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Junior Witter
BornJunior Witter
(1974-03-10) 10 March 1974 (age 50)
Bradford, England
NationalityEngland English
Other namesThe Hitter
Statistics
Weight(s)Super lightweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins36
Wins by KO21
Losses1
Draws2
No contests0

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.

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