Lenny Daws (born 29 December 1978) is a British professional boxer. He held the British super lightweight title twice between 2006 and 2011, and the EBU European Union super lightweight title between 2012 and 2014.
Lenny Daws | |
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| Born | Lenny Daws 29 December 1978 Carshalton, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Boxing career
editEarly professional career
editDaws made his professional debut on 16 April 2003, defeating Danny Gwilym at the Ice Arena in Nottingham. Over next few years he compiled a record of twelve consecutive victories with wins over the likes of Ernie Smith, Karl Taylor and Oscar Hall. On 12 May 2006, he defeated Colin Lynes at the York Hall in Bethnal Green to win the Southern Area light welterweight title. The fight also served as an eliminator for the full British title.[1]
British champion
editDaws fought for the British belt on 12 May 2006, in his very next fight. The contest, once again held at the York Hall, saw Daws defeat Northumbrian boxer Nigel Wright via a 12 round points decision.[2] The new champions reign was however to be short lived with the first defence of the title also resulting in a first defeat. Daws lost the belt to Scotsman, Barry Morrison at the Alexandra Palace in Wood Green, this time by split decision with one judge scoring widely in Daws favour with the other two scoring narrowly to Morrison.[3]
Road back to contention
editFollowing the Morrison defeat, Daws returned to action in May 2007 with a win over Billy Smith and then challenged former opponent Nigel Wright for Wright's English title on 14 November 2007.[4] The contest with Wright again took place at the York Hall and resulted in a draw meaning that Wright retained the belt. He went on to win three more fights before getting another chance to fight for the English title. His chance came on 11 April 2009, and claimed the belt with a win over Peter McDonagh the Southern Area champion.[5] The win gave Daws the opportunity to challenge Ajose Olusegun for his old British title, before Olusegun vacated the belt choosing to fight in an eliminator for the WBC light welterweight instead. This meant that Daws opponent in the other corner for the vacant belt would now be old foe Barry Morrison in a contest to take place on 18 September 2009.[6] The fight itself, at the York Hall once more, saw Daws regain the belt he lost to Morrison and gain revenge over the only man to have beaten him with a 10th round stoppage.[7]
Two time British Champion
editThe win over Morrison propelled Daws back to the top of the domestic scene as holder of the British light welterweight title. His first defence was against Welshman Jason Cook on 2 February 2010. Cook, a former European lightweight champion, had taken some time away from the sport only to bounce back and reach the semi-final of the Prizefighter light welterweight tournament. Despite being rocked in the first round Daws did enough to retain the title via a draw with all three judges scoring closely.[8] Daws next defence was held on 9 July 2010 against English champion Steve Williams, Daws retained for the second time after Williams sustained two cuts on his eye which forced his corner to pull him out.[9] On 19 February 2011, in his third defence of the title, Daws lost the belt to Ashley Theophane at the Wembley Arena. Despite taking control in the first half of the fight, Theophane came on strong in the second half and knocked Daws down twice in the 9th round to run out an eventual winner over 12 rounds.[10]
Professional boxing record
edit| 37 fights | 30 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 19 | 4 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Loss | 30–5–2 | Anthony Yigit | UD | 12 | 11 Dec 2011 | Westcroft Leisure Centre, London, England | For vacant European light-welterweight title |
| 36 | Loss | 30–4–2 | Ruben Nieto | DQ | 10 (12), 0:56 | 5 Dec 2015 | Westcroft Leisure Centre, London, England] | For vacant European light-welterweight title; Daws was duly disqualified for what the referee saw was an intentional head-butt |
| 35 | Win | 30–3–2 | Mikhail Avakian | PTS | 8 | 25 Jul 2015 | Derby Arena, Derby, England | |
| 34 | Win | 29–3–2 | Chaquib Fadli | TKO | 10 (12), 2:51 | 8 Nov 2014 | Bluewater Glow, Greenhithe, England | Won vacant European Union light-welterweight title |
| 33 | Win | 28–3–2 | Sylwester Walczak | PTS | 8 | 10 May 2014 | Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 32 | Win | 27–3–2 | Arek Malek | PTS | 8 | 15 Mar 2014 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England | |
| 31 | Win | 26–3–2 | Tony Pace | PTS | 6 | 16 Nov 2013 | Bluewater Glow, Greenhithe, England | |
