Lee Selby
Lee Selby is a Welsh professional boxer. He held the IBF featherweight title from 2015 to 2018, and previously the British, Commonwealth, and European featherweight titles between 2011 and 2014. As of September 2019, Selby is ranked as the world's fourth best active lightweight by BoxRec
Professional boxing career
Early boxing career
Selby began his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak at the Newport Leisure Centre in Wales. He compiled a record of 4-0 before losing for the first time in his professional career to Samir Mouneimne by points decision in a four-round contest at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009. Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a second-round knockout. On 30 July 2011, he met Scotsman James Ancliff for the vacant Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a sixth-round stoppage.British Champion
On 17 September 2011, Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via an eighth-round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool. Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the centre of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover. Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It's something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It's a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".On 20 April 2013 Selby dismantled the former unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell. McConell's corner threw in the towel in the fifth round.
WBC International Championship
Selby vs. Simion
On 13 July 2013, Lee Selby took another step towards a world title shot when he faced in Hull the unbeaten Romanian boxer and ranked at fourth by the WBC, Viorel Simion, and won the WBC International featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory. According to some prominent boxing writers, the British rising star passed the toughest test of his career in a very close fight.IBF featherweight champion
Selby vs. Gradovich
In May 2015, Lee Selby won the IBF featherweight title from Evgeny Gradovich. The fight ended in a unanimous TD after Gradovich was cut from an accidental head clash, and was unable to continue.Selby vs. Montiel
Selby retained his IBF featherweight title in October 2015 with a win over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Arizona. He dedicated the win to his childhood friend Darren Bray, who had recently died.Selby vs. Barros
On July 2017, Lee made his next defence of his IBF featherweight crown. Just weeks before the fight, Selby received shocking news of his mother's sudden death in Wales, and his family urged him to pull out of the fight. Selby decided to continue training days later, and dedicate the fight to his mother.Selby vs. Kambosas
Selby was scheduled to face George Kambosas Jnr in Cardiff on May 9th but was postponed due to the coronovirusProfessional boxing record
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
31 | ![]() | – | 3 Oct 2020 | |||||
30 | Win | 28–2 | ![]() | 12 | 26 Oct 2019 | ![]() | ||
29 | Win | 27–2 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 23 Feb 2019 | ![]() | |
28 | Loss | 26–2 | ![]() | 12 | 19 May 2018 | ![]() | Lost IBF featherweight title | |
27 | Win | 26–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 9 Dec 2017 | ![]() | Retained IBF featherweight title |
26 | Win | 25–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 15 Jul 2017 | ![]() | Retained IBF featherweight title |
25 | Win | 24–1 | ![]() | TKO | 9, 0:41 | 4 Mar 2017 | ![]() | |
24 | Win | 23–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 9 Apr 2016 | ![]() | Retained IBF featherweight title |
23 | Win | 22–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 14 Oct 2015 | ![]() | Retained IBF featherweight title |
22 | Win | 21–1 | ![]() | 8, 1:00 | 30 May 2015 | ![]() | Won IBF featherweight title; Unanimous TD after Gradovich cut from accidental head clash | |
21 | Win | 20–1 | ![]() | TKO | 9, 2:49 | 11 Oct 2014 | ![]() | |
20 | Win | 19–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 17 May 2014 | ![]() | Retained WBC International featherweight title |
19 | Win | 18–1 | ![]() | TKO | 6, 1:31 | 1 Feb 2014 | ![]() | Retained British featherweight title; Won vacant European featherweight title |
18 | Win | 17–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 5 Oct 2013 | ![]() | Retained British, and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
17 | Win | 16–1 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 13 Jul 2013 | ![]() | Won WBC International featherweight title |
16 | Win | 15–1 | ![]() | TKO | 5, 1:16 | 20 Apr 2013 | ![]() | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
15 | Win | 14–1 | ![]() | 12 | 9 Feb 2013 | ![]() | Retained British, and Commonwealth featherweight titles | |
14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() | TKO | 5, 1:54 | 25 May 2012 | ![]() | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() | TKO | 5, 2:02 | 14 Dec 2011 | ![]() | Retained British, and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
12 | Win | 11–1 | ![]() | KO | 8, 2:04 | 17 Sep 2011 | ![]() | Won British, and Commonwealth featherweight titles |
11 | Win | 10–1 | ![]() | 6, 2:12 | 30 Jul 2011 | ![]() | Won vacant British Celtic featherweight title | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 27 Apr 2011 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 8–1 | ![]() | 2, 1:53 | 30 Oct 2010 | ![]() | Won vacant Welsh Area featherweight title | |
8 | Win | 7–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2010 | ![]() | |
7 | Win | 6–1 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 20 Nov 2009 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 5–1 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 10 Aug 2009 | ![]() | |
5 | Loss | 4–1 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 29 May 2009 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 13 Mar 2009 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | PTS | 4 | 27 Feb 2009 | ![]() | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | PTS | 6 | 24 Oct 2008 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | 6 | 12 Jul 2008 | ![]() |