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'''Junior Witter''' (born 10 March 1974) is a British former world champion [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1997 to 2015. He held the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[light welterweight]] world title from 2006 to 2008 and challenged once for the [[IBF]] light welterweight title in 2000. At regional level, he held the [[British Boxing Board of Control|British]] and Commonwealth light welterweight title from 2002 to 2005; the [[European Boxing Union|EBU]] European Union light welterweight title in 2003; and the EBU European light welterweight title from 2004 to 2005; and the British [[welterweight]] title in 2012. Witter is Bradford's first World Boxing Champion.
==Professional career==
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===Comeback===
Following the Bradley defeat Witter returned to the ring on 8 November 2008 and scored a third-round knockout of Argentinian [[Victor Hugo Castro]]. He knocked his opponent down in the second but was unable to finish it due to the bell instead finishing the fight early in the following round. Witter was then given the chance to fight for his old [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title when in May 2009, [[Timothy Bradley]] was stripped of the belt for choosing not to fight his mandatory challenger [[Devon Alexander]].<ref>[
On 16 November 2013, Witter faced [[Albania]]n upcoming boxer Timo Schwarzkopf. He lost by majority decision.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parker |first1=Simon |title=Witter beaten in landmark fight |url=https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/sportother/10815569.witter-beaten-in-landmark-fight/ |accessdate=17 November 2020 |work=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |date=18 November 2013}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Witter studied at Carlton Bolling College, a high school located in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]].
==Early life==
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==Professional boxing record==
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