Lee Selby
| Lee Selby | |
|---|---|
 Selby in 2015 | |
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) |
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1] |
| Reach | 69 1⁄2 in (177 cm)[1] |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Born |
14 February 1987 Barry, Wales |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
Lee Selby (born 14 February 1987) is a Welsh professional boxer. He held the IBF featherweight title from 2015 to 2018,[2] and previously the European, Commonwealth and British featherweight titles between 2011 and 2014.[3][4][5] As of May 2018, Selby is ranked as the world's fourth best active featherweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, fifth by The Ring magazine, and sixth by BoxRec.
Professional boxing career
Early boxing career
Selby began his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak (3-8) at the Newport Leisure Centre in Wales.[6] He compiled a record of 4-0 before losing for the first time in his professional career to Samir Mouneimne (1-0-1) by points decision in a four-round contest at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009. Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies (6-13-1) for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a second-round knockout. On 30 July 2011, he met Scotsman James Ancliff (11-14-2) for the vacant Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a sixth-round stoppage.
British Champion
On 17 September 2011, Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via an eighth-round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool. Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the centre of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover.[7] Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It's something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It's a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".[8]
On 20 April 2013 Selby dismantled the former unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell. McConell's corner threw in the towel in the fifth round.
WBC International Championship
Selby vs. Simion
On 13 July 2013, Lee Selby took another step towards a world title shot when he faced in Hull the unbeaten Romanian boxer and ranked at fourth by the WBC, Viorel Simion, and won the WBC International featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory.[9] According to some prominent boxing writers, the British rising star passed the toughest test of his career[10] in a very close fight.[10][11]
IBF featherweight champion
Selby vs. Gradovich
In May 2015, Lee Selby won the IBF featherweight title from Evgeny Gradovich. The fight ended in a unanimous TD after Gradovich was cut from an accidental head clash, and was unable to continue.
Selby vs. Montiel
Selby retained his IBF featherweight title in October 2015 with a win over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Arizona. He dedicated the win to his childhood friend Darren Bray, who had recently died.
Selby vs. Barros
On July 2017, Lee made his next defence of his IBF featherweight crown. Just weeks before the fight, Selby received shocking news of his mother's sudden death in Wales, and his family urged him to pull out of the fight. Selby decided to continue training days later, and dedicate the fight to his mother.[12]
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 28 fights | 26 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 17 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Loss | 26–2 |  |
SD | 12 | 19 May 2018 | |
Lost IBF featherweight title |
| 27 | Win | 26–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 9 Dec 2017 | |
Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 25–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 15 Jul 2017 | |
Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 25 | Win | 24–1 |  |
TKO | 9 (10), 0:41 | 4 Mar 2017 | |
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| 24 | Win | 23–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 9 Apr 2016 | |
Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | |
UD | 12 | 14 Oct 2015 | |
Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 |  |
TD | 8 (12), 1:00 | 30 May 2015 | |
Won IBF featherweight title; Unanimous TD after Gradovich was cut from an accidental head clash |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 |  |
TKO | 9 (12), 2:49 | 11 Oct 2014 | |
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| 20 | Win | 19–1 | |
UD | 12 | 17 May 2014 | |
Retained WBC International featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:31 | 1 Feb 2014 | |
Retained British featherweight title; Won vacant European featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | |
UD | 12 | 5 Oct 2013 | |
Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 |  |
UD | 12 | 13 Jul 2013 | |
Won WBC International featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:16 | 20 Apr 2013 | |
Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | |
UD | 12 | 9 Feb 2013 | |
Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 |  |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:54 | 25 May 2012 | |
Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:02 | 14 Dec 2011 | |
Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | |
KO | 8 (12), 2:04 | 17 Sep 2011 | |
Won British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | |
TKO | 6 (10), 2:12 | 30 Jul 2011 | |
Won vacant British Celtic featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  |
PTS | 6 | 27 Apr 2011 | |
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| 9 | Win | 8–1 | |
KO | 2 (10), 1:53 | 30 Oct 2010 | |
Won vacant British Welsh Area featherweight title |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2010 | |
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| 7 | Win | 6–1 | |
PTS | 4 | 20 Nov 2009 | |
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| 6 | Win | 5–1 | |
PTS | 6 | 10 Aug 2009 | |
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| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | |
PTS | 4 | 29 May 2009 | |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 13 Mar 2009 | |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | |
PTS | 4 | 27 Feb 2009 | |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 24 Oct 2008 | |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | |
PTS | 6 | 12 Jul 2008 | |
Professional debut |
Personal life
Selby is the brother of GB Boxing's 2012 Olympic flyweight representative Andrew Selby. Lee attended Barry Comprehensive School from 1998 to 2003.
References
- 1 2 BT Sport tale of the tape prior to the Josh Warrington fight.
- ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ↑ "Lee Selby stops Stephen Smith to claim titles". BBC sport. BBC. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Barry and District News | Barry boxer Lee selby is new British and Commonwealth champion
- ↑ "Lee Selby won the WBC International featherweight title in Hull". Sky Sports. 13 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Lee Selby – Rising Star passes Toughest Test". boxingnews24.com/. 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Selby decisions Simion, but struggles". boxingnews24.com/. 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "'Lee Selby faces "harsh truth" of mother's death after title defence". BBC Sport. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Robbie Turley |
British Welsh Area featherweight champion 30 October 2010 – July 2011 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Dai Davies | ||
| New title | British Celtic featherweight champion 30 July 2011 – 17 September 2011 Won British title |
Vacant Title next held by Kris Hughes | ||
| Preceded by Stephen Smith |
British featherweight champion 17 September 2011 – May 2014 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Josh Warrington | ||
| Commonwealth featherweight champion 17 September 2011 – November 2013 Vacated | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Alex Miskirtchian |
European featherweight champion 1 February 2014 – May 2014 Vacated | |||
| Preceded by Viorel Simion |
WBC International featherweight champion 17 September 2011 – October 2014 Vacated | |||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Preceded by Evgeny Gradovich |
IBF featherweight champion 30 May 2015 – 19 May 2018 |
Next: Josh Warrington | ||