Hosea Burton


Hosea Noah Burton is a British former professional boxer who held the British light-heavyweight title in 2016. As an amateur, he won the 2009 ABAE National Championships in the middleweight division. Hosea is a cousin of heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury.

Professional career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne and based in Manchester, Burton was successful as an amateur, winning the ABA senior middleweight title in 2009, beating Kirk Garvey in the final.
Trained by Joe Gallagher, he had his first professional fight in March 2012 at super-middleweight, a first round stoppage of Viktor Tzonev.
After winning his first 14 fights, he faced the also undefeated Miles Shinkwin on 27 February 2016 at Manchester Arena for the vacant British light-heavyweight title. Burton knocked Shinkwin down in the second and fifth rounds before finally stopping him in the sixth.
Burton lost the title in his first defense, going down to a 12th round stoppage defeat against Frank Buglioni at Manchester Arena on 10 December 2016.
Burton challenged WBO European light-heavyweight champion Ričards Bolotņiks in Rīga, Latvia, on 26 September 2020, losing by unanimous decision.
On 25 June 2021 in Bolton, Burton beat Liam Conroy by knockout in the sixth round in an eliminator for a shot at the British light-heavyweight title.
At Wembley Arena in London on 20 November 2021, Burton fought Dan Azeez for the vacant British light-heavyweight title. Azeez beat Burton by technical knockout in the seventh round.
Burton faced Ellis Zorro for the vacant WBO European cruiserweight title at York Hall in London on 12 May 2023, losing by stoppage in the seventh round.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
32Loss28–4Ellis ZorroTKO7, 1:2812 May 2023York Hall, London, EnglandFor vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
31Win28–3Darryl SharpPTS63 Dec 2022Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England
30Win27–3Erik NazaryanPTS47 Oct 2022Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
29Loss26–3Dan AzeezTKO7, 2:2720 Nov 2021Wembley Arena, London, EnglandFor vacant British light-heavyweight title
28Win26–2Liam ConroyKO6, 1:4425 Jun 2021Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
27Loss25–2Ricards BolotniksUD1026 Sep 2020Studio 69, Rīga, LatviaFor WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
26Win25–1Bob AjisafeUD1014 Dec 2019Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, EnglandThe Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
25Win24–1Edgars SniedzePTS65 Jul 2019Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
24Win23–1Arturs KulikauskisPTS69 Nov 2018Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
23Win22–1Saidou SallKO1, 0:2913 Oct 2018Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
22Win21–1Josip PerkovicPTS825 Feb 2018Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, England
21Win20–1Ratu LatianaraTKO1, 1:207 Oct 2017Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
20Win19–1Tamas KozmaPTS825 Mar 2017Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
19Loss18–1Frank BuglioniTKO12, 1:5610 Dec 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandLost British light-heavyweight title
18Win18–0Fernando CastanedaTKO3, 2:1824 Sep 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
17Win17–0Jozsef KormanyTKO2, 1:4729 May 2016Goodison Park, Liverpool, England
16Win16–0Michal LudwiczakTKO4, 2:587 May 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
15Win15–0Miles ShinkwinTKO6, 1:1327 Feb 2016Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant British light-heavyweight title
14Win14–0Elvis DubePTS619 Sep 2015Olympia, Liverpool, England
13Win13–0Nathan KingPTS618 Jul 2015Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12Win12–0Joe HillerbyTKO4, 2:234 Apr 2015Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
11Win11–0Marko MartinjakTKO5, 1:5629 Nov 2014Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, England
10Win10–0Tsvetozar IlievTKO4, 1:1313 Sep 2014Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
9Win9–0Valentin FreulonPTS819 Apr 2014Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England
8Win8–0Moses MatovuPTS422 Feb 2014Hull Arena, Hull, England
7Win7–0Jahmaine SmyleTKO1, 1:371 Jun 2013Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
6Win6–0Carl WildPTS68 Mar 2013Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
5Win5–0James TuckerPTS412 Oct 2012Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester, England
4Win4–0Pawel TrebinskiPTS422 Jun 2012De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
3Win3–0Danny BrownPTS48 Jun 2012Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
2Win2–0Robert StudzinskiPTS427 Apr 2012Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
1Win1–0Viktor TzonevKO1, 2:3011 Mar 2012De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England