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Derry Mathews

Derry Mathews (born 23 September 1973) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017. He held the WBA interim lightweight title in 2015 and has challenged, twice, for lightweight world championships, the WBO title in 2016, and the vacant IBO title in 2012. At regional level, he held the British lightweight title twice between 2012 and 2014, the Commonwealth lightweight title in 2013, and challenged, twice, for the EBU European lightweight title between 2011 and 2012. He thought about coming out of retirement until a farmer from Yorkshire broke his nose in sparring. Derry said his biggest fight of his career was the one to save his hairline he’s currently 0-3 with unsuccessful attempts. [citation needed]

Derry Mathews
Born (1973-09-23) 23 September 1973 (age 50)
Liverpool, England
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (174 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights52
Wins38
Wins by KO20
Losses12
Draws2

Amateur career edit

Mathews won the 2002 Amateur Boxing Association British bantamweight title, when boxing out of the Salisbury ABC.[1]

Professional career edit

Mathews shot to notice in October 2006 when he defeated Stephen Foster to win the WBU featherweight title which announced Mathews onto the domestic scene.[2] Successful defences of the title followed against John Simpson and Matthew Marsh before running into the Mongolian Choi Tseveenpurev in Bolton on 5 April 2008. Mathews hit the deck three times before finally being hit with a body shot that ended the fight on the bell to end the fifth round.[3] After the defeat to Tseveenpurev, Mathews came back to beat the Kenyan, John Gircharu over eight rounds in his home city of Liverpool showing that the defeat had not destroyed his confidence.[2]

Signing for Hayemaker edit

In August 2008, Mathews decided to split from the Frank Warren boxing stable and took the decision to join the newly formed Hayemaker Promotions. On speaking about the deal Mathews said; "The deal is unbelievable and Hayemaker Promotions are going to bring big things for me"[4] He was knocked out in the 9th round of his first fight with the fledgling promotional outfit. The fight against Martin Lindsay was on the undercard to Ryan Rhodes defence of his British light-middleweight title. Mathews had put Lindsay down in the 2nd round and was ahead on points, until a knockout brought any aspirations that Mathews may have had of fighting for the British title down.[5] Mathews second fight with Hayemaker in March 2009 took place in his home town of Liverpool. It also ended in disappointment as he suffered a stoppage defeat to Harry Ramogoadi.[6] Following the collapse of Setanta Sports and the loss of Hayemakers television deal, Mathews split from the promoter saying "It’s a shame but after the TV went the shows dried up. I have left on good terms though and have no issues with anybody at Hayemaker, but I have to look after my own career."[7]

Hatton Promotions edit

Mathews signed for Hatton Promotions following the collapse of his deal with Hayemaker, making his debut on 13 November 2009. Fighting in Stoke on the Matthew Hatton versus Lovemore N'dou undercard, Mathews challenged local man Scott Lawton only to lose in the sixth round after the referee deemed Mathews unfit to continue.[8][9] The defeat to Lawton represented Mathew's fourth defeat in five matches. On 17 July 2010 he returned to winning ways defeating journeyman Kristian Laight at the Fit City in Salford and followed the victory up with another win over Daniel Thorpe at the same venue on 25 September 2010.[2]

Prizefighter tournament edit

On 20 November 2010 Mathews entered the super featherweight installment of the Prizefighter series saying that he wanted to make the most of the opportunity. Amongst the other contestants in the tournament were two fighters he had previously lost to in Scott Lawton and Choi Tseveenpurev with Mathews saying "I want Choi up first to prove to myself and to other people that I can beat him. When I lost my world title to him I was only 22, I was only a boy, but I’m now a man and have learnt the hard way coming off a few defeats."[10] In the draw for the tournament Mathews took on Gary McArthur in the quarter-finals, stopping him in the third round before meeting Choi in the semi-final with Mathews gaining a revenge victory in a close fought fight. Reaching the final Mathews met Gary Buckland only to lose with a second round stoppage. Speaking following the tournament Mathews described his performance against Choi as a "real war" and said of his opponent in the final, "Gary is a deserved winner but after how I performed tonight, I know I have more to offer the game."[11]

Comeback edit

On 22 January 2011 Mathews made a comeback under the guidance of Liverpool Boxing Promoter Stephen Vaughan Jnr and challenged Scott Lawton once more, this time at the Olympia in Liverpool gaining a revenge win over the man from Stoke to lift the IBO International title at lightweight. Winning on all three of the judges scorecards, the fight went the full 12 rounds with Mathews dominating the first 8 rounds only for Lawton to come back into the fight towards the end culminating in a final round tear up.[12] Mathews followed the win up with a challenge for the English lightweight title beating Amir Unsworth with a 1st round stoppage again at the Olympia on 2 April 2011. Two more stoppage victories following against George Watson and Stephen Jennings. The latter for the British Masters lightweight title. He then challenged Gavin Rees for the European Boxing Union European Title which ended in a draw because of a head collision. On 20 January 2012, almost a year on from his comeback, he challenged Emiliano Marsili for the vacant IBO World lightweight title. The fight with Marsili ended in round 7 with Mathews being stopped on his feet. He then challenged then British champion Anthony Crolla on 21 April 2012 and won with a sixth round stoppage winning the British title for the first time in his career.[2] After this impressive win to capture the British Title he challenged Gavin Rees again for the EBU European title on 7 July 2012 which ended in a ninth round stoppage in favor of Rees. After this he left Stephen Vaughan Jnr entered prizefighter for the second time which ended in a Semi-final defeat to Terry Flanighan and signed a Promotional deal with Dave Coldwell.

