Junior Witter
| Junior Witter | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | The Hitter |
| Rated at | |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
10 March 1974 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 53 |
| Wins | 43 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 8 |
| Draws | 2 |
Junior Witter (born 10 March 1974) is a British professional boxer. He has held multiple light-welterweight championships, most notably the WBC title from 2006 to 2008. Additionally he held the British and Commonwealth titles from 2002 to 2006; the European title from 2004 to 2006; and the British welterweight title in 2012.
Witter's first fight as a professional took place in January 1997 and scored a draw over Cameron Raeside at the Green Bank Leisure Centre in Derbyshire. He scored his first win as a professional in his next fight, travelling to Yarm to beat John Green over six rounds. Five more fights happened in 1997 (all wins) for Witter to end the year with a record of 6-0-1. Witters next year as a professional started in the same way as his first; a draw over Mark Grundy! Despite this he fought four more times during the year meaning that at the end of only his second year as a pro he had compiled of record of 12-0-2 scoring decent wins along the way over the likes of Jan Piet Bergman (35-1) and Mark Winters (13-1). The beginning of 1999 begun with a two-round win over Malcolm Melvin.
Witter gained four more victories, then in June 2000, with a record of 15-0-2, he was given a late-notice shot at a world title against American Zab Judah. The fight, which took place in Glasgow in Scotland on the undercard of Mike Tyson's fight with Lou Savarese, ended with first career defeat for the Englishman. Witter lasted the distance but lost on points to the champion. Speaking of the fight later on in his career and when he himself had finally won a World title, Witter said "It was a shot in the dark. During my first few years as a pro, I was struggling like mad financially, so when the shot came about it meant a really big payday. I thought: if I don't take it, I've got nothing - all my savings were gone and all my loans were on top of me. As far as the fight went, I didn't have enough experience. I wasn't even British champion and I had nine days to prepare for a shot at Judah, one of the best fighters in the world. I lost on points, but I learned so much. It taught me that I deserved to be at that level."
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