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Ohara Davies (born 9 February 1992) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBC Silver light-welterweight title from 2016 to 2017 and challenged once for the Commonwealth light-welterweight title in 2017.[1]

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Ohara Davies
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Two Tanks
Weight(s)	Lightweight Light-welterweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach	71 in (180 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	(1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 30) Hackney, London, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	24
Wins by KO	17
Losses	2

Professional career

Amateur career

According to BoxRec, Davies held an undefeated record of 18-0 as an amateur.[2] In May 2015, Davies, speaking to BoxingMonthly, spoke about his amateur career: "I think that as an amateur I always had a style that was more suited to the pro game. I got told plenty of times in the gym that I’ve got more of a pro style so, when I did finally decide to turn over, I didn’t really have to make many adjustments."

Debut year as a professional (2014)

Davies turned professional in 2014 and won on points in a four-round contest on his debut against Latvian fighter Ivans Levickis (9-12) on 19 April at the York Hall in London.[3]

By the end of 2014, Davies held a record of 4-0 after knockout wins over Kristian Dochev (10-16), Andy Harris (3-18-1) and Oszkar Fiko (10-7).[4][5][6] The latter two victories came on Matchroom Boxing shows.

Undefeated year (2015)

Davies won all five of his contests in 2015, ending the year with a record of 9–0. He defeated Lee Gibbons (3-2), Jacek Wylezol (11-7), Simas Volosinas (6-30), Dame Seck (9-9-2) and Chris Truman (13-4-2), with Wylezol the only one to last the distance.[7][8][9][10][11]

First title fights and move up to light-welterweight (2016)

After defeating Ghana's Prince Ofotsu (15-5) in January, in March, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight for the vacant English lightweight against Andy Keates (11-3)[12] The fight would take place on the undercard to Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua at The O2 Arena in London on 9 April.

Davies won by fourth-round knockout after knocking Keates down in the round one before knocking him out in round four.[13]

Davies won both of his next two contests against Zoltan Szabo (9-0) and Chaquib Fadli (13-7), winning both inside the distance in non-title fights.[14][15]

In October, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight WBC Silver champion Andrea Scarpa (20-2) at Wembley Arena.[16] Davies won by unanimous decision with all three judges producing scorecards of 120–108.[17]

Derry Matthews

On 9 January Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Davies would defend his WBC Silver light-welterweight title against former lightweight world title challenger Derry Matthews (38-11-2) on the undercard to David Haye vs Tony Bellew at the O2 Arena on London on 4 March.[18]

Davies won by third-round stoppage after twice knocking down Mathews down in the third round.[19] Shortly after the fight, Mathews retired from boxing.[20]

Josh Taylor

On 19 May Cyclone Promotions announced that Davies would defend his WBC Silver title against undefeated Commonwealth champion Josh Taylor (9-0), with both titles at stake.[21] The fight would take place at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 8 July.

Davies was dominated in the fight. He was knocked down in round three and then twice in round seven before the referee halted the contest, his first defeat as a professional.[22][23]

Tom Farrell

On 24 July Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight undefeated Liverpool prospect Tom Farrell (13-0) for the vacant WBA International light-welterweight title on the undercard to Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall II at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on 30 September.[24]

Davies won by sixth-round stoppage after knocking down Farrell once in round one, twice in round two and twice in round six.[25][26]

2018

On 27 April promoter Frank Warren confirmed that Davies would fight for the first time under his promotional banner against France's Christopher Sebire (26-10-1) on the undercard to Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington at the Elland Road Stadium in Leeds on 19 May. Davies went on to win via UD against Ismail Abdoul after Sebire pulled out. In the post fight interview Davies called out Jack Catterall and Terry Flanagan.[27]

Davies vs. Vasquez

On June 28, 2019, Davies fought Miguel Vasquez. Davies won the fight with the sole referee scoring it 97-94. Even Davies himself thought the score was too wide and even raised Vasquez's hand after the score was announced.[28]

Davies vs. McKenna

On September 30, 2020, Davies fought Tyrone McKenna. Davies won the fight via a narrow split-decision, 96-94, 96-94 and 95-95.[29]

Davies vs. Barroso

On November 26, 2021, Davies fought Ismael Barroso, who was ranked #2 by the WBA at super lightweight. Davies won the fight, with all three judges seeing it 99-91 in his favor.[30]

Team

Davies is currently promoted by Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions, having previously been promoted by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing from 2014 to 2018.

He is managed by MTK Global, having signed with the company in January 2018. He was previously managed by Charlie Sims, the son of trainer Tony Sims.

He was previously trained by Babatunde Ajayi (2014) and Tony Sims (2014–18).

Professional boxing record

24 fights	22 wins	2 losses
By knockout	16	1
By decision	6	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
24	Win	22–2	Tyrone McKenna	MD	10	30 Sep 2020	York Hall, London, England	Won WBC International light-welterweight title; The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Final
23	Win	21–2	Jeff Ofori	TKO	6 (10), 1:06	21 Feb 2020	York Hall, London, England	The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Semi-final
22	Win	20–2	Logan Yoon	RTD	7 (10), 3:00	22 Nov 2019	York Hall, London, England	The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Quarter-final
21	Win	19–2	Miguel Vázquez	PTS	10	28 Jun 2019	York Hall, London, England
20	Loss	18–2	Jack Catterall	UD	12	6 Oct 2018	Leicester Arena, Leicester, England	For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
19	Win	18–1	Paul Kamanga	KO	2 (10), 2:41	23 Jun 2018	The O2 Arena, London, England	Won WBC International light-welterweight title
18	Win	17–1	Ahmed Ibrahim	PTS	6	19 May 2018	Elland Road, Leeds, England
17	Win	16–1	Tom Farrell	TKO	6 (10), 0:50	30 Sep 2017	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England	Won WBA International light-welterweight title
16	Loss	15–1	Josh Taylor	TKO	7 (12), 2:25	8 Jul 2017	Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Lost WBC Silver light-welterweight title; For Commonwealth light-welterweight title
15	Win	15–0	Derry Mathews	TKO	3 (12), 2:55	4 Mar 2017	The O2 Arena, London, England	Retained WBC Silver light-welterweight title
14	Win	14–0	Andrea Scarpa	UD	12	26 Nov 2016	Wembley Arena, London, England	Won WBC Silver light-welterweight title
13	Win	13–0	Chaquib Fadli	KO	2 (6), 2:44	1 Oct 2016	Jahnsportforum, Germany
12	Win	12–0	Zoltan Szabo	RTD	5 (8), 3:00	21 Jun 2016	York Hall, London, England
11	Win	11–0	Andy Keates	KO	4 (10), 0:31	9 Apr 2016	The O2 Arena, London, England	Won English lightweight title
10	Win	10–0	Prince Ofotsu	TKO	3 (6), 0:42	30 Jan 2016	Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park, London, England
9	Win	9–0	Chris Truman	RTD	2 (8), 3:00	7 Nov 2015	Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
8	Win	8–0	Dame Seck	TKO	3 (6), 2:41	12 Sep 2015	The O2 Arena, London, England
7	Win	7–0	Simas Volosinas	TKO	2 (6), 2:34	28 May 2015	York Hall, London, England
6	Win	6–0	Jacek Wylezol	UD	6	21 Mar 2015	Rostock, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Lee Gibbons	KO	1 (6), 1:19	31 Jan 2015	The O2 Arena, London, England
4	Win	4–0	Oszkar Fiko	TKO	1 (6), 2:39	6 Dec 2014	York Hall, London, England
3	Win	3–0	Andy Harris	KO	2 (4), 0:37	11 Oct 2014	The O2 Arena, London, England
2	Win	2–0	Kristian Dochev	TKO	1 (4), 2:50	7 Jun 2014	York Hall, London, England
1	Win	1–0	Ivans Levickis	PTS	4	19 Apr 2014	York Hall, London, England

References

External links

• Boxing record for Ohara Davies from BoxRec (registration required)
• Ohara Davies - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live

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