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| Born | Junior Witter (1974-03-10) 10 March 1974 (age 50) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality |  British |
| Other names | The Hitter |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light welterweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Junior Witter (born 10 March 1974) was a professional boxer from Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.
He is the former WBC world light-welterweight champion, and has been a European, British and Commonwealth Light-Welterweight champion.
Pro Career
Witter has a fight record of 36 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats, his first defeat was against Zab Judah in 2000 - The loss to Judah was a decision loss in Glasgow, Scotland. He lost his WBC belt on May 10 2008 to American boxer Timothy Bradley by way of a split decision.
He won the European Light-Welterweight title by beating Salvatore Battaglia in 2004. He won the British title by defeating Alan Bosworth in 2002, and took the Commonwealth title with a win over Laatekwei Hammond in 2002.
He successfully retained his WBC world light-welterweight title on 20 January 2007 with a ninth round stoppage of Mexican Arturo Morua at Alexandra Palace, and followed it up with a 7th round knockout of "Vicious" Vivian Harris.
On May 10 2008, Witter lost the WBC light welterweight title to Timothy Bradley via split decision. Following his loss against Bradley, Witter declared he would continue fighting at a professional level and vowed to return to the ring to reclaim his WBC crown. Bradley commented that he would be happy to offer Witter a rematch if the money was right. Witter recently revealed on Steve Bunce's boxing hour on Setanta Sports that he is in negotiations for a rematch with Timothy Bradley for his old WBC title and also in negotiations with Andreas Kotelnik for a shot at the WBA light welterweight title.
Hatton Rivalry
Witter has had a one-way rivalry with Ricky Hatton, though the two have never fought and Hatton has no interest in fighting him. Witter has repeatedly criticized Hatton's perceived "ducking" of a bout but Hatton doesn't think Witter is bringing enough to the table.
Personal Life
He also supports Bradford City & Doncaster Rovers.
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Junior Witter from BoxRec (registration required)
- Retain WBC world light-welterweight Title
References
| Preceded byFloyd Mayweather, Jr. Vacated |
WBC Super Lightweight Champion September 15 2006 – May 10 2008 |
Succeeded byTimothy Bradley |
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