Ohara Davies

Ohara Davies
Statistics
Nickname(s) Two Tanks
Weight(s)
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach 71 in (180 cm)
Nationality British
Born (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992
Hackney, London, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 20
Wins 18
Wins by KO 14
Losses 2
Draws 0

Ohara Davies (born 9 February 1992) is a British professional boxer. He is the former WBC Silver, WBA International champion at super lightweight and a former English champion at lightweight. He is also a former Commonwealth title challenger at super lightweight.

As of May 2018, Davies was ranked in the world's top 30 and as the fourth best British super lightweight, by BoxRec.

Professional career

Amateur career

According to BoxRec, Davies held an undefeated record of 18-0 as an amateur.[1] In May 2015, Davies, speaking to BoxingMonthly, spoke about his amateur career: "I think that as an amateur I always had a style that was more suited to the pro game. I got told plenty of times in the gym that I’ve got more of a pro style so, when I did finally decide to turn over, I didn’t really have to make many adjustments."

Debut year as a professional (2014)

Davies turned professional in 2014 and won on points in a four-round contest on his debut against Latvian fighter Ivans Levickis (9-12) on April 19th at the York Hall in London.[2]

By the end of 2014, Davies held a record of 4-0 after knockout wins over Kristian Dochev (10-16), Andy Harris (3-18-1) and Oszkar Fiko (10-7).[3][4][5] The latter two victories came on Matchroom Boxing shows.

Undefeated year (2015)

Davies won all five of his contests in 2015, ending the year with a record of 9-0. He defeated Lee Gibbons (3-2), Jacek Wylezol (11-7), Simas Volosinas (6-30), Dame Seck (9-9-2) and Chris Truman (13-4-2), with Wylezol the only one to last the distance.[6][7][8][9][10]

First title fights and move up to super lightweight (2016)

After defeating Ghana's Prince Ofotsu (15-5) in January, in March, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight for the vacant English lightweight against Andy Keates (11-3)[11] The fight would take place on the undercard to Anthony Joshua vs Charles Martin at the O2 Arena in London on April 9th.

Davies won by fourth-round knockout after knocking Keates down in the round one before knocking him out in round four.[12]

Davies won both of his next two contests against Zoltan Szabo (9-0) and Chaquib Fadli (13-7), winning both inside the distance in non title fights.[13][14]

In October, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight WBC Silver champion Andrea Scarpa (20-2) at Wembley Arena.[15] Davies won by unanimous decision with all three judges producing scorecards of 120-108.[16]

Derry Mathews

On January 9th, Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Davies would defend his WBC Silver super lightweight title against former lightweight world title challenger Derry Matthews (38-11-2) on the undercard to David Haye vs Tony Bellew at the O2 Arena on London on March 4th.[17]

Davies won by third-round stoppage after twice knocking down Mathews down in the third round.[18] Shortly after the fight, Mathews retired from boxing.[19]

Josh Taylor

On May 19th, Cyclone Promotions announced that Davies would defend his WBC Silver title against undefeated Commonwealth champion Josh Taylor (9-0), with both titles at stake.[20] The fight would take place at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on July 8th.

Davies lost by seventh-round stoppage after he being knocked down in round three and round seven, his first defeat as a professional.[21][22]

Tom Farrell

On July 24th, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight undefeated Liverpool prospect Tom Farrell (13-0) for the vacant WBA International super lightweight title on the undercard to Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall II at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on September 30th.[23]

Davies won by sixth-round stoppage after knocking down Farrell once in round one, twice in round two and twice in round six.[24][25]

2018

On April 27th, promoter Frank Warren confirmed that Davies would fight for the first time under his promotional banner against France's Christopher Sebire (26-10-1) on the undercard to Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington at the Elland Road Stadium in Leeds on May 19th.[26]

Team

Davies is currently promoted by Frank Warren of Queensbury Promotions, having previously been promoted by Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Boxing from 2014 to 2018.

He is managed by MTK Global, having signed with the company in January 2018. He was previously managed by Charlie Sims, the son of trainer Tony Sims.

He was previously trained by Babatunde Ajayi (2014) and Tony Sims (2014-18).

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
20 fights 18 wins 2 losses
By knockout 14 1
By decision 4 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
20 Loss 18–2 United Kingdom Jack Catterall UD 12 6 Oct 2018 United Kingdom Leicester Arena, Leicester, England For WBO Inter-Continental super-lightweight title.
19 Win 18–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Paul Kamanga KO 2 (10) 23 Jun 2018 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, England Won WBC International super-lightweight title.
18 Win 17–1 United Kingdom Ahmed Ibrahim PTS 6 19 May 2018 United Kingdom Elland Road, Leeds, England
17 Win 16–1 United Kingdom Tom Farrell TKO 6 (10) 30 Sep 2017 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won WBA International super-lightweight title.
16 Loss 15–1 United Kingdom Josh Taylor TKO 7 (12) 8 Jul 2017 United Kingdom Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Lost WBC Silver super-lightweight title.
For Commonwealth super-lightweight title.
15 Win 15–0 United Kingdom Derry Mathews TKO 3 (12) 4 Mar 2017 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBC Silver super-lightweight title.
14 Win 14–0 Italy Andrea Scarpa UD 12 26 Nov 2016 United Kingdom Wembley Arena, London, England Won WBC Silver super-lightweight title.
13 Win 13–0 France Chaquib Fadli KO 2 (6) 1 Oct 2016 Germany Jahnsportforum, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Hungary Zoltan Szabo TKO 5 (8) 21 Jun 2016 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
11 Win 11–0 United Kingdom Andy Keates KO 4 (10) 9 Apr 2016 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, England Won English lightweight title.
10 Win 10–0 Ghana Prince Ofotsu TKO 3 (6) 30 Jan 2016 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park, Hackney, London, England
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Chris Truman RTD 2 (8) 7 Nov 2015 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
8 Win 8–0 France Dame Seck TKO 3 (6) 12 Sep 2015 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Lithuania Simas Volosinas TKO 2 (6) 28 May 2015 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Poland Jacek Wylezol UD 6 21 Mar 2015 Germany Rostock, Germany
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom Lee Gibbons KO 1 (6) 31 Jan 2015 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Hungary Oszkar Fiko TKO 1 (6) 6 Dec 2014 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Andy Harris KO 2 (4) 11 Oct 2014 United Kingdom O2 Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Bulgaria Kristian Dochev TKO 1 (4) 7 Jun 2014 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Latvia Ivans Levickis PTS 4 19 Apr 2014 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Professional debut

References

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  14. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  15. ↑ "Coyle-Hibbert, Scarpa-Davies, Bellotti Set For Nov 26 at Wembley". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  16. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  17. ↑ "Ohara Davies vs. Derry Mathews Added To Haye-Bellew". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  18. ↑ "BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  19. ↑ "Derry Mathews Confirms His Retirement From Boxing". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  20. ↑ "Josh Taylor-Ohara Davies set for July 8 - The Ring". The Ring. 2017-05-30. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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  22. ↑ "Josh Taylor beats Ohara Davies in seventh round in Glasgow". BBC Sport. 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  23. ↑ "Butler-Hall II, Davies-Farrell, Fielding-Brophy on September 30". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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  25. ↑ "Ohara Davies Drills Tom Farrell in Crushing Win For WBA Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  26. ↑ "Ohara Davies vs. Christopher Sebire is Set For Selby-Warrington". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
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