Lee Haskins

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Lee Haskins
Statistics
Real name Lee Haskins
Nickname(s) 'Playboy'
Rated at Bantamweight
Height 5'5' / 165cm
Reach 66' / 168cm
Nationality British
Born (1983-11-29) 29 November 1983 (age 40)
Bristol, England
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 36
Wins 33
Wins by KO 14
Losses 3
Draws 0

Lee Haskins (born 29 November 1983) is a British professional boxer from Bristol in England who has fought in the flyweight, super flyweight and bantamweight divisions. He has won every title available across three different weight classes, and is the current IBF bantamweight world champion. He also won Prizefighter in the super flyweight division in 2011.

Professional career

Early career

Haskins made his professional debut in March 2003 when he took on and defeated Ankar Miah stopping him in the first round at Ashton Gate the home of Bristol City Football Club. In his very next contest he defeated future British champion Chris Edwards this time over 6 rounds at the same venue. By the time he had compiled a winning ledger of 9–0 he challenged journeyman fighter Delroy Spencer for the English Flyweight title and claimed the belt after Spencer retired after the third round of the 10 round contest. In February 2006 almost three years from his professional debut and now with a winning record of 13–0 Haskins challenged the Tanzanian fighter Anthony Mathias for the vacant Commonwealth Flyweight title. He stopped Mathias in the 2nd round at The Pavilions in Plymouth to pick up his second career title.[1]

Commonwealth title fights

Following the victory over Mathias, Haskins returned to Bristol just two months later for his first defence against South African Zolile Mbityi. The fight as reported by the BBC was often a 'messy and bad tempered affair' with Haskins never really hitting top gear.[2] Haskins won the fight on points over 12 rounds.

In October 2006 Haskins chose to move up a weight division and compete for the Commonwealth Bantamweight title. The current champion, another South African called Tshifhiwa Munyai had claimed the belt with an upset win over British Bantamweight title holder Martin Power. Going into the fight Haskins was confident saying "I think he's gonna come in and try to take me out. That's what I want. I've changed a few things, and hopefully it'll work on the night."[3] The fight which was Haskins debut at the York Hall in London ended in the 6th round with Munyai scoring a tko.

British title challenges

Following the stoppage, Haskins next meaningful fight was almost a year later in September 2007 when he returned to the York Hall to take on new British Bantamweight holder Ian Napa. The fight once again proved to be a disappointment for Haskins with ringside reporters claiming he was looking tired before he retired hurt with an arm injury in the 7th round, handing the feather-fisted Napa the only knockout win of his career.[4] in March 2008 Haskins put the memory of defeat behind him by scoring a win over former British title challenger Jamie McDonnell over 8 rounds in Barnsley. The win set him up for another crack at a title, this time against the British Super-Flyweight champion Andy Bell.[5] The fight with Bell took place in November 2008 and ended with a unanimous points decision for the Bristolian in what was considered to be a close fight. Speaking after the fight Haskins paid tribute to his opponent saying "I don't know what to say. It feels great. I knew Andy Bell is a great fighter, he is very tough. He hits hard as well and it just feels great to be champion"[6] On 10 July 2009 Haskins defended his belt for the first time against Sheffield's Ross Burkinshaw, winning in the 4th round.[7]

British and Commonwealth champion

On 11 December 2009 Haskins added the Commonwealth Super Flyweight title to his collection after defeating the unbeaten Don Broadhurst on points in Newport, Wales and becoming a two weight Commonwealth champion.[8] Haskins claimed the belt having scored a unanimous points victory on all three judges scorecards in what was described as a 'scrappy' contest.[9] Following the fight Haskins was scheduled to face Italian Andrea Sarritzu for the European title at super flyweight only for the contest to be called off on a total of four occasions, another fight against the Frenchman Karim Guerfi also fell through after the fighters failed to agree terms.[10] The delays meant that Haskins was out of the ring for over a year until on 30 April 2011 he met Bulgarian boxer Fikret Remziev over six rounds, scoring a fourth round stoppage, at the Olympiad Leisure Centre in Chippenham.[11] Speaking about the delays promoter Chris Sanigar described the period as being "very frustrating" and said that he'd like to see Haskins fight for the British title again with a view to stepping up to Bantamweight to challenge Jamie McDonnell at some point in the future.[10] To add to Haskin's disappointment, he was stripped of the Commonwealth belt after failing to defend it.[12]

On 14 July 2011, Haskins travelled to Morocco to accept a short notice challenge for the WBA Inter continental and the IBF International bantamweight titles. His opponent, Mohamed Bouleghcha had won the titles in April and as the fight was at bantamweight meant that Haskins would have to not only concede home advantage but also weight advantage as he had not fought in the division for four years.[13][14] Haskins won a victory over 12 rounds, including two knockdowns, and said that the victory represented that he was now ready for the world stage.[15]

Prizefighter champion

In October 2011 Haskins became Prizefighter champion, without losing a single round throughout the tournament.

European champion

On 14 December 2012, Haskins had a big chance to step closer to a world title shot by facing Stuart Hall for the EBU European bantamweight title. He won the fight and became European bantamweight champion. Lee's next fight after that was to defend the title against Belgium fighter 'Stephane Jamoye' in Belgium. He lost the fight along with his European title, but the fight was rated by many critics as "one most the most entertaining fights of 2012". What followed over the next two years was being crowned British bantamweight champion, along with a few defences of the title. In February 2015 Haskins earned another opportunity to fight for the vacant EBU European title against French fighter 'Omar Lamiri' in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The fight was stopped due to Haskins suffering a cut over his right eye in a clash of heads during the 8th round. The fight went to the score cards, and as his first European title shot he was victorious.

World champion

In March 2015, Haskins received a call from the IBF confirming that he is to fight Japan's Ryosuke Iwasa, for the Interim world title due to the current champion Randy Caballero suffering from injury. Lee Haskins put on a remarkable display in his fight for the IBF world interim bantamweight title against Ryosuke Iwasa, and knocked out his opponent inside six rounds. Haskins is Bristol's first world champion in 15 years. He was set to fight Randy Caballero on the 21 November 2015, however Caballero failed to make weight, and Haskins was promoted to full champion by the IBF. In May 2016, he defended the title for the first time, defeating Ivan Morales in Cardiff. He is set to fight his mandatory challenger Stuart Hall next.

Professional boxing record

36 fights, 33 wins (14 Knockouts), 2 losses
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
37 N/A N/A United Kingdom Stuart Hall N/A – (12) N/A N/A Defending IBF Bantamweight title.
36 Win 33-3 Mexico Ivan Morales UD 12 2016-05-14 United Kingdom Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom Retained IBF Bantamweight title.
35 Win 32-3 Japan Ryosuke Iwasa TKO 6 (12), 2:10 2015-06-13 United Kingdom Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom Won Interim IBF Bantamweight title.

References

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Preceded by
Andy Bell
WPTS 12
 British Super Flyweight Champion
7 November 2008 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Commonwealth Flyweight Champion
10 February 2006 – 13 April 2007
vacated		 Succeeded by
Chris Edwards
Preceded by Commonwealth Super Flyweight Champion
11 December 2009 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
New title IBF Bantamweight Interim Champion
June 13, 2015 - November 20, 2015		 Promoted
Preceded by IBF Bantamweight Champion
November 20, 2015 - present		 Incumbent
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