Felix Cash

Felix Cash (born 31 March 1993) is an English professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth middleweight title since 2019.

Felix Cash
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993
Chertsey, Surrey, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights13
Wins13
Wins by KO9
Losses0

Professional career

Cash made his professional debut on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale on 25 June 2016 at The O2 Arena in London, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Yailton Neves.[2]

After winning his first 9 fights, 6 by stoppage, he faced Stephen Danyo for the vacant WBC International Silver middleweight title on 28 October 2018 at the Copper Box Arena, London. Cash won by a shutout unanimous decision (UD) victory over 10 rounds with all three judges scoring the bout 100–90.[3]

In his next fight he fought Rasheed Abolaji for the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title on 2 February 2019 at The O2 Arena, London. Cash claimed the vacant Commonwealth title with a first-round technical knockout (TKO). From the opening bell, Cash went to work with the jab, switching from head to body while landing the occasional hooks to the mid-section of Abolaji. Halfway through the round, Cash dropped Abolaji with a stiff jab. He made it to his feet by the referee's count of 6 and upon doing so, was met with heavy shots to the head and body. Abolaji fired back with a right hand counter which landed cleanly on Cash's jaw. With 27 seconds remaining of the round, Cash landed a powerful right hand to the chin of his opponent. With Abolaji on his way down, Cash landed a right uppercut to seal the deal, causing Abolaji to fall face-first to the canvas. The fallen fighter rose to his feet before the count of 10 but immediately stumbled backwards, prompting referee Marcus McDonnell to wave off the fight at 2:45[4] of the first-round.[5]

The first defence of his Commonwealth title came on 2 November 2019 against Jack Cullen at the Manchester Arena on the undercard of Katie Taylor's world title challenged against Christina Linardatou. Cash successfully retained his title via eighth-round TKO. The first-round started out fast with both men having success. 40 seconds into the round, Cash landed a solid right hand to the head which stunned Cullen. After taking another powerful right hand, Cullen began backing up, only to be on the receiving end of a three punch combination which sent him to the canvas. Cullen spent the remainder of the round on the back foot, taking numerous blows to the head but still firing back with his own punches. The second was an evenly contested round with both men having success. Rounds three through six saw much of the same with both men landing clean shots at close range. In the final 30 seconds of round seven, after taking several powerful punches ending with a left hook, Cullen took a knee to receive an eight count from the referee. In round eight, after Cullen was on the receiving end of several unanswered blows, referee Howard Foster called a halt to the bout with 1 minute and 46 seconds remaining in the round.[6][7]

His second defence—and first fight of 2020—came against former British middleweight champion and world title challenger Jason Welborn on 14 August at the Matchroom Sport headquarters in Brentwood, Essex. In a fight which saw Cash receive a point deduction in the fifth round for punching below the belt, he went on to win by TKO in the final 30 seconds of the round after Welborn's corner threw in the towel following two knockdowns.[8]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 13–0 Jason Welborn TKO 5 (12), 2:48 14 Aug 2020 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England Retained Commonwealth middleweight title
12 Win 12–0 Jack Cullen TKO 8 (12), 1:14 2 Nov 2019 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Retained Commonwealth middleweight title
11 Win 11–0 Rasheed Abolaji TKO 1 (12), 2:45 2 Feb 2019 O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth middleweight title
10 Win 10–0 Stephen Danyo UD 10 27 Oct 2018 Copper Box Arena, London, England Won vacant WBC International Silver middleweight title
9 Win 9–0 Francis Tchoffo PTS 8 6 Jun 2018 York Hall, London, England
8 Win 8–0 James Hagenimana TKO 5 (8), 1:27 3 Feb 2018 O2 Arena, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Greg O'Neill TKO 1 (6), 0:54 13 Dec 2017 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Fernando Heredia TKO 1 (6), 2:15 1 Sep 2017 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Jay Byrne PTS 6 17 Mar 2017 York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Sam Wall TKO 1 (6), 2:08 26 Nov 2016 Wembley Arena, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Christian Hoskin-Gomez TKO 1 (6), 2:16 29 Sep 2016 York Hall, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Edgars Sniedze TKO 2 (4), 1:40 30 Jul 2016 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
1 Win 1–0 Yailton Neves PTS 4 25 Jun 2016 O2 Arena, London, England

References

  1. "Boxing record for Felix Cash". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Felix Cash vs. Yailton Neves". boxrec.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. Horan, Matt (27 October 2018). "Ryder vs Sirotkin: Felix Cash cruises to first professional title in London". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. "BoxRec: Felix Cash vs. Rasheed Abolaji". boxrec.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. Damerell, Richard (3 February 2019). "Felix Cash claims Commonwealth middleweight belt with first round knockout of Rasheed Abolaji". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  6. Gilbert, Peter (2 November 2019). "Linardatou vs Taylor: Felix Cash stops Jack Cullen to retain title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  7. Foster, Elliot (2 November 2019). "Felix Cash Drops & Stops Jack Cullen, Retains Commonwealth". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  8. Damerell, Richard (15 August 2020). "Cash vs Welborn: Felix Cash stops Jason Welborn in the fifth round to retain Commonwealth title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jason Welborn
WBC International Silver middleweight champion
27 October 2018 – January 2019
Vacant
Title next held by
Marcus Morrison
Vacant
Title last held by
Liam Cameron
Stripped
Commonwealth middleweight champion
2 February 2019 – present
Incumbent
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