Philip Bowes is an English professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth super-lightweight title from 2019 to 2020 and challenged for the British super-lightweight title in 2020.

Philip Bowes
Born
London, England
Other namesQuicksilver
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights24
Wins20
Wins by KO3
Losses4

Professional career

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Bowes made his professional debut on 8 October 2011, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) over Billy Smith at the York Hall in London.[2]

After compiling a record of 9–0 (2 KO), he faced Joe Hughes for the vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title on 11 October 2014 at the O2 Arena, London, losing via technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth and final round.[3] He made a second attempt for the vacant Southern Area title seven months later on 16 May 2015 at the York Hall, losing by points decision to former Prizefighter champion Johnny Coyle.[4]

Following six consecutive PTS wins, he then faced Glenn Foot on 27 May 2017 for the vacant English super-lightweight title at the York Hall. Bowes lost in his third attempt for a British regional title via unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds, with all three judges scoring the bout 95–93.[5]

Following three points decision wins, he fought Benson Nyilawila on 2 February 2019 for the vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title at the York Hall. In his fourth attempt at a professional title, Bowes won with a second-round TKO.[6] The first defence of his Commonwealth title came a month later on 30 March, against Tom Farrell at the M&S Bank Arena (formerly Echo Arena) in Liverpool. The fight was aired live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the United States as part of the undercard for Liam Smith vs. Sam Eggington. Bowes successfully retained his title by unanimous decision, with the judges' scorecards reading 118–110, 118–111 and 117–112.[7] Bowes was set to make the second defence of his Commonwealth title against Akeem Ennis-Brown on 29 November 2019 at the York Hall, with the vacant British super-lightweight title also on the line.[8] The day before the fight, it was announced the bout had been cancelled due to the British Boxing Board of Control declaring Bowes medically unfit to fight. Bowes explained on social media; "...the doctor and Boxing Board of Control have ordered my British title fight tonight to be rescheduled due to me having blood in my urine which has come back as a result that I can not fight now. My health is most important so that’s my priority."[9] The fight was then rescheduled for 20 March 2020 but was cancelled again, this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Professional boxing record

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24 fights 20 wins 4 losses
By knockout 3 1
By decision 17 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Loss 20–4 Akeem Ennis-Brown UD 12 2 Sep 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England Lost Commonwealth super-lightweight title;
For vacant British super-lightweight title
23 Win 20–3 Tom Farrell UD 12 30 Mar 2019 M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England Retained Commonwealth super-lightweight title
22 Win 19–3 Benson Nyilawila TKO 2 (12), 1:17 2 Feb 2019 York Hall, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title
21 Win 18–3 Radoslav Mitev PTS 4 6 Oct 2018 York Hall, London, England
20 Win 17–3 Vusumzi Tyatyeka PTS 10 10 Feb 2018 York Hall, London, England
19 Win 16–3 Luka Leskovic PTS 6 14 Oct 2017 York Hall, London, England
18 Loss 15–3 Glenn Foot UD 10 27 May 2017 York Hall, London, England For vacant English super-lightweight title
17 Win 15–2 Nathan Dale PTS 10 25 Nov 2016 The Halls, Norwich, England
16 Win 14–2 Daniel Bazo PTS 6 1 Oct 2016 York Hall, London, England
15 Win 13–2 James Gorman PTS 6 4 Jun 2016 York Hall, London, England
14 Win 12–2 Ivica Gogosevic PTS 6 16 Apr 2016 York Hall, London, England
13 Win 11–2 Fonz Alexander PTS 6 27 Feb 2016 York Hall, London, England
12 Win 10–2 Lee Connelly PTS 4 4 Dec 2015 Camden Centre, London, England
11 Loss 9–2 Johnny Coyle PTS 10 16 May 2015 York Hall, London, England For vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title
10 Loss 9–1 Joe Hughes TKO 10 (10), 2:05 11 Oct 2014 O2 Arena, London, England For vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title
9 Win 9–0 Francis Maina PTS 10 17 May 2014 York Hall, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Dean Mills TKO 3 (8), 1:37 22 Mar 2014 York Hall, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Paul Appleby PTS 6 7 Dec 2013 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Andrei Sudas TKO 6 (6), 1:57 9 Mar 2013 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Stanislav Nenko PTS 4 8 Dec 2012 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
4 Win 4–0 Dave O'Connor PTS 6 15 Sep 2012 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Mark McKray PTS 4 26 May 2012 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
2 Win 2–0 Johnny Greaves PTS 4 3 Dec 2011 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Billy Smith PTS 4 8 Oct 2011 York Hall, London, England

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Philip Bowes". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Philip Bowes vs. Billy Smith". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Philip Bowes vs. Joe Hughes". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Bowes beaten by Coyle". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ "BoxRec: Philip Bowes vs. Glenn Foot". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ Rickson, Tim (3 February 2019). "Philip Bowes finally lands first title | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ Foster, Elliot (30 March 2019). "Philip Bowes Stuns Tom Farrell, Craig Glover Shocked By KO". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Philip Bowes denies being reluctant to face Akeem Ennis Brown". World Boxing News. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  9. ^ Rickson, Tim (29 November 2019). "CANCELLED - Akeem Ennis Brown vs Philip Bowes is off | British Boxing News". www.britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Bowes bout cancelled". Retrieved 22 April 2020.