Denton Vassell

Denton Vassell
Personal information
Nickname
Quiet Storm[2]
Born (1984-09-13) 13 September 1984[3]
Manchester, England[3]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
WeightWelterweight, Super-welterweight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights31
Wins25
Win by KO11
Losses6

Denton Vassell (born 13 September 1984) is an English former professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth welterweight title from April 2010 until June 2013.

Amateur career

The pinnacle of Vassell's amateur career was winning the 69kg division at the Amateur Boxing Association Championships in December 2005.[4]

Professional career

Vassell made his professional debut on 2 September 2006, scoring a third round technical knockout win against Ernie Smith at Bolton Arena.[5]

After winning his first 14 pro-fights, he claimed the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Lee Purdy at Robin Park Centre in Wigan on 16 April 2010.[6][7]

Returning to the same venue, Vassell made a successful first defense of the title on 26 March 2011, defeating Bethuel Ushona by unanimous decision.[8][9]

He retained the title twice more thanks to a unanimous decision win over Samuel Colomban in Oldham on 12 November 2011[10][11] and a sixth round stoppage of Ronnie Heffron at Manchester Arena on 30 November 2012.[12]

Vassell faced unbeaten British welterweight champion, Frankie Gavin, at Liverpool Olympia on 28 June 2013, with both their titles up for grabs. He suffered a heavy onslaught of blows in the seventh round and sustained a broken jaw which caused the fight to be stopped on the advice of the ringside doctor at the end of the round.[13][14]

He continued fighting for a further six years without winning another title with his final bout being a second round stoppage defeat to future world champion Tim Tszyu at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia, on 8 February 2019.[15][16]

Professional boxing record

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Denton Vassell". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Denton Vassell could meet Ronnie Heffron in 11/30 clash". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Denton Vassell". tapology.com. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ^ "119th ABA National Championships". England Boxing. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Vassell banks on the big time". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Denton Vassell beats Lee Purdy for welterweight crown". BBC News. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Manchester's Denton Vassell and Craig Watson win Commonwealth Titles". British Boxers. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Denton Vassell Beats Bethuel Ushona, Askin Wins". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Denton Vassell Gets Past Bethuel Ushona to Keep Commonwealth Belt". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Denton Vassell Defeats Samuel Colomban in Oldham". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Denton Vassell retains Commonwealth welterweight title". Sports Mole. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Denton Vassell stopped Ronnie Heffron in the sixth to retain his Commonwealth welterweight crown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Frankie Gavin Turns on the Style, Denton Vassell Retired with Broken Jaw". British Boxers. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Comfortable win for Frankie". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Tim Tszyu takes record to 12-0 with second round TKO of Denton Vassell". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Dominant Tszyu sees off Vassell with TKO". SBS. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
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