Akeem Ennis-Brown Explained

Akeem Ennis-Brown
Nickname:Riiddy
Weight:Light-welterweight
Height:5 ft 11 in
Reach:70 in
Birth Place:Gloucester, England
Style:Orthodox
Total:16
Wins:15
Ko:1
Losses:1
Show-Medals:yes

Akeem Ennis-Brown is an English professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth light-welterweight titles from 2020 to August 2021.

Professional career

Brown made his professional debut on 11 July 2015, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Ibrar Riyaz at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, Staffordshire.[1] After compiling a record of 8–0 (1 KO) he faced reigning champion Glenn Foot for the English light-welterweight title on 16 July 2017 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. Brown captured his first professional title via majority decision (MD) over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 98–92 and 96–94 while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95.[2]

Following a six-round PTS victory against Chris Truman in September,[3] he faced Chris Jenkins for the vacant WBC Youth light-welterweight title on 12 May 2018 at the GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester. Jenkins suffered a cut above his right eye in the third round after an accidental clash of heads. On the advice of the ringside doctor, the referee called a halt to the contest in the fifth round, forcing the result to the scorecards.[4] All three judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 40–36, 39–37, and 39–38, awarding Brown the WBC Youth title via unanimous technical decision (TD).[5]

His next fight was against Darragh Foley for the vacant IBF European light-welterweight title on 14 December 2018 at the York Hall in London. Brown captured the IBF regional title with a comfortable unanimous decision (UD), with the judges scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93, and 96–94.[6]

Brown made a successful defence of his IBF European title with a ten-round UD victory against Bilal Rehman in March 2019,[7] before challenging Commonwealth light-welterweight champion Philip Bowes, with the vacant British light-welterweight title also on the line, on 2 September 2020 at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire. In a fight which saw both men suffer cuts and Bowes receive a point deduction in the eighth round for excessive holding, Brown secured a twelve-round UD victory to capture the British and Commonwealth titles. One judge scored the bout 116–111 and the other two scored it 115–112.[8]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
15Loss14–1Sam MaxwellUD1228 Aug 2021
14Win14–0Philip BowesUD122 Sep 2020
13Win13–0Bilal RehmanUD101 Mar 2019
12Win12–0Darragh Foley1014 Dec 2018
11Win11–0Chris Jenkins5 (10), 12 May 2018
10Win10–0Chris TrumanPTS623 Sep 2017
9Win9–0Glenn Foot1016 Jul 2017
8Win8–0Lukasz JanikPTS615 Apr 2017
7Win7–0Freddy KiwittPTS1012 Nov 2016
6Win6–0Chris AdawayPTS423 Jul 2016
5Win5–0Kristian LaightPTS410 Jun 2016
4Win4–0Csaba Bolcskei5 (8), 13 Feb 2016
3Win3–0Fonz AlexanderPTS420 Dec 2015
2Win2–0Liam RichardsPTS412 Sep 2015
1Win1–0Ibrar Riyaz411 Jul 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Ibrar Riyaz. 3 September 2020. BoxRec.
  2. Web site: Lane. Ellis. 17 July 2017. Riiddy becomes first professional English boxing Champion from Gloucester. 3 September 2020. GloucestershireLive. en.
  3. Web site: BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Truman. 3 September 2020. BoxRec.
  4. Web site: 13 May 2018. Akeem Ennis-Brown Crowned WBC Champion. 3 September 2020. Severn Sport.
  5. Web site: BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Jenkins. 3 September 2020. BoxRec.
  6. Web site: O'Neill. Joe. 14 December 2018. Akeem Ennis Brown beats Darragh Foley in ugly London clash. 3 September 2020. Irish Boxing. en-US.
  7. Web site: BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Bilal Rehman. 3 September 2020. BoxRec.
  8. Web site: Rickson. Tim. 2 September 2020. Akeem Ennis-Brown vs Philip Bowes LIVE results. 3 September 2020. British Boxing News.