousin of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury.

Hosea Burton
Born
Hosea Noah Burton

(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 35)
Newcastle, England
Other names
  • The Hammer
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins28
Wins by KO12
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
English National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sheffield Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2010 London Middleweight

Professional career edit

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and based in Manchester, Burton was successful as an amateur, winning the ABA senior middleweight title in 2009, beating Kirk Garvey in the final.[2]

Burton vs. Tzonev edit

Trained by Joe Gallagher, he had his first professional fight in March 2012 at super middleweight, a first round stoppage of Viktor Tzonev.[3][4]

Burton vs. Shinkwin edit

After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at the Manchester Arena for the British light heavyweight title vacated by Bob Ajisafe. He had Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds and stopped him in the sixth to become British champion.[5]

Burton vs. Conroy edit

On 25 June, 2021, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the 6th round.[6]

Burton vs. Azeez edit

On 20 November, 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light heavyweight title. Azeez was ranked #8 by the WBA at light heavyweight at the time. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the 7th round.[7]

Professional boxing record edit

32 fights 28 wins 4 losses
By knockout 12 3
By decision 16 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 28–4   Ellis Zorro TKO 7 (10), 1:28 12 May 2023   York Hall, London, England For vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
31 Win 28–3   Darryl Sharp PTS 6 3 Dec 2022   Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
30 Win 27–3   Erik Nazaryan PTS 4 7 Oct 2022   Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
29 Loss 26–3   Dan Azeez TKO 7 (12), 2:27 20 Nov 2021   Wembley Arena, London, England For vacant British light-heavyweight title
28 Win 26–2   Liam Conroy KO 6 (12), 1:44 25 Jun 2021   Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
27 Loss 25–2   Ricards Bolotniks UD 10 26 Sep 2020   Studio 69, Rīga, Latvia For WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
26 Win 25–1   Bob Ajisafe UD 10 14 Dec 2019   Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
25 Win 24–1   Edgars Sniedze PTS 6 5 Jul 2019   Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
24 Win 23–1   Arturs Kulikauskis PTS 6 9 Nov 2018   Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
23 Win 22–1   Saidou Sall KO 1 (6), 0:29 13 Oct 2018   Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
22 Win 21–1   Josip Perkovic PTS 8 25 Feb 2018   Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
21 Win 20–1   Ratu Latianara TKO 1 (6), 1:20 7 Oct 2017   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20 Win 19–1   Tamas Kozma PTS 8 25 Mar 2017   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
19 Loss 18–1   Frank Buglioni TKO 12 (12), 1:56 10 Dec 2016   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Lost British light-heavyweight title
18 Win 18–0   Fernando Castaneda TKO 3 (10), 2:18 24 Sep 2016   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
17 Win 17–0   Jozsef Kormany TKO 2 (6), 1:47 29 May 2016   Goodison Park, Liverpool, England
16 Win 16–0   Michal Ludwiczak TKO 4 (6), 2:58 7 May 2016   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
15 Win 15–0   Miles Shinkwin TKO 6 (12), 1:13 27 Feb 2016   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0   Elvis Dube PTS 6 19 Sep 2015   Olympia, Liverpool, England
13 Win 13–0   Nathan King PTS 6 18 Jul 2015   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12 Win 12–0   Joe Hillerby TKO 4 (4), 2:23 4 Apr 2015   Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
11 Win 11–0   Marko Martinjak TKO 5 (6), 1:56 29 Nov 2014   Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
10 Win 10–0   Tsvetozar Iliev TKO 4 (4), 1:13 13 Sep 2014   Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
9 Win 9–0   Valentin Freulon PTS 8 19 Apr 2014   Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
8 Win 8–0   Moses Matovu PTS 4 22 Feb 2014   Hull Arena, Hull, England
7 Win 7–0   Jahmaine Smyle TKO 1 (6), 1:37 1 Jun 2013   Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6 Win 6–0   Carl Wild PTS 6 8 Mar 2013   Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
5 Win 5–0   James Tucker PTS 4 12 Oct 2012   Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0   Pawel Trebinski PTS 4 22 Jun 2012   De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
3 Win 3–0   Danny Brown PTS 4 8 Jun 2012   Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
2 Win 2–0   Robert Studzinski PTS 4 27 Apr 2012   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1 Win 1–0   Viktor Tzonev KO 1 (4), 2:30 11 Mar 2012   De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England

References edit

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Hosea Noah Burton".
  2. ^ "Elite Senior Championships 2000-2009", England Boxing. Retrieved 28 February 2016
  3. ^ Walker, Christopher (2013) "Hosea Burton takes on Carl Dilks March 8", britishboxers.co.uk, 23 January 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Shaun (2013) Prospects", Sky Sports, 8 August 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ^ Williams, Rob (2016) "Hosea Burton crowned British champion after six-round thriller against Miles Shinkwin", Manchester Evening News, 27 February 2016; retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Burton vs Conroy - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Burton vs Azeez - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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