Lee Swaby

Lee Swaby (born 14 May 1976) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2010. He challenged twice for the British cruiserweight title in 2004 and 2006, and once for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title in 2004. He holds a notable win over future world cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli.

Lee Swaby
Statistics
Real nameLee Swaby
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1976-05-14) 14 May 1976
Lincoln, England
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights56
Wins16
Wins by KO11
Losses24
Draws2

Professional career

Swaby began his sporting career as a kickboxer aged 14. He trained at the 'Still Kickboxing Gym' in Lincoln city. Swaby's trainer invited him to attend a trial to join the fighters class. This trial involved a meeting with Jack Boas. He was trained by Jez Hall and went on to win titles including National, British, International and World Championships. He competed all over, including a fight in New Zealand with Ray Sefo, who was four time world champion.

Swaby retired from kickboxing at the age of 20, following the winning of his second work title in his home town of Lincoln. He began a professional boxing career under the management of Nat Basso as a cruiserweight, winning his first professional fight against Naveed Anwar on 29 April 1997 in Manchester. Swaby went on to win his next three fights in his first year as a professional boxer.

In 2000, Swaby came up against Enzo Maccarinelli in his opponents home town of Swansea. Broadcast on the BBC, he knocked Maccarinelli out in the third round.[1]

Swaby went on to fight boxer Tony Dowling also from his home town of Lincoln in Newark's Grove Leisure Centre on 9 September 2000, with Swaby defeating Dowling with a TKO in the ninth round.[1]

In 2001 Swaby's manager, Nat Basso died, leaving him self-managed before Dennis Hobson of Fight Academy managed him after seeing him in sparring sessions with Clinton Woods.

Following several opponents Swaby went up against Mark Hobson in 2002 at Huddersfield Leisure Centre in Yorkshire, in the BBBofC British cruiserweight title eliminator where he lost on points after a 10-round fight. Despite the loss, Swaby went on to win his next six fights only to return to Huddersfield to face Hobson for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title and the BBBofC British Cruiserweight title. He lost through a technical knockout in round six of a twelve-round fight.

Swaby went on to have six more fights before deciding to become a heavyweight boxer in 2007. After a year out of the boxing ring gaining the weight he fought his first heavyweight battle on 7 December 2007 in Germany against unbeaten Sebastian Koeber and went the full six rounds.

In 2008, Swaby competed in the Matchroom sports' Prizefighter heavyweights tournament, which was aired live on Sky Sports on 12 September 2008, at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Swaby beat Darren Morgan to take him into the semi-final before being defeated by Chris Burton.

Swaby took on two more short notice fights including Tyson Fury aired on ITV4's 'Fight night' on 14 March 2009, where Fury was seen punching himself in the face following a failed uppercut. Fury beat Swaby after he retired in his corner in the fourth round.

On 9 May 2009, Swaby fought Paul Butlin for the Midlands Area heavyweight title and won.[1] the following year Swaby organised another boxing show on valentines weekend. He fought for the British masters Heavy weight title against David Ingleby and won going the full 10 rounds. Swaby lost another 6 fights all at short notice before retiring his career on 22 October 2010.

Prizefighter

On 12 September 2008, Swaby participated in the Prizefighter competition at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom. Swaby beat Darren Morgan by unanimous decision before losing by unanimous decision to Chris Burton in the semi finals.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
41 fights 16 wins 24 losses
By knockout 3 11
By decision 12 13
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
56 Loss 25–29–2 Edmund Gerber KO 4 (8), 1:35 22 Oct 2010 EKZ "Helle Mitte", Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Germany
55 Loss 25–28–2 David Howe PTS 6 9 Oct 2010 Hotel de France, St Helier, Jersey, England
54 Loss 25–27–2 Matt Skelton TKO 5 (6), 1:00 9 Jul 2010 York Hall, London, England
53 Loss 25–26–2 Damien Campbell PTS 4 2 Jul 2010 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
52 Loss 25–25–2 Tom Dallas KO 1 (6), 1:54 14 May 2010 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
51 Loss 25–24–2 Andrzej Wawrzyk UD 8 20 Mar 2010 Strzelce Opolskie, Poaland
50 Win 25–23–2 David Ingleby PTS 10 13 Feb 2010 Showground, Lincoln, England
49 Win 24–23–2 Paul Butlin PTS 10 9 May 2009 Showground, Lincoln, England Won vacant Midlands Area heavyweight title
48 Loss 23–23–2 Tyson Fury RTD 4 (6), 3:00 14 Mar 2009 Aston Events Centre, Birmingham, England
47 Loss 23–22–2 Derek Chisora TKO 3 (8), 2:45 26 Sep 2008 York Hall, London, England
46 Loss 23–21–2 Chris Burton UD 3 12 Sep 2008 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Prizefighter: The Heavyweights II - Semi-final
45 Win 23–20–2 Darren Morgan UD 3 12 Sep 2008 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Prizefighter: The Heavyweights II - Quarter-final
44 Loss 22–20–2 Chris Burton PTS 8 9 May 2008 Eston Sports Academy, Middlesbrough, England
43 Loss 22–19–2 David Dolan PTS 6 8 Feb 2008 Peterlee Leisure Centre, Peterlee, England
42 Loss 22–18–2 Sebastian Koeber UD 6 7 Dec 2007 Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Germany
41 Loss 22–17–2 Aleksandr Alekseyev TKO 5 (6), 1:55 2 Dec 2006 Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Germany
40 Loss 22–16–2 John Keeton TKO 7 (12), 2:29 20 Oct 2006 Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England For vacant British cruiserweight title
39 Loss 22–15–2 Marco Huck RTD 6 (8), 3:00 4 Mar 2006 EWE-Arena, Oldenburg, Germany
38 Win 22–14–2 Vitali Shkraba TKO 3 (4), 1:42 26 Nov 2005 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
37 Win 21–14–2 Hastings Rasani PTS 4 9 Sep 2005 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
36 Win 20–14–2 Denzil Browne TKO 7 (10), 1:55 24 Oct 2004 Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England
35 Loss 19–14–2 Mark Hobson TKO 6 (12), 1:02 27 May 2004 Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England For British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
34 Win 19–13–2 Lee Mountford TKO 1 (4), 0:25 20 Apr 2004 Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
33 Win 18–13–2 Brodie Pearmaine RTD 4 (4), 3:00 5 Sep 2003 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
32 Win 17–13–2 Paul Bonson PTS 4 10 Jun 2003 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
31 Win 16–13–2 Tommy Eastwood PTS 6 24 Jan 2003 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
30 Win 15–13–2 Eamon Glennon PTS 4 5 Dec 2002 Moat House, Sheffield, England
29 Win 14–13–2 Greg Scott Briggs TKO 3 (8), 0:29 3 Aug 2002 Derby Storm Arena, Derby, England
28 Loss 13–13–2 Mark Hobson PTS 10 27 Apr 2002 Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
27 Win 13–12–2 Chris Woollas TKO 4 (6), 1:10 15 Dec 2001 Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England
26 Win 12–12–2 Kevin Barrett PTS 4 13 Sep 2001 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
25 Win 11–12–2 Stephane Allouane PTS 4 31 Jul 2001 York Hall, London, England
24 Draw 10–12–2 Denzil Browne PTS 8 2 Jun 2001 Light Waves Leisure Centre, Wakefield, England
23 Win 10–12–1 Eamon Glennon PTS 6 30 Apr 2001 Posthouse Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
22 Loss 9–12–1 Crawford Ashley PTS 8 24 Mar 2001 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
21 Loss 9–11–1 Robert Norton PTS 8 5 Feb 2001 City Hall, Hull, England
20 Win 9–10–1 Tony Dowling KO 9 (10) 9 Sep 2000 Grove Leisure Centre, Newark, England
19 Loss 8–10–1 Steffen Nielsen PTS 4 26 May 2000 Holbaek stadionhal, Holbaek, Denmark
18 Win 8–9–1 Enzo Maccarinelli KO 3 (6), 2:35 12 May 2000 Leisure Centre, Swansea Wales
17 Win 7–9–1 Mark Levy PTS 4 15 Apr 2000 York Hall, London, England
16 Loss 6–9–1 Kelly Oliver PTS 10 5 Mar 2000 Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, Germany
15 Loss 6–8–1 Owen Beck PTS 4 11 Dec 1999 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
14 Draw 6–7–1 Brian Gascoigne PTS 4 3 Oct 1999 Queens Park Leisure Centre, Chesterfield, England
13 Loss 6–7 Garry Delaney PTS 8 4 Sep 1999 York Hall, London, England
12 Win 6–6 Lee Archer PTS 6 23 Jun 1999 Gala Baths, West Bromwich, England
11 Loss 5–6 Mark Levy RTD 5 (6) 20 Dec 1998 The Willows (Salford RLFC), Salford, England
10 Loss 5–5 Cathal O'Grady TKO 1 (6) 19 Sep 1998 National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
9 Loss 5–4 Chris P Bacon PTS 6 17 Jul 1998 Golf and Country Club, Mere, England
8 Loss 5–3 Chris P Bacon TKO 3 (4), 1:06 8 May 1998 Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
7 Loss 5–2 Phil Day PTS 4 7 Mar 1998 Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England
6 Win 5–1 John Wilson KO 3 (6) 27 Feb 1998 Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
5 Loss 4–1 Tim Redman PTS 6 2 Feb 1998 Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 Lee Williams PTS 6 17 Nov 1997 Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England
3 Win 3–0 Phil Ball TKO 3 (6), 1:16 30 Oct 1997 Grove Leisure Centre, Newark, England
2 Win 2–0 Liam Richardson TKO 4 (6), 1:11 19 Jun 1997 Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, England
1 Win 1–0 Naveed Anwar PTS 6 29 Apr 1997 Holiday Inn, Manchester, England

References

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Mark Krence
Midlands Area
heavyweight champion

9 May 2009 – May 2014
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Paul Butlin
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