Nicky Booth
Nicky Booth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 January 1980 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 13 January 2021 (aged 40) |
| Other names | 1 Smooth |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight Fly Weight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
Nicky Booth (21 January 1980 – 13 January 2021) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBO bantamweight title in 2001.[1] At regional level, he held the British bantamweight title from 2000 to 2003[2] and the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2000 to 2002.[3] He was the younger brother of former boxer Jason Booth.[4]
Booth died on 13 January 2021, at the age of 40.[5]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 23 fights | 17 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Loss | 17–5–1 | Nathan Sting | UD | 12 | 20 Sep 2003 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | For WBU bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | James Yelland | PTS | 12 | 28 Apr 2003 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained British bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Sergey Tasimov | TKO | 3 (6), 0:55 | 16 Nov 2002 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 15–4–1 | Steve Molitor | PTS | 12 | 21 Sep 2002 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | Lost Commonwealth bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 15–3–1 | Moses Kinyua | KO | 5 (12), 2:34 | 27 Jul 2002 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained Commonwealth bantamweight title |
| 18 | Win | 14–3–1 | Stephen Oates | TKO | 7 (12), 1:42 | 23 Feb 2002 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 13–3–1 | Jim Betts | TKO | 7 (12), 0:43 | 15 Sep 2001 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 16 | Loss | 12–3–1 | Jose Sanjuanelo | TKO | 9 (12), 1:39 | 14 Jul 2001 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, England | For IBO bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Kevin Gerowski | TKO | 4 (8), 1:34 | 11 Jun 2001 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | |
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Ady Lewis | TKO | 7 (12), 2:35 | 26 Feb 2001 | Harvey Hadden LeisureCentre, Nottingham, England | Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Tommy Waite | PTS | 12 | 9 Oct 2000 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Gary Ford | PTS | 6 | 24 Sep 2000 | Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, England | |
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Gareth Payne | PTS | 4 | 22 May 2000 | Skydome, Coventry, England | |
| 10 | Win | 7–2–1 | Shaun Anderson | PTS | 6 | 3 Mar 2000 | Volunteer Rooms, Irvine, Scotland | |
| 9 | Win | 6–2–1 | David Jeffrey | PTS | 4 | 3 Dec 1999 | Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, England | |
| 8 | Win | 5–2–1 | Russel Laing | PTS | 8 | 20 Sep 1999 | Forte Post House Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 7 | Win | 4–2–1 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 4 | 6 Jun 1999 | Manor House, West Bridgford, England | |
| 6 | Win | 3–2–1 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 6 | 30 Apr 1999 | Wortley House Hotel, Scunthorpe, England | |
| 5 | Loss | 2–2–1 | Anthony Hanna | PTS | 6 | 25 Nov 1998 | Manor Park Country House, Clydach, Wales | |
| 4 | Draw | 2–1–1 | Anthony Hanna | PTS | 6 | 11 Sep 1998 | Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England | |
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Ian Napa | PTS | 6 | 14 Jul 1998 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marty Chestnut | PTS | 6 | 15 May 1998 | Clifton Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Shane Mallon | TKO | 4 (6), 2:58 | 26 Feb 1998 | Quality Royal Hotel, Hull, England |
References
[edit]- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Booth brothers retain crowns". News.bbc.co.uk. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Former Commonwealth Champion Nicky Booth Passes Away". Fightsports.tv. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Nicky Booth from BoxRec (registration required)
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