Junior Witter: record, next fight and profile →
Former WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter, who is now a trainer, believes he would have did very well against Floyd Mayweather - had they met in their primes. Mayweather retired from the sport in 2017.
Former world champion Junior Witter is hoping that his good friend and Ingle gym stablemate, Kell Brook (36-2, 25 KOs), considering the idea of walking away from the sport. Last Saturday night at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, Brook was stopped in eleven rounds by Errol Spence, who in victory captured the IBF welterweight title.
Former world champion Junior Witter is still aching over the fact that he never stepped in the ring with his career rival, Ricky Hatton. During their prime runs, a Hatton vs. Witter showdown was the biggest fight to be made in the UK and eventually there was even interest from the American networks to televise the fight.
Sheffield's Junior Witter was outpointed by Ahmed El Mousaoui in their EBU-EU welterweight title bout in Alpes-Maritimes, France on Friday night. The 41-year-old (43-8-2) had been on a two-fight winning streak but came out the wrong side of the judges' verdict in a close twelve round split decision contest against the local favorite. The judges saw the fight 116-110, 118-109 for the local fighter and 115-112 for Witter. Witter, a former World, European, British, and Commonwealth champion will now consider his next options while El Mousaoui will look to make the step up having improved his record to 22-1-1.
Many of the rivals who once ran from him may be long-gone into retirement, but former world champion Junior Witter insists he is still fighting fit and targeting another major title shot at the age of 41. Witter will travel to the Cote d'Azur to face Ahmed El Mousaoui for the EU welterweight belt on April 17 in a fight he hopes can provide a springboard back towards the global level he once graced with such aplomb. It is nine years since Witter made good on his early career promise by dethroning DeMarcus Corley to win the WBC light-welterweight title at Alexandra Palace in London and throw out a challenge to domestic rival Ricky Hatton.
41-year-old former WBC super lightweight champion Junior Witter (43-7-2) continues to plug away and next up is a shot at EU welterweight title held Frenchman Ahmed El Moussaoui (21-1-1). The fight goes ahead on April 17 in Cannet Cote d´Azur (France) with Univent Production promoting the show. Witter, once regarding as a top player in the UK, held the WBC title 2006 through 2008.
Ponds Forge Arena Sheffield, England - Kid Galahad (16-0, 8 KOs) continued his rise in the ranks with a lopsided twelve round unanimous decision over Spaniard Sergio Prado (9-4-1, 3 KOs) to capture the vacant European super bantamweight championship. The scores were 117-111, 118-110 and 120-108. Galahad was too fast, too strong and too skilled for Prado, who showed his chin by lasting until the distance.
London - Junior Witter has backed Kid Galahad to come out on top in “excellent” and “hard fought” British title showdown with Jazza Dickens. The former WBC world light welterweight champion, Witter, who trains alongside Galahad (real name Abdul Barry Awad) in the famous Ingle Gym, predicts “fireworks” when the pair clash at the Magna Centre, Rotherham, September 14th live on Channel 5 from 8pm. “There’s definitely going to be fireworks, Barry can punch hard, so can Jazza and they’re both coming to land the big shots,” Witter said.
York Hall, Bethnal Green, London - Middleweight John Dignum (2-1, 0KO) won a four round unanimous decision over Joe Walsh, with a sole score of 40-36. Super flyweight Charlie Hoy (4-0, 0KO) won a six round decision over Francis Croes (1-16). The sole score was 60-52 and Croes was down in the fourth.
Unbeaten prodigy Frankie Gavin admits he is making up for lost time as he finally bids to win the British title on Thursday. The 2007 world amateur champion has endured a bumpy start to his career in the paid ranks despite maintaining an unblemished 13-fight record. The 27-year-old from Birmingham has been blighted by a succession of personal problems outside of the ropes, from bereavement and illness to relationship problems, which he admits have hampered his progress.