Lee Selby
| Lee Selby | |
|---|---|
 Selby in 2015 | |
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) |
The Barry Boy Assassin Lightning The Welsh Mayweather |
| Rated at | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) |
| Reach | 69.5 in (177 cm) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Born |
14 February 1987 Barry, Wales |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 8 |
| Losses | 1 |
Lee Selby (born 14 February 1987) is a Welsh professional boxer and the current IBF featherweight champion.[1]
Professional boxing career
Early boxing career
Selby began his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak at the Newport Leisure Centre in Wales. He compiled a record of four straight wins before losing for the first time in his career to Samir Mouneimne at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009.[2] Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a 2nd round knockout. On 30 July 2011 he met Scotsman James Ancliff for the Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a 6th round stoppage.[2]
British Champion
On 17 September 2011 Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via 8th round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool.[2] Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the centre of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover.[1] Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It's something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It's a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".[3]
On 20 April 2013 Selby dismantled the former unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell. McConell's corner threw in the towel in the fifth round.
WBC International Championship
Selby vs. Simion
On 13 July 2013, Lee Selby took another step towards a world title shot when he faced in Hull the unbeaten Romanian boxer and ranked at fourth by the WBC, Viorel Simion, and won the WBC International featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory.[4] According to some prominent boxing writers, the British rising star passed the toughest test of his career[5] in a very close fight.[5][6]
Selby vs. Montiel
Selby retained his IBF featherweight title in October 2015 with a win over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Arizona. He dedicated the win to his childhood friend Darren Bray, who had recently died from attempting to eat a burger in one go.[7]
Professional boxing record
| 24 fights, 23 wins (8 knockouts), 1 loss[8] | ||||||||
| No. | Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 |  Eric Hunter |
UD | 12 | 09 Apr 2016 |  O2 Arena, London, England, UK |
Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 |  Fernando Montiel |
UD | 12 | 14 Oct 2015 | Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, US |
Retained IBF featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 |  Evgeny Gradovich |
TD | 8 (12), 1:00 | 30 May 2015 | O2 Arena, London, England, UK |
Won IBF featherweight title; Ruled a unanimous TD due to Gradovich sustaining a cut from an accidental head clash |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 |  Joel Brunker |
TKO | 9 (12), 2:49 | 11 Oct 2014 | O2 Arena, London, England, UK |
IBF featherweight title eliminator |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Romulo Koasicha |
UD | 12 | 17 May 2014 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK |
Retained WBC International featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Rendall Munroe |
TKO | 6 (12), 1:31 | 1 Feb 2014 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK |
Retained British featherweight title; Won vacant European featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Ryan Walsh |
UD | 12 | 5 Oct 2013 | O2 Arena, London, England, UK |
Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 |  Viorel Simion |
UD | 12 | 13 Jul 2013 | Craven Park Stadium, Hull, England, UK |
Won WBC International featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Corey McConnell |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:16 | 20 Apr 2013 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, UK |
Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Martin Lindsay |
UD | 12 | 9 Feb 2013 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK |
Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 |  Patrick Okine |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:54 | 25 May 2012 | Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK |
Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | John Simpson |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:02 | 14 Dec 2011 | York Hall, London, England, UK |
Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Stephen Smith |
KO | 8 (12), 2:04 | 17 Sep 2011 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England, UK |
Won British and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | James Ancliff |
TKO | 6 (10), 2:12 | 30 Jul 2011 | Pill Millennium Centre, Newport, Wales, UK | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  Youssef Al Hamidi |
PTS | 6 | 27 Apr 2011 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England, UK | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Dai Davies |
KO | 2 (10), 1:53 | 30 Oct 2010 | Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Ben Jones |
PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2010 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, UK | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Jimmy Briggs |
PTS | 4 | 20 Nov 2009 | Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Ian Bailey |
PTS | 6 | 10 Aug 2009 | Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, London, England, UK | |
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Samir Mouneimne |
PTS | 4 | 29 May 2009 | Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Johnny Greaves |
PTS | 6 | 13 Mar 2009 | Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Craig Johnson |
PTS | 4 | 27 Feb 2009 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England, UK | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Peter Buckley |
PTS | 6 | 24 Oct 2008 | Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sid Razak |
PTS | 6 | 12 Jul 2008 | Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK |
Professional debut |
Personal life
Lee Selby is the brother of GB Boxing's 2012 Olympic flyweight representative Andrew Selby. Lee attended Barry Comprehensive School from 1998 to 2003.
References
- 1 2 "Lee Selby stops Stephen Smith to claim titles". BBC sport. BBC. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 Lee Selby professional record
- ↑ Barry and District News | Barry boxer Lee selby is new British and Commonwealth champion
- ↑ "Lee Selby won the WBC International featherweight title in Hull". Sky Sports. 13 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Lee Selby – Rising Star passes Toughest Test". boxingnews24.com/. 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Selby decisions Simion, but struggles". boxingnews24.com/. 13 July 2013.
- ↑ Kemble, Harry (4 February 2016). "'Watch this' Tragic dad chokes to DEATH after McDonalds burger prank goes wrong". Daily Star. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ Professional boxing record for Lee Selby from BoxRec. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
External links
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Evgeny Gradovich |
IBF Featherweight Champion May 30, 2015 – present |
Incumbent |