Akeem Ennis-Brown

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Akeem Ennis-Brown
Statistics
Real nameAkeem Jamar Ennis-Brown
Nickname(s)Riiddy
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 26)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins15
Wins by KO1
Losses1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  England
English Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Portsmouth Light welterweight

Akeem Ennis-Brown[1] (born 14 September 1995) is an English professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth light-welterweight titles from 2020 to August 2021.

Professional career[]

Brown made his professional debut on 11 July 2015, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Ibrar Riyaz at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, Staffordshire.[2] After compiling a record of 8–0 (1 KO) he faced reigning champion Glenn Foot for the English light-welterweight title on 16 July 2017 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. Brown captured his first professional title via majority decision (MD) over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 98–92 and 96–94 while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95.[3]

Following a six-round PTS victory against Chris Truman in September,[4] he faced Chris Jenkins for the vacant WBC Youth light-welterweight title on 12 May 2018 at the GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester. Jenkins suffered a cut above his right eye in the third round after an accidental clash of heads. On the advice of the ringside doctor, the referee called a halt to the contest in the fifth round, forcing the result to the scorecards.[5] All three judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 40–36, 39–37, and 39–38, awarding Brown the WBC Youth title via unanimous technical decision (TD).[6]

His next fight was against Darragh Foley for the vacant IBF European light-welterweight title on 14 December 2018 at the York Hall in London. Brown captured the IBF regional title with a comfortable unanimous decision (UD), with the judges scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93, and 96–94.[7]

Brown made a successful defence of his IBF European title with a ten-round UD victory against Bilal Rehman in March 2019,[8] before challenging Commonwealth light-welterweight champion Philip Bowes, with the vacant British light-welterweight title also on the line, on 2 September 2020 at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire. In a fight which saw both men suffer cuts and Bowes receive a point deduction in the eighth round for excessive holding, Brown secured a twelve-round UD victory to capture the British and Commonwealth titles. One judge scored the bout 116–111 and the other two scored it 115–112.[9]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
15 fights 14 wins 1 loss
By knockout 1 0
By decision 13 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Loss 14–1 United Kingdom Sam Maxwell UD 12 28 Aug 2021 United Kingdom Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Lost Commonwealth and British light-welterweight titles
14 Win 14–0 United Kingdom Philip Bowes UD 12 2 Sep 2020 United Kingdom Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England Won Commonwealth and vacant British light-welterweight titles
13 Win 13–0 United Kingdom Bilal Rehman UD 10 1 Mar 2019 United Kingdom Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales Retained IBF European light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Republic of Ireland Darragh Foley UD 10 14 Dec 2018 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Won vacant IBF European light-welterweight title
11 Win 11–0 United Kingdom Chris Jenkins TD 5 (10), 1:29 12 May 2018 United Kingdom GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England Won vacant WBC Youth light-welterweight title;
Unanimous TD after Jenkins was cut by an accidental head clash
10 Win 10–0 United Kingdom Chris Truman PTS 6 23 Sep 2017 United Kingdom PlayFootball Arena, Swindon, England
9 Win 9–0 United Kingdom Glenn Foot MD 10 16 Jul 2017 United Kingdom Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England Won English light-welterweight title
8 Win 8–0 Poland Lukasz Janik PTS 6 15 Apr 2017 United Kingdom PlayFootball Arena, Swindon, England
7 Win 7–0 Germany Freddy Kiwitt PTS 10 12 Nov 2016 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 United Kingdom Chris Adaway PTS 4 23 Jul 2016 United Kingdom Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, England
5 Win 5–0 United Kingdom Kristian Laight PTS 4 10 Jun 2016 United Kingdom Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon, England
4 Win 4–0 Slovenia Csaba Bolcskei TKO 5 (8), 2:09 13 Feb 2016 United Kingdom GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Fonz Alexander PTS 4 20 Dec 2015 United Kingdom Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon, England
2 Win 2–0 United Kingdom Liam Richards PTS 4 12 Sep 2015 United Kingdom GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 11 Jul 2015 United Kingdom Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England

References[]

  1. ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Samuel Vincent James Ohochukwu Maxwell".
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Ibrar Riyaz". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ^ Lane, Ellis (17 July 2017). "Riiddy becomes first professional English boxing Champion from Gloucester". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Truman". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Akeem Ennis-Brown Crowned WBC Champion". Severn Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Jenkins". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ^ O'Neill, Joe (14 December 2018). "Akeem Ennis Brown beats Darragh Foley in ugly London clash". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ^ "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Bilal Rehman". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. ^ Rickson, Tim (2 September 2020). "Akeem Ennis-Brown vs Philip Bowes LIVE results". British Boxing News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

External links[]

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Glenn Foot
English light-welterweight champion
16 July 2017 – March 2018
Vacant
Title next held by
Sam O'Maison
Vacant
Title last held by
Yomar Álamo
WBC Youth light-welterweight champion
12 May 2018 – November 2018
Vacant
Title next held by
Luis Alberto Hernandez
Vacant
Title last held by
Josh Leather
IBF European light-welterweight champion
14 December 2018 – present
Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Robbie Davies Jr.
British light-welterweight champion
2 September 2020 – 28 August 2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Commonwealth light-welterweight champion
2 September 2020 – 28 August 2021
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