Archie Sharp (born 14 April 1995) is an English professional boxer who has held the WBO European junior-lightweight title since 2018.
Archie Sharp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1995 Sidcup, Kent, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Sharpshooter |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 25 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 1 |
Professional career
editSharp made his professional debut on 17 July 2015, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Laszlo Fekete at the York Hall in London.[2]
After compiling a record of 13–0 (7 KOs) he faced Lyon Woodstock on 6 October 2018 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, with Woodstock's WBO European junior-lightweight title on the line. Sharp knocked Woodstock to the canvas in the opening round en route to a unanimous decision (UD) victory over ten rounds. All three judges scored the bout 96–93, awarding Sharp the WBO European title.[3] Following a second-round TKO win against Sergio Gonzalez in April 2019,[4] Sharp successfully defended his title on three occasions that year; a UD over Jordan McCorry in July;[5] a fourth-round TKO against Declan Geragthy in September;[6] and a UD over Artjom Ramlavs in December.[7]
Sharp's sole fight of 2020 was against his countryman Jeff Ofori on 15 August 2020.[8] He won the closely contested bout by a narrow unanimous decision, with referee and judge Marcus McDonnell scoring the fight 96-95 for Sharp.[9]
Sharp was booked to fight Diego Andrade for the vacant WBO Global junior-lightweight title on 10 July 2021.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 97-93 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 99-93 for Sharp.[11] Sharp made his first WBO Global title defense against Alexis Boureima Kabore on 29 October 2021.[12] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 100-90 for him.[13]
Professional boxing record
edit| 26 fights | 25 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 16 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Loss | 26-1 | Ryan Garner | PTS | 12 | 27 July 2024 | 02 Arena, London | |
| 25 | Win | 25-0 | Reuquen Cona Facundo Arce | PTS | 8 | 11 May 2024 | York Hall, Bethnal Green | |
| 24 | Win | 24-0 | Victor Julio | PTS | 8 | 8 Dec 2023 | York Hall, Bethnal Green | |
| 23 | Win | 23-0 | Mauro Alex Hasan Perouene | UD | 10 | 14 Apr 2023 | York Hall, Bethnal Green | |
| 22 | Win | 22-0 | Alex Rat | UD | 10 | 18 Jun 2022 | LUFC Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds | |
| 21 | Win | 21-0 | Alexis Boureima Kabore | UD | 10 | 29 Oct 2021 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBO Global junior-lightweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20-0 | Diego Andrade | UD | 10 | 10 Jul 2021 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Won vacant WBO Global junior-lightweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19-0 | Jeff Ofori | PTS | 10 | 15 Aug 2020 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Artjoms Ramlavs | UD | 10 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Retained WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Declan Geraghty | TKO | 4 (10), 2:14 | 27 Sep 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Retained WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jordan McCorry | UD | 10 | 13 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Sergio Gonzalez | TKO | 2 (8), 2:02 | 28 Apr 2019 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Lyon Woodstock | UD | 10 | 6 Oct 2018 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | Won WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Lester Cantillano | PTS | 8 | 23 Jun 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ivan Ruiz Morote | TKO | 7 (8), 0:22 | 24 Feb 2018 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rafael Castillo | PTS | 8 | 9 Dec 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Imre Nagy | TKO | 2 (8), 1:32 | 16 Sep 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Norbert Kalucza | TKO | 1 (4), 2:59 | 8 Jul 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Tamas Laska | TKO | 3 (6), 1:31 | 20 May 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alex Phillips | TKO | 2 (4), 1:42 | 24 Feb 2017 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Damian Lawniczak | PTS | 6 | 8 Oct 2016 | Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Reynaldo Cajina | PTS | 4 | 9 Jun 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Joe Beeden | TKO | 3 (4), 1:36 | 25 Mar 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Qasim Hussain | PTS | 4 | 22 Jan 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dan Carr | PTS | 4 | 30 Oct 2015 | Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Laszlo Fekete | TKO | 1 (4), 2:10 | 17 Jul 2015 | York Hall, London, England |
References
edit- ^ "Boxing record for Archie Sharp". BoxRec.
- ^ "BoxRec: Archie Sharp vs. Laszlo Fekete". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Foster, Elliot (6 October 2018). "Archie Sharp Outboxes Lyon Woodstock, Takes WBO Regional". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Cawley, Richard (27 April 2019). "Three South London boxers win on undercard of Frank Warren's show at Wembley's SSE Arena". London News Online. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Benson, Michael (13 July 2019). "Watch as McCorry remarkably gets up after commentators thought he was knocked out". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Penn, Matt (28 September 2019). "Boxing results: Daniel Dubois stops Ebenzer Tetteh inside first round at Royal Albert Hall | Boxing | Sport | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Archie Sharp vs. Artjoms Ramlavs". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ British Boxing News (9 July 2020). "Archie Sharp promises fans a masterclass against Jeff Ofori". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (15 August 2020). "Archie Sharp Barely Overcomes Jeff Ofori, Wins Razor-Close Decision". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Tony (8 July 2021). "Archie Sharp trusting the process as he chases down WBO title shot and Shakur Stevenson showdown". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (10 July 2021). "Archie Sharp Overcomes Bad Cut To Decision Diego Andrade". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Johns, Marquis (26 October 2021). "Archie Sharp-Alexis Boureima Kabore Headline ESPN Plus". bigfightweekend.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Wainwright, Anson (29 October 2021). "Archie Sharp stays unbeaten with a 10-round decision win over Alexis Boureima Kabore". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Archie Sharp from BoxRec (registration required)