Lee Swaby

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Lee Swaby
Statistics
Real nameLee Swaby
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1976-05-14) 14 May 1976 (age 45)
Lincoln, England
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights56
Wins16
Wins by KO11
Losses24
Draws2

Lee Swaby (born 14 May 1976) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2010. He challenged twice for the British cruiserweight title in 2004 and 2006, and once for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title in 2004. He holds a notable win over future world cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli.

Professional career[]

Swaby began his sporting career as a kickboxer aged 14. He trained at the 'Still Kickboxing Gym' in Lincoln city. Swaby's trainer invited him to attend a trial to join the fighters class. This trial involved a meeting with Jack Boas. He was trained by Jez Hall and went on to win titles including National, British, International and World Championships. He competed all over, including a fight in New Zealand with Ray Sefo, who was four time world champion.

Swaby retired from kickboxing at the age of 20, following the winning of his second work title in his home town of Lincoln. He began a professional boxing career under the management of Nat Basso as a cruiserweight, winning his first professional fight against Naveed Anwar on 29 April 1997 in Manchester. Swaby went on to win his next three fights in his first year as a professional boxer.

In 2000, Swaby came up against Enzo Maccarinelli in his opponents home town of Swansea. Broadcast on the BBC, he knocked Maccarinelli out in the third round.[1]

Swaby went on to fight boxer Tony Dowling also from his home town of Lincoln in Newark's Grove Leisure Centre on 9 September 2000, with Swaby defeating Dowling with a TKO in the ninth round.[1]

In 2001 Swaby's manager, Nat Basso died, leaving him self-managed before Dennis Hobson of Fight Academy managed him after seeing him in sparring sessions with Clinton Woods.

Following several opponents Swaby went up against Mark Hobson in 2002 at Huddersfield Leisure Centre in Yorkshire, in the BBBofC British cruiserweight title eliminator where he lost on points after a 10-round fight. Despite the loss, Swaby went on to win his next six fights only to return to Huddersfield to face Hobson for the Commonwealth cruiserweight title and the BBBofC British Cruiserweight title. He lost through a technical knockout in round six of a twelve-round fight.

Swaby went on to have six more fights before deciding to become a heavyweight boxer in 2007. After a year out of the boxing ring gaining the weight he fought his first heavyweight battle on 7 December 2007 in Germany against unbeaten Sebastian Koeber and went the full six rounds.

In 2008, Swaby competed in the Matchroom sports' Prizefighter heavyweights tournament, which was aired live on Sky Sports on 12 September 2008, at Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Swaby beat Darren Morgan to take him into the semi-final before being defeated by Chris Burton.

Swaby took on two more short notice fights including Tyson Fury aired on ITV4's 'Fight night' on 14 March 2009, where Fury was seen punching himself in the face following a failed uppercut. Fury beat Swaby after he retired in his corner in the fourth round.

On 9 May 2009, Swaby fought Paul Butlin for the Midlands Area heavyweight title and won.[1] the following year Swaby organised another boxing show on valentines weekend. He fought for the British masters Heavy weight title against David Ingleby and won going the full 10 rounds. Swaby lost another 6 fights all at short notice before retiring his career on 22 October 2010.

Prizefighter[]

On 12 September 2008, Swaby participated in the Prizefighter competition at the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, United Kingdom. Swaby beat Darren Morgan by unanimous decision before losing by unanimous decision to Chris Burton in the semi finals.

