Sean "Masher" Dodd is a British professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth lightweight title from 2017 to 2018 and challenged twice for the British lightweight title in 2015 and 2016. Dodd fought out of the Birkenhead Venture Boxing Gym in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England

Sean Dodd
Born
Other namesMasher
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights25
Wins17
Wins by KO3
Losses7
Draws1

Professional career

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Dodd made his professional debut on 3 March 2012, scoring a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) over Giuseppe Daparto at the Northgate Arena in Chester.[2]

After winning his first eight fights, two by stoppage, he fought Andy Townend for the vacant Central Area super-featherweight title on 10 May 2014 at the Doncaster Dome in Doncaster. Dodd suffered the first defeat of his career via seventh-round TKO.[3]

He bounced back from defeat with two points decision (PTS) victories against Liam Richards in March[4] and Gary Buckland in September,[5] before challenging Scott Cardle for the British lightweight title on 7 November 2015 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. Dodd suffered the second defeat of his career via TKO in the twelfth and final round.[6] At the time of the stoppage, he was ahead on two of the judges' scorecards at 107–103 and 105–104, while the third judge had it 105–104 in favour of Cardle.[7] The pair would meet again in a rematch five months later on 2 April 2016, again at the Echo Arena. In what some described as a controversial decision, Cardle retained his title through a majority draw (MD), with two judges scoring the bout even at 114–114 while the third scored it 116–112 in favour of Cardle.[8][9][10]

Following the draw against Cardle, he faced Pasquale Di Silvio for the vacant WBC International lightweight title on 29 May 2016 at Goodison Park in Liverpool. Dodd captured his first professional title by unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds, with two judges scoring the bout 98–92 and the third scoring it 97–93.[11]

He went on to successfully defend his title via split decision (SD) against Francesco Patera in October, as part of the undercard for Tony Bellew's WBC cruiserweight title defence against BJ Flores,[12] before facing Lee Appleyard for the vacant Commonwealth lightweight title. The bout took place on 22 April 2017 at the Echo Arena. Dodd defeated Appleyard via UD with the judges' scorecards reading 117–112, 117–113 and 116–113.[13] After a TKO win in a non-title fight against Antonio Horvatic in August,[14] he made the first defence of his Commonwealth title a month later against Tom Stalker on 30 September 2017 at the Echo Arena. Dodd retained the title via UD over twelve rounds, with all three judges scoring the bout 118–111.[15] His second title defence came on 21 April 2018 against Tommy Coyle at the Echo Arena. In a fight that saw the champion knocked to the canvas once in the fourth round and again in the sixth, Dodd suffered the third loss of his career, losing his Commonwealth title via sixth-round TKO after the referee called a halt to the bout to save Dodd from further punishment.[16]

Following defeat to Coyle, Dodd faced 2016 Olympian Joe Cordina on 4 August 2018 at the Ice Arena in Cardiff, Wales. The fight would allow Dodd to challenge for the Commonwealth title once again after Coyle relinquished his claim,[17] with Cordina's WBA International lightweight title also on the line. Dodd suffered his second consecutive defeat, losing via UD over twelve rounds with scores of 120–109, 119–109 and 117–112.[18] He suffered a third consecutive defeat three months later against Jordan Ellison in November,[19] before scoring two decision wins in 2019; Ibrar Riyaz by PTS in October[20] and Tom Farrell by technical decision (TD) in November after Farrell suffered a cut from an accidental clash of heads.[21]

