Josh Warrington: record, next fight and profile →
World featherweight champion Lee Selby has accused his British rival Josh Warrington of “running scared” after the Leeds fighter pulled out of talks for a huge domestic showdown this summer.
Josh Warrington clung to his title with a 12-round decision victory. The Leeds featherweight kept hold of the WBC International crown in his hometown, exclusively live on Sky Sports.
Josh Warrington puts at risk a guaranteed shot the featherweight title as welcomes Japan's Hisashi Amagasa to his hometown. The boxers made weight ahead of their 12-round main event Saturday evening at First Direct Arena in Leeds, England. Warrington tipped the scales at a ripped and lean 125 lbs. The rail thin Amagasa - who is listed at 5'10 1/2" but towers over all other featherweights - checked in at 125.5 lbs.
Josh Warrington knows a world title fight is around the corner if he can see off the dangerous Hisashi Amagasa in Leeds on Saturday. Warrington has been hunting a showdown with IBF featherweight champion Lee Selby, but first he must defend his WBC international title again Amagasa, who came close to dethroning the great Guillermo Rigondeaux in December 2014, flooring the Cuban twice before retiring after the 11th round.
Josh Warrington says he's bored of Welsh IBF champion Lee Selby and that he’ll prove he’s World class when he defends his WBC International Featherweight title against Hasashi Amagasa at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on April 16, live on Sky Sports.
Opting to move forward following his near-flawless performance versus Joel Brunker last October, Josh Warrington begins 2016 with a bang. The unbeaten featherweight continues his bold march towards featherweight contention as he next faces Japan’s Hisashi Amagasa. The bout will take place on April 16 at First Direct Arena in Warrington’s hometown of Leeds, England. Already on the show - as previously reported by BoxingScene.com - is the bantamweight title eliminator between Stuart Hall and Rodrigo Guerrero.
Josh Warrington will defend his WBC International Featherweight title against Jorge Sanchez at The O2 in London on December 12, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Leeds favourite Warrington makes his second defence of the title he won in April against Dennis Tubeiron, having shutout Australian Joel Brunker for the strap in Yorkshire in September. Warrington will face a stiff test to end his year on a high as the unbeaten Panamanian, known as ‘El Bufalo’ heads to London to take the title away from the champion and record a tenth win inside the distance in his 16th pro outing.
Josh Warrington will defend his WBC international featherweight title in London on December 12, as part of the Anthony Joshua v Dillian Whyte card. The Leeds star is hunting a showdown with WBC champion Lee Selby having defended the title with a shutout win over Joel Brunker in his home city back in September. The "Warrior" is looking to end the year on a high at the capital's O2 Arena ahead of what he believes will be a huge 12 months for him.
Lee Selby is dreaming about the bright lights of Las Vegas but admits he would still love a Leeds tear-up with Josh Warrington. Selby makes his debut on the big American stage in the early hours of Thursday morning when he defends his IBF featherweight crown against Mexican veteran Fernando Montiel in Arizona. The 28-year-old Welshman knows impressing against a former three-weight world champion could be the pathway to fame and fortune in the United States.
Nottingham star Carl Froch gave his take on a potential featherweight cracker on the UK scene, between Commonwealth king Josh Warrington and IBF champion Lee Selby. Warrington is calling for a showdown with Selby. Both Warrington (25-0, 4KOs) and Selby are promoted by Eddie Hearn of Matchroom Sport. Selby is looking ahead to the champions of his division, like Jesus Cuellar, Vasyl Lomachenko, Gary Russell Jr., and Leo Santa Cruz.