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| '''Junior Witter''' (born ] ]) is a professional boxer from ], ], ]. | '''Junior Witter''' (born ] ]) is a professional boxer from ], ], ]. He is also extremely dump. | ||
| He is currently the ] world light-welterweight champion, and has been a European, British and Commonwealth Light-Welterweight ]. Witter is widely considered one of the best underrated fighters in the world today.<ref></ref> | He is currently the ] world light-welterweight champion, and has been a European, British and Commonwealth Light-Welterweight ]. Witter is widely considered one of the best underrated fighters in the world today.<ref></ref> | ||
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| Junior Witter | |
|---|---|
| Born | Junior Witter (1974-03-10) 10 March 1974 (age 50) Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality |  British |
| Other names | The Hitter |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 39 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Junior Witter (born 10 March 1974) is a professional boxer from Bradford, Yorkshire, England. He is also extremely dump.
He is currently the WBC world light-welterweight champion, and has been a European, British and Commonwealth Light-Welterweight champion. Witter is widely considered one of the best underrated fighters in the world today.
Pro Career
Witter has a fight record of 36 wins, 2 draws and only 1 defeat, against Zab Judah in 2000. The loss to Judah was a decision loss in Glasgow, Scotland.
He won the European Light-Welterweight title by beating Salvatore Battaglia in 2004. He won the British title by defeating Alan Bosworth in 2002, and took the Commonwealth title with a win over Laatekwei Hammond in 2002.
On 15 September 2006, he defeated DeMarcus Corley on points to win the WBC world light-welterweight crown.
He successfully retained his WBC world light-welterweight title on 20 January 2007 with a ninth round stoppage of Mexican Arturo Morua at Alexandra Palace, and followed it up with a 7th round knockout of "Vicious" Vivian Harris.
Witter also belongs to the Golden Boy Stable ran by Oscar De La Hoya
He also supports Doncaster Rovers.
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Junior Witter from BoxRec (registration required)
- Retain WBC world light-welterweight Title
References
- The Top Five Most Under-Rated Current Boxers: Mayweather, Taylor, Klitschko, Diaz and Witter
- Junior Rover
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