Lee Selby

Lee Selby (born 14 February 1987) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2022. He held the IBF featherweight title from 2015 to 2018. At regional level, he held the British, Commonwealth, and European featherweight titles between 2011 and 2014.

Professional career

Early career Selby began his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak (3-8) at the Newport Leisure Centre in Wales. He compiled a record of 4-0 before losing for the first time in his professional career to Samir Mouneimne (1-0-1) by points decision in a four-round contest at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009. Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies (6-13-1) for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a second-round knockout. On 30 July 2011, he met Scotsman James Ancliff (11-14-2) for the vacant Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a sixth-round stoppage.

British and Commonwealth champion On 17 September 2011, Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen Smith via an eighth-round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool. Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the centre of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover. Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It's something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It's a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".Barry and District News | Barry boxer Lee selby is new British and Commonwealth champion

On 20 April 2013 Selby dismantled the former unbeaten Australian champion Corey McConnell. McConell's corner threw in the towel in the fifth round.

WBC International Championship

Selby vs. Simion

On 13 July 2013, Lee Selby took another step towards a world title shot when he faced in Hull the unbeaten Romanian boxer and ranked at fourth by the WBC, Viorel Simion, and won the WBC International featherweight title with a unanimous decision victory. According to some prominent boxing writers, the British rising star passed the toughest test of his career in a very close fight.

IBF featherweight champion

Selby vs. Gradovich In May 2015, Lee Selby won the IBF featherweight title from Evgeny Gradovich. The fight ended in a unanimous TD after Gradovich was cut from an accidental head clash, and was unable to continue.

Selby vs. Montiel Selby retained his IBF featherweight title in October 2015 with a win over Mexican Fernando Montiel in Arizona. He dedicated the win to his childhood friend Darren Bray, who had recently died.

Selby vs. Barros In July 2017, Lee made his next defence of his IBF featherweight crown. Just weeks before the fight, Selby received shocking news of his mother's sudden death in Wales, and his family urged him to pull out of the fight. Selby decided to continue training days later, and dedicate the fight to his mother.

Selby vs Warrington On 19 May 2018, Selby defended his IBF featherweight title for the fifth time, against unbeaten Josh Warrington. Warrington was the aggressor early in the fight, and managed to rock Selby with a left hook in the second round and a jab to the temple. Selby suffered a bad cut over his left eye in the sixth round, but was allowed to continue the fight. Warrington managed to be busier than Selby and landed cleaner shots through most of the fight. Selby lost the belt to Warrington via split decision, 113–115, 116-112 and 115-113 for Warrington.

Post-title career

Selby vs Douglas After losing his IBF belt, Selby bounced back with a victory over Omar Douglas. In a bloody fight, Selby managed to outbox Doulgas, to get the unanimous decision victory.

Selby vs Burns In his next fight, Selby faced former world champion Ricky Burns. In a very close and foul-filled fight, Selby managed to win on two of the scorecards, 116-112 and 116–113, while the third judge had it a draw, 115-115.

Selby vs. Kambosos Jr. Selby was scheduled to face George Kambosos Jr. in Cardiff on 9 May 2020. but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fight eventually went ahead on 31 October at The SSE Arena in London, where Selby went the distance but lost by split decision.

Selby announced his retirement from boxing on 5 April 2022.

Bare-knuckle boxing In February 2026, Selby signed a multi-fight deal with BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes32Loss28–4Gustavo Daniel LemosTKO5 (12), 26 Mar 202231Loss28–3George Kambosos Jr.SD1231 Oct 202030Win28–2Ricky Burns1226 Oct 201929Win27–2Omar DouglasUD1223 Feb 201928Loss26–2Josh Warrington1219 May 201827Win26–1Eduardo RamirezUD129 Dec 201726Win25–1Jonathan Victor BarrosUD1215 Jul 201725Win24–1Andoni GagoTKO9 (10), 4 Mar 201724Win23–1Eric HunterUD129 Apr 201623Win22–1Fernando MontielUD1214 Oct 201522Win21–1Evgeny Gradovich8 (12), 30 May 201521Win20–1Joel BrunkerTKO9 (12), 11 Oct 201420Win19–1Romulo KoasichaUD1217 May 201419Win18–1Rendall MunroeTKO6 (12), 1 Feb 201418Win17–1Ryan WalshUD125 Oct 201317Win16–1Viorel SimionUD1213 Jul 201316Win15–1Corey McConnellTKO5 (12), 20 Apr 201315Win14–1Martin Lindsay129 Feb 201314Win13–1Patrick OkineTKO5 (12), 25 May 201213Win12–1John SimpsonTKO5 (12), 14 Dec 201112Win11–1Stephen SmithKO8 (12), 17 Sep 201111Win10–1James Ancliff6 (10), 30 Jul 201110Win9–1Youssef Al HamidiPTS627 Apr 20119Win8–1Dai Davies2 (10), 30 Oct 20108Win7–1Ben JonesPTS625 Jul 20107Win6–1Jimmy BriggsPTS420 Nov 20096Win5–1Ian BaileyPTS610 Aug 20095Loss4–1Samir MouneimnePTS429 May 20094Win4–0Johnny GreavesPTS613 Mar 20093Win3–0Craig JohnsonPTS427 Feb 20092Win2–0Peter BuckleyPTS624 Oct 20081Win1–0Sid Razak612 Jul 2008

Personal life Selby is the brother of GB Boxing's 2012 Olympic flyweight representative Andrew Selby.

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