Hosea Burton

Hosea Burton
Personal information
Nickname
  • The Hammer
BornHosea Noah Burton
(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988
Newcastle, England
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins28
Win by KO12
Losses4
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
English National Championships
2009 Sheffield Middleweight
2010 London Middleweight

Hosea Noah Burton[1] (born 14 September 1988) is a British former professional boxer who held the British light-heavyweight title in 2016. As an amateur, he won the 2009 ABAE National Championships in the middleweight division. Hosea is a cousin of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury.

Professional career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and based in Manchester, Burton was successful as an amateur, winning the ABA senior middleweight title in 2009, beating Kirk Garvey in the final.[2]

Trained by Joe Gallagher, he had his first professional fight in March 2012 at super-middleweight, a first round stoppage of Viktor Tzonev.[3][4]

After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at Manchester Arena for the vacant British light-heavyweight title. Burton knocked Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds before finally stopping him in the sixth.[5][6]

Burton lost the title in his first defense, going down to a 12th round stoppage defeat against Frank Buglioni at Manchester Arena on 10 December 2016.[7][8]

Burton challenged WBO European light-heavyweight champion Ričards Bolotņiks in Rīga, Latvia, on 26 September 2020, losing by unanimous decision.[9][10]

On 25 June 2021 in Bolton, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the sixth round in an eliminator for a shot at the British light-heavyweight title.[11][12]

At Wembley Arena in London on 20 November 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light-heavyweight title. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the seventh round.[13][14]

Burton faced Ellis Zorro for the vacant WBO European cruiserweight title at York Hall in London on 12 May 2023, losing by stoppage in the seventh round.[15][16]

Professional boxing record

32 fights 28 wins 4 losses
By knockout 12 3
By decision 16 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 28–4 Ellis Zorro TKO 7 (10), 1:28 12 May 2023 York Hall, London, England For vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
31 Win 28–3 Darryl Sharp PTS 6 3 Dec 2022 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
30 Win 27–3 Erik Nazaryan PTS 4 7 Oct 2022 Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
29 Loss 26–3 Dan Azeez TKO 7 (12), 2:27 20 Nov 2021 Wembley Arena, London, England For vacant British light-heavyweight title
28 Win 26–2 Liam Conroy KO 6 (12), 1:44 25 Jun 2021 Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
27 Loss 25–2 Ricards Bolotniks UD 10 26 Sep 2020 Studio 69, Rīga, Latvia For WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
26 Win 25–1 Bob Ajisafe UD 10 14 Dec 2019 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
25 Win 24–1 Edgars Sniedze PTS 6 5 Jul 2019 Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
24 Win 23–1 Arturs Kulikauskis PTS 6 9 Nov 2018 Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
23 Win 22–1 Saidou Sall KO 1 (6), 0:29 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
22 Win 21–1 Josip Perkovic PTS 8 25 Feb 2018 Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
21 Win 20–1 Ratu Latianara TKO 1 (6), 1:20 7 Oct 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20 Win 19–1 Tamas Kozma PTS 8 25 Mar 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
19 Loss 18–1 Frank Buglioni TKO 12 (12), 1:56 10 Dec 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Lost British light-heavyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Fernando Castaneda TKO 3 (10), 2:18 24 Sep 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
17 Win 17–0 Jozsef Kormany TKO 2 (6), 1:47 29 May 2016 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England
16 Win 16–0 Michal Ludwiczak TKO 4 (6), 2:58 7 May 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
15 Win 15–0 Miles Shinkwin TKO 6 (12), 1:13 27 Feb 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant British light-heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Elvis Dube PTS 6 19 Sep 2015 Olympia, Liverpool, England
13 Win 13–0 Nathan King PTS 6 18 Jul 2015 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12 Win 12–0 Joe Hillerby TKO 4 (4), 2:23 4 Apr 2015 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
11 Win 11–0 Marko Martinjak TKO 5 (6), 1:56 29 Nov 2014 Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
10 Win 10–0 Tsvetozar Iliev TKO 4 (4), 1:13 13 Sep 2014 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
9 Win 9–0 Valentin Freulon PTS 8 19 Apr 2014 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
8 Win 8–0 Moses Matovu PTS 4 22 Feb 2014 Hull Arena, Hull, England
7 Win 7–0 Jahmaine Smyle TKO 1 (6), 1:37 1 Jun 2013 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6 Win 6–0 Carl Wild PTS 6 8 Mar 2013 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
5 Win 5–0 James Tucker PTS 4 12 Oct 2012 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 Pawel Trebinski PTS 4 22 Jun 2012 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
3 Win 3–0 Danny Brown PTS 4 8 Jun 2012 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
2 Win 2–0 Robert Studzinski PTS 4 27 Apr 2012 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1 Win 1–0 Viktor Tzonev KO 1 (4), 2:30 11 Mar 2012 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England

References

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Hosea Noah Burton".
  2. ^ "Elite Senior Championships 2000-2009", England Boxing. Retrieved 28 February 2016
  3. ^ Walker, Christopher (2013) "Hosea Burton takes on Carl Dilks March 8" Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, britishboxers.co.uk, 23 January 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ^ Brown, Shaun (2013) Prospects", Sky Sports, 8 August 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Hosea Burton halts Miles Shinkwin to claim British belt". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Hosea Burton crowned British champion after six-round thriller against Miles Shinkwin". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Joshua vs Molina: Frank Buglioni stops Hosea Burton in thrilling British light-heavyweight showdown". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Enfield boxer Frank Buglioni wins British light-heavyweight title after dramatic stoppage against Hosea Burton". Enfield Independent. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Ricards Bolotniks cards wide shock victory over Hosea Burton". World Boxing News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Ricards Bolotniks completely outboxed Hosea Burton to book his place in the Golden Contract light-heavyweight final". British Boxing News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Hosea Burton Knocks Liam Conroy Out in Sixth of British Eliminator". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  12. ^ "Liam Conroy knocked out in title eliminator". NWE Mail. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Dan Azeez delivers a thunderous performance to beat Hosea Burton at Wembley Arena". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Dan Azeez Stops Hosea Burton in Seven To Capture British Title". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Hosea Burton Possibly Eyeing Retirement After KO Loss To Ellis Zorro". 3kingsboxing.com. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Ellis Zorro Blasts Out Hosea Burton in Seven Rounds at York Hall". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
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