Tony Booth (boxer) explained

Tony Booth (born 30 January 1970) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008. At regional level, he challenged once for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title in 1994, and once for the British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles in 1998. During his career, Booth held the record for the most wins of any active British professional boxer.

Professional career

Booth challenged Franco Wanyama on 28 January 1994, for the vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title, losing by technical knockout in the second round.^[1]

Booth faced light-heavyweight contender Montell Griffin on 4 June 1995, losing by TKO in the second round.^[2]

Booth challenged Crawford Ashley on 9 June 1998, for the British and vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles, losing by TKO in the sixth round.^[3]

Following his loss to Ashley, Booth defeated undefeated American boxer Omar Sheika (14–0, 9 KOs), by a points decision (PTS).^[4]

Booth faced Enzo Maccarinelli at the International Arena in Cardiff on 20 April 2002, losing on PTS, by 40–36.^[5] Booth faced Maccarinelli for the second time at the Cardiff Castle on 17 August, losing by TKO in the second round.^[6]

Booth faced World Amateur Boxing Championships silver medalist David Haye at the York Hall in London on 8 December 2002, in what was Haye's professional debut, losing by corner retirement in the second round.^[7]

Booth faced undefeated heavyweight Derek Chisora at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 7 April 2007, on the undercard of Joe Calzaghe's successful WBO super-middleweight title defence against Peter Manfredo Jr., losing on PTS, by 40–36.^[8]

Life after boxing

In 2012, Booth was jailed for drug offences.^[9]

Personal life

In 2006, Setanta Sports broadcast a documentary on Booth's career, I could have been a Contender.^[10] In 2008, Booth published his autobiography, Boxing Booth.^[11]

Professional boxing record

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
166	Win	52–105–9	Raz Parnez	RTD	4 (6),	1 Nov 2008
165	Win	51–105–9	Howard Daley	PTS	6	11 Oct 2008
164	Loss	50–105–9	Howard Daley	RTD	2 (6),	14 Mar 2008
163	Loss	50–104–9	Neil Simpson	PTS	4	1 Mar 2008
162	Loss	50–103–9	David Dolan	TKO	3 (6),	23 Nov 2007
161	Loss	50–102–9	Ben Harding	PTS	4	9 Nov 2007
160	Loss	50–101–9	Ali Adams	PTS	4	19 Oct 2007
159	Loss	50–100–9	Neil Simpson	PTS	10	25 Sep 2007
158	Loss	50–99–9	Tom Owens	PTS	4	13 Jul 2007
157	Loss	50–98–9	Troy Ross	TKO	2 (8),	18 May 2007
156	Loss	50–97–9	Paulino da Silva	PTS	6	21 Apr 2007
155	Loss	50–96–9	Derek Chisora	PTS	4	7 Apr 2007
154	Win	50–95–9	Billy Wilson	TKO	5 (6),	23 Feb 2007
153	Loss	49–95–9	JJ Ojuederie	PTS	4	3 Dec 2006
152	Loss	49–94–9	Leigh Alliss	PTS	4	3 Nov 2006
151	Win	49–93–9	Danny Tombs	PTS	4	21 Oct 2006
150	Win	48–93–9	O'Neil Murray	PTS	4	9 Oct 2006
149	Win	47–93–9	Mervyn Langdale	TKO	1 (4),	24 Sep 2006
148	Loss	46–93–9	Tommy Eastwood	PTS	4	23 Jul 2006
147	Loss	46–92–9	Ervis Jegeni	PTS	4	12 Jul 2006
146	Win	46–91–9	Lee Mountford	PTS	6	26 May 2006
145	Loss	45–91–9	Paul Souter	PTS	4	13 May 2006
144	Loss	45–90–9	Ervis Jegeni	TKO	1 (4),	30 Mar 2006
143	Loss	45–89–9	Jon Ibbotson	PTS	4	5 Mar 2006
142	Loss	45–88–9	Ovill McKenzie	PTS	4	26 Feb 2006
141	Draw	45–87–9	Dave Clarke	PTS	6	25 Nov 2005
140	Loss	45–87–8	Tommy Eastwood	PTS	4	6 Oct 2005
139	Loss	45–86–8	Carl Wright	PTS	4	24 Sep 2005
138	Loss	45–85–8	Darren Morgan	PTS	4	10 Sep 2005
137	Loss	45–84–8	Coleman Barrett	PTS	4	27 Jul 2005
136	Loss	45–83–8	Martin Rogan	TKO	2 (4),	4 Jun 2005
135	Loss	45–82–8	Johny Jensen	UD	6	15 Apr 2005
134	Loss	45–81–8	Junior MacDonald	PTS	4	5 Mar 2005
133	Loss	45–80–8	Hovik Keuchkerian	KO	1 (8)	11 Dec 2004
132	Win	45–79–8	Paul Bonson	PTS	6	26 Nov 2004
131	Loss	44–79–8	Bash Ali	TKO	4 (12)	15 Aug 2004
130	Loss	44–78–8	Elvis Mihailenko	RTD	4 (6),	1 May 2004
129	Win	44–77–8	O'Neil Murray	PTS	8	14 Feb 2004
128	Win	43–77–8	Paul Bonson	PTS	6	14 Nov 2003
127	Win	42–77–8	Radcliffe Green	PTS	6	29 Sep 2003
126	Loss	41–77–8	Kelly Oliver	PTS	4	26 Jul 2003
125	Loss	41–76–8	Tony Moran	PTS	6	17 May 2003
124	Loss	41–75–8	Jason Callum	PTS	6	5 Apr 2003
123	Loss	41–74–8	Mohamed Ben Guesmia	TKO	4 (8)	30 Jan 2003
122	Loss	41–73–8	David Haye		2 (4),	8 Dec 2002
121	Loss	41–72–8	Roman Greenberg	PTS	4	28 Nov 2002
120	Win	41–71–8	Jamie Warters	PTS	8	21 Nov 2002
119	Loss	40–71–8	Hughie Docherty	PTS	4	27 Oct 2002
118	Loss	40–70–8	James Zikic	PTS	4	19 Oct 2002
117	Win	40–69–8	Phill Day	PTS	4	5 Oct 2002
116	Win	39–69–8	Alvin Miller	PTS	6	23 Sep 2002
115	Loss	38–69–8	Enzo Maccarinelli	TKO	2 (4),	17 Aug 2002
114	Loss	38–68–8	Mark Krence	PTS	4	3 Aug 2002
113	Loss	38–67–8	Neil Linford	TKO	5 (6),	23 Jun 2002
112	Loss	38–66–8	Paul Buttery	PTS	4	10 May 2002
111	Win	38–65–8	Scott Lansdowne	TKO	4 (4),	28 Apr 2002
110	Loss	37–65–8	Enzo Maccarinelli	PTS	4	20 Apr 2002
109	Loss	37–64–8	John McDermott	TKO	1 (6),	19 Jan 2002
108	Loss	37–63–8	Blue Stevens	PTS	4	16 Dec 2001
107	Loss	37–62–8	Matt Legg	PTS	4	24 Nov 2001
106	Win	37–61–8	Terry Morrill	TKO	7 (8)	1 Nov 2001
105	Loss	36–61–8	Colin Kenna	PTS	6	15 Oct 2001
104	Loss	36–60–8	Peter Haymer	PTS	4	22 Sep 2001
103	Loss	36–59–8	Tommy Eastwood	PTS	4	9 Sep 2001
102	Loss	36–58–8	Butch Lesley	TKO	3 (8),	16 Jun 2001
101	Loss	36–57–8	Mark Baker	PTS	4	10 Apr 2001
100	Draw	36–56–8	Kenny Gayle	PTS	4	1 Apr 2001
99	Loss	36–56–7	Denzil Browne	TKO	5 (10),	5 Feb 2001
98	Loss	36–55–7	Mark Krence	PTS	6	11 Dec 2000
97	Loss	36–54–7	Firat Arslan	TKO	2 (6)	31 Oct 2000
96	Loss	36–53–7	Rob Norton	TKO	3 (6),	30 Sep 2000
95	Win	36–52–7	Dominic Negus	PTS	6	8 Sep 2000
94	Loss	35–52–7	Toks Owoh	TKO	3 (8)	19 Jun 2000
93	Win	35–51–7	Michael Pinnock	PTS	6	15 May 2000
92	Win	34–51–7	Greg Scott Briggs	PTS	10	9 Apr 2000
91	Loss	33–51–7	John Keeton	TKO	2 (4)	29 Feb 2000
90	Loss	33–50–7	Thomas Hansvoll	PTS	6	12 Feb 2000
89	Loss	33–49–7	Michael Sprott	PTS	6	18 Jan 2000
88	Loss	33–48–7	Cathal O'Grady	KO	4 (6)	16 Oct 1999
87	Win	33–47–7	Adam Cale	PTS	6	27 Sep 1999
86	Loss	32–47–7	Neil Simpson	PTS	10	12 Jul 1999
85	Win	32–46–7	Darren Ashton	PTS	6	17 May 1999
84	Loss	31–46–7	Ali Saidi	TKO	4 (8)	5 Jan 1999
83	Win	31–45–7	Sven Hamer	PTS	6	14 Dec 1998
82	Win	30–45–7	Nigel Rafferty	PTS	8	29 Oct 1998
81	Loss	29–45–7	Toks Owoh	PTS	6	26 Sep 1998
80	Win	29–44–7	Omar Sheika	PTS	8	18 Jul 1998
79	Loss	28–44–7	Crawford Ashley	TKO	6 (12),	9 Jun 1998
78	Win	28–43–7	Peter Mason	TKO	3 (6),	6 Mar 1998
77	Win	27–43–7	Nigel Rafferty	PTS	6	15 Dec 1997
76	Win	26–43–7	Martin Jolley	PTS	6	28 Nov 1997
75	Win	25–43–7	Bruce Scott	PTS	8	4 Oct 1997
74	Win	24–43–7	Martin Langtry	PTS	6	22 Sep 1997
73	Loss	23–43–7	Steve Bristow	PTS	4	11 Sep 1997
72	Win	23–42–7	Phill Day	PTS	4	15 May 1997
71	Loss	22–42–7	Robert Norton	TKO	4 (8),	16 Apr 1997
70	Loss	22–41–7	John Wilson	PTS	6	4 Apr 1997
69	Draw	22–40–7	Nigel Rafferty	PTS	8	25 Mar 1997
68	Loss	22–40–6	Kevin Morton	PTS	6	27 Feb 1997
67	Loss	22–39–6	Kelly Oliver	TKO	4 (6),	18 Jan 1997
66	Loss	22–38–6	Crawford Ashley	TKO	1 (8)	11 Dec 1996
65	Win	22–37–6	Alvin Miller	TKO	5 (6)	22 Nov 1996
64	Win	21–37–6	Martin Jolley	PTS	4	6 Nov 1996
63	Loss	20–37–6	Kelly Oliver	TKO	2 (6)	14 Sep 1996
62	Loss	20–36–6	Paul Douglas	PTS	4	3 Sep 1996
61	Loss	20–35–6	Bruce Scott	PTS	8	13 Jul 1996
60	Win	20–34–6	Mark Richardson	TKO	2 (6)	17 May 1996
59	Loss	19–34–6	Neil Simpson	PTS	6	27 Mar 1996
58	Win	19–33–6	Alvin Miller	PTS	6	15 Mar 1996
57	Loss	18–33–6	Johnny Nelson	KO	2 (6),	20 Jan 1996
56	Loss	18–32–6	John Marceta	TKO	2 (8),	16 Dec 1995
55	Loss	18–31–6	Bruce Scott	TKO	3 (8),	11 Nov 1995
54	Loss	18–30–6	Don Diego Poeder	TKO	2 (8)	6 Oct 1995
53	Win	18–29–6	Neil Simpson	PTS	8	25 Sep 1995
52	Loss	17–29–6	Leif Keiski	PTS	8	6 Sep 1995
51	Loss	17–28–6	Mark Prince	TKO	2 (8)	22 Jul 1995
50	Win	17–27–6	Nigel Rafferty	TKO	7 (8),	6 Jul 1995
49	Loss	16–27–6	Montell Griffin	TKO	2 (10)	4 Jun 1995
48	Win	16–26–6	Art Stacey	PTS	10	27 Apr 1995
47	Loss	15–26–6	John Foreman	PTS	6	7 Mar 1995
46	Loss	15–25–6	Jan Lefeber	PTS	8	23 Jan 1995
45	Loss	15–24–6	Dean Francis		1 (8),	27 Oct 1994
44	Loss	15–23–6	Dirk Wallyn	PTS	6	7 Oct 1994
43	Loss	15–22–6	John Held	PTS	8	24 Sep 1994
42	Loss	15–21–6	Mark Prince	TKO	3 (8)	21 Jul 1994
41	Loss	15–20–6	Torsten May	UD	6	23 Mar 1994
40	Loss	15–19–6	Franco Wanyama	TKO	2 (12)	28 Jan 1994
39	Win	15–18–6	Carlos Christie	PTS	6	12 Nov 1993
38	Loss	14–18–6	James Cook	PTS	8	2 Nov 1993
37	Draw	14–17–6	Denzil Browne	PTS	8	7 Oct 1993
36	Loss	14–17–5	Ole Klemetsen		8	17 Sep 1993
35	Loss	14–16–5	Michael Gale	PTS	8	1 Jul 1993
34	Win	14–15–5	Tony Behan	PTS	6	23 Jun 1993
33	Loss	13–15–5	Víctor Córdoba	PTS	8	3 Jun 1993
32	Draw	13–14–5	Ralf Rocchigiani	PTS	8	1 May 1993
31	Win	13–14–4	Tony Wilson	PTS	8	9 Feb 1993
30	Loss	12–14–4	Franco Wanyama	PTS	6	25 Dec 1992
29	Draw	12–13–4	Tony Wilson	PTS	8	18 Nov 1992
28	Draw	12–13–3	Roy Ritchie	PTS	6	30 Oct 1992
27	Loss	12–13–2	James Cook	PTS	8	7 Sep 1992
26	Loss	12–12–2	Maurice Core	PTS	6	18 Aug 1992
25	Loss	12–11–2	Eddy Smulders	TKO	1 (8)	2 Jun 1992
24	Win	12–10–2	Phil Soundy	PTS	6	13 May 1992
23	Loss	11–10–2	Michael Gale	PTS	8	8 Apr 1992
22	Win	11–9–2	Dave Owens	PTS	6	26 Mar 1992
21	Win	10–9–2	John Beckles	TKO	6 (6)	5 Mar 1992
20	Win	9–9–2	Tenko Ernie	TKO	4 (6)	12 Feb 1992
19	Win	8–9–2	Serg Fame	PTS	6	30 Jan 1992
18	Loss	7–9–2	Steve Lewsam	PTS	8	9 Dec 1991
17	Loss	7–8–2	Eddy Smulders	TKO	6 (8)	28 Oct 1991
16	Loss	7–7–2	Jimmy Peters	PTS	8	11 Sep 1991
15	Draw	7–6–2	Nick Manners	PTS	8	1 Aug 1991
14	Win	7–6–1	Paul Murray	PTS	6	25 Jul 1991
13	Loss	6–6–1	Glenn Campbell	TKO	2 (10),	17 May 1991
12	Loss	6–5–1	Neville Brown	PTS	6	28 Mar 1991
11	Win	6–4–1	Billy Brough	PTS	6	18 Mar 1991
10	Loss	5–4–1	Billy Brough	PTS	6	6 Mar 1991
9	Loss	5–3–1	Shaun McCrory	PTS	6	6 Feb 1991
8	Draw	5–2–1	Darron Griffiths		6	23 Jan 1991
7	Win	5–2	Bullit Andrews		3 (6)	8 Oct 1990
6	Loss	4–2	Shaun McCrory	PTS	6	5 Sep 1990
5	Win	4–1	Gary Dyson	PTS	6	5 Jun 1990
4	Win	3–1	Tommy Warde	PTS	6	16 May 1990
3	Win	2–1	Colin Manners	PTS	6	26 Apr 1990
2	Win	1–1	Mickey Duncan	PTS	6	11 Apr 1990
1	Loss	0–1	Paul Lynch		6	8 Mar 1990

External links

• Tony Booth on BoxRec

Notes and References

1. Web site: The life & death of Franco Wanyama: Another proud man who deserved more help than he ever received. independent.co.uk. 8 April 2019 . 23 February 2024.
2. Web site: BoxRec: Montell Griffin vs Tony Booth. 29 May 2024. BoxRec.
3. News: Boxing: Journeyman in search of a milestone. Mee. Bob. 6 June 1998. The Independent. 23 February 2024.
4. News: How Omar Sheika went from losing against a Hull fisherman to challenging Joe Calzaghe. Worsell. Elliot. 9 December 2019. Boxing News. 23 February 2024.
5. Web site: BoxRec: Enzo Maccarinelli vs Tony Booth. 28 July 2024. BoxRec.
6. Web site: BoxRec: Enzo Maccarinelli vs Tony Booth. 28 July 2024. BoxRec.
7. News: Haye makes barnstorming debut . John . Rawling . 9 December 2002 . The Guardian . 19 February 2024 .
8. Web site: BoxRec: Derek Chisora vs Tony Booth. 19 February 2024. BoxRec.
9. News: Drug dealing ex-boxer Tony Booth has sentence reduced on appeal. 18 July 2012. BoxRec News. 23 February 2024. 29 July 2013. https://archive.today/20130729231918/http://news.boxrec.com/news/2012/drug-dealing-ex-boxer-tony-booth-has-sentence-reduced-appeal. bot: unknown.
10. Web site: Tony Booth Boxing Documentary. 23 February 2024. www.youtube.com.
11. Book: Booth, Tony. Boxing Booth: The Autobiography. 2008. Riverhead.