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Denton Vassell

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Denton Vassell
Born
Denton Vassell

(1984-09-13) 13 September 1984 (age 40)
NationalityBritish
Other namesAchilles
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights31
Wins25
Wins by KO11
Losses6
Draws0
No contests0

Denton Vassell (born 13 September 1984) is a British welterweight boxer, based in Ancoats, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Boxing career

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Amateur career

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The pinnacle of Vassell's amateur career was winning the Amateur Boxing Association championships at welterweight[1]

Professional career

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2006

Vassell made his professional debut on 2 September 2006, scoring a TKO victory against Ernie Smith in the 3rd round. In the same year on 9 December Vassell scored a points victory in his second bout against Duncan Cottier. 2007

Vassell returned to the ring in March against Steve Cooper, victory coming when Vassell forced to Cooper retired in the first round. The following August Vassell chalked another points win over Gatis Skuja. The following month Vassell stopped Sherman Alleyne in the first round to record his fifth win. In Vassell's final fight of the year he defeated Yassine El Maachi on points.

2008

On 5 April Vassell managed to stop Manoocha Salari in the 3rd round, score a points win over Jimmy Beech and KO Alex Spitko in the 3rd round improving his professional record to nine wins.

2009

In January, Vassell returned to the ring against Matt Scriven winning via TKO. Two months later Vassell stopped his next opponent Eddie Corcoran. Vassell fought in two more fights in 2009, against Vasile Surcica and Jamal Morrison, beating both by points in six round bouts.

2010

Denton pushed his record to 14 wins in march after Kevin mcCauley retired in the second round, Denton was then offered a shot at the Commonwealth Welterweight title on 16 April against lee Purdy, this would be the first round Denton would go past six rounds with Lee Purdy already doing so, many asked if Denton was fit enough but he proved himself again in a unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

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25 Wins (11 knockouts), 4 Losses, 0 Draws[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd. Date Location Notes
Loss 25–5 Lithuania Evaldas Korsakas RTD 2 (10) 2018-06-15 United Kingdom Middleton Arena, Middleton
Win 25–4 United Kingdom Jordan Grannum PTS 4 2017-11-04 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Win 24–4 Lithuania Edvinas Puplauskas PTS 4 2017-07-29 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
Loss 23–4 Spain Kerman Lejarraga TKO 4 (12) 2016-06-04 Spain Frontón Bizkaia, Bilbao For WBA International Welterweight Title
Win 23–3 United Kingdom Chris Jenkinson PTS 4 2015-07-10 England Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester
Win 22–3 United Kingdom Gary Boulden PTS 6 2015-06-13 England Evoque Nightclub, Church Street, Preston
Loss 21–3 Ukraine Viktor Plotnikov UD 12 2015-02-28 Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena, Belfast For vacant IBF Inter-Continental Welterweight Title
Win 21–2 United Kingdom Craig Kelly TKO 6 (10) 2015-01-26 Scotland Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow
Loss 20–2 United Kingdom Sam Eggington TKO 8 (10) 2014-09-13 England Phones 4u Arena (formerly M.E.N Arena), Manchester
Loss 20–1 United Kingdom Frankie Gavin TKO 7 (12) 2013-06-28 England Olympia, Liverpool Loss Commonwealth (British Empire) Welterweight Title.
Win 20–0 United Kingdom Ronnie Heffron TKO 6 (12) 2012-11-30 England M.E.N. Arena, Manchester Retained Commonwealth welterweight title.
Win 19–0 Australia Samuel Colomban UD 12 2011-11-12 England Oldham Sports Centre, Oldham, Greater Manchester Retained Commonwealth welterweight title.
Win 18–0 Nicaragua Ronny McField PTS 6 2011-07-16 England Oldham Sports Centre, Oldham, Greater Manchester
Win 17–0 Namibia Bethuel Ushona UD 12 2011-03-26 England Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester Retained Commonwealth welterweight title.
Win 16–0 Brazil Jack Welson TKO 3 (8) 2010-12-04 England Palace Hotel, Manchester
Win 15–0 United Kingdom Lee Purdy UD 12 2010-04-16 England Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester Won Commonwealth welterweight title.
Win 14–0 Australia Kevin McCauley RTD 2 (6 2010-03-26 England Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex
Win 13–0 United Kingdom Jamal Morrison PTS 6 2009-11-27 England Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Win 12–0 Estonia Vasile Surcica PTS 6 2009-09-25 England Manchester Velodrome, Manchester
Win 11–0 United Kingdom Eddie Corcoran TKO 6 (8) 2009-03-14 England M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
Win 10–0 United States Matt Scriven TKO 3 (6) 2009-01-30 England York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win 9–0 United Kingdom Alex Spitko KO 3 (6) 2008-10-10 England Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside
Win 8–0 United Kingdom Jimmy Beech PTS 6 2008-09-06 England M.E.N. Arena, Manchester
Win 7–0 Denmark Manoocha Salari TKO 3 (4) 2008-04-05 England Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Win 6–0 United Kingdom Yassine El Maachi PTS 4 2007-12-08 England Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester
Win 5–0 United Kingdom Sherman Alleyne TKO 1 (4) 2007-09-07 England Grosvenor House, Mayfair, London
Win 4–0 United Kingdom Gatis Skuja PTS 4 2007-08-11 England Olympia, Merseyside, Liverpool
Win 3–0 United Kingdom Steve Cooper RTD 1 (4) 2007-03-10 England Olympia, Merseyside, Liverpool
Win 2–0 United Kingdom Duncan Cottier PTS 4 2006-12-09 England ExCel Arena, Dockland, London
Win 1–0 United Kingdom Ernie Smith TKO 3 (4) 2006-09-02 England Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester Denton's professional debut.

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