Josh Warrington is an English professional boxer who was born on November 14, 1990 in Leeds, United Kingdom. He has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight championship twice between 2018 and 2022. On May 19, 2018 Warrington faced Lee Selby at Ellen Road, Leeds, England. He defeated Selby via split decision to win the fight. Warrington gave up his title after he expressed his unwillingness to defend his championship to his mandatory challenger, Kid Galahad.
On March 26, 2022 Josh Warrington squared off against Kilo Martinez at First Direct Arena, Leeds, England. He won the fight via seventh round knockout and won the international Boxing Federation title for the second time. His second stint as the world champion ended when he lost the title against Luis Alberto Lopez on December 10, 2022 via majority decision at First Direct Arena, Leeds, England.
His historic win over Lee Selby made him the first male boxer from Leeds to win a major world title. He is ranked as the world’s fourth-best active featherweight by The Ring, seventh by BoxRec and fifth by Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Professional Record of Josh Warrington
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 34 | Loss | 31–2–1 | Luis Alberto Lopez | MD | 12 | 10 Dec 2022 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Lost IBF featherweight title |
| 33 | Win | 31–1–1 | Kiko Martínez | TKO | 7 (12), 2:12 | 26 Mar 2022 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Won IBF featherweight title |
| 32 | Draw | 30–1–1 | Mauricio Lara | TD | 2 (12), 3:00 | 4 Sep 2021 | Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England | Fight stopped after Lara cut from an accidental head clash |
| 31 | Loss | 30–1 | Mauricio Lara | TKO | 9 (12), 0:54 | 13 Feb 2021 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Sofiane Takoucht | TKO | 2 (12), 2:54 | 12 Oct 2019 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Kid Galahad | SD | 12 | 15 Jun 2019 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Carl Frampton | UD | 12 | 22 Dec 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Lee Selby | SD | 12 | 19 May 2018 | Elland Road, Leeds, England | Won IBF featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Dennis Ceylan | TKO | 10 (12), 1:43 | 21 Oct 2017 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Kiko Martínez | MD | 12 | 13 May 2017 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained WBC International featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Patrick Hyland | TKO | 9 (12), 0:45 | 30 Jul 2016 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Hisashi Amagasa | UD | 12 | 16 Apr 2016 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained WBC International featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Joel Brunker | UD | 12 | 5 Sep 2015 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained WBC International and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Dennis Tubieron | UD | 12 | 11 Apr 2015 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Won vacant WBC International featherweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Edwin Tellez | TKO | 5 (8), 1:51 | 21 Feb 2015 | Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Davide Dieli | TKO | 4 (12), 1:42 | 4 Oct 2014 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Won vacant European featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Martin Lindsay | UD | 12 | 21 May 2014 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title;Won British featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Rendall Munroe | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 19 Apr 2014 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Samir Mouneimne | TKO | 12 (12), 1:27 | 2 Nov 2013 | Hull Ice Arena, Hull, England | Won vacant Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Ian Bailey | UD | 10 | 27 Sep 2013 | Elland Road, Leeds, England | Retained English featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jamie Speight | UD | 10 | 22 Mar 2013 | Town Hall, Leeds, England | Retained English featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Chris Male | UD | 10 | 9 Nov 2012 | The Venue, Dudley, England | Won vacant English featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ibrar Riyaz | PTS | 4 | 2 Jun 2012 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Dan Naylor | PTS | 6 | 3 Mar 2012 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Ian Bailey | PTS | 4 | 18 Dec 2011 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Dougie Curran | PTS | 6 | 22 Oct 2011 | De Vere Whites, Bolton, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Marc Callaghan | PTS | 6 | 28 Apr 2011 | City Hall, Hull, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Chris Riley | PTS | 6 | 9 Apr 2011 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Steve Gethin | PTS | 4 | 22 Jan 2011 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Youssef al-Hamidi | PTS | 4 | 2 Oct 2010 | Elland Road, Leeds, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | John Riley | PTS | 4 | 28 May 2010 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Danny McDermid | PTS | 4 | 5 Mar 2010 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pavels Senkovs | PTS | 4 | 20 Dec 2009 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 4 | 31 Oct 2009 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England |
What age did Josh Warrington start boxing?
Josh Warrington started his professional boxing career at the age of 18 years, 11 months and 17 days. Born on November 14, 1990, Warrington made his debut against Delroy Spencer at Leisure Centre, Huddersfield in England on October 31 2009. He went on to win the bout and cruise on an impressive streak of consecutive 30 victories before encountering his first loss against Mauricio Lara.
FAQs
A. Josh Warrington has a professional boxing record of 31 wins, 2 losses and a draw to his credit.
A. Josh Warrington lost to Mauricio Lara and Luis Alberto Lopez.
A. Josh Warrington lost his first professional fight against Mauricio Lara.
A. He encountered a draw against Mauricio Lara.
A. Josh Warrington was born on November 14, 1990.