| 30 | Loss | 25–3–2 | Michele di Rocco | UD | 12 | 8 Jun 2013 | Palazzetto dello sport Elio Pentassuglia, Brindisi, Italy | For vacant European light-welterweight title |
| 29 | Win | 25–2–2 | Ville Piispanen | UD | 12 | 13 Oct 2012 | Bluewater Glow, Greenhithe, England | Won vacant European Union light-welterweight title |
| 28 | Win | 24–2–2 | Dean Mills | TKO | 7 (8), 0:39 | 7 Jul 2012 | Hand Arena, Clevedon, English | |
| 27 | Win | 23–2–2 | Chris Truman | PTS | 8 | 18 Feb 2012 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England | |
| 26 | Win | 22–2–2 | Stuart Green | PTS | 6 | 12 Nov 2011 | Event City, Manchester, England | |
| 25 | Loss | 21–2–2 | Ashley Theophane | UD | 12 | 19 Feb 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Lost British light-welterweight title |
| 24 | Win | 21–1–2 | Stevie Williams | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 9 Jul 2010 | York Hall, London, England | Retained British light-welteweight title |
| 23 | Draw | 20–1–2 | Jason Cook | SD | 12 | 12 Feb 2010 | York Hall, London, England | Retained British light-welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Barry Morrison | KO | 10 (12), 1:30 | 18 Sep 2009 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant British light-welterweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–1–1 | Peter McDonagh | PTS | 10 | 11 Apr 2009 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant English light-welterweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–1–1 | Sergejs Savrinovics | TKO | 6 (10), 2:37 | 17 Jan 2009 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Jay Morris | PTS | 6 | 8 Nov 2008 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Mihăiță Mutu | PTS | 10 | 27 Jun 2008 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 17 | Draw | 15–1–1 | Nigel Wright | PTS | 10 | 14 Nov 2007 | York Hall, London, England | For English light-welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Billy Smith | PTS | 6 | 18 May 2007 | ExCel Arena, London, England | |
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Barry Morrison | SD | 12 | 20 Jan 2007 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | Lost British light-welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Nigel Wright | UD | 12 | 12 May 2006 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant British light-welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Colin Lynes | TKO | 9 (12) | 20 Jan 2006 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area light-welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Oscar Hall | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 28 Oct 2005 | Borough Hall, Hartlepool, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Ivor Bonavic | PTS | 6 | 9 Jul 2005 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Silence Saheed | PTS | 6 | 10 Apr 2005 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Keith Jones | PTS | 8 | 12 Nov 2004 | Conference Centre, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ernie Smith | PTS | 6 | 24 Sep 2004 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Deniss Aleksejevs | KO | 3 (6), 2:12 | 20 Jan 2004 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Keith Jones | PTS | 8 | 11 Dec 2003 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Tony Montana | PTS | 6 | 28 Nov 2003 | Derby Storm Arena, Derby, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ernie Smith | PTS | 4 | 4 Oct 2003 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Karl Taylor | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 25 Jul 2003 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ben Hudson | TKO | 2 (4), 2:42 | 27 May 2003 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Danny Gwilym | TKO | 2 (6) | 16 Apr 2003 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England |
References
edit- ^ "Boxrec | Lenny Daws professional record". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "BBC Sport | Daws wins light welterweight belt". 12 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Scottish Boxing | Barry Morrison wins light welterweight title". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Streatham Guardian | Daws here to stay". Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ South London Today | McDonagh loses on points to Daws
- ^ "UK fight news | Daws and Morrison competing to be two time champions". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ "Sky Sports | Lightning strikes twice". Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ BBC Sport | Daws draws with Jason Cook but keeps title
- ^ BBC Sport | Daws beats Williams to retain title
- ^ "Sky Sports | Theophane floors Daws". Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.