Johnny Fisher


Johnny Fisher is a British professional boxer competing in the heavyweight division.

Early life

Fisher played rugby for a number of years as well as boxing, he says the high level physical sport helped give him a good grounding for his boxing career. His father boxed at amateur level and his grandfather also boxed, but only casually. His siblings have also boxed too.
Fisher began boxing before his teens but paused to focus on rugby until his second year at university, when he resumed training and sparred with Joe Joyce in preparation for Joyce's fight against Daniel Dubois. He also gained experience sparring with Hughie Fury and future opponent David Allen, which he credited with honing his skills.

Amateur career

Fisher had a brief amateur career of only 12 bouts, three ending in first round stoppages.

Professional career

Early career

He made his professional debut on 20 February 2021 against Matt Gordon on the undercard for the David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly fight at the Wembley Arena in London. He won by technical knockout 2:29 into the first round, with his opponent being both counted and knocked down before the stoppage.
With a record of nine wins from nine fights including eight by stoppage, he won his first title, the vacant BBBofC Southern Area heavyweight championship, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua versus Robert Helenius at The O2 Arena in London, winning via technical knockout in the seventh round against Harry Armstrong.
Making his United States debut at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom in Paradise, Nevada, on 3 February 2024, Fisher stopped Dmytro Bezus in the first round.
He followed this up by knocking out Alen Babić just 36 seconds into the first round of their fight at the Copper Box Arena in London on 6 July 2024.

Fisher vs. Allen

In his next bout, he faced David Allen on 21 December, 2024, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the undercard for the heavyweight world title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. After a positive start to the fight, Fisher was knocked down for the first time in his career during the fifth round. However, he recovered to win via split decision, with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 95–94 for Fisher while the third had it 96–93 in Allen's favour. The decision was met with loud boos in the stadium and several observers, including former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson and ex-European title holder Spencer Oliver, felt Allen had done enough to win the bout, while Fisher's promotor Eddie Hearn said: “I think the best I could hope for when I got in the ring was a draw."

Fisher vs. Allen II

Fisher faced David Allen in a rematch at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, on 17 May 2025. He lost by stoppage in the fifth round to suffer his first defeat as a professional.

Fisher vs. Baláž

Fisher got back to winning ways in his next fight, stopping Ivan Baláž in the fourth round at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo on 6 December 2025.

Personal life

Fisher attended Marshalls Park School in Romford.
He has a 2:1 degree in history from the University of Exeter, where his dissertation was on the aerial bombing of Germany in 1944–45.
Fisher's father, John Fisher, is a social media personality under his nickname "Big John". He is known for his catchphrase "Bosh."

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Win14–1Ivan BalážTKO4, 1:196 Dec 2025Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
14Loss13–1David AllenTKO5, 3:0017 May 2025Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandLost WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
13Win13–0David Allen10Oleksandr Usyk vs. [Tyson Fury II|21 Dec 2024]Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
12Win12–0Alen BabićTKO1, 0:366 Jul 2024Copper Box Arena, London, England
11Win11–0Dmytro BezusTKO1, 2:513 Feb 2024The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, US
10Win10–0Harry ArmstrongTKO7, 1:1912 Aug 2023The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant Southern Area heavyweight title
9Win9–0Emilio SalasTKO1, 2:0710 Jun 2023Wembley Arena, London, England
8Win8–0Alfonso DamianiTKO4, 2:0511 Mar 2023Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England
7Win7–0Dominik MusilTKO1, 2:0329 Oct 2022Wembley Arena London, England
6Win6–0Michal ReissingerTKO2, 0:396 Aug 2022Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
5Win5–0Gabriel Enguema612 Feb 2022Alexandra Palace, London, England
4Win4–0Alvaro TerreroTKO2, 2:0630 Oct 2021The O2 Arena, London, England
3Win3–0Danny WhitakerTKO2, 1:087 Aug 2021Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
2Win2–0Phil WilliamsTKO3, 1:461 May 2021Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
1Win1–0Matt Gordon1, 2:2920 Feb 2021Wembley Arena, London, England