Anthony Fowler


Anthony John Fowler is a British former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Amateur career

Fowler competed at the 2013 World Championships. He won four fights including beating 2nd seed Dmytro Mytrafanov and 7th seed Stefan Härtel, winning the bronze medal along with Artem Chebotarev of Russia.
Fowler entered the 2014 Commonwealth Games Middleweight boxing competition at the round of 32, beating Cypriot Kyriakos Spanosby unanimous decision. Fowler continued to the final, defeating Kieran Smith in the round of 16, Nickson Otieno Abaka in the quarter-final, and Benny Muziyo in the semi-final, all by unanimous decision. Fowler claimed gold in the competition on 2 August 2014, defeating Indian Vijender Singh by unanimous decision.
Fowler competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition.
Fowler fought Asian Games quarter-finalist Zhou Di of the China Dragons in York Hall, Bethnal Green London, on 15 January 2015. Fowler comfortably controlled the opening two rounds, however in the third round the fight took a dramatic turn when a clash of heads left Fowler with a gaping cut to the forehead, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
On 30 January 2015 Fowler fought again on behalf of the British Lionhearts to face Moroccan Atlas Lions middleweight contender, Said Harnouf. Fowler dominated the first two rounds of the fight knocking his opponent down to the canvas three times. During the second round a cut Fowler sustained two weeks earlier was re-opened though the referee allowed the fight to continue. From here Fowler clearly changed strategy in order to protect the cut in order to finish the fight. Despite this setback Fowler continued to challenge his opponent and was declared the unanimous victor at the end of the five fight bout.
On 26 February Fowler went on to win his fight for the British Lionhearts against his opponent Misael Rodriguez by split decision to continue his winning streak in the 2015 world series boxing.
Fowler competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil but lost in his opening fight to Janibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan by unanimous decision having suffered a knockdown in round two.
Fowler finished his amateur career in 2016 with a record of 190-19.

Professional career

Early career

Fowler made his professional debut on 27 May 2017 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr., scoring a first-round knockout over Arturs Geikins.

Fowler vs. Fitzgerald

Fowler suffered his first defeat at the hands of Scott Fitzgerald via split decision. The bout took place on 30 March 2019 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.

Fowler vs. Harper

On 7 August 2020, Fowler fought and defeated Adam Harper via a seventh round technical knockout.

Fowler vs. Fortea

On 20 March 2021, Fowler fought IBF #15 ranked Jorge Fortea. Fowler won the fight via knockout in three rounds.

Fowler vs. Smith

On 9 October 2021, Fowler was beaten by fellow Liverpudlian, Liam Smith, suffering an eighth round technical knockout loss.

Retirement

Having not fought since 27 February 2022, Fowler officially announced his retirement from boxing via social media on 5 June 2023.

Investigation

Fowler has been probed by Britain's Advertising Standards Authority for misconduct while promoting and advertising his company Supreme CBD. Fowler along with other celebrities including, Paul Merson, Matt Le Tissier, and John Hartson have all been investigated and issued with a warning by the ASA. The ASA investigation concluded that their social media posts have been found to be commercial in nature, and not "honest" opinions about the benefits of CBD, since they were being financially rewarded for their posts. The investigation also concluded that the posts made by these celebrities were making unlawful medical claims about the use of CBD, which is prohibited by the UK's Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Personal life

Fowler is a first cousin of former Liverpool F.C. and England footballer Robbie Fowler. After the 2024 Southport stabbings, Fowler spread misinformation on Twitter about the attacker being "a fellow from Syria".

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
18Win16–2Lukasz MaciecUD1027 Feb 2022The O2 Arena, London, England
17Loss15–2Liam SmithTKO8, 0:209 Oct 2021M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, EnglandLost WBA International super-welterweight title
16Win15–1Rico MuellerTKO8, 2:1231 Jul 2021Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
15Win14–1Jorge ForteaKO3, 3:0020 Mar 2021The SSE Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBA International super-welterweight title
14Win13–1Adam HarperTKO7, 1:347 Aug 2020Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
13Win12–1Theophilus TettehTKO1, 3:007 Mar 2020Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12Win11–1Harry ScarffUD1023 Nov 2019Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBA International super-welterweight title
11Win10–1Brian RoseUD102 Aug 2019Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
10Loss9–1Scott FitzgeraldSD1030 Mar 2019Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandFor vacant WBA International super-welterweight title
9Win9–0Jose Carlos PazKO1, 1:338 Dec 2018Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
8Win8–0Gabor GorbicsTKO5, 0:4513 Oct 2018Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
7Win7–0Craig O'BrienKO6, 0:0828 Jul 2018The O2 Arena, London, England
6Win6–0Ryan TomsKO2, 2:4921 Apr 2018Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5Win5–0Kalilou DembeleTKO5, 0:2224 Mar 2018The O2 Arena, London, England
4Win4–0Laszlo FazekasPTS621 Oct 2017SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3Win3–0Jay ByrneTKO4, 1:5630 Sep 2017Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2Win2–0Nikoloz GvajavaTKO4, 0:2623 Jun 2017Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, England
1Win1–0Arturs GeikinsTKO1, 2:5927 May 2017Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England