Denton Vassell

Denton Vassell
Denton Vassell
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Real name Denton Vassell
Nickname(s) Achilles
Rated at Welterweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born 13 September 1984 (1984-09-13) (age 27)
England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 17
Wins 17
Wins by KO 9
Losses 0
Draws 0
No contests 0

Denton Vassell (Born 13 September 1984) is a undefeated British welterweight boxer, based in Ancoats, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Boxing career

Amateur career

The pinnacle of Vassell's amateur career was winning the Amateur Boxing Association championships at welterweight[1] He is also the half brother of footballer Darius Vassell of Leicester City

Professional career

2006

Vassell made his professional debut on 2 September 2006, scoring a TKO victory against Ernie Smith in the 3rd round. In the same year on the 9th December Vassell scored a points victory in his second bout against Duncan Cottier. 2007

Vassell returned to the ring in March against Steve Cooper, victory coming when Vassell forced to Cooper retired in the first round. The following August Vassell chalked another points win over Gatis Skuja. The following month Vassell stopped Sherman Alleyne in the first round to record his fifth win. In Vassell's final fight of the year he defeated Yassine El Maachi on points.

2008

On the 5th April Vassell managed to stop Manoocha Salari in the 3rd round, score a points win over Jimmy Beech and KO Alex Spitko in the 3rd round improving his professional record to nine wins.

2009

In January, Vassell returned to the ring against Matt Scriven winning via TKO. Two months later Vassell stopped his next opponent Eddie Corcoran. Vassell fought in two more fights in 2009, against Vasile Surcica and Jamal Morrison, beating both by points in six round bouts.

2010

Denton pushed his record to 14 wins in march after Kevin mcCauley retired in the second round, Denton was then offered a shot at the Commonwealth Welterweight title on the 16th April against lee Purdy, this would be the first round Denton would go past six rounds with Lee Purdy already doing so, many asked if Denton was fit enough but he proved himself again in a unanimous decision.

Professional Boxing Record

17 Wins (9 knockouts, 8 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd. Date Location Notes
Win 18–0 Australia Samuel Colomban UD 12 (12) 2011-11-12 England Oldham Sports Centre, Oldham, Greater Manchester Retained Commonwealth welterweight title.
Win 17–0 Zambia Bethuel Ushona UD 12 (12) 2011-03-26 England Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester Retained Commonwealth welterweight title.
Win 16–0 Brazil Jack Welson TKO 3 (8) 2010-12-04 England Palace Hotel, Manchester
Win 15–0 England Lee Purdy UD 12 (12) 2010-04-16 England Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester Won Commonwealth welterweight title.
Win 14–0 Australia Kevin McCauley RTD 2 (6 2010-03-26 England Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex
Win 13–0 England Jamal Morrison PTS 6 (6) 2009-11-27 England Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Win 12–0 Estonia Vasile Surcica PTS 6 (6) 2009-09-25 England Velodrome, Manchester
Win 11–0 England Eddie Corcoran TKO 6 (8) 2009-03-14 England M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
Win 10–0 United States Matt Scriven TKO 3 (6) 2009-01-30 England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win 9–0 England Alex Spitko KO 3 (6) 2008-10-10 England Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside
Win 8–0 England Jimmy Beech PTS 6 (6) 2008-09-06 England M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
Win 7–0 Denmark Manoocha Salari TKO 3 (4) 2008-04-05 England Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Win 6–0 England Yassine El Maachi PTS 4 (4) 2007-12-08 England Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Win 5–0 England Sherman Alleyne TKO 1 (4) 2007-09-07 England Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London
Win 4–0 England Gatis Skuja PTS 4 (4) 2007-08-11 England Olympia, Merseyside, Liverpool
Win 3–0 England Steve Cooper RTD 1 (4) 2007-03-10 England Olympia, Merseyside, Liverpool
Win 2–0 England Duncan Cottier PTS 4 (4) 2006-12-09 England ExCel Arena, Dockland, London
Win 1–0 England Ernie Smith TKO 3 (4) 2006-09-02 England Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester Denton's professional debut.

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