Professional boxing record

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23 fights 17 wins 5 losses
By knockout 3 3
By decision 14 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Win 17–5–1 Tom Farrell TD 4 (10), 3:00 23 Nov 2019 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Majority TD after Farrell cut from accidental head clash
22 Win 16–5–1 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 6 19 Oct 2019 Ellesmere Port Sports Village, Ellesmere Port, England
21 Loss 15–5–1 Jordan Ellison PTS 6 30 Nov 2018 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
20 Loss 15–4–1 Joe Cordina UD 12 4 Aug 2018 Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales For WBA International and vacant Commonwealth lightweight titles
19 Loss 15–3–1 Tommy Coyle TKO 6 (12), 2:13 21 Apr 2018 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Lost Commonwealth lightweight title
18 Win 15–2–1 Tom Stalker UD 12 30 Sep 2017 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Retained Commonwealth lightweight title
17 Win 14–2–1 Antonio Horvatic TKO 3 (8), 2:50 19 Aug 2017 Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England
16 Win 13–2–1 Lee Appleyard UD 12 22 Apr 2017 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won vacant Commonwealth lightweight title
15 Win 12–2–1 Francesco Patera SD 10 15 Oct 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Retained WBC International lightweight title
14 Win 11–2–1 Pasquale Di Silvio UD 10 29 May 2016 Goodison Park, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBC International lightweight title
13 Draw 10–2–1 Scott Cardle MD 12 2 Apr 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For British lightweight title
12 Loss 10–2 Scott Cardle TKO 12 (12), 1:58 7 Nov 2015 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For British lightweight title
11 Win 10–1 Gary Buckland PTS 10 19 Sep 2015 Olympia Liverpool, Liverpool, England
10 Win 9–1 Liam Richards PTS 6 21 Mar 2015 Olympia Liverpool, Liverpool, England
9 Loss 8–1 Andy Townend TKO 7 (10), 2:34 10 May 2014 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England For vacant Central Area super-featherweight title
8 Win 8–0 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 6 14 Dec 2013 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
7 Win 7–0 Youssef al-Hamidi PTS 4 6 Jul 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
6 Win 6–0 Lee Connelly PTS 4 7 Jun 2013 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Ross Payne KO 6 (6), 1:30 23 Feb 2013 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
4 Win 4–0 Chuck Jones PTS 4 8 Dec 2012 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
3 Win 3–0 Billy Smith PTS 4 13 Oct 2012 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2 Win 2–0 Kristian Laight PTS 4 19 May 2012 Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, England
1 Win 1–0 Giuseppe Daparto TKO 4 (4), 1:05 3 Mar 2012 Northgate Arena, Chester, England

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Sean Dodd". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Sean Dodd vs. Giuseppe Daparto". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Sean Dodd vs. Andy Townend". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Sean Dodd vs. Liam Richards". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  5. ^ Dooley, Terence (19 September 2015). "Sean Dodd Upsets Gary Buckland Over Ten in Liverpool". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Scott Cardle retains British lightweight title after stopping Sean Dodd in final round". Sky Sports. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Sean Dodd vs. Scott Cardle". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  8. ^ Hobbs, Tim (3 April 2016). "Scott Cardle holds on to British title after draw with Sean Dodd". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  9. ^ Foster, Elliot (2 April 2016). "Cardle-Dodd Set For Trilogy After Majority Draw Controversy". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  10. ^ Hubbard, Alan (24 April 2016). "Judges who don't know the score should be in the dock". Frank Warren. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  11. ^ Foster, Elliot (29 May 2016). "Stephen Smith, Sean Dodd, Scott Fitzgerald All Victorious". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  12. ^ Foster, Elliot (15 October 2017). "Dodd Handed Split Decision To Keep Belt By Skin Of Teeth". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  13. ^ Khagram, Neel (23 April 2017). "Sean 'Masher' Dodd and Tom Farrell among the winners on packed Liverpool undercard". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  14. ^ Foster, Elliot (20 August 2017). "Sean Dodd Stops Antonio Horvatic In Tom Stalker Warm-Up". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  15. ^ Horan, Matt (3 October 2017). "Butler vs Hall: Sean Dodd outpoints rival Tom Stalker to retain his Commonwealth title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  16. ^ Horan, Matt (21 April 2018). "Khan vs Lo Greco: Tommy Coyle blasts past Sean Dodd in Liverpool". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  17. ^ Brown, Shaun (21 June 2018). "Cordina-Dodd To Contest Vacant Commonwealth Lightweight Title". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  18. ^ Horan, Matt (5 August 2018). "Cordina vs Dodd: Joe Cordina cruises to Commonwealth title win over Sean Dodd". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  19. ^ "BoxRec: Sean Dodd vs. Jordan Ellison". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  20. ^ Foster, Elliot (21 October 2019). "Mason Cartwright stopped by Danny Ball in title clash". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  21. ^ Foster, Elliot (23 November 2019). "Sean Dodd Gets Technical Win Over Tom Farrell In Liverpool". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Yvan Mendy
WBC International lightweight champion
29 May 2016 – March 2017
Vacant
Title next held by
Vage Sarukhanyan
Vacant
Title last held by
Luke Campbell
Commonwealth lightweight champion
22 April 2017 – 21 April 2018
Succeeded by