Hosea Noah Burton (born 14 September 1988) is a British

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who held the

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title in 2016. As an

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, he won the 2009

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National Championships in the

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division. Hosea is a cousin of

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Professional career

Born in

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and based in

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, Burton was successful as an amateur, winning the ABA senior middleweight title in 2009, beating Kirk Garvey in the final.

Burton vs. Tzonev

Trained by Joe Gallagher, he had his first professional fight in March 2012 at

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, a first round stoppage of Viktor Tzonev.Brown, Shaun (2013
Prospects
,

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, 8 August 2013; retrieved 28 February 2016.

Burton vs. Shinkwin

After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at the

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for the British light heavyweight title vacated by

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. He had Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds and stopped him in the sixth to become British champion.

Burton vs. Conroy

On 25 June, 2021, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the 6th round.

Burton vs. Azeez

On 20 November, 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light heavyweight title. Azeez was ranked #8 by the WBA at light heavyweight at the time. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the 7th round.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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