Philip Bowes (born 12 June 1984) is an English professional boxer. He held the Commonwealth super-lightweight title from 2019 to 2020 and challenged for the British super-lightweight title in 2020.
Professional career Bowes made his professional debut on 8 October 2011, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) over Billy Smith at the York Hall in London.
After compiling a record of 9–0 (2 KO), he faced Joe Hughes for the vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title on 11 October 2014 at the O2 Arena, London, losing via technical knockout (TKO) in the tenth and final round. He made a second attempt for the vacant Southern Area title seven months later on 16 May 2015 at the York Hall, losing by points decision to former Prizefighter champion Johnny Coyle.
Following six consecutive PTS wins, he then faced Glenn Foot on 27 May 2017 for the vacant English super-lightweight title at the York Hall. Bowes lost in his third attempt for a British regional title via unanimous decision (UD) over ten rounds, with all three judges scoring the bout 95–93.
Following three points decision wins, he fought Benson Nyilawila on 2 February 2019 for the vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title at the York Hall. In his fourth attempt at a professional title, Bowes won with a second-round TKO.
The first defence of his Commonwealth title came a month later on 30 March, against Tom Farrell at the M&S Bank Arena (formerly Echo Arena) in Liverpool. The fight was aired live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the United States as part of the undercard for Liam Smith vs. Sam Eggington. Bowes successfully retained his title by unanimous decision, with the judges' scorecards reading 118–110, 118–111 and 117–112.
Bowes was set to make the second defence of his Commonwealth title against Akeem Ennis-Brown on 29 November 2019 at the York Hall, with the vacant British super-lightweight title also on the line. The day before the fight, it was announced the bout had been cancelled due to the British Boxing Board of Control declaring Bowes medically unfit to fight. Bowes explained on social media; "...the doctor and Boxing Board of Control have ordered my British title fight tonight to be rescheduled due to me having blood in my urine which has come back as a result that I can not fight now. My health is most important so that’s my priority." The fight was then rescheduled for 20 March 2020, but was cancelled again, this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It eventually took place at Production Park Studios in South Kirkby on 2 September 2020, with Ennis-Brown winning via unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24Loss20–4Akeem Ennis-BrownUD122 Sep 202023Win20–3Tom FarrellUD1230 Mar 201922Win19–3Benson Nyilawila TKO2 (12), 2 Feb 201921Win18–3Radoslav Mitev PTS46 Oct 201820Win17–3Vusumzi Tyatyeka PTS10 10 Feb 201819Win16–3Luka Leskovic PTS614 Oct 201718Loss15–3Glenn Foot1027 May 201717Win15–2Nathan DalePTS1025 Nov 201616Win14–2Daniel BazoPTS61 Oct 201615Win13–2James GormanPTS64 Jun 201614Win12–2Ivica Gogosevic PTS616 Apr 201613Win11–2Fonz Alexander PTS6 27 Feb 201612Win10–2Lee ConnellyPTS44 Dec 201511Loss9–2Johnny CoylePTS1016 May 201510Loss9–1Joe HughesTKO10 (10), 11 Oct 20149Win9–0Francis Maina PTS1017 May 20148Win8–0Dean MillsTKO3 (8), 22 Mar 20147Win7–0Paul ApplebyPTS67 Dec 20136Win6–0Andrei Sudas6 (6), 9 Mar 20135Win5–0Stanislav Nenko PTS48 Dec 20124Win4–0Dave O'ConnorPTS615 Sep 20123Win3–0Mark McKrayPTS426 May 20122Win2–0Johnny GreavesPTS43 Dec 20111