Josh Padley


Josh Padley is an English professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBC lightweight title in 2025. He scored a notable victory over contender Mark Chamberlain in 2024.

Professional career

Padley vs Chamberlain

Padley had the biggest fight of his career up to this point against undefeated British lightweight Mark Chamberlain at Wembley. The fight, scheduled as a light-welterweight bout, took place on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois on September 21, 2024. Going into fight, Chamberlain was a big favourite and was expecting to face WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk should he be victorious. The early rounds were close, but as the fight went on, Padley began to take over, dropping the Portsmouth man in the 8th round. After the fight, Padley announced he was returning to the lightweight division.

Padley vs Stevenson

After Floyd Schofield pulled out due to illness, Padley was given a shot at Shakur Stevenson's WBC lightweight title on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II. Despite being a huge underdog, Padley put up a spirited performance before eventually being stopped in the ninth round. He was dropped three times, leading to his corner throwing in the towel.

Padley vs Bellotti

He faced Reece Bellotti at Sheffield Arena on 11 October 2025.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Win18–1Jaouad BelmehdiTKO2, 2:3531 Jan 2026Newcastle Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandWon vacant List of [European Boxing Union champions#Super-featherweight|European super-featherweight title]
18Win17–1Reece BellottiUD1011 Oct 2025Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
17Win16–1Marko CvetanovicTKO5, 1:1319 Apr 2025Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, England
16Loss15–1Shakur StevensonTKO9 3:0022 Feb 2025The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFor WBC lightweight title
15Win15–0Mark Chamberlain1021 Sep 2024Wembley Stadium, London, England
14Win14–0Conner Lee DohertyTKO4, 0:542 Mar 2024LUFC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
13Win13–0Lydon Chircop6, 3:002 Dec 2023Hotel Intercontinental, St. Julian's, MaltaWon vacant UBO International lightweight title
12Win12–0Clayton BricknellTKO6, 1:1124 Nov 2023LUFC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
11Win11–0Victor JulioPTS616 Jun 2023Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
10Win10–0Jimmy FirstPTS1011 Mar 2023The Bradford Hotel, Bradford, EnglandWon Central Area lightweight title
9Win9–0Mark Butler6, 3:0028 Oct 2022Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
8Win8–0Jordan EllisonPTS628 May 2022Platinum Suite, Doncaster, England
7Win7–0Cristian NarvaezPTS625 Mar 2022Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
6Win6–0Brayan MairenaPTS618 Feb 2022Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
5Win5–0Ezequiel GregoresPTS420 Nov 2021Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
4Win4–0Jordan EllisonPTS621 Feb 2020Holiday Inn, Doncaster, England
3Win3–0Liam RichardsPTS623 Nov 2019North Notts Arena, Worksop, England
2Win2–0Naeem AliPTS413 Sep 2019Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
1Win1–0Jamie Quinn413 Apr 2019North Notts Arena, Worksop, England