Robbie Davies Jr. (born 3 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He has held the British, Commonwealth, and European light-welterweight titles between 2018 and 2019.

Robbie Davies Jr.
Born (1989-10-03) 3 October 1989 (age 35)
Liverpool, England
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)Light welterweight
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins24
Wins by KO15
Losses5

Professional career

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Davies made his professional debut on 7 June 2013 at the Liverpool Olympia, forcing Carl Allen to retire from the bout in the first round. His second professional fight also ended in a first round victory after the referee stopped the bout, Davies having downed his opponent, Josh Thorne, three times.[1]

In early 2016 it was announced that Davies would face Jarkko Putkonen for the vacant WBA Continental light-welterweight title, at the Devonshire House Hotel in Liverpool, on 5 March 2016.[2] Davies won the title after stopping Putkonen in the sixth round with a right to the body.[3] After two successful defences of the title, first against Xavier Luques Castillo, and then against Zoltan Szabo, Davies lost the title in his first professional loss against Michal Syrowatka on 15 July 2017, at the Wembley Arena, Davies knocked out in the twelfth round.[4] Davies regained the title in a rematch against Syrowatka on 31 March 2018 at the ACC in Liverpool, the referee ending the bout in the twelfth round after Syrowatka had been downed three times.[5]

On 13 October 2018, Davies faced Glenn Foot for the Commonwealth and vacant British light-welterweight titles, at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.[6] Davies beat Glenn on points despite suffering a cut above his left eye in the third round.[7]

On 30 March 2019, Davies won the European light-welterweight title after defeating Joe Hughes on points, at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.[8]

Professional boxing record

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29 fights 24 wins 5 losses
By knockout 15 2
By decision 9 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
29 Win 23–3

  Javier Fortuna

PTS 10 1 Nov 2024   SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
28 Loss 23–5

  Sergey Lipinets

UD 10 8 May 2024   ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, Florida, USA
27 Loss 23–4

  Darragh Foley

TKO 3 (10), 0:26 11 Mar 2023   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
26 Win 23–3

  Javier Molina

SD 10 21 May 2022

  O2 Arena, London, England

25 Win 22–3

  Hank Lundy

KO 2 (10), 2:33 11 Dec 2021

  Echo Arena, Liverpool, England

24 Win 21–3

  Jonny Phillips

TKO 4 (6), 2:30 9 Oct 2021

  Echo Arena, Liverpool, England

23 Loss 20–3

  Gabriel Valenzuela

MD 10 20 Feb 2021

  The SSE Arena, London, England

For vacant IBF Intercontinental light-welterweight title

22 Win 20–2

  Damien Leonardo Yapur

PTS 8 7 Mar 2020

  Manchester Arena, Manchester, England

21 Loss 19–2   Lewis Ritson UD 12 19 Oct 2019   Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England
20 Win 19–1   Michal Dufek TKO 3 (8), 2:45 2 Aug 2019   Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England
19 Win 18–1   Joe Hughes UD 12 30 Mar 2019   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Retained British light-welterweight title;
Won European light-welterweight title
18 Win 17–1   Glenn Foot UD 12 13 Oct 2018   Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Won Commonwealth, and vacant British light-welterweight titles
17 Win 16–1   Michal Syrowatka TKO 9 (12), 2:30 31 Mar 2018   BT Convention Centre, Liverpool, England Won WBA Continental light-welterweight title
16 Loss 15–1   Michal Syrowatka TKO 12 (12), 1:48 15 Jul 2017   Wembley Arena, London, England Lost WBA Continental light-welterweight title
15 Win 15–0   Zoltan Szabo KO 9 (12), 2:22 21 Jan 2017   Guild Hall, Preston, England Retained WBA Continental light-welterweight title
14 Win 14–0   Lukasz Janik TKO 4 (6), 2:04 10 Dec 2016   DW Stadium, Wigan, England
13 Win 13–0   Xavier Luques Castillo UD 12 30 Apr 2016   DW Stadium, Wigan, England Retained WBA Continental light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0   Jarkko Putkonen TKO 6 (12), 1:26 5 Mar 2016   Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBA Continental light-welterweight title
11 Win 11–0   Ryan Hardy TKO 2 (8), 1:19 12 Dec 2015   Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, England
10 Win 10–0   Mikhail Avakian TKO 1 (8), 1:57 26 Sep 2015   Chilwell Olympia Sports Centre, Chilwell, England
9 Win 9–0   Fonz Alexander TKO 1 (6), 2:29 18 Jul 2015   Hilton Hotel, Sheffield, England
8 Win 8–0   Gheorghe Ghiompirica RTD 1 (6), 3:00 28 Nov 2014   Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0   Kakha Avetisiani TKO 6 (6), 0:53 25 Oct 2014   Ice Arena, Hull, England
6 Win 6–0   George Watson TKO 1 (6), 1:59 24 May 2014   Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales
5 Win 5–0   Mark McKray PTS 8 15 Mar 2014   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
4 Win 4–0   Renald Garrido PTS 6 14 Dec 2013   Olympia, Liverpool, England
3 Win 3–0   Kevin McCauley PTS 6 22 Nov 2013   Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
2 Win 2–0   Josh Thorne TKO 1 (4), 2:09 21 Sep 2013   Olympia, Liverpool, England
1 Win 1–0   Carl Allan RTD 1 (4), 3:00 7 Jun 2013   Olympia, Liverpool, England

References

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  1. ^ "Bright future predicted for Robbie Davis Jnr". Eurosport. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Jarkko Putkonen vs. Robbie Davies Jr. for WBA Continental Title". World Boxing Association. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Robbie Davies jr steps out of the shadows with emphatic Jarkko Putkonen stoppage". Liverpool Echo. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Michal Syrowatka stuns Robbie Davies Jnr with final round TKO". www.worldboxingnews.net. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Davies Jr. dazzles with rematch stoppage against Syrowatka". Liverpool Echo. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Lewis Ritson: Briton beaten on points by Francesco Patera in Newcastle". BBC Sport. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Ritson vs Patera: Robbie Davies Jnr battles to decision over Glenn Foot". Sky Sports. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Smith vs Eggington: Robbie Davies Jr unifies super-lightweight titles with victory over Joe Hughes". Sky Sports. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Tommy Martin
WBA Continental light-welterweight champion
5 March 2016 – 5 July 2017
Succeeded by
Michal Syrowatka
Preceded by
Michal Syrowatka
WBA Continental light-welterweight champion
31 March 2018 – 2018
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Khariton Agrba
Vacant
Title last held by
Jack Catterall
British light-welterweight champion
13 October 2018 – 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Preceded by
Glenn Foot
Commonwealth light-welterweight champion
13 October 2018 – 2 February 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Philip Bowes
Preceded by European light-welterweight champion
30 March 2019 – April 2019
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Sandor Martin