Lee Selby
Lee Selby | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lee Selby 14 February 1987 (age 37) Barry, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Barry Boy Assassin Lightning The Welsh Mayweather |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm) |
| Reach | 69+1⁄2 in (177 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 22 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
Lee Selby (born 14 February 1987) is a Welsh professional boxer. He is the current IBF Featherweight champion. He is currently promoted by Matchroom Sport.
Professional boxing career
Early boxing career
Selby began his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak at the Newport Leisure Centre in Wales. He compiled a record of four straight wins before losing for the first time in his career to Samir Mouneimne at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009.[1] Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a 2nd round knockout. On 30 July 2011 he met Scotsman James Ancliff for the Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a 6th round stoppage.[1]
British Champion
On 17 September 2011 Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via 8th round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool.[1] Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the centre of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover.[2] Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It's something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It's a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".[3]
On 20 April 2013 Selby dismantled the former unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell. McConell's corner threw in the towel in the fifth round.
WBC International Championship
Selby vs. Simion
On 13 July 2013, Lee Selby took another step towards a world title shot when he faced in Hull the unbeaten Romanian boxer and ranked at fourth by the WBC, Viorel Simion, and won the WBC International featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory.[4] According to some prominent boxing writers, the British rising star passed the toughest test of his career[5] in a very close fight.[5][6]
Professional boxing record
Personal life
Lee Selby is the brother of GB Boxing's 2012 Olympic flyweight representative Andrew Selby.
References
- ^ a b c Lee Selby professional record
- ^ BBC Sport | Lee Selby stops Stephen Smith to win titles
- ^ Barry and District News | Barry boxer Lee selby is new British and Commonwealth champion
- ^ "Lee Selby won the WBC International featherweight title in Hull". Sky Sports. 13 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Lee Selby – Rising Star passes Toughest Test". boxingnews24.com/. 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Selby decisions Simion, but struggles". boxingnews24.com/. 13 July 2013.
- ^ Boxing record for Lee Selby from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 10 December 2012.