Lewis Crocker Explained

Lewis Crocker
Nickname:The Croc
Weight:Welterweight
Birth Date:1997 1, df=y
Birth Place:Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height:5 ft 9 in
Nationality:Northern Irish
Style:Orthodox
Total:20
Wins:20
Ko:11
Losses:0

Lewis Crocker (born 6 January 1997)[1] is a Northern Irish professional boxer who has won numerous European titles at welterweight. Lewis won the WBO European welterweight title in 2020 and currently holds the WBA Continental European Title after defeating Tyrone McKenna in the Battle of Belfast on the 2nd of December 2023.[2]

Amateur career

Amateur boxing in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is governed by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association. As an amateur, Crocker fought out of the Cairn Lodge Boxing Club in Belfast before eventually moving to Holy Trinity in the west of the city. His first major honour came in July 2011, when he represented Ireland in the European Schoolboy Championships. He earned a bronze medal for his efforts.[3] Overall, Lewis had 97 amateur bouts, winning 90.[4] On the way, he won seven All-Ireland junior titles. He also represented Ireland at the European Youth Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2012[5] as well as the World Junior Championships in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2013.[6] [7] [8] According to Irish Boxing, he holds the record for the quickest knockout in Irish amateur boxing history at under 12 seconds. He won the 2015 Irish Boxing KO of the year for this effort.[9] In 2018, Lewis won a settlement over the Ulster Boxing Council (UBC). The UBC did not select Lewis to represent Ireland in the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games despite a recommendation by the Irish Amateur Boxing Association's head coach for Ulster. Lewis believed he was not picked for the NI Commonwealth Youth Games squad because of his Protestant background or perceived unionist political opinions.[10]

Professional career

Crocker made his professional debut on 10 March 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Ferenc Jarko at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.[11]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
19Win19-0align= “left” Jose Felix JrTKO5, 1:0727 Jan 2024align=“left” Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
18Win18-0 Tyrone McKennaUD1002 Dec 2023 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17Win17-0 Greyvin MendozaTKO4, 2:2904 Aug 2023 Falls Park, Belfast,Northern Ireland
16Win16–0 Octavian GratiiPTS620 May 2023
15Win15–0 Joel JulioKO2 (6), 14 Apr 2023
14Win14–0 Artem HaroyanTKO7 (10), 05 Nov 2021
13Win13–0 Deniz IlbayPTS10 12 Mar 2021
12Win12–0 Louis GreeneTKO7 (10), 26 Aug 2020
11Win11–0 John ThainPTS81 Feb 2020
10Win10–0 Ohio Kain IremirenPTS611 Oct 2019
9Win9–0 Karim AlilichePTS621 Jun 2019
8Win8–0 Jumanne CameroPTS617 May 2019
7Win7–0 William Warburton618 Aug 2018
6Win6–0 Adam GrabiecTKO1 (4), 30 Jun 2018
5Win5–0 Scott JamesTKO3 (4)21 Apr 2018
4Win4–0 Gyula RozsasTKO2 (4), 18 Nov 2017
3Win3–0 Sylwester Walczak1 (4), 29 Jul 2017
2Win2–0 Radoslav MitevTKO2 (4), 17 Jun 2017
1Win1–0 Ferenc Jarko1 (4), 10 Mar 2017

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Lewis Crocker. boxrec.com. 2020-05-25.
  2. Web site: 26 August 2020. Lewis Crocker Blasts Out Greene, Liam Taylor Edges Tetley. 26 August 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  3. Web site: Irish team for European Schoolboys + List of past medalists. O'Neill. Joe. 2017-07-14. Irish Boxing. en-US. 2020-05-26.
  4. Web site: LEWIS CROCKER: "IF YOU COULD GET OUT OF WORK EARLY, WOULDN'T YOU?!". 2018-04-16. en. 2020-05-26.
  5. Web site: EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  6. Web site: IABA ANNOUNCE JUNIORS SQUAD. The Irish News. en. 2020-05-26.
  7. Web site: Irish boxers in World Junior semi-finals » #TeamIreland – Olympics. en. 2020-05-26.
  8. Web site: Boxing: Medals in sight for Ireland team. independent. 12 September 2013 . en. 2020-05-26.
  9. Web site: WINNERS: The Irish-Boxing.com Awards. O'Neill. Joe. 2015-12-31. Irish Boxing. en-US. 2020-05-26.
  10. News: 2018-09-25. Boxer's discrimination fight. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-05-26.
  11. Web site: BoxRec: Lewis Crocker vs. Ferenc Jarko. boxrec.com. 25 May 2020.