Luqmaan Prince Patel[1] (born 3 January 1993), better known as Prince Patel, is a British professional boxer who was the International Boxing Organization (IBO) bantamweight champion from December 2023 to April 2024. He has also held multiple regional championships, including the vacant Commonwealth super-flyweight title since March 2021 and the African super-flyweight title in 2019. Patel is the first boxer of Indian descent to have won a Commonwealth, WBA, and IBF title.[2][3]
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| Born | Luqmaan Prince Patel 3 January 1993 Blackburn, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Prince Patel is the first and only boxer of Indian descent to have won a World Championship Boxing title.[4]
Early life
editPrince Patel grew up in West London and attended Isleworth and Syon School.[5] He joins multiple-time Olympic champion Mo Farah, Chelsea FC and England International footballer Reece James and England International cricketer Owais Shah as notable former students who have achieved sporting success.
Amateur career
editPrince Patel started his boxing journey at the age of 11 years, by competing as an amateur in the UK, where he achieved a record of 36 – 17. During this time he represented a number of amateur boxing clubs across London such as: Northolt ABC, Dale Youth, Earlsfield ABC, and Repton ABC. He had his first amateur bout at the age of 12. By the end of his amateur career, Patel had successfully won four national titles and two British titles. He also reached two national ABA finals.[6]
Professional career
editPatel became a licensed professional boxer in 2015, where he signed his first professional contract with Goodwin Promotions. Patel made his professional boxing debut on 14 March 2015 at York Hall, which resulted in a knockout victory within 90 seconds. Shortly after this win, he left Goodwin Promotions[7] by mutual consent and signed with Queensberry Promotions, and had a management deal with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.[8]
After having a few professional boxing matches under this new promotion and management, Patel left due to a lack of fights and activity,[9] where he had only one fight under the Queensberry Promotions banner in an eighteen-month period. Instead of seeking out a new promotor or manager, Patel proceeded to box independently and internationally.
Professional boxing record
edit| 32 fights | 29 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 24 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 32 | Win | 29–1–2 | Aliu Bamidele Lasisi | TKO | 6 (12), 1:16 | 19 Dec 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant IBO bantamweight title |
| 31 | Win | 28–1–2 | Ramadhani Kumbele | KO | 5 (10) | 9 July 2023 | Ukumbi Wa Tasuba, Bagamoyo, Tanzania | |
| 30 | Win | 27–1–2 | Goodluck Mrema | TKO | 5 (10), 1:31 | 15 Apr 2023 | Tolworth Recreation Centre, London, England | |
| 29 | Win | 26–1–2 | Juma Fundi | KO | 1 (12) | 29 Mar 2023 | Tasuba Theatre, Bagamoyo, Tanzania | |
| 28 | Win | 25–1–2 | Goodluck Mrema | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 27 Nov 2021 | AMA basketball court, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBO Global super-flyweight title; Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-flyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–1–2 | Julias Thomas Kisarawe | TKO | 9 (12), 2:12 | 27 Mar 2021 | Cahaya Lounge, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant Commonwealth, WBA Inter-Continental, IBF Continental Africa, WBO Africa, and WBO Global super-flyweight titles |
| 26 | Draw | 23–1–2 | Innocent Evarist | SD | 12 | 16 Oct 2020 | Keko Mabembeani Ground, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania | For vacant WBO Africa and WBO Global super-flyweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 23–1–1 | Janis Puksins | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 25 Jan 2020 | Night Club First, Riga, Latvia | |
| 24 | Win | 22–1–1 | Ilgvars Krauklis | TKO | 1 (6) | 27 Dec 2019 | Gildehaus, Lüchow, Germany | |
| 23 | Win | 21–1–1 | Luis Melendez | KO | 4 (12), 1:57 | 21 Sep 2019 | Sporthalle, Dorf Mecklenburg, Germany | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1–1 | Iddi Kayumba | TKO | 5 (12) | 22 Aug 2019 | ACE Club, Cairo, Egypt | Won vacant African bantamweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 19–1–1 | Michell Banquez | UD | 12 | 12 Jul 2019 | King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | For vacant IBO bantamweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Innocent Evarist | TKO | 2 (10) | 24 May 2019 | Greek Club, Heliopolis, Egypt | Won vacant PST bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Ronald Ramos | KO | 4 (12), 2:00 | 13 Jan 2019 | Morrison's Pub, Budapest, Hungary | Won vacant UBO and WBF bantamweight titles |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | John Chuwa | UD | 8 | 9 Sep 2018 | Morrison's Pub, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Julias Thomas Kisarawe | TKO | 5 (8), 2:49 | 21 Jul 2018 | Gregor József School, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Jaba Memishishi | UD | 6 | 2 Jun 2018 | Szechenyi Sporthall, Szolnok, Hungary | |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Mishiko Shubitidze | TKO | 5 (10), 2:35 | 5 May 2018 | Diadal úti ált. iskola, Budapest, Hungary | Won vacant WBO European bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Zsolt Kocsis | TKO | 1 (4), 0:21 | 28 Apr 2018 | Szechenyi Sporthall, Szolnok, Hungary | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Vinjamins Dimovs | KO | 1 (4), 0:41 | 25 Mar 2018 | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga, Latvia | Won vacant BBU Youth super-flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Ahmet Kuricaj | KO | 2 (8), 1:37 | 11 Mar 2018 | DK Peklo, Plzeň, Czech Republic | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Eriks Kolasovs | TKO | 1 (8), 1:51 | 4 Mar 2018 | Olaine, Latvia | Won vacant BBU International featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Aleksandrs Cebakovs | TKO | 1 (8), 1:15 | 10 Feb 2018 | POSiR Hala sportów walki, ul.Reymonta 35, Poznań, Poland | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Robert Kanalas | TKO | 4 (6), 1:44 | 4 Feb 2018 | Csigahaz Muvelodesi Kozpont, Kistarcsa, Hungary | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0–1 | Richard Voros | TKO | 1 (6), 1:47 | 21 Jan 2018 | Diadal úti ált. iskola, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0–1 | Zsolt Sarkozi | TKO | 2 (10), 1:35 | 30 Dec 2017 | Csigahaz Muvelodesi Kozpont, Kistarcsa, Hungary | Won vacant UBO Inter-Continental bantamweight title |
| 6 | Win | 5–0–1 | Krisztian Horvath | TKO | 1 (4), 1:20 | 23 Sep 2017 | Budapest Fight Center, Budapest, Hungary | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0–1 | Patrik Bartos | PTS | 4 | 8 Oct 2016 | Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 4 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Juan Hinostroza | PTS | 4 | 4 Mar 2016 | The Halls, Norwich, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | David Koos | PTS | 4 | 30 Oct 2015 | Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 4 | 17 Jul 2015 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Patrik Kovac | TKO | 1 (4), 1:30 | 14 Mar 2015 | York Hall, London, England |
References
edit- ^ "Birth name". BoxRec.
- ^ Jay, Phil (31 March 2021). "Prince Patel dedicates five-title triumph to the late Heavy D and Tony Burns". WBN. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Rock, Jay (8 June 2019). "MMA India exclusive with Prince Patel: The boxer India never knew it had". MMA India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "One in a Billion". Asian Voice. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Luqmaan 'Prince' Patel continues his quest for world title". MyLondon.
- ^ "Prince Patel discusses life before professional boxing". Frank Warren.
- ^ "Goodwin releases Prince Patel". WBN.
- ^ "PRINCE PATEL SIGNS WITH QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS". Frank Warren.
- ^ "Prince Patel leaves Queensberry". WBN.