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
41 fights 16 wins 24 losses
By knockout 3 11
By decision 12 13
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
56 Loss 25–29–2 Germany Edmund Gerber KO 4 (8), 1:35 22 Oct 2010 Germany EKZ "Helle Mitte", Marzahn-Hellersdorf, Germany
55 Loss 25–28–2 United Kingdom David Howe PTS 6 9 Oct 2010 United Kingdom Hotel de France, St Helier, Jersey, England
54 Loss 25–27–2 United Kingdom Matt Skelton TKO 5 (6), 1:00 9 Jul 2010 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
53 Loss 25–26–2 United Kingdom Damien Campbell PTS 4 2 Jul 2010 United Kingdom Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
52 Loss 25–25–2 United Kingdom Tom Dallas KO 1 (6), 1:54 14 May 2010 United Kingdom Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England
51 Loss 25–24–2 Poland Andrzej Wawrzyk UD 8 20 Mar 2010 Poland Strzelce Opolskie, Poaland
50 Win 25–23–2 United Kingdom David Ingleby PTS 10 13 Feb 2010 United Kingdom Showground, Lincoln, England
49 Win 24–23–2 United Kingdom Paul Butlin PTS 10 9 May 2009 United Kingdom Showground, Lincoln, England Won vacant Midlands Area heavyweight title
48 Loss 23–23–2 United Kingdom Tyson Fury RTD 4 (6), 3:00 14 Mar 2009 United Kingdom Aston Events Centre, Birmingham, England
47 Loss 23–22–2 United Kingdom Derek Chisora TKO 3 (8), 2:45 26 Sep 2008 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
46 Loss 23–21–2 United Kingdom Chris Burton UD 3 12 Sep 2008 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Prizefighter: The Heavyweights II - Semi-final
45 Win 23–20–2 United Kingdom Darren Morgan UD 3 12 Sep 2008 United Kingdom Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Prizefighter: The Heavyweights II - Quarter-final
44 Loss 22–20–2 United Kingdom Chris Burton PTS 8 9 May 2008 United Kingdom Eston Sports Academy, Middlesbrough, England
43 Loss 22–19–2 United Kingdom David Dolan PTS 6 8 Feb 2008 United Kingdom Peterlee Leisure Centre, Peterlee, England
42 Loss 22–18–2 Germany Sebastian Koeber UD 6 7 Dec 2007 Germany Sporthalle, Alsterdorf, Germany
41 Loss 22–17–2 Russia Aleksandr Alekseyev TKO 5 (6), 1:55 2 Dec 2006 Germany Estrel Convention Center, Neukoelln, Germany
40 Loss 22–16–2 United Kingdom John Keeton TKO 7 (12), 2:29 20 Oct 2006 United Kingdom Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England For vacant British cruiserweight title
39 Loss 22–15–2 Germany Marco Huck RTD 6 (8), 3:00 4 Mar 2006 United Kingdom EWE-Arena, Oldenburg, Germany
38 Win 22–14–2 Belgium Vitali Shkraba TKO 3 (4), 1:42 26 Nov 2005 United Kingdom Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
37 Win 21–14–2 Uganda Hastings Rasani PTS 4 9 Sep 2005 United Kingdom Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
36 Win 20–14–2 United Kingdom Denzil Browne TKO 7 (10), 1:55 24 Oct 2004 United Kingdom Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England
35 Loss 19–14–2 United Kingdom Mark Hobson TKO 6 (12), 1:02 27 May 2004 United Kingdom Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England For British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles
34 Win 19–13–2 United Kingdom Lee Mountford TKO 1 (4), 0:25 20 Apr 2004 United Kingdom Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
33 Win 18–13–2 United Kingdom Brodie Pearmaine RTD 4 (4), 3:00 5 Sep 2003 United Kingdom Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
32 Win 17–13–2 United Kingdom Paul Bonson PTS 4 10 Jun 2003 United Kingdom Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
31 Win 16–13–2 United Kingdom Tommy Eastwood PTS 6 24 Jan 2003 United Kingdom Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
30 Win 15–13–2 United Kingdom Eamon Glennon PTS 4 5 Dec 2002 United Kingdom Moat House, Sheffield, England