A win on a Coldwell promotion on 7 December 2012 against journeyman Asan Yuseinov set up a return match up with Anthony Crolla for the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title in Liverpool Echo Arena on 30 March 2013 which ended in a draw although most seen Crolla as the Winner. After this on 13 July 2013 he won the Vacant Commonwealth title with a sensational KO of Tommy Coyle in the 10th round outdoors at Craven Park Stadium Hull. Mathews subsequently defeated Curtis Woodhouse by way of a third round ok to retain his Commonwealth title in Liverpool Olympia on 21 September 2013. In October 2013 he announced a split from Dave Coldwell and signed an agreement with Frank Warren to box on his BoxNation Channel. In his 1st fight back under the Warren banner he was out pointed easily by Irishman Stephen Ormond for the WBO European title on 7 December 2013.

On 10 May 2014 he won the British lightweight Title for the second time by out pointing Martin Gethin over 12 Rounds at the Liverpool Olympia. He subsequently relinquished the title for Terry Flanighan to challenge Martin Gethin for the vacant Title In Manchester a couple of months later.

After threecomeback wins in a row, Mathews managed to secure a shot at the WBO lightweight title, fighting Terry Flanagan for the title. Mathews lost the fight convicingly, via unanimous decision, as Flanagan defended his belt successfully for the second time in a row.[13]

In his next fight, Mathews faced former British Olympian Luke Campbell. Campbell managed to land numerous body shots on Mathews, which culminated in a fourth-round knockout for Campbell.[14]

On 5 March 2017 he announced his retirement from boxing following a 3rd round stoppage against Ohara Davies the night before.[15]

