Lee Selby

Lee Selby
File:Lee Selby 2015.png Selby in 2015
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Barry Boy Assassin Lightning The Welsh Mayweather
Rated at	Featherweight
Height	5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
Reach	69.5 in (177 cm)
Nationality	Welsh
Born	(1987-02-14) 14 February 1987 Barry, Wales
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	24
Wins	23
Wins by KO	8
Losses	1

Lee Selby (born 14 February 1987) is a Welsh professional boxer and the current IBF featherweight champion.

Professional boxing career

Early boxing career

Selby began his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak at the Newport Leisure Centre in Wales. He compiled a record of four straight wins before losing for the first time in his career to Samir Mouneimne at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009. Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a 2nd round knockout. On 30 July 2011 he met Scotsman James Ancliff for the Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a 6th round stoppage.

British Champion

On 17 September 2011 Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via 8th round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool. Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the centre of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover. Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It's something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It's a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".

On 20 April 2013 Selby dismantled the former unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell. McConell's corner threw in the towel in the fifth round.

WBC International Championship

Selby vs. Simion

On 13 July 2013, Lee Selby took another step towards a world title shot when he faced in Hull the unbeaten Romanian boxer and ranked at fourth by the WBC, Viorel Simion, and won the WBC International featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory. According to some prominent boxing writers, the British rising star passed the toughest test of his career in a very close fight.

Selby vs. Montiel

Selby retained his IBF featherweight title in October 2015 with a win over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Arizona. He dedicated the win to his childhood friend Darren Bray, who had recently died from attempting to eat a burger in one go.

Professional boxing record

24 fights, 23 wins (8 knockouts), 1 loss
No.	Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
24	Win	23–1	Eric Hunter	UD	12	09 Apr 2016	O2 Arena, London, England, UK	Retained IBF featherweight title
23	Win	22–1	Fernando Montiel	UD	12	14 Oct 2015	Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, US	Retained IBF featherweight title
22	Win	21–1	Evgeny Gradovich	TD	8 (12), 1:00	30 May 2015	O2 Arena, London, England, UK	Won IBF featherweight title; Ruled a unanimous TD due to Gradovich sustaining a cut from an accidental head clash
21	Win	20–1	Joel Brunker	TKO	9 (12), 2:49	11 Oct 2014	O2 Arena, London, England, UK	IBF featherweight title eliminator
20	Win	19–1	Romulo Koasicha	UD	12	17 May 2014	Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK	Retained WBC International featherweight title
19	Win	18–1	Rendall Munroe	TKO	6 (12), 1:31	1 Feb 2014	Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales, UK	Retained British featherweight title; Won vacant European featherweight title
18	Win	17–1	Ryan Walsh	UD	12	5 Oct 2013	O2 Arena, London, England, UK	Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles
17	Win	16–1	Viorel Simion	UD	12	13 Jul 2013	Craven Park Stadium, Hull, England, UK	Won WBC International featherweight title
16	Win	15–1	Corey McConnell	TKO	5 (12), 1:16	20 Apr 2013	Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, UK	Retained Commonwealth featherweight title
15	Win	14–1	Martin Lindsay	UD	12	9 Feb 2013	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK	Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles
14	Win	13–1	Patrick Okine	TKO	5 (12), 1:54	25 May 2012	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK	Retained Commonwealth featherweight title
13	Win	12–1	John Simpson	TKO	5 (12), 2:02	14 Dec 2011	York Hall, London, England, UK	Retained British and Commonwealth featherweight titles
12	Win	11–1	Stephen Smith	KO	8 (12), 2:04	17 Sep 2011	Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England, UK	Won British and Commonwealth featherweight titles
11	Win	10–1	James Ancliff	TKO	6 (10), 2:12	30 Jul 2011	Pill Millennium Centre, Newport, Wales, UK
10	Win	9–1	Youssef Al Hamidi	PTS	6	27 Apr 2011	Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England, UK
9	Win	8–1	Dai Davies	KO	2 (10), 1:53	30 Oct 2010	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK
8	Win	7–1	Ben Jones	PTS	6	25 Jul 2010	Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England, UK
7	Win	6–1	Jimmy Briggs	PTS	4	20 Nov 2009	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK
6	Win	5–1	Ian Bailey	PTS	6	10 Aug 2009	Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, London, England, UK
5	Loss	4–1	Samir Mouneimne	PTS	4	29 May 2009	Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK
4	Win	4–0	Johnny Greaves	PTS	6	13 Mar 2009	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK
3	Win	3–0	Craig Johnson	PTS	4	27 Feb 2009	Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England, UK
2	Win	2–0	Peter Buckley	PTS	6	24 Oct 2008	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK
1	Win	1–0	Sid Razak	PTS	6	12 Jul 2008	Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, Wales, UK	Professional debut

Personal life

Lee Selby is the brother of GB Boxing's 2012 Olympic flyweight representative Andrew Selby. Lee attended Barry Comprehensive School from 1998 to 2003.

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Achievements
Preceded by Evgeny Gradovich	IBF Featherweight Champion May 30, 2015 – present	Incumbent