Richard Towers
Richard Towers | |
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Real name | Richard Towers |
Nickname(s) | The Inferno |
Rated at | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Nationality | English |
Born |
England | 8 August 1979
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 16 |
Wins | 15 |
Wins by KO | 13 |
Losses | 1 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 0 |
Richard Towers (Born Richard Hayles on 8 August 1979) is a British heavyweight boxer and current EBU-EU (European Union) Heavyweight Champion. Based in Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Towers is trained by Adam Booth.
Imprisonment
Richard Towers (then known as Hayles) was imprisoned for 13 years after being part of a gang which inflicted three days of agony on a man who was held at gunpoint, and tortured with a steam iron, hammer and stun gun. He played no part in the man's ordeal but was involved in the kidnap which led to a £150,000 ransom demand. Towers served six and a half years before his release.[1]
Boxing career
Amateur career
Towers has won all but one of his amateur fights whilst waiting to get a professional license. The license could not be granted until he finished his probationary period.
Professional career
2009
Towers turned professional on 13 June 2009, scoring a points victory against Chris Woollas.[2] The following month Towers scored another points victory in his second bout against Howard Daley. Towers scored his first stoppage victory in a rematch with Chris Woollas, the referee ended the fight in the second round after Woollas was knocked down for a third time. Towers fought in another three bouts in 2009, against Michal Skierniewski, Jason Callum and Lee Mountford, winning all within the scheduled rounds.
2010
Towers managed routine knockout victories over Yavor Marinchev and Ladislav Kovarik.
Professional boxing record
14 Wins (11 knockouts, 3 decisions) [2] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 15-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6) | 29 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
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Lose | 14-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12) | 2 Nov 2013 | ![]() |
Commonwealth heavyweight title final eliminator. Browne cut on the right eyebrow in the 3rd round. |
Win | 14-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 | 16 Jun 2012 | ![]() |
EBU EU Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the ninth round. |
Win | 13-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 | 24 Mar 2012 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the fifth round. |
Win | 12-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 24 Sep 2011 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the third round. |
Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 25 Jun 2011 | ![]() |
80-72. |
Win | 10-0 | ![]() |
RTD | 4 | 16 Apr 2011 | ![]() |
Raman did not come out for the fifth round. |
Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 26 Feb 2011 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:51 of the second round. |
Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 21 May 2010 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the first round. |
Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 16 Apr 2010 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the second round. |
Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 | 20 Dec 2009 | ![]() |
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Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 | 24 Oct 2009 | ![]() |
Callum did not come out for the fourth round. |
Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
RTD | 2 | 3 Oct 2009 | ![]() |
Michal did not come out for the third round. |
Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 5 Sep 2009 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the second round. |
Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 18 Jul 2009 | ![]() |
40-36. |
Win | 1-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 13 Jun 2009 | ![]() |
40-36. |