Nicky Booth
Nicky Booth (21 January 1980 – 13 January 2021) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBO bantamweight title in 2001. At regional level, he held the British bantamweight title from 2000 to 2003 and the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2000 to 2002. He was the younger brother of former boxer Jason Booth. Booth died on 13 January 2021, at the age of 40.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | 1 Smooth |
| Born | 21 January 1980 Nottingham, England |
| Died | 13 January 2021 (aged 40) |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | Bantamweight Fly Weight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Win by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
Nicky Booth (21 January 1980 – 13 January 2021) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBO bantamweight title in 2001.[1] At regional level, he held the British bantamweight title from 2000 to 2003[2] and the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2000 to 2002.[3] He was the younger brother of former boxer Jason Booth.[4]
Booth died on 13 January 2021, at the age of 40.[5]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 23 fights | 17 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 4 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Loss | 17–5–1 | Nathan Sting | UD | 12 | 20 Sep 2003 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | For WBU bantamweight title |
| 22 | Win | 17–4–1 | James Yelland | PTS | 12 | 28 Apr 2003 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained British bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 16–4–1 | Sergey Tasimov | TKO | 3 (6), 0:55 | 16 Nov 2002 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 15–4–1 | Steve Molitor | PTS | 12 | 21 Sep 2002 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | Lost Commonwealth bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 15–3–1 | Moses Kinyua | KO | 5 (12), 2:34 | 27 Jul 2002 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained Commonwealth bantamweight title |
| 18 | Win | 14–3–1 | Stephen Oates | TKO | 7 (12), 1:42 | 23 Feb 2002 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 13–3–1 | Jim Betts | TKO | 7 (12), 0:43 | 15 Sep 2001 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 16 | Loss | 12–3–1 | Jose Sanjuanelo | TKO | 9 (12), 1:39 | 14 Jul 2001 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, England | For IBO bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Kevin Gerowski | TKO | 4 (8), 1:34 | 11 Jun 2001 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | |
| 14 | Win | 11–2–1 | Ady Lewis | TKO | 7 (12), 2:35 | 26 Feb 2001 | Harvey Hadden LeisureCentre, Nottingham, England | Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 10–2–1 | Tommy Waite | PTS | 12 | 9 Oct 2000 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 9–2–1 | Gary Ford | PTS | 6 | 24 Sep 2000 | Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, England | |
| 11 | Win | 8–2–1 | Gareth Payne | PTS | 4 | 22 May 2000 | Skydome, Coventry, England | |
| 10 | Win | 7–2–1 | Shaun Anderson | PTS | 6 | 3 Mar 2000 | Volunteer Rooms, Irvine, Scotland | |
| 9 | Win | 6–2–1 | David Jeffrey | PTS | 4 | 3 Dec 1999 | Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, England | |
| 8 | Win | 5–2–1 | Russel Laing | PTS | 8 | 20 Sep 1999 | Forte Post House Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 7 | Win | 4–2–1 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 4 | 6 Jun 1999 | Manor House, West Bridgford, England | |
| 6 | Win | 3–2–1 | Delroy Spencer | PTS | 6 | 30 Apr 1999 | Wortley House Hotel, Scunthorpe, England | |
| 5 | Loss | 2–2–1 | Anthony Hanna | PTS | 6 | 25 Nov 1998 | Manor Park Country House, Clydach, Wales | |
| 4 | Draw | 2–1–1 | Anthony Hanna | PTS | 6 | 11 Sep 1998 | Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England | |
| 3 | Loss | 2–1 | Ian Napa | PTS | 6 | 14 Jul 1998 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Marty Chestnut | PTS | 6 | 15 May 1998 | Clifton Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Shane Mallon | TKO | 4 (6), 2:58 | 26 Feb 1998 | Quality Royal Hotel, Hull, England |
References
[edit]- ^ "BoxRec: Bout". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Booth brothers retain crowns". News.bbc.co.uk. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Former Commonwealth Champion Nicky Booth Passes Away". Fightsports.tv. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Nicky Booth from BoxRec (registration required)
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