Luqmaan Prince Patel[1] (born 3 January 1993), better known as Prince Patel, is a British professional boxer who was the International Boxing Organization (IBO) bantamweight champion from December 2023 to April 2024. He has also held multiple regional championships, including the vacant Commonwealth super-flyweight title since March 2021 and the African super-flyweight title in 2019. Patel is the first boxer of Indian descent to have won a Commonwealth, WBA, and IBF title.[2][3]

Prince Patel
Born
Luqmaan Prince Patel

(1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins29
Wins by KO24
Losses1
Draws2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
English National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Houghton-le-Spring Light-Flyweight

Prince Patel is the first and only boxer of Indian descent to have won a World Championship Boxing title.[4]

Early life

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Prince Patel grew up in West London and attended Isleworth and Syon School.[5] He joins multiple-time Olympic champion Mo Farah, Chelsea FC and England International footballer Reece James and England International cricketer Owais Shah as notable former students who have achieved sporting success.

Amateur career

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Prince Patel started his boxing journey at the age of 11 years, by competing as an amateur in the UK, where he achieved a record of 36 – 17. During this time he represented a number of amateur boxing clubs across London such as: Northolt ABC, Dale Youth, Earlsfield ABC, and Repton ABC. He had his first amateur bout at the age of 12. By the end of his amateur career, Patel had successfully won four national titles and two British titles. He also reached two national ABA finals.[6]

Professional career

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Patel became a licensed professional boxer in 2015, where he signed his first professional contract with Goodwin Promotions. Patel made his professional boxing debut on 14 March 2015 at York Hall, which resulted in a knockout victory within 90 seconds. Shortly after this win, he left Goodwin Promotions[7] by mutual consent and signed with Queensberry Promotions, and had a management deal with Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren.[8]

After having a few professional boxing matches under this new promotion and management, Patel left due to a lack of fights and activity,[9] where he had only one fight under the Queensberry Promotions banner in an eighteen-month period. Instead of seeking out a new promotor or manager, Patel proceeded to box independently and internationally.

