Josh Warrington cruises past Sofiane Takoucht in title defence
October 12 2019: Leeds, England
Josh Warrington cruised to a dominant second-round knockout victory in his IBF world featherweight title defence against France's Sofiane Takoucht in Leeds.
In round two Warrington landed a left to the head and right to the body that saw Takoucht hit the canvas for the first time. Then
Warrington fired another barrage of hooks to send his challenger crashing down again with over a minute to go in the second round.
Takoucht was scrambling to hold off another onslaught as Warrington sensed blood but the referee stepped in and waved off the contest.
Josh Warrington beats Kid Galahad by split decision
June 15 2019: Leeds, England
Josh Warrington retained his IBF featherweight title after a very close split decision win over Kid Galahad in Leeds.
The home favourite gained the verdict by 116-112 and 116-113 on two of the judges' scorecards. The third judge gave the fight to the challenger by 115-113.
Galahad did an excellent job of largely controlling pace and territory, but ultimately did not appear
to land enough clean punches during several very close rounds in a fight that was difficult to score.
JOSH WARRINGTON
ALIAS: The Leeds Warroir
CURRENT IBF FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION
Total fights 30
BORN: November 14 1990 (29)
Wins 30 (KO 7)
BIRTHPLACE: Leeds, England
Losses 0
HEIGHT: 1.70 m
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round
Date
Location
Notes
30
Win
30–0
Sofiane Takoucht
KO
2
2019-10-12
First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
Retained IBF Featherweight title
29
Win
29–0
Kid Galahad
SD
12
2019-06-15
First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
Retained IBF Featherweight title
28
Win
28–0
Carl Frampton
UD
12
2018-12-22
Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
Retained IBF Featherweight title
27
Win
27–0
Lee Selby
SD
12
2018-05-19
Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Won IBF Featherweight title
26
Win
26–0
Dennis Ceylan
KO
10
2017-10-21
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
25
Win
25–0
Kiko Martinez
MD
12
2017-05-13
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
24
Win
24–0
Patrick Hyland
KO
9
2016-07-30
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
23
Win
23–0
Hisashi Amagasa
UD
12
2016-04-16
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
22
Win
22–0
Joel Brunker
UD
12
2015-09-05
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
21
Win
21–0
Dennis Tubieron
UD
12
2015-04-11
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
20
Win
20–0
Edwin Tellez
KO
5
2015-02-21
O2 World Arena, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
19
Win
19–0
Davide Dieli
KO
4
2014-10-04
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
18
Win
18–0
Martin Lindsay
UD
12
2014-05-21
First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
17
Win
17–0
Rendall Munroe
TKO
7
2014-04-19
Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
16
Win
16–0
Samir Mouneimne
KO
12
2013-11-02
Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
15
Win
15–0
Ian Bailey
UD
10
2013-09-27
Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
14
Win
14–0
Jamie Speight
UD
10
2013-03-22
Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
13
Win
13–0
Chris Male
UD
10
2012-11-09
The Venue, Dudley, West Midlands, England
12
Win
12–0
Ibrar Riyaz
UD
4
2012-06-02
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
11
Win
11–0
Dan Naylor
UD
6
2012-03-03
Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
10
Win
10–0
Ian Bailey
UD
4
2011-12-18
De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
9
Win
9–0
Dougie Curran
UD
6
2011-10-22
Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
8
Win
8–0
Marc Callaghan
UD
6
2011-04-28
Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
7
Win
7–0
Chris Riley
UD
6
2011-04-09
Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England
6
Win
6–0
Steve Gethin
UD
4
2011-01-22
The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
5
Win
5–0
Youssef al-Hamidi
UD
4
2010-10-02
Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
4
Win
4–0
John Riley
UD
4
2010-05-28
Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
3
Win
3–0
Danny McDermid
UD
4
2010-03-05
Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
2
Win
2–0
Pavels Senkovs
UD
4
2009-12-20
University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
