Chris Bourke (boxer)


Chris Bourke is an English former professional boxer. He held the WBC International super-bantamweight title in 2020 and 2021. Bourke also challenged for British titles in two weight divisions and the Commonwealth bantamweight championship.

Career

After an amateur career which included representing the British Lionhearts in the 2017 World Series of Boxing, Bourke made his professional debut with a second round stoppage win over Ricky Leach at the Hilton Hotel in Mayfair, London, on 7 December 2018.
Unbeaten in his first seven pro-fights, he claimed the vacant Southern Area super-bantamweight title by defeating Ramez Mahmood on points at BT Sport Studio in Stratford on 25 July 2020.
In his next outing on 5 December 2020, Bourke stopped Michael Ramabeletsa in the second round at Church House in Westminster to win the vacant WBC International super-bantamweight title.
He successfully defended his title thanks to a unanimous decision success over James Beach Jr. at Wembley Arena in London on 24 July 2021.
Bourke faced Marc Leach for the vacant British super-bantamweight title at York Hall in London on 11 March 2022. He lost the fight, and his undefeated professional record, via unanimous decision.
He then went on a three-fight winning streak, before returning to York Hall to face Ashley Lane for the vacant British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles on 22 March 2024. Bourke lost via stoppage in the sixth round.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Loss13–2Ashley LaneTKO6, 2:0922 Mar 2024York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles
14Win13–1Adam MbegaTKO4, 2:586 Oct 2023York Hall, London, England
13Win12–1Kevin TranaPTS612 May 2023York Hall, London, England
12Win11–1Darwing MartinezTKO3, 2:5317 Feb 2023York Hall, London, England
11Loss10–1Marc LeachUD1211 Mar 2022York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant British super-bantamweight title
10Win10–0James Beech Jr.1024 Jul 2021Wembley Arena, London, EnglandRetained WBC International super-bantamweight title
9Win9–0Michael RamabeletsaTKO2, 2:435 Dec 2020Church House, Westminster, EnglandWon vacant WBC International super-bantamweight title
8Win8–0Ramez MahmoodPTS1025 Jul 2020BT Sport Studio, Stratford, EnglandWon vacant Southern Area super-bantamweight title
7Win7–0Rafael CastilloPTS417 Feb 2020Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea, England
6Win6–0Louis NormanTKO3, 2:4621 Dec 2019Copper Box Arena, London, England
5Win5–0Jose Hernandez614 Sep 2019York Hall, London, England
4Win4–0Ricky StarkeyTKO6, 0:4820 Jul 2019York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Stefan Slavchev2, 2:3627 Apr 2019Wembley Arena, London, England
2Win2–0Jake PollardTKO3, 0:502 Feb 2019York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Ricky Leach2, 0:267 Dec 2018Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London, England