Hosea Burton
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.
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Real name | Hosea Noah Burton | |||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Newcastle, England | 14 September 1988|||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 28 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Losses | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
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
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
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
On 25 June, 2021, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the 6th round.[6]
Burton vs. Azeez
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
32 fights | 28 wins | 4 losses |
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By knockout | 12 | 3 |
By decision | 16 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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32 | Loss | 28–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 1:28 | 12 May 2023 | ![]() |
For vacant WBO European cruiserweight title |
31 | Win | 28–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 3 Dec 2022 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 27–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 7 Oct 2022 | ![]() |
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29 | Loss | 26–3 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:27 | 20 Nov 2021 | ![]() |
For vacant British light-heavyweight title |
28 | Win | 26–2 | ![]() |
KO | 6 (12), 1:44 | 25 Jun 2021 | ![]() |
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27 | Loss | 25–2 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 26 Sep 2020 | ![]() |
For WBO European light-heavyweight title; The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2019 | ![]() |
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 5 Jul 2019 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 9 Nov 2018 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (6), 0:29 | 13 Oct 2018 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 25 Feb 2018 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:20 | 7 Oct 2017 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 25 Mar 2017 | ![]() |
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19 | Loss | 18–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 (12), 1:56 | 10 Dec 2016 | ![]() |
Lost British light-heavyweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (10), 2:18 | 24 Sep 2016 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:47 | 29 May 2016 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (6), 2:58 | 7 May 2016 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:13 | 27 Feb 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant British light-heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 19 Sep 2015 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 18 Jul 2015 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4), 2:23 | 4 Apr 2015 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6), 1:56 | 29 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 (4), 1:13 | 13 Sep 2014 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 19 Apr 2014 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 22 Feb 2014 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 1:37 | 1 Jun 2013 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 8 Mar 2013 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 12 Oct 2012 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 22 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 8 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 27 Apr 2012 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4), 2:30 | 11 Mar 2012 | ![]() |
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References
- Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Hosea Noah Burton".
- "Elite Senior Championships 2000-2009", England Boxing. Retrieved 28 February 2016
- Walker, Christopher (2013) "Hosea Burton takes on Carl Dilks March 8", britishboxers.co.uk, 23 January 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
- Brown, Shaun (2013) Prospects", Sky Sports, 8 August 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
- 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.
- "Burton vs Conroy - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- "Burton vs Azeez - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Boxing record for Hosea Burton from BoxRec (registration required)
- Hosea Burton - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live