Professional boxing record

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32 fights 29 wins 1 loss
By knockout 24 0
By decision 5 1
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Win 29–1–2 Aliu Bamidele Lasisi TKO 6 (12), 1:16 19 Dec 2023 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Won vacant IBO bantamweight title
31 Win 28–1–2 Ramadhani Kumbele KO 5 (10) 09 July 2023 Ukumbi Wa Tasuba, Bagamoyo, Tanzania
30 Win 27–1–2 Goodluck Mrema TKO 5 (10), 1:31 15 Apr 2023 Tolworth Recreation Centre, London, England
29 Win 26–1–2 Juma Fundi KO 1 (12) 29 Mar 2023 Tasuba Theatre, Bagamoyo, Tanzania
28 Win 25–1–2 Goodluck Mrema RTD 9 (12), 3:00 27 Nov 2021 AMA basketball court, Accra, Ghana Retained WBO Global super-flyweight title;
Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-flyweight title
27 Win 24–1–2 Julias Thomas Kisarawe TKO 9 (12), 2:12 27 Mar 2021 Cahaya Lounge, Accra, Ghana Won vacant Commonwealth, WBA Inter-Continental, IBF Continental Africa, WBO Africa, and WBO Global super-flyweight titles
26 Draw 23–1–2 Innocent Evarist SD 12 16 Oct 2020 Keko Mabembeani Ground, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania For vacant WBO Africa and WBO Global super-flyweight titles
25 Win 23–1–1 Janis Puksins RTD 1 (6), 3:00 25 Jan 2020 Night Club First, Riga, Latvia
24 Win 22–1–1 Ilgvars Krauklis TKO 1 (6) 27 Dec 2019 Gildehaus, Lüchow, Germany
23 Win 21–1–1 Luis Melendez KO 4 (12), 1:57 21 Sep 2019 Sporthalle, Dorf Mecklenburg, Germany
22 Win 20–1–1 Iddi Kayumba TKO 5 (12) 22 Aug 2019 ACE Club, Cairo, Egypt Won vacant African bantamweight title
21 Loss 19–1–1 Michell Banquez UD 12 12 Jul 2019 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia For vacant IBO bantamweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Innocent Evarist TKO 2 (10) 24 May 2019 Greek Club, Heliopolis, Egypt Won vacant PST bantamweight title
19 Win 18–0–1 Ronald Ramos KO 4 (12), 2:00 13 Jan 2019 Morrison's Pub, Budapest, Hungary Won vacant UBO and WBF bantamweight titles
18 Win 17–0–1 John Chuwa UD 8 9 Sep 2018 Morrison's Pub, Budapest, Hungary
17 Win 16–0–1 Julias Thomas Kisarawe TKO 5 (8), 2:49 21 Jul 2018 Gregor József School, Budapest, Hungary
16 Win 15–0–1 Jaba Memishishi UD 6 2 Jun 2018 Szechenyi Sporthall, Szolnok, Hungary
15 Win 14–0–1 Mishiko Shubitidze TKO 5 (10), 2:35 5 May 2018 Diadal úti ált. iskola, Budapest, Hungary Won vacant WBO European bantamweight title
14 Win 13–0–1 Zsolt Kocsis TKO 1 (4), 0:21 28 Apr 2018 Szechenyi Sporthall, Szolnok, Hungary
13 Win 12–0–1 Vinjamins Dimovs KO 1 (4), 0:41 25 Mar 2018 Olympic Sports Centre, Riga, Latvia Won vacant BBU Youth super-flyweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Ahmet Kuricaj KO 2 (8), 1:37 11 Mar 2018 DK Peklo, Plzeň, Czech Republic
11 Win 10–0–1 Eriks Kolasovs TKO 1 (8), 1:51 4 Mar 2018 Olaine, Latvia Won vacant BBU International featherweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Aleksandrs Cebakovs TKO 1 (8), 1:15 10 Feb 2018 POSiR Hala sportów walki, ul.Reymonta 35, Poznań, Poland
9 Win 8–0–1 Robert Kanalas TKO 4 (6), 1:44 4 Feb 2018 Csigahaz Muvelodesi Kozpont, Kistarcsa, Hungary
8 Win 7–0–1 Richard Voros TKO 1 (6), 1:47 21 Jan 2018 Diadal úti ált. iskola, Budapest, Hungary
7 Win 6–0–1 Zsolt Sarkozi TKO 2 (10), 1:35 30 Dec 2017 Csigahaz Muvelodesi Kozpont, Kistarcsa, Hungary Won vacant UBO Inter-Continental bantamweight title
6 Win 5–0–1 Krisztian Horvath TKO 1 (4), 1:20 23 Sep 2017 Budapest Fight Center, Budapest, Hungary
5 Win 4–0–1 Patrik Bartos PTS 4 8 Oct 2016 Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England
4 Draw 3–0–1 Juan Hinostroza PTS 4 4 Mar 2016 The Halls, Norwich, England
3 Win 3–0 David Koos PTS 4 30 Oct 2015 Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Brett Fidoe PTS 4 17 Jul 2015 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Patrik Kovac TKO 1 (4), 1:30 14 Mar 2015 York Hall, London, England

References

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  1. ^ "Birth name". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Jay, Phil (31 March 2021). "Prince Patel dedicates five-title triumph to the late Heavy D and Tony Burns". WBN. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ Rock, Jay (8 June 2019). "MMA India exclusive with Prince Patel: The boxer India never knew it had". MMA India. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ "One in a Billion". Asian Voice. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Luqmaan 'Prince' Patel continues his quest for world title". MyLondon.
  6. ^ "Prince Patel discusses life before professional boxing". Frank Warren.
  7. ^ "Goodwin releases Prince Patel". WBN.
  8. ^ "PRINCE PATEL SIGNS WITH QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS". Frank Warren.
  9. ^ "Prince Patel leaves Queensberry". WBN.