Rocky Fielding
Rocky Fielding | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Rocky from Stocky |
Weight(s) | Super middleweight (168 lb)[1] |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Nationality | British |
Born |
Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 5 August 1987
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 28 |
Wins | 27 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 1 |
Rocky Fielding (born 5 August 1987) is a British professional boxer.[2] He is the current WBA (Regular) super middleweight champion and former WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight champion, as well as former British, Commonwealth and English super middleweight champion.
Biography
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Rocky was originally named Michael, but owing to his 10 lbs birth weight his father nicknamed him 'The Rock'.[3]
Amateur career
Rocky started out boxing in Stockbridge ABC, as an amateur and reached the 2007 & 2008 ABA Light Heavyweight finals whilst boxing out of Rotunda ABC. He was unbeaten until he met Chris 'Big Mamma' Cook who knocked him out in 1 round.[4]
Professional career
He turned professional in 2010 and after winning his first three professional bouts as a Light Heavyweight, Fielding was offered the chance to drop down a weight to take part in The Super Middleweight Prizefighter Series after Kenny Anderson pulled out at short notice.[5] Fielding went on to win the tournament causing a stoppage in each of his three fights and becoming the first boxer in a Prizefighter series to do so.[6]
On 6 October 2012, Fielding defeated Carl Dilks earning the vacant English Super Middleweight title.[7] Rocky defended his English Super Middleweight title against Wayne Reed on the Bellew v Chelimba undercard, he dropped Reed three times in this fight and won via technical knockout in the 6th round.[8] Next up was Polish fighter Michal Nieroda. Rocky completely dominated the fight. It ended in 59 seconds as Rocky landed several body shots sending down Nieroda for the 10 count.
On 21 September 2013, at The Liverpool Olympia, Rocky defeated Mohammed Akrong with a first round Stoppage to win the vacant Commonwealth Super Middleweight Title. On 23 October 2013, Fielding defended his Commonwealth title against Luke Blackledge. Rocky knocked out Luke Blackledge with a left hook 2:32 into the 1st round, retaining his Commonwealth title[9]. On 7 November 2015 Fielding took on the highly rated Callum Smith at the Echo Arena in an all Liverpool affair but was defeated in the first round by a TKO. Fielding rebuilt his career with some good wins, and on April 22 2017 beat John Ryder by split decision for the British title. Five months later Fielding defended the British title and regained the Commonwealth title, which had been lost on the scales a few years earlier, with a devastating first round knockout of the skilled Scotsman David Brophy.
On 1 November 2017, it was announced that Fielding would fight Erik Skoglund for the WBC Silver Super Middleweight belt on the undercard of the rematch between David Haye and Tony Bellew.[10] The event was scrapped after Haye suffered an injury.[11]
Professional boxing record
27 Wins (15 knockouts), 1 Defeats, 0 Draws[2] | ||||||||
No. | Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
29 | N/A | N/A | N/A | – (12) | Dec 15 2018 | Defending WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title | ||
28 | Win | 27-1 | TKO | 5 (12), 2:30 | Jul 14 2018 | Won WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title | ||
27 | Win | 26-1 | PTS | 8 | Mar 3 2018 | |||
26 | Win | 25-1 | TKO | 1 (12), 2:18 | Sep 30 2017 | Retained British super-middleweight title; Won Commonwealth super-middleweight title | ||
25 | Win | 24-1 | SD | 12 | Apr 22 2017 | Won vacant British super-middleweight title | ||
24 | Win | 23-1 | TKO | 2 (8), 0:44 | Oct 15 2016 | |||
23 | Win | 22-1 | SD | 12 | Apr 2 2016 | Won WBC International super-middleweight title | ||
22 | Loss | 21-1 | TKO | 1 (12), 2:45 | Nov 7 2015 | For WBC Silver and vacant British super-middleweight titles | ||
21 | Win | 21-0 | TKO | 2 (12), 1:39 | Jun 26 2015 | For WBC International super-middleweight title | ||
20 | Win | 20-0 | PTS | 8 | Mar 7 2015 | |||
19 | Win | 19-0 | TKO | 5 (12), 1:07 | Jul 12 2014 | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-middleweight title | ||
18 | Win | 18-0 | UD | 12 | Mar 15 2014 | For vacant Commonwealth super-middleweight title Fielding failed to make weight, title on the line for Adamu only | ||
17 | Win | 17-0 | KO | 1 (12), 2:32 | Nov 23 2013 | Retained Commonwealth super-middleweight title | ||
16 | Win | 16-0 | TKO | 1 (12), 1:05 | Sep 21 2013 | Won vacant Commonwealth super-middleweight title | ||
15 | Win | 15-0 | PTS | 4 | Jul 13 2013 | |||
14 | Win | 14-0 | KO | 1 (8), 0:59 | May 11 2013 | |||
13 | Win | 13-0 | TKO | 6 (10), 1:19 | Mar 30 2013 | Retained English super-middleweight title | ||
12 | Win | 12-0 | TKO | 5 (10), 1:20 | Oct 6 2012 | Won vacant English super-middleweight title | ||
11 | Win | 11-0 | TKO | 1 (6), 2:16 | Jul 7 2012 | |||
10 | Win | 10-0 | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | May 18 2012 | |||
9 | Win | 9-0 | PTS | 6 | Oct 15 2011 | |||
8 | Win | 8-0 | PTS | 6 | Sep 17 2011 | |||
7 | Win | 7-0 | PTS | 6 | Jul 16 2011 | |||
6 | Win | 6-0 | RTD | 2 (3), 3:00 | Mar 23 2011 | Prizefighter 17: super-middleweight II final | ||
5 | Win | 5-0 | TKO | 1 (3), 2:24 | Mar 23 2011 | Prizefighter 17: super-middleweight II semi-final | ||
4 | Win | 4-0 | TKO | 2 (3), 2:29 | Mar 23 2011 | Prizefighter 17: super-middleweight II quarter-final | ||
3 | Win | 3-0 | PTS | 4 | Feb 20 2011 | |||
2 | Win | 2-0 | PTS | 6 | Nov 27 2010 | |||
1 | Win | 1-0 | PTS | 6 | Sep 25 2010 | Professional debut | ||
References
- ↑ "Stats". rockyfielding.co.uk. Rocky Fielding. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Box Rec". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ↑ "Box Nation". Boxnation.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ↑ "ABAs". Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "Prizefighter". Prizefighter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ "Bettor". Boxing.bettor.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ "Badlefthook". Badlefthook.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ↑ "SkySports.com". Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ↑ "SkySports.com". Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ↑ http://www.matchroomboxing.com/news/fielding-and-skoglund-clash-on-bellew-haye-bill/
- ↑ http://www.boxingscene.com/kell-brook-return-on-march-3-sheffield--123135