Louis Norman

Louis Norman (born 18 December 1993) is a British professional boxer who held the English flyweight title from 2013 to 2015. He also challenged for the British flyweight and English super-flyweight titles in 2016 and the English bantamweight title in 2018.

Louis Norman
Statistics
Nickname(s)2Sweet
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1993-12-18) 18 December 1993
Leicestershire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights23
Wins14
Wins by KO2
Losses8
Draws1

Career

Born in Leicestershire and based in Shepshed, after fighting as an amateur out of Shepshed Amateur Boxing Club, Norman made his professional debut in April 2012, with a points win over Delroy Spencer. After winning his first five fights, including a win over Mohammed Waqas to take the British masters flyweight title,[2] he faced Nathan Reeve in December 2013 for the vacant English flyweight title, winning by unanimous decision.[3] He defended the title in May 2014 against Don Broadhurst, the fight ending a draw,[4] and lost it in September 2015 when he was outpointed by Charlie Edwards on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Gary Cornish.[5] In 2014, he was named Best Young Boxer at the Midlands Boxing Awards.[6]

In May 2016, Norman faced Andrew Selby for the vacant British flyweight title, losing by unanimous decision after struggling to make the weight.[7][8] He moved up to super flyweight in October 2016 to face Broadhurst for the vacant English title, losing via a split decision.[9] He fought Thomas Essomba for the vacant English bantamweight title in March 2018 but lost to a knockout from a body shot in the 6th round.[10]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
21 fights 13 wins 7 losses
By knockout 2 2
By decision 11 5
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Loss 13–7–1 Joe Maphosa PTS 6 16 Mar 2019 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
20 Loss 13–6–1 Marc Leach TKO 2 (10) 15 Sep 2018 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England
19 Win 13–5–1 Jules Phillips PTS 4 14 Apr 2018 King Power Stadium, Leicester, England
18 Loss 12–5–1 Thomas Essomba KO 6 (10) 2 Mar 2018 King Power Stadium, Leicester, England For vacant English bantamweight title
17 Win 12–4–1 George Brennan PTS 6 9 Sep 2017 Braunstone Leisure Centre, Leicester, England
16 Loss 11–4–1 Kyle Yousaf PTS 6 27 May 2017 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
15 Loss 11–3–1 Don Broadhurst SD 10 22 Oct 2016 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England For vacant English super-flyweight title
14 Loss 11–2–1 Andrew Selby UD 12 14 May 2016 Ice Arena, Cardiff, Wales For vacant British flyweight title
13 Win 11–1–1 Craig Derbyshire PTS 4 13 Dec 2015 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England
12 Loss 10–1–1 Charlie Edwards UD 10 12 Sep 2015 The O2 Arena, London, England Lost BBBofC English flyweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Brett Fidoe PTS 6 25 Jul 2015 Derby Arena, Derby, England
10 Win 9–0–1 Ian Halsall PTS 6 22 Mar 2015 iPro Stadium, Derby, England
9 Win 8–0–1 Csaba Kovacs PTS 8 28 Sep 2014 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England
8 Draw 7–0–1 Don Broadhurst SD 10 11 May 2014 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England Retained English flyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Patrik Bartos TKO 1 (4) 2 Mar 2014 King Power Stadium, Leicester, England
6 Win 6–0 Nathan Reeve UD 10 1 Dec 2013 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England Won vacant English flyweight title
5 Win 5–0 Peter Mellar TKO 1 (4) 12 May 2013 Club Republic, Leicester, England
4 Win 4–0 Mohammed Waqas PTS 10 24 Feb 2013 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England Won British Masters flyweight title
3 Win 3–0 Brett Fidoe PTS 6 11 Nov 2012 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England
2 Win 2–0 Delroy Spencer PTS 4 16 Jun 2012 Velodrome, Manchester, England
1 Win 1–0 Delroy Spencer PTS 4 27 Apr 2012 Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England

References
  1. "Boxing record for Louis Norman". BoxRec.
  2. Steel, Adam (27 February 2013). "Mohammed Waqas vows to claim meaningful belts". Gazette Live. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. "Civic crowns new English flyweight boss". Express & Star. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. Rush, Richard (17 May 2014). "Louis Norman held to a draw by Broadhurst". Loughborough Echo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "Charlie Edwards took Louis Norman's English flyweight title at The O2". Sky Sports. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. "Jamie Ball returns for Midlands Boxing Awards". British Boxing News. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  7. Griffiths, Gareth (13 May 2016). "Andrew Selby hopes to capitalise after British title opponent was forced to strip naked to make weight". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  8. "Andrew Selby beats Louis Norman to win British title". BBC Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  9. Purewal, Andi; Lockley, Mike (22 October 2016). "Boxing in Birmingham: Victories for Craig Cunningham, Don Broadhurst, Corri Gibbs, Kal Yafai, Sean Davis and Ryan Kelly". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  10. Kelly, Roy (3 March 2018). "Thomas Essomba stops Louis Norman in Leicester to become English champion". Punch-Lines. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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