Lerrone Richards
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Real name | Lerrone Jermaine Richards | ||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Sniper The Boss | ||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||
Born | New Malden, Greater London, England | 25 August 1992||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||
Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||
Total fights | 16 | ||||||||||
Wins | 16 | ||||||||||
Wins by KO | 3 | ||||||||||
Losses | 0 | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Lerrone Jermaine Richards[2] (born 25 August 1992) is a British professional boxer who has held the IBO super-middleweight title since December 2021. At regional level he held the British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles between 2019 and September 2021.
Amateur career[]
As an amateur Richards compiled a record of 91–9. He represented Ghana at the 2012 African Olympic Qualifier,[3] losing in the quarter-final to Abdelmalek Rahou by 9:16.[4]
Professional career[]
Richards made his professional debut on 29 September 2013, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Robert Studzinski at the York Hall in London.[5]
With four wins out of four fights under his belt, Richards had a two year absence from competitive bouts while waiting for his contract to expire with his current management team due to a dispute;[6] his last fight being a PTS win over Darren McKenna in April 2014.[7] In 2016, with his contract now expired, Richards signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.[8] His return to the ring came on 24 October of that year, winning with a first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Gordan Glisic.[9]
He fought and won five times in 2017, ending the year with a fight against Rhys Pagan for the vacant WBO European super-middleweight title on 27 November at the Grange St. Paul's Hotel in London. Richards won the fight via ten-round unanimous decision (UD), with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 and the third scoring it 98–92.[10]
Following a six-round PTS victory over Chris Dutton in March 2018 – Richards' only fight of 2018 due to injury[11] – he fought Tommy Langford on 27 April 2019 at the Wembley Arena, London, with the vacant WBO International, and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles on the line. Richards won by UD with the three judges scoring the bout 118–111, 118–110 and 116–113.[12]
The first defence of his Commonwealth title came against Lennox Clarke on 30 November 2019 at Arena Birmingham, with the vacant British title also up for grabs. Richards retained his title via split decision (SD), adding the British title to his collection. Two judges scored in favour of Richards with 117–112 and 116–113 while the third scored it 115–113 to Clarke.[13]
Professional boxing record[]
16 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 3 | 0 |
By decision | 13 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 18 Dec 2021 | ![]() |
Won IBO super-middleweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 15 May 2021 | ![]() |
Won vacant European super-middleweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 5 Dec 2020 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
SD | 12 | 30 Nov 2019 | ![]() |
Retained Commonwealth super-middleweight title; Won vacant British super-middleweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 27 Apr 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant Commonwealth and WBO International super-middleweight titles |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 31 Mar 2018 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 27 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO European super-middleweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 16 Sep 2017 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (4), 2:06 | 22 Jul 2017 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 20 May 2017 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 24 Feb 2017 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 2:47 | 24 Oct 2016 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 27 Apr 2014 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 22 Feb 2014 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | 24 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 29 Sep 2013 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "Boxing record for Lerrone Richards". BoxRec.
- ^ Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1984–2004. Gives name at birth as "Lerrone Jermaine Richards".
- ^ "Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions". Frank Warren. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "Lerrone Richards - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Robert Studzinski". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Hubbard, Richard (30 August 2016). "THE BIG INTERVIEW - LERRONE RICHARDS". Frank Warren. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Darren McKenna". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions". Frank Warren. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Gordan Glisic". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Rhys Pagan". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Billy Joe Saunders Gives High Praise To Lerrone Richards". BoxingScene.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Tommy Langford". boxrec.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ Lockley, Mike (2 December 2019). "Lennox Clarke just loses out in chess match". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Sportspeople from Surrey
- English male boxers
- Super-middleweight boxers
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Black British sportspeople
- British Boxing Board of Control champions
- Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
- European Boxing Union champions
- International Boxing Organization champions