Johnny Fisher
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Johnny Fisher | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1999 (age 25) Harold Wood, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | "The Romford Bull" |
| Statistics | |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 13 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
Johnny Fisher (born 27 February 1999) also known by his nickname The Romford Bull, is a British professional boxer from Romford, London Borough of Havering, England.
He played rugby for a number of years as well as boxing, he says the high level physical sport helped give him a good grounding for his boxing career. His father boxed at amateur level and his grandfather also boxed, but only casually. His siblings have also boxed too.
He has been boxing since before his teens, he stopped but only to pick it back up in his second year of university when he began to spar Joe Joyce. He formed a good relationship with him and sparred him in preparation for Joyce's fight against Daniel Dubois. Fisher said that Joyce's "force has brought my strength along too" and that he is the "closest thing he has seen to a real life human wrecking machine".[2]
Amateur career
[edit]He had a brief amateur career of only 10 bouts, three ending in first round stoppages.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit]He made his professional debut on 20 February 2021 against Matt Gordon on the undercard for the David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly fight at the Wembley Arena. He won by TKO 2:29 into the first round, with his opponent being both counted and knocked down before the stoppage.
His second fight was against Phil Williams, in the Manchester Arena, he won by TKO again, this time referee Howard Foster stopped the contest 1:46 into round three. His third was in the Matchroom HQ Garden against Danny Whitaker, where he once again won by TKO. In his fourth fight he won against Alvaro Terrero by TKO in the second round after he scored two knockdowns. His fifth fight he won on points at Alexandra Palace against Gabriel Enguema, with referee Mark Bates scoring the contest 59–55 over six rounds.[5] His seventh was against Domnic Musil. His style has been likened to David Pearce.
He won his first title, the BBBofC Southern Area Heavyweight title, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua versus Robert Helenius at the O2 Arena, winning by 7th round TKO against Harry Armstrong after knocking down Armstrong in the first round also.[6]
On 3 February 2024, in Las Vegas, Fisher was scheduled to face Dmytro Bezus in a 10-round bout.[7] Fisher stopped Bezus in the first round.[8]
Fisher knocked out Alen Babić just 36 seconds into their fight at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, on 6 July 2024. [9][10]
In his next bout, he defeated David Allen via split decision on 21 December 2024, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the undercard for the heavyweight world title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. After a positive start to the fight, Fisher was knocked down for the first time in his career during the fifth round. However, he recovered to win a split decision. with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 95-94 for Fisher while the third had it 96-93 in Allen's favour. Many people believe that he lost the fight and Fisher himself said after the fight that he got the ‘rub of the green’ as he’s a big ticket seller. [11][12]
Personal life
[edit]Fisher attended Marshalls Park School in Romford.[13]
He has a 2:1 in history from Exeter University and did his dissertation on the aerial bombing of Germany in 1944–45.[2]
Fisher's father, John Fisher, is a social media personality under his nickname "Big John". He is known for his catchphrase "Bosh."[14]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 11 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | David Allen | SD | 10 | 21 Dec 2024 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Alen Babić | TKO | 1 (10), 0:36 | 6 Jul 2024 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Dmytro Bezus | TKO | 1 (8), 2:51 | 3 Feb 2024 | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Harry Armstrong | TKO | 7 (10), 1:19 | 12 Aug 2023 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Emilio Salas | TKO | 1 (8), 2:07 | 10 Jun 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Alfonso Damiani | TKO | 4 (8), 2:05 | 11 Mar 2023 | Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Dominik Musil | TKO | 1 (6), 2:03 | 29 Oct 2022 | Wembley Arena London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Michal Reissinger | TKO | 2 (6), 0:39 | 6 Aug 2022 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Gabriel Enguema | PTS | 6 | 12 Feb 2022 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Alvaro Terrero | TKO | 2 (6), 2:06 | 30 Oct 2021 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Danny Whitaker | TKO | 2 (4), 1:08 | 7 Aug 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Phil Williams | TKO | 3 (4), 1:46 | 1 May 2021 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Matt Gordon | TKO | 1 (4), 2:29 | 20 Feb 2021 | Wembley Arena, London, England |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Johnny Fisher". BoxRec.
- ^ a b "Johnny Fisher: 'The Romford Bull' is new heavyweight with uni degree, rugby background, bird-watching with his mate Ed, and 'huge power'". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ February 2021, Shaun Brown on 20th (20 February 2021). "Johnny Fisher: The Student". boxing-social.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Erdman, Corey (14 February 2022). "The Unprecedented Popularity Of Heavyweight Prospect Johnny Fisher". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Please login". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ "Johnny Fisher brutally drops opponent ten seconds into fight, wins by vicious knockout". talkSPORT. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (30 January 2024). "Johnny Fisher ready to kickoff big year with Dmytro Bezus fight in Las Vegas". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Idec, Keith (3 February 2024). "Johnny Fisher Overwhelms Dmytro Bezus, Stops Him In First Round On Benn-Dobson Undercard". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Briton Fisher knocks out Babic in 36 seconds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Johnny Fisher blasts out stunned Alen Babic in 36 seconds". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Floored Johnny Fisher survives Dave Allen with controversial win". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Usyk vs Fury 2: David Allen drops Johnny Fisher only to lose contentious split decision on undercard". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ "Johnny Fisher - aka 'The Romford Bull' - visits former school with gifts". Romford Recorder. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Johnny Fisher: Social media star dad keeps heavyweight on track". BBC Sport. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.