Professional boxing record edit

52 fights 38 wins 12 losses
By knockout 20 9
By decision 18 3
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
52 Loss 38-12-2   Ohara Davies TKO 3 (12) 4 Mar 2017   The O2 Arena, London, England For WBC Silver super lightweight title
51 Loss 38-11-2   Luke Campbell KO 4 (12) 15 Oct 2016   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBC Silver and Commonwealth lightweight titles
50 Loss 38-10-2   Terry Flanagan UD 12 12 Mar 2016   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBO lightweight title
49 Win 38-9-2   Tony Luis UD 12 18 Apr 2015   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won WBA interim lightweight title
48 Win 37-9-2   Gyorgy Mizsei Jr TKO 5 (8) 6 Mar 2015   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
47 Win 36-9-2   Adam Dingsdale UD 12 25 Oct 2014   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBA Continental lightweight title
46 Win 35-9-2   Martin Gethin SD 12 10 May 2014   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Won British lightweight title
45 Loss 34-9-2   Stephen Ormond UD 10 7 Dec 2013   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBO European lightweight title
44 Win 34-8-2   Curtis Woodhouse TKO 4 (12) 21 Sep 2013   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Retained Commonwealth lightweight title
43 Win 33-8-2   Tommy Coyle KO 10 (12) 13 Jul 2013   Craven Park, Hull, England Won vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
42 Draw 32-8-2   Anthony Crolla SD 12 30 Mar 2013   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
41 Win 32-8-1   Asan Yuseinov KO 1 (8) 7 Dec 2012   Bowler's Arena, Manchester, England
40 Loss 31-8-1   Terry Flanagan UD 3 6 Oct 2012   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter: The Lightweights II - Semi-Final
39 Win 31-7-1   Jamie Spence UD 3 6 Oct 2012   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter: The Lightweights II - Quarter-Final
38 Loss 30-7-1   Gavin Rees TKO 9 (12) 7 Jul 2012   Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England For British and EBU European lightweight titles
37 Win 30-6-1   Anthony Crolla TKO 6 (12) 21 Apr 2012   Oldham Sports Centre, Oldham, England Won British lightweight title
36 Loss 29-6-1   Emiliano Marsili TKO 7 (12) 20 Jan 2012   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England For IBO lightweight title
35 Draw 29-5-1   Gavin Rees TD 4 (12) 1 Oct 2011   Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales For EBU European lightweight title
34 Win 29-5   Stephen Jennings TKO 6 (10) 30 Jul 2011   Greenbank Sports Centre, Liverpool, England Won British Masters lightweight title
33 Win 28-5   George Watson KO 1 (8) 11 Jun 2011   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
32 Win 27-5   Amir Unsworth TKO 1 (10) 2 Apr 2011   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Won English lightweight title
31 Win 26-5   Scott Lawton UD 12 22 Jan 2011   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Won IBO International lightweight title
30 Loss 25-5   Gary Buckland KO 2 (3) 20 Nov 2010   York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Super Featherweights - Final
29 Win 25-4   Choi Tseveenpurev UD 3 20 Nov 2010   York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Super Featherweights - Semi-Final
28 Win 24-4   Gary McArthur TKO 3 (3) 20 Nov 2010   York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Super Featherweights - Quarter-Final
27 Win 23-4   Daniel Thorpe PTS 6 25 Sep 2010   Fit City, Salford, England
26 Win 22-4   Kristian Laight PTS 4 17 Oct 2010   Fit City, Salford, England
25 Loss 21-4   Scott Lawton TKO 6 (8) 13 Nov 2009   Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England
24 Loss 21-3   Harry Ramogoadi KO 4 (6) 28 Mar 2009   Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For British Masters lightweight title
23 Loss 21-2   Martin Lindsay KO 9 (10) 20 Sep 2008   Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England
22 Win 21-1   John Gicharu PTS 8 19 Jul 2008   Greenbank Sports Centre, Liverpool, England Won British Masters lightweight title
21 Loss 20-1   Choi Tseveenpurev KO 5 (12) 5 Apr 2008   USN Bolton Arena, Bolton, England For WBU featherweight title
20 Win 20-0   Nikoloz Berkatsashvili KO 1 (8) 2 Feb 2008   ExCel Arena, London, England
19 Win 19-0   Matthew Marsh TKO 11 (12) 13 Oct 2007   York Hall, London, England Retained WBU featherweight title
18 Win 18-0   John Simpson UD 12 10 Mar 2007   Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Retained WBU featherweight title
17 Win 17-0   Stephen Foster UD 12 14 Oct 2006   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Won WBU featherweight title
16 Win 16-0   Mickey Coveney PTS 8 1 Jun 2006   Metrodome, Barnsley, England
15 Win 15-0   Steve Chinnock RTD 6 (10) 28 Jan 2006   Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England Won English featherweight title
14 Win 14-0   Frederic Bonifai PTS 6 25 Oct 2005   Guild Hall, Preston, England
13 Win 13-0   Dai Davies TKO 2 (6) 16 Jul 2005   USN Bolton Arena, Bolton, England
12 Win 12-0   John Mackay PTS 6 13 May 2005   Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
11 Win 11-0   Dean Ward TKO 1 (6) 17 Dec 2004   Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
10 Win 10-0   Buster Dennis PTS 6 10 Sep 2004   Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
9 Win 9-0   Henry Janes PTS 4 3 Apr 2004   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
8 Win 8-0   Gareth Payne TKO 4 (4) 26 Feb 2004   Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England
7 Win 7-0   Peter Buckley PTS 4 13 Dec 2003   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
6 Win 6-0   Aliaksei Volchan TKO 2 (4) 2 Oct 2003   Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5-0   Marty Kayes RTD 2 (4) 29 Aug 2003   Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
4 Win 4-0   Henry Janes TKO 1 (4) 20 Jun 2003   Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
3 Win 3-0   Steve Gethin TKO 3 (4) 8 May 2003   Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, England
2 Win 2-0   Jus Wallie PTS 4 5 Apr 2003   Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
1 Win 1-0   Sergei Tasimov TKO 1 (4) 18 Jan 2003   Guild Hall, Preston, England

References edit

  1. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Derry Mathews professional record. Boxrec. Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  3. ^ MATHEWS LOSES WBU TITLE Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Sporting Life
  4. ^ Mathews signs for Hayemaker. BBC News (2008-08-18). Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  5. ^ Setanta Boxing | Rhodes vs Coyle report with undercard news[dead link]
  6. ^ BBC Sport | Mathews fighting for his career. BBC News (2009-04-01). Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  7. ^ Peet, Nick (2009-09-12). Price and Mathews leave Hayemaker. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  8. ^ BBC Sport | I can mix with the best – Lawton. BBC News (2009-11-15). Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  9. ^ BBC Sport | Mathews looking to reignite career. BBC News (2009-10-16). Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  10. ^ Kirkbride, Philip (2010-10-18). Derry mathews over the moon to be given prizefighter chance. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  11. ^ Prizefighter | Buckland stuns British champ before claiming prizefighter crown Archived 30 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Theprizefighterseries.com (2010-11-21). Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  12. ^ Kirkbride, Philip (2011-01-22). Derry Mathews beats Scott Lawton to win IBO International lightweight title. Liverpool Echo. Retrieved on 2012-11-19.
  13. ^ "Terry Flanagan Boxes Past Derry Mathews, Retains WBO Belt". BoxingScene.com. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Luke Campbell Knocks Out Derry Mathews in Four Rounds". BoxingScene.com. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Derry Mathews Confirms His Retirement From Boxing". BoxingScene.com. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

External links edit

Titles in pretence
Preceded by World featherweight Champion
WBU recognition
14 October 2006 – 5 April 2008 		Succeeded by
Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Darleys Pérez 		WBA lightweight interim Champion
18 April 2015 - 21 November 2015
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Ismael Barroso
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