- Born
- 1988
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- UK
- Career
- 2008–present
A 6'9" boxer with uncanny movement who rose from the canvas against Wilder.
Titles & Honours
- Lineal Heavyweight Champion
- WBC Heavyweight Champion (2020–2024)
Career Timeline
2008–present- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Béla Gyöngyösi · W TKO
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Wladimir Klitschko · UD. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Wladimir Klitschko
W PTS12 Wladimir Klitschko (2015) · Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Title history
Title reign begins
WBC Heavyweight Champion (2020–2024). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.
- Signature fight
vs Deontay Wilder
W KO11 Deontay Wilder (2021) · T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
- Signature fight
vs Oleksandr Usyk
L PTS12 Oleksandr Usyk (2024) · Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Signature fight
vs Oleksandr Usyk
L PTS12 Oleksandr Usyk (2024) · Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs Mariusz Wach · W RTD. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Title wins · dates not yet documented
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
3 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-06 | W | Béla Gyöngyösi | TKO | 1 | National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England |
| 2009-01-17 | W | Marcel Zeller | TKO | 3 | DW Stadium, Wigan, England |
| 2009-02-28 | W | Daniil Peretyatko | RTD | 2 | Showground, Norwich, England |
| 2009-03-14 | W | Lee Swaby | RTD | 4 | Aston Events Centre, Birmingham, England |
| 2009-04-11 | W | Matthew Ellis | KO | 1 | York Hall, London, England |
| 2009-05-23 | W | Scott Belshaw | TKO | 2 | Colosseum, Watford, England |
| 2009-07-18 | W | Aleksandrs Selezens | TKO | 3 | York Hall, London, England |
| 2009-09-11 | W | John McDermott | PTS | 10 | Brentwood Centre Arena, Brentwood, England |
| 2009-09-26 | W | Tomas Mrazek | PTS | 6 | The O2, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2010-03-05 | W | Hans-Jörg Blasko | TKO | 1 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England |
| 2010-06-25 | W | John McDermott | TKO | 9 | Brentwood Centre Arena, Brentwood, England |
| 2010-09-10 | W | Rich Power | PTS | 8 | York Hall, London, England |
| 2010-12-19 | W | Zack Page | UD | 8 | Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| 2011-02-19 | W | Marcelo Nascimento | KO | 5 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
| 2011-07-23 | W | Derek Chisora | UD | 12 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
| 2011-09-18 | W | Nicolai Firtha | TKO | 5 | King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2011-11-12 | W | Neven Pajkić | TKO | 3 | EventCity, Manchester, England |
| 2012-04-14 | W | Martin Rogan | TKO | 5 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2012-07-07 | W | Vinny Maddalone | TKO | 5 | Hand Arena, Clevedon, England |
| 2012-12-01 | W | Kevin Johnson | UD | 12 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2013-04-20 | W | Steve Cunningham | KO | 7 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US |
| 2014-02-15 | W | Joey Abell | TKO | 4 | Copper Box Arena, London, England |
| 2014-11-29 | W | Derek Chisora | RTD | 10 | ExCeL, London, England |
| 2015-02-28 | W | Christian Hammer | RTD | 8 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
| 2015-11-28 | W | Wladimir Klitschko | UD | 12 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 2018-06-09 | W | Sefer Seferi | RTD | 4 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
| 2018-08-18 | W | Francesco Pianeta | PTS | 10 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2018-12-01 | D | Deontay Wilder | SD | 12 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US |
| 2019-06-15 | W | Tom Schwarz | TKO | 2 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2019-09-14 | W | Otto Wallin | UD | 12 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2020-02-22 | W | Deontay Wilder | TKO | 7 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2021-10-09 | W | Deontay Wilder | KO | 11 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US |
| 2022-04-23 | W | Dillian Whyte | TKO | 6 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |
| 2022-12-03 | W | Derek Chisora | TKO | 10 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England |
| 2023-10-28 | W | Francis Ngannou | SD | 10 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 2024-05-18 | L | Oleksandr Usyk | SD | 12 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 2024-12-21 | L | Oleksandr Usyk | UD | 12 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 2026-04-11 | W | Arslanbek Makhmudov | UD | 12 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England |
| 2026-07-24 | W | Mariusz Wach | RTD | 7 | Max Muay Thai Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand |
Showing 39 of 39 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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