18 Facts About Junior Witter

Junior Witter was born on 10 March 1974 and is a British former world champion professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2015.

Junior Witter held the WBC light welterweight world title from 2006 to 2008 and challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 2000.

Junior Witter scored his first win as a professional in his next fight, travelling to Yarm to beat John Green over six rounds.

Junior Witter lasted the distance but lost on points to the champion.

Junior Witter fought six more times since the Judah defeat beating the likes of Steve Conway and Colin Mayisela before, in March 2002, meeting Alan Bosworth for the vacant British light welterweight title claiming the belt with a stoppage in the third round.

Junior Witter's next fight saw him pick up the vacant Commonwealth title with a win over Ghanain Laatekwei Hammond.

Junior Witter finally challenged for the full European title in June 2004 beating Italian Salvatore Battaglia at the Ice Arena in Nottingham.

In February 2005, Junior Witter travelled to Los Angeles for a WBC Light Welterweight eliminator against Australian-based Lovemore N'dou.

Junior Witter finished the year with a win over fellow Brit Colin Lynes in a fight which saw his British, Commonwealth and European titles all on the line at the same time.

Eighteen fights and eighteen wins since losing to Zab Judah in 2000 Junior Witter had finally achieved the pinnacle of his career so far.

Junior Witter 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.

Junior Witter was then given the chance to fight for his old WBC title when in May 2009, Timothy Bradley was stripped of the belt for choosing not to fight his mandatory challenger Devon Alexander.

The contest took place in California on 1 August 2009 with Alexander proving too strong for the former champion with Junior Witter, claiming an elbow injury in round four, having to retire at the end of round eight.

The injury meant that Junior Witter did not fight again til 19 February 2011, a year and a half since the loss to Alexander.

On 7 June 2011, Junior Witter entered the welterweight version of the Prizefighter tournament at the York Hall in London and defeated Nathan Graham and Kevin McIntyre on the way to the final.

On 16 November 2013, Junior Witter faced Albanian upcoming boxer Timo Schwarzkopf.

Junior Witter studied at Carlton Bolling College, a high school located in Bradford, West Yorkshire.

Junior Witter trained at the Bradford Police Boys amateur boxing club in Girlington, Bradford, under Mr Allan.