Ashley Sexton

Ashley Sexton (born 21 October 1987) is an English professional boxer who was born in Edmonton, North London. He originally came from Wood Green and then moved to Cheshunt and competes in the flyweight division. He is the holder of the English flyweight title and has also competed for the full British title. Sexton is currently trained by Paul Rees and is managed by London promoter Michael Helliet.[1]

Ashley Sexton
Sexton in Cheshunt after English Flyweight title win
Statistics
Real nameAshley Sexton
Nickname(s)Flash Ash
Weight(s)Flyweight (112 lb)
Super flyweight (115 lb)
Bantamweight (118 lb)
Super bantamweight (122 lb)
Featherweight (126lb)
Height5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m)
NationalityBritish
Born (1987-10-21) 21 October 1987
Edmonton, North London
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights20
Wins16
Wins by KO5
Losses2
Draws2

Professional career

Sexton made his professional debut in Watford, England on 1 August 2008, defeating David Keogan in a 4 round contest. He fought twice more in that debut year winning on both occasions and compiling a record of 3-0. Sexton fought a further 5 times in 2009 and developed his record with wins over Robert Nelson (in 6 rounds) and Darli Goncalves Pires (first round stoppage).[2] In his first fight of 2010, Sexton fought former British title challenger Usman Ahmed for the English flyweight title; forgoing fancy footwork, Sexton finished the fight on 22 January with a first round knockout and won the English title.[3][4]

British title challenge

Following the Ahmed win, Sexton challenged reigning British flyweight champion Shinny Bayaar. Bayaar had won the title from Edwards. The fight on 14 May 2010 was a step up for Sexton as Bayaar was the more experienced boxer with a record of 15-4-1. After losing many of the initial rounds, Sexton began to dominate later on as Shinny Bayaar struggled with a cut injury. The fight, at the Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, was scored a draw, although a number of observers felt that Bayaar might have done enough to win.[5][6] On 2 April 2011 Sexton returned to winning ways with a trip to Germany resulting in a victory against Salim Salimov and then on 30 April 2011 Sexton beat Mike Robinson at the Olympia in London over 8 rounds.[2] Sexton again traveled to Germany on 2 July 2011 to fight Mike Robinson in a rematch, with the fight on the undercard to David Haye's challenge to Wladimir Klitschko for the world heavyweight title. The fight was close and this time the judges scored the contest a draw with Robinson, who said that he would like to fight Sexton again but this time for the English title.[7]

Professional boxing record
15 Wins (5 Knockouts), 2 Defeats, 2 Draws[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win15-2-2 Elemir Rafael PTS 42015-03-14 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss14-2-2 Stephane Jamoye TKO 8 (12) 2013-03-09 Herstal, Liege For EBU bantamweight title.
Win14-1-2 Pavels Senkovs PTS 42013-01-24 Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, London
Win13-1-2 Marc Callaghan PTS42012-11-21 Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London
Loss12-1-2 Paul Butler PTS102012-07-05 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win12-0-2 Thomas Masson PTS82012-03-02 The Troxy, Limehouse, London
Draw11-0-2 Mike Robinson Draw82011-07-02 Imtech Arena, Altona, Hamburg
Win11-0-1 Mike Robinson PTS82011-04-30 Olympia, Kensington, London
Win10-0-1 Salim Salimov UD62010-04-02 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Draw9-0-1 Shinny Bayaar Draw122010-05-14 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex For British flyweight title.
Win9-0 Usman Ahmed KO1 (10)2010-01-22 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex Won vacant English flyweight title.
Win8-0 Darli Goncalves Pires TKO1 (10), 2:342009-09-11 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex
Win7-0 Kemal Plavci PTS62009-06-30 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win6-0 Delroy Spencer PTS62009-05-29 Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, Staffordshire
Win5-0 Robert Nelson TKO6 (8), 2:142009-03-20 Leisure Centre, Newham, London
Win4-0 Fikret Remziev TKO2 (8), 2:342009-01-23 Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke, Staffordshire
Win3-0 levan Garibashvili TKO3 (4), 1:062008-12-06 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win2-0 Delroy Spencer PTS42008-10-17 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win1-0 David Keogan PTS42008-08-01 Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire Professional boxing debut.

References
  2. "Ashley Sexton". BoxRec. 21 October 1987. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. "Ashley Sexton v Usman Ahmed". YouTube. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. "Ashley Sexton On That Brutal KO of Usman Ahmed - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. "Draw enough for Bayaar". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  7. "Robinson wants rematch after Hamburg fight draw". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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