Anthony Fowler

Anthony John Fowler (born 10 March 1991) is a British professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Anthony Fowler
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Machine
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born10 March 1991 (1991-03-10) (age 29)
Liverpool, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins13
Wins by KO10
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
World Championships
2013 Almaty Middleweight
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Middleweight

Amateur career

Fowler competed at the 2013 World Championships. He won four fights including beating 2nd seed Dmytro Mytrafanov and 7th seed Stefan Härtel, winning the bronze medal along with Artem Chebotarev of Russia.[2]

Fowler entered the 2014 Commonwealth Games Middleweight boxing competition at the round of 32, beating Cypriot Kyriakos Spanosby unanimous decision. Fowler continued to the final, defeating Kieran Smith in the round of 16, Nickson Otieno Abaka in the quarter-final, and Benny Muziyo in the semi-final, all by unanimous decision. Fowler claimed gold in the competition on 2 August 2014, defeating Indian Vijender Singh by unanimous decision.[3]

Fowler competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition.[4]

Fowler fought Asian Games quarter-finalist Zhou Di[5] of the China Dragons in York Hall, Bethnal Green London, on 15 January 2015. Fowler comfortably controlled the opening two rounds, however in the third round the fight took a dramatic turn when a clash of heads left Fowler with a gaping cut to the forehead, forcing the referee to stop the fight.[6]

On 30 January 2015 Fowler fought again on behalf of the British Lionhearts to face Moroccan Atlas Lions middleweight contender, Said Harnouf. Fowler dominated the first two rounds of the fight knocking his opponent down to the canvas three times.[7] During the second round a cut Fowler sustained two weeks earlier was re-opened though the referee allowed the fight to continue. From here Fowler clearly changed strategy in order to protect the cut in order to finish the fight. Despite this setback Fowler continued to challenge his opponent and was declared the unanimous victor at the end of the five fight bout.[6][7]

On 26 February Fowler went on to win his fight for the British lionhearts against his opponent Misael Rodriguez (fight for the Mexican Guerreros) by split decision to continue his winning streak in the 2015 world series boxing.[8]

Anthony Fowler's Olympic dream was shattered in Rio as he was floored in the second and lost all three rounds to middleweight beast Zhanibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan.

Fowler finished his amateur career in 2016 with a record of 190-19.

Professional career

Fowler made his professional debut on 27 May 2017 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr., scoring a first-round knockout (KO) over Arturs Geikins.[9]

Fowler suffered his first defeat at the hands of Scott Fitzgerald via split decision (SD). The bout took place on 30 Mar 2019 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.[10]

Personal life

Fowler is a cousin of former Liverpool F.C. and England footballer Robbie Fowler.[11]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
14 fights 13 wins 1 loss
By knockout 10 0
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 Win 13–1 Adam Harper TKO 7 (10), 1:34 7 Aug 2020 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
13 Win 12–1 Theophilus Tetteh TKO 1 (10), 3:00 7 Mar 2020 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12 Win 11–1 Harry Scarff UD 10 23 Nov 2019 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBA International super-welterweight title
11 Win 10–1 Brian Rose UD 10 2 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
10 Loss 9–1 Scott Fitzgerald SD 10 30 Mar 2019 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For vacant WBA International super-welterweight title
9 Win 9–0 Jose Carlos Paz KO 1 (10), 1:33 8 Dec 2018 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
8 Win 8–0 Gabor Gorbics TKO 5 (8), 0:45 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
7 Win 7–0 Craig O'Brien KO 6 (8), 0:08 28 Jul 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Ryan Toms KO 2 (8), 2:49 21 Apr 2018 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Kalilou Dembele TKO 5 (6), 0:22 24 Mar 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Laszlo Fazekas PTS 6 21 Oct 2017 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 3–0 Jay Byrne TKO 4 (6), 1:56 30 Sep 2017 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2 Win 2–0 Nikoloz Gvajava TKO 4 (6), 0:26 23 Jun 2017 Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, England
1 Win 1–0 Arturs Geikins TKO 1 (4), 2:59 27 May 2017 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England

References
  1. "Anthony Fowler (Liverpool) - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  2. "Profile". International Boxing Association (AIBA). Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
  3. "Antony Fowler". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. 2014.
  4. http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12040/9643350/british-lionhearts-confirm-deep-squad-for-world-series-boxing-return
  5. http://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015011414460/news/wbn/british-lionhearts-kick-off-new-wsb-season-against-china-dragons-on-bt-sport-2.html%5B%5D
  6. "Fowler and Maxwell wins not enough for a Lionhearts victory". Eurosport. Sportsbeat. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. McKenna, Michael (31 January 2015). "Wins for Anthony Fowler and Sam Maxwell at World Series Boxing in Morocco". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. BBC. "World Series of Boxing: Anthony Fowler wins British Lionhearts lose". Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  9. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  10. "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  11. Davies, Gareth A (2 August 2014). "Commonwealth Games 2014: Antony Fowler claims England's latest gold with powerful display". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2014.


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