Akeem Ennis-Brown is an English professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth light-welterweight titles from 2020 to August 2021.
Akeem Ennis-Brown | ||||||||||||
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| Born | Gloucester, England | |||||||||||
| Other names | Riiddy | |||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight | |||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) | |||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 16 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Professional career edit
Brown made his professional debut on 11 July 2015, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Ibrar Riyaz at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, Staffordshire.[1] After compiling a record of 8–0 (1 KO) he faced reigning champion Glenn Foot for the English light-welterweight title on 16 July 2017 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. Brown captured his first professional title via majority decision (MD) over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 98–92 and 96–94 while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95.[2]
Following a six-round PTS victory against Chris Truman in September,[3] he faced Chris Jenkins for the vacant WBC Youth light-welterweight title on 12 May 2018 at the GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester. Jenkins suffered a cut above his right eye in the third round after an accidental clash of heads. On the advice of the ringside doctor, the referee called a halt to the contest in the fifth round, forcing the result to the scorecards.[4] All three judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 40–36, 39–37, and 39–38, awarding Brown the WBC Youth title via unanimous technical decision (TD).[5]
His next fight was against Darragh Foley for the vacant IBF European light-welterweight title on 14 December 2018 at the York Hall in London. Brown captured the IBF regional title with a comfortable unanimous decision (UD), with the judges scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93, and 96–94.[6]
Brown made a successful defence of his IBF European title with a ten-round UD victory against Bilal Rehman in March 2019,[7] before challenging Commonwealth light-welterweight champion Philip Bowes, with the vacant British light-welterweight title also on the line, on 2 September 2020 at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire. In a fight which saw both men suffer cuts and Bowes receive a point deduction in the eighth round for excessive holding, Brown secured a twelve-round UD victory to capture the British and Commonwealth titles. One judge scored the bout 116–111 and the other two scored it 115–112.[8]
Professional boxing record edit
| 16 fights | 15 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| By decision | 14 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Loss | 14–1 | Sam Maxwell | UD | 12 | 28 Aug 2021 | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England | Lost Commonwealth and British light-welterweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Philip Bowes | UD | 12 | 2 Sep 2020 | Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England | Won Commonwealth and vacant British light-welterweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Bilal Rehman | UD | 10 | 1 Mar 2019 | Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales | Retained IBF European light-welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Darragh Foley | UD | 10 | 14 Dec 2018 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant IBF European light-welterweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Chris Jenkins | TD | 5 (10), 1:29 | 12 May 2018 | GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England | Won vacant WBC Youth light-welterweight title; Unanimous TD after Jenkins was cut by an accidental head clash |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Chris Truman | PTS | 6 | 23 Sep 2017 | PlayFootball Arena, Swindon, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Glenn Foot | MD | 10 | 16 Jul 2017 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England | Won English light-welterweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Lukasz Janik | PTS | 6 | 15 Apr 2017 | PlayFootball Arena, Swindon, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Freddy Kiwitt | PTS | 10 | 12 Nov 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Chris Adaway | PTS | 4 | 23 Jul 2016 | Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kristian Laight | PTS | 4 | 10 Jun 2016 | Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Csaba Bolcskei | TKO | 5 (8), 2:09 | 13 Feb 2016 | GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Fonz Alexander | PTS | 4 | 20 Dec 2015 | Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Liam Richards | PTS | 4 | 12 Sep 2015 | GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ibrar Riyaz | PTS | 4 | 11 Jul 2015 | Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England |
References edit
- ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Ibrar Riyaz". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Lane, Ellis (17 July 2017). "Riiddy becomes first professional English boxing Champion from Gloucester". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Truman". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Akeem Ennis-Brown Crowned WBC Champion". Severn Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Jenkins". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ O'Neill, Joe (14 December 2018). "Akeem Ennis Brown beats Darragh Foley in ugly London clash". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Bilal Rehman". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Rickson, Tim (2 September 2020). "Akeem Ennis-Brown vs Philip Bowes LIVE results". British Boxing News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
External links edit
- Boxing record for Akeem Ennis-Brown from BoxRec (registration required)