| Dwight Ritchie | |
| Nickname: | The Fighting Cowboy |
| Weight: | |
| Birth Name: | Dwight Thomas Ritchie |
| Birth Date: | 1992 2, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia[1] |
| Death Place: | Keilor East, Victoria, Australia[2] |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 504539 |
| Total: | 25 |
| Wins: | 19 |
| Ko: | 2 |
| Losses: | 2 |
| No Contests: | 4 |
Dwight Thomas Ritchie (29 February 1992 – 9 November 2019) was an Australian professional boxer. He held the Australian middleweight title from 2014 to 2015[3] and the IBF Youth junior middleweight title in 2017.[4]
Ritchie, nicknamed "The Fighting Cowboy", boxed professionally as a junior middleweight and middleweight for ten years between 2009 and 2019, compiling a professional record of 19–2 (two knockouts) and 4 no contests. Titles held by Ritchie during his career include the Victoria State middleweight title, the Australian middleweight title, the OPBF middleweight title, the WBF Asia Pacific middleweight title, the IBF Youth junior middleweight title and the IBF Australasian junior middleweight titles.[5] In his last ring appearance on 14 August 2019, Ritchie lost his IBF Australasian title via ten-round unanimous decision to 14–0 Tim Tszyu at the ICC Exhibition Centre in Sydney, Australia.[6]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Loss | 19–2 |  Tim Tszyu | UD | 10 | 14 Aug 2019 | ||
| 24 | Win | 19–1 |  Jung Hoon Yang | UD | 8 | 27 Apr 2019 | ||
| 23 | Win | 18–1 | Joel Camilleri | UD | 10 | 3 Aug 2018 | ||
| 22 | Win | 17–1 | Emmanuel Carlos | UD | 8 | 13 Apr 2018 | ||
| 21 | Win | 16–1 |  Shay Brock | UD | 10 | 8 Dec 2018 | ||
| 20 | Win | 15–1 |  Peter Orlik | TKO | 2 (8) | 22 Apr 2017 | ||
| 19 | Loss | 14–1 |  Koki Tyson | UD | 12 | 23 Nov 2016 | ||
| 18 | Win | 14–0 | Hikaru Nishida | UD | 12 | 7 Jun 2016 | ||
| 17 | Win | 13–0 | Ryan Waters | UD | 10 | 21 Nov 2015 | ||
| 16 | Win | 12–0 | Mark Dalby | UD | 6 | 14 Aug 2015 | ||
| 15 | Win | 11–0 | Joe Rea | UD | 6 | 8 May 2015 | ||
| 14 | Win | 10–0 | Dean Mikelj | UD | 10 | 17 Oct 2014 | ||
| 13 | Win | 9–0 | Dean Mikelj | MD | 8 | 21 May 2014 | ||
| 12 | Win | 8–0 |  Mohamed Labari | UD | 8 | 30 Aug 2013 | ||
| 11 | Win | 7–0 |  Athit Praditphon | MD | 10 | 3 May 2013 | ||
| 10 | Win | 6–0 | Suwicha Ratidet | UD | 8 | 1 Mar 2013 | ||
| 9 | Win | 5–0 | Jody Allen | TKO | 4 (6) | 30 Nov 2012 | ||
| 8 | Win | 4–0 | Michael Hermann | UD | 6 | 18 May 2012 | ||
| 7 | Win | 3–0 | Leroy Brown | UD | 8 | 22 Jul 2011 | ||
| 6 | Win | 2–0 | Ben Costello | UD | 8 | 18 Mar 2011 | ||
| 5 | Win | 1–0 | Jakkirt Suwunnalirt | UD | 8 | 17 Apr 2010 | ||
| 4 | NC | 0–0 | Andy Colgrave | NC | 6 | 13 Nov 2009 | ||
| 3 | NC | 0–0 | Tomas Vysokai | NC | 6 | 30 Oct 2009 | ||
| 2 | NC | 0–0 | Geoff Frazer | NC | 4 | 25 Sep 2009 | ||
| 1 | NC | 0–0 | Wayne Martin | NC | 4 | 16 Jul 2009 | ||
On 9 November 2019, during a sparring session with Michael Zerafa in preparation for Zerafa's rematch against Jeff Horn the following month in Australia, Ritchie took a body shot, retreated to his own corner and collapsed. Despite attempts to save him, he could not be revived and died. He was 27 years old and left behind a wife and three children.[7] [8]