29 Win 14–13–2 United Kingdom Greg Scott Briggs TKO 3 (8), 0:29 3 Aug 2002 United Kingdom Derby Storm Arena, Derby, England
28 Loss 13–13–2 United Kingdom Mark Hobson PTS 10 27 Apr 2002 United Kingdom Huddersfield Sports Centre, Huddersfield, England
27 Win 13–12–2 United Kingdom Chris Woollas TKO 4 (6), 1:10 15 Dec 2001 United Kingdom Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England
26 Win 12–12–2 United Kingdom Kevin Barrett PTS 4 13 Sep 2001 United Kingdom Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
25 Win 11–12–2 France Stephane Allouane PTS 4 31 Jul 2001 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
24 Draw 10–12–2 United Kingdom Denzil Browne PTS 8 2 Jun 2001 United Kingdom Light Waves Leisure Centre, Wakefield, England
23 Win 10–12–1 United Kingdom Eamon Glennon PTS 6 30 Apr 2001 United Kingdom Posthouse Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
22 Loss 9–12–1 United Kingdom Crawford Ashley PTS 8 24 Mar 2001 United Kingdom Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
21 Loss 9–11–1 United Kingdom Robert Norton PTS 8 5 Feb 2001 United Kingdom City Hall, Hull, England
20 Win 9–10–1 United Kingdom Tony Dowling KO 9 (10) 9 Sep 2000 United Kingdom Grove Leisure Centre, Newark, England
19 Loss 8–10–1 Denmark Steffen Nielsen PTS 4 26 May 2000 Denmark Holbaek stadionhal, Holbaek, Denmark
18 Win 8–9–1 United Kingdom Enzo Maccarinelli KO 3 (6), 2:35 12 May 2000 United Kingdom Leisure Centre, Swansea Wales
17 Win 7–9–1 United Kingdom Mark Levy PTS 4 15 Apr 2000 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
16 Loss 6–9–1 United Kingdom Kelly Oliver PTS 10 5 Mar 2000 United Kingdom Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, Germany
15 Loss 6–8–1 Jamaica Owen Beck PTS 4 11 Dec 1999 United Kingdom Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
14 Draw 6–7–1 United Kingdom Brian Gascoigne PTS 4 3 Oct 1999 United Kingdom Queens Park Leisure Centre, Chesterfield, England
13 Loss 6–7 United Kingdom Garry Delaney PTS 8 4 Sep 1999 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
12 Win 6–6 United Kingdom Lee Archer PTS 6 23 Jun 1999 United Kingdom Gala Baths, West Bromwich, England
11 Loss 5–6 United Kingdom Mark Levy RTD 5 (6) 20 Dec 1998 United Kingdom The Willows (Salford RLFC), Salford, England
10 Loss 5–5 Republic of Ireland Cathal O'Grady TKO 1 (6) 19 Sep 1998 Republic of Ireland National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
9 Loss 5–4 United Kingdom Chris P Bacon PTS 6 17 Jul 1998 United Kingdom Golf and Country Club, Mere, England
8 Loss 5–3 United Kingdom Chris P Bacon TKO 3 (4), 1:06 8 May 1998 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
7 Loss 5–2 United Kingdom Phil Day PTS 4 7 Mar 1998 United Kingdom Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England
6 Win 5–1 United Kingdom John Wilson KO 3 (6) 27 Feb 1998 United Kingdom Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
5 Loss 4–1 United Kingdom Tim Redman PTS 6 2 Feb 1998 United Kingdom Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 United Kingdom Lee Williams PTS 6 17 Nov 1997 United Kingdom Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England
3 Win 3–0 United Kingdom Phil Ball TKO 3 (6), 1:16 30 Oct 1997 United Kingdom Grove Leisure Centre, Newark, England
2 Win 2–0 United Kingdom Liam Richardson TKO 4 (6), 1:11 19 Jun 1997 United Kingdom Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, England
1 Win 1–0 United Kingdom Naveed Anwar PTS 6 29 Apr 1997 United Kingdom Holiday Inn, Manchester, England

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "boxrec.com".

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Mark Krence
Midlands Area
heavyweight champion

9 May 2009 – May 2014
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Paul Butlin
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