Hosea Burton

Hosea Burton
Hosea Burton
Born	Hosea Noah Burton; 14 September 1988 (age 36); Newcastle, England
Other names	The Hammer;
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight; Cruiserweight;
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	28
Wins by KO	12
Losses	4
Men's amateur boxing
Representing England
English National Championships

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]

Burton vs. Tzonev

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]

Burton vs. Shinkwin

After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at the Manchester Arena for the British light heavyweight title vacated by Bob Ajisafe. He had Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds and stopped him in the sixth to become British champion.^[5]

Burton vs. Conroy

On 25 June 2021, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the 6th round.^[6]

Burton vs. Azeez

On 20 November 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light heavyweight title. Azeez was ranked #8 by the WBA at light heavyweight at the time. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the 7th round.^[7]

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