Lyon Woodstock

Lyon Woodstock (born 13 August 1993) is an English professional boxer who held the WBO European super-featherweight title from 2017 to 2018 and challenged for the Commonwealth super-featherweight title in 2019.

Lyon Woodstock
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Lion
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993
Hackney, London, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights14
Wins12
Wins by KO5
Losses2

Professional career

Woodstock made his professional debut on 12 June 2015, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Reece Smith at the York Hall in London.[2]

After compiling a record of 8–0 (4 KOs) he faced Paul Holt for the vacant Midlands Area super-featherweight title on 22 April 2017 at the Leicester Arena. Woodstock got off to a troubled start in the first round before taking control in the second. The referee called a halt to the contest in the third round after Woodstock landed clean uppercuts while Holt was pinned against the ropes, awarding Woodstock the Midlands Area title via technical knockout (TKO).[3]

In his next fight he challenged for the vacant WBO European super-featherweight title, facing Craig Poxton on 21 October 2017 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. Woodstock captured the WBO regional title via unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 98–93, 97–93 and 97–95.[4] Following a points decision (PTS) win against Edwin Tellez in a non-title fight in May 2018,[5] Woodstock made the first defence of his title against Archie Sharp on 6 October at the Morningside Arena (formerly Leicester Arena). After being knocked down in the opening round by a left hook, Woodstock went on to lose his title via UD over ten rounds.[6] All three judges scored the bout 96–93.[7]

After bouncing back from defeat with a PTS win against Sergio Gonzalez in March 2019,[8] he faced Zelfa Barrett for the vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title on 15 June at the First Direct Arena. After struggling to keep up with Barrett's speed and movement, Woodstock lost by UD over twelve rounds. One judge scored the bout 118–110 while the other two scored it 117–111, handing Woodstock the second defeat of his career.[9]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
14 fights 12 wins 2 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 7 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 N/A N/A Anthony Cacace N/A – (12) 27 Feb 2021 London, England For British super-featherweight title
14 Loss 12–2 Zelfa Barrett UD 12 15 Jun 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England For vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title
13 Win 12–1 Sergio Gonzalez PTS 8 23 Mar 2019 Morningside Arena, Leicester, England
12 Loss 11–1 Archie Sharp UD 10 6 Oct 2018 Morningside Arena, Leicester, England Lost WBO European super-featherweight title
11 Win 11–0 Edwin Tellez PTS 8 19 May 2018 Elland Road, Leeds, England
10 Win 10–0 Craig Poxton UD 10 21 Oct 2017 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England Won vacant WBO European super-featherweight title
9 Win 9–0 Paul Holt TKO 3 (10), 2:45 22 Apr 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England Won vacant Midlands Area super-featherweight title
8 Win 8–0 Antonio Horvatic KO 3 (6), 2:30 22 Oct 2016 Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
7 Win 7–0 Reynaldo Mora PTS 6 10 Jun 2016 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 12 Mar 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 13 Dec 2015 Hermitage Leisure Centre, Whitwick, England
4 Win 4–0 Ignac Kassai TKO 1 (4), 2:00 3 Oct 2015 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
3 Win 3–0 Michael Mooney PTS 4 11 Sep 2015 Rockingham Forest Hotel, Corby, England
2 Win 2–0 Elemir Rafael TKO 2 (4), 1:26 25 Jul 2015 Ellesmere Port Sports Village, Ellesmere Port, England
1 Win 1–0 Reece Smith KO 1 (4), 0:38 12 Jun 2015 York Hall, London, England

References
  1. "Boxing record for Lyon Woodstock". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Lyon Woodstock vs. Reece Smith". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. Lockley, Mike (24 April 2017). "Raza Hamza cruises to routine win against fall guy Rafael Castillo". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. Glover, Chris (21 October 2017). "Lyon Woodstock Captures WBO Euro, Tommy Langford Wins". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Lyon Woodstock vs. Edwin Tellez". BoxRec. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. Foster, Elliot (6 October 2018). "Archie Sharp Outboxes Lyon Woodstock, Takes WBO Regional". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. "BoxRec: Lyon Woodstock vs. Archie Sharp". boxrec.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  8. Foster, Elliot (23 March 2019). "Challenger Outpoints Haywood; Wins For Fury, Woodstock". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  9. Dixon, Tris (15 June 2019). "Zelfa Barrett Wins Commonwealth Crown, Decisions Woodstock". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Paul Holt		 Midlands Area super-featherweight champion
22 April 2017 – September 2017		 Vacant
Title next held by
James Beech Jr.
Vacant
Title last held by
Zoltán Kovács		 WBO European super-featherweight champion
21 October 2017 – 6 October 2018		 Succeeded by
Archie Sharp
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