| Anthony Fowler | |
| Realname: | Anthony John Fowler |
| Nickname: | The Machine |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Reach: | 71 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 18 |
| Wins: | 16 |
| Ko: | 12 |
| Losses: | 2 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Anthony John Fowler (born 10 March 1991) is a British former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Fowler competed at the 2013 World Championships. He won four fights including beating 2nd seed Dmytro Mytrafanov and 7th seed Stefan Härtel, winning the bronze medal along with Artem Chebotarev of Russia.[2]
Fowler entered the 2014 Commonwealth Games Middleweight boxing competition at the round of 32, beating Cypriot Kyriakos Spanosby unanimous decision. Fowler continued to the final, defeating Kieran Smith in the round of 16, Nickson Otieno Abaka in the quarter-final, and Benny Muziyo in the semi-final, all by unanimous decision. Fowler claimed gold in the competition on 2 August 2014, defeating Indian Vijender Singh by unanimous decision.[3]
Fowler competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition.[4]
Fowler fought Asian Games quarter-finalist Zhou Di[5] of the China Dragons in York Hall, Bethnal Green London, on 15 January 2015. Fowler comfortably controlled the opening two rounds, however in the third round the fight took a dramatic turn when a clash of heads left Fowler with a gaping cut to the forehead, forcing the referee to stop the fight.
On 30 January 2015 Fowler fought again on behalf of the British Lionhearts to face Moroccan Atlas Lions middleweight contender, Said Harnouf. Fowler dominated the first two rounds of the fight knocking his opponent down to the canvas three times.[6] During the second round a cut Fowler sustained two weeks earlier was re-opened though the referee allowed the fight to continue. From here Fowler clearly changed strategy in order to protect the cut in order to finish the fight. Despite this setback Fowler continued to challenge his opponent and was declared the unanimous victor at the end of the five fight bout.[7] [6]
On 26 February Fowler went on to win his fight for the British lionhearts against his opponent Misael Rodriguez (fight for the Mexican Guerreros) by split decision to continue his winning streak in the 2015 world series boxing.[8]
Fowler competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil but lost in his opening fight to Janibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan by unanimous decision having suffered a knockdown in round two.[9]
Fowler finished his amateur career in 2016 with a record of 190-19.
Fowler made his professional debut on 27 May 2017 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr., scoring a first-round knockout (KO) over Arturs Geikins.[10]
Fowler suffered his first defeat at the hands of Scott Fitzgerald via split decision (SD). The bout took place on 30 Mar 2019 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.[11]
On 7 August, 2020, Fowler fought and defeated Adam Harper via a seventh round TKO.[12]
On 20 March, 2021, Fowler fought IBF #15 ranked Jorge Fortea. Fowler won the fight via KO in three rounds.[13]
On 9th Oct 2021, Anthony Fowler was beaten by fellow Liverpudlian, Liam Smith (boxer), suffering an 8th round TKO loss.[14]
Having not fought since 27 February 2022, Fowler officially announced his retirement from boxing via social media on 5 June 2023.[15] [16]
See also: 2024 United Kingdom riots. Fowler spread false misinformation about the Southport Attacker being an immigrant via an X (formerly known as Twitter) post.[17] [18]
Fowler has been probed by Britain's Advertising Standards Authority for misconduct while promoting and advertising his company Supreme CBD.[19] Fowler along with other celebrities including, Paul Merson, Matt Le Tissier, and John Hartson have all been investigated and issued with a warning by the ASA.[20] The ASA investigation concluded that their social media posts have been found to be commercial in nature, and not "honest" opinions about the benefits of CBD, since they were being financially rewarded for their posts. The investigation also concluded that the posts made by these celebrities were making unlawful medical claims about the use of CBD, which is prohibited by the UK's Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.[21]
Fowler is a first cousin of former Liverpool F.C. and England footballer Robbie Fowler.[22]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Lukasz Maciec | UD | 10 | 27 Feb 2022 | |||
| 17 | Loss | 15–2 | Liam Smith | TKO | 8 (12), | 9 Oct 2021 | |||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Rico Mueller | TKO | 8 (10), | 31 Jul 2021 | |||
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Jorge Fortea | KO | 3 (10), | 20 Mar 2021 | |||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Adam Harper | TKO | 7 (10), | 7 Aug 2020 | |||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Theophilus Tetteh | TKO | 1 (10), | 7 Mar 2020 | |||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Harry Scarff | UD | 10 | 23 Nov 2019 | |||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Brian Rose | UD | 10 | 2 Aug 2019 | |||
| 10 | Loss | 9–1 | Scott Fitzgerald | SD | 10 | 30 Mar 2019 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Carlos Paz | KO | 1 (10), | 8 Dec 2018 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Gabor Gorbics | TKO | 5 (8), | 13 Oct 2018 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Craig O'Brien | KO | 6 (8), | 28 Jul 2018 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Ryan Toms | KO | 2 (8), | 21 Apr 2018 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Kalilou Dembele | TKO | 5 (6), | 24 Mar 2018 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Laszlo Fazekas | PTS | 6 | 21 Oct 2017 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jay Byrne | TKO | 4 (6), | 30 Sep 2017 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Nikoloz Gvajava | TKO | 4 (6), | 23 Jun 2017 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Arturs Geikins | TKO | 1 (4), | 27 May 2017 |