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Born | Junior Witter (1974-03-10) 10 March 1974 (age 50) Bradford, England |
Nationality | English |
Other names | The Hitter |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Super lightweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 39 |
Wins | 36 |
Wins by KO | 21 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 2 |
No contests | 0 |
Junior Witter (born 10 March 1974) is a professional boxer from Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
He is currently the WBC world light-welterweight champion, and has been a European, British and Commonwealth Light-Welterweight champion.
Pro Career
On September 15, 2006, he defeated DeMarcus Corley on points to win the WBC world light-welterweight crown.
He successfully retained his WBC world light-welterweight title on January 20 2007 with a ninth round stoppage of Mexican Arturo Morua at Alexandra Palace.
Witter has a fight record of 36 wins, two draws and only one defeat, against Zab Judah in 2000. The loss to Judah was a decision loss in the United Kingdom.
He won the European Light-Welterweight title by beating Salvatore Battaglia in 2004. He won the British title by defeating Alan Bosworth in 2002, and took the Commonwealth title with a win over Laatekwei Hammond in 2002.
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Junior Witter from BoxRec (registration required)
- Retain WBC world light-welterweight Title
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