Terry Flanagan (boxer)
| Terry Flanagan | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Turbo |
| Rated at | Lightweight Super featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | June 11, 1989 Manchester, England, UK |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 30 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
Terry Flanagan (born 11 June 1989) is a British professional boxer. He is the current WBO Lightweight champion and also carries the distinction of being the first Englishman to win a world title as a Lightweight.
Career
From Ancoats in Manchester, Terry Flanagan had his first professional fight in 2009, beating Danny McDermid on points. After winning his first 12 fights between 2009 and 2012, he beat Dougie Curran in May 2012 to take the vacant English super featherweight title. He successfully defended the title four months later against Troy James.
Maintaining his 100% win record with wins over the likes of Gary Sykes, Derry Mathews, Michal Dufek, and Gyorgy Mizsei, Jr, he faced Martin Gethin in July 2014 for the vacant British lightweight title. Gethin retired at the end of the seventh round with an ear injury, giving Flanagan the title.[1]
In February 2015 he beat Stephen Ormond after Ormond was disqualified in the tenth round for persistent use of his head, to take the WBO European lightweight title, extending his 100% record to 27 wins and setting up a shot at the WBO World title.[2][3][4] Flanagan seized the vacant title in a fight against Jose Zepeda after Zepeda dislocated his shoulder and was forced to retire in the second round.[5]
Professional Boxing Record
| 30 Wins (12 knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 30–0 |  Derry Mathews |
UD | 12 | 2016-03-12 | Echo Arena, Liverpool |
Retained WBO Lightweight title. |
| Win | 29–0 |  Diego Magdaleno |
TKO | 2 (12), 2:38 | 2015-10-10 | Manchester Arena, Manchester |
Retained WBO Lightweight title. |
| Win | 28–0 | Jose Zepeda |
RTD | 2 (12), 3:00 | 2015-07-11 | Manchester Velodrome, Manchester |
Won vacant WBO Lightweight title. |
| Win | 27–0 |  Stephen Ormond |
DQ | 10 (12), 1:50 | 2015-02-14 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton |
Won WBO European Lightweight title. |
| Win | 26–0 | Danny Little |
TKO | 5 (6), 1:11 | 2014-12-13 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield |
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| Win | 25–0 | Martin Gethin |
RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 2014-07-26 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester |
Won vacant British Lightweight title. |
| Win | 24–0 |  Yordan Vasilev |
TKO | 2 (8), 0:17 | 2014-05-10 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool |
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| Win | 23–0 |  Gyorgy Mizsel, Jr. |
PTS | 8 | 2014-03-08 | Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool |
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| Win | 22–0 |  Michal Dufek |
PTS | 6 | 2013-11-15 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool |
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| Win | 21–0 | Michael Grant |
TKO | 2 (6), 1:57 | 2013-10-05 | Sports Centre, Oldham |
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| Win | 20–0 | Nate Campbell |
RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 2013-04-27 | Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield |
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References
- ↑ Maylett, Chris (2014) "Terry ‘Turbo’ Flanagan is the New British Lightweight Champion", britishboxers.co.uk, 26 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2015
- ↑ Robson, James (2015) "Manchester boxer Terry Flanagan hopes to emulate hero Ricky Hatton after securing world title shot", Daily Mirror, 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015
- ↑ "Flanagan earns world-title shot", Sporting Life, 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015
- ↑ "Boxing results: Terry Flanagan takes disqualification win over Stephen Ormond", Boxing News, 15 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015
- ↑ http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/9914541/terry-flanagan-wont-be-changing-his-lifestyle-despite-becoming-wbo-world-lightweight-champion
External links
- Career record at boxrec.com
| Regional titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
Stephen Ormond
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WBO Lightweight Champion European title February 14, 2015 – July 11, 2015 Won world title |
Vacant |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded by
Terence Crawford
Vacated |
WBO Lightweight Champion July 11, 2015– present |
Incumbent |
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