Lyon Woodstock Explained

Lyon Woodstock
Nickname:The Lion
Weight:
Height:5 ft 9 in
Birth Place:London, England
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:721540
Total:18
Wins:15
Ko:6
Losses:3

Lyon Woodstock is an English professional boxer who held the WBO European super-featherweight title from 2017 to 2018 and challenged for the Commonwealth super-featherweight title in 2019.

Professional career

Woodstock made his professional debut on 12 June 2015, scoring a first-round knockout (KO) victory over Reece Smith at the York Hall in London.[1]

After compiling a record of 8–0 (4 KOs) he faced Paul Holt for the vacant Midlands Area super-featherweight title on 22 April 2017 at the Leicester Arena. Woodstock got off to a troubled start in the first round before taking control in the second. The referee called a halt to the contest in the third round after Woodstock landed clean uppercuts while Holt was pinned against the ropes, awarding Woodstock the Midlands Area title via technical knockout (TKO).[2]

In his next fight he challenged for the vacant WBO European super-featherweight title, facing Craig Poxton on 21 October 2017 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds. Woodstock captured the WBO regional title via unanimous decision (UD) with the judges' scorecards reading 98–93, 97–93 and 97–95.[3] Following a points decision (PTS) win against Edwin Tellez in a non-title fight in May 2018,[4] Woodstock made the first defence of his title against Archie Sharp on 6 October at the Morningside Arena (formerly Leicester Arena). After being knocked down in the opening round by a left hook, Woodstock went on to lose his title via UD over ten rounds.[5] All three judges scored the bout 96–93.[6]

After bouncing back from defeat with a PTS win against Sergio Gonzalez in March 2019,[7] he faced Zelfa Barrett for the vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title on 15 June at the First Direct Arena. After struggling to keep up with Barrett's speed and movement, Woodstock lost by UD over twelve rounds. One judge scored the bout 118–110 while the other two scored it 117–111, handing Woodstock the second defeat of his career.

In recent times, he has taken the opportunity to train a new breed of boxing amateurs. He currently has a stand out student who he has identified as a future WBO, WBC Slazenger Champion, some can't even say his actual name. He goes by the title, Beast. DAZN are you listening. [8]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Win13–3Louis NormanKO312 May 2023
15Loss12–3Anthony CacaceUD1228 Aug 2021
14Loss12–2Zelfa BarrettUD1215 Jun 2019
13Win12–1Sergio GonzalezPTS823 Mar 2019
12Loss11–1Archie SharpUD106 Oct 2018
11Win11–0Edwin TellezPTS819 May 2018
10Win10–0Craig Poxton1021 Oct 2017
9Win9–0Paul HoltTKO3 (10), 22 Apr 2017
8Win8–0Antonio HorvaticKO3 (6), 22 Oct 2016
7Win7–0Reynaldo MoraPTS610 Jun 2016
6Win6–0Ibrar RiyazPTS412 Mar 2016
5Win5–0Ibrar RiyazPTS413 Dec 2015
4Win4–0Ignac KassaiTKO1 (4), 3 Oct 2015
3Win3–0Michael Mooney411 Sep 2015
2Win2–0Elemir Rafael2 (4), 25 Jul 2015
1Win1–0Reece Smith1 (4), 12 Jun 2015

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Lyon Woodstock vs. Reece Smith. 21 June 2020. boxrec.com.
  2. Web site: Lockley. Mike. 24 April 2017. Raza Hamza cruises to routine win against fall guy Rafael Castillo. 21 June 2020. Birmingham Mail. en.
  3. Web site: Glover. Chris. 21 October 2017. Lyon Woodstock Captures WBO Euro, Tommy Langford Wins. 21 June 2020. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  4. Web site: BoxRec: Lyon Woodstock vs. Edwin Tellez. 21 June 2020. BoxRec.
  5. Web site: Foster. Elliot. 6 October 2018. Archie Sharp Outboxes Lyon Woodstock, Takes WBO Regional. 21 June 2020. BoxingScene. en-us.
  6. Web site: BoxRec: Lyon Woodstock vs. Archie Sharp. 21 June 2020. boxrec.com.
  7. Web site: Foster. Elliot. 23 March 2019. Challenger Outpoints Haywood; Wins For Fury, Woodstock. 21 June 2020. BoxingScene. en-us.
  8. Web site: Dixon. Tris. 15 June 2019. Zelfa Barrett Wins Commonwealth Crown, Decisions Woodstock. 21 June 2020. BoxingScene. en-us.