Derry Mathews was born on 23 September 1983 and is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017.
17 Facts About Derry Mathews
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Derry Mathews held the WBA interim lightweight title in 2015 and has challenged, twice, for lightweight world championships, the WBO title in 2016, and the vacant IBO title in 2012.
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Derry Mathews thought about coming out of retirement until a farmer from Yorkshire broke his nose in sparring.
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Derry Mathews shot to notice in October 2006 when he defeated Stephen Foster to win the WBU featherweight title which announced Derry Mathews onto the domestic scene.
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Derry Mathews hit the deck three times before finally being hit with a body shot that ended the fight on the bell to end the fifth round.
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On speaking about the deal Derry Mathews said; "The deal is unbelievable and Hayemaker Promotions are going to bring big things for me" He was knocked out in the 9th round of his first fight with the fledgling promotional outfit.
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Derry Mathews second fight with Hayemaker in March 2009 took place in his home town of Liverpool.
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Derry Mathews signed for Hatton Promotions following the collapse of his deal with Hayemaker, making his debut on 13 November 2009.
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On 20 November 2010 Derry Mathews entered the super featherweight installment of the Prizefighter series saying that he wanted to make the most of the opportunity.
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On 22 January 2011 Derry Mathews made a comeback under the guidance of Liverpool Boxing Promoter Stephen Vaughan Jnr and challenged Scott Lawton once more, this time at the Olympia in Liverpool gaining a revenge win over the man from Stoke to lift the IBO International title at lightweight.
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Derry Mathews followed the win up with a challenge for the English lightweight title beating Amir Unsworth with a 1st round stoppage again at the Olympia on 2 April 2011.
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Derry Mathews then challenged Gavin Rees for the European Boxing Union European Title which ended in a draw because of a head collision.
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Derry Mathews then challenged then British champion Anthony Crolla on 21 April 2012 and won with a sixth round stoppage winning the British title for the first time in his career.
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Derry Mathews subsequently defeated Curtis Woodhouse by way of a third round ok to retain his Commonwealth title in Liverpool Olympia on 21 September 2013.
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Derry Mathews subsequently relinquished the title for Terry Flanighan to challenge Martin Gethin for the vacant Title In Manchester a couple of months later.
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Derry Mathews lost the fight convicingly, via unanimous decision, as Flanagan defended his belt successfully for the second time in a row.
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Campbell managed to land numerous body shots on Derry Mathews, which culminated in a fourth-round knockout for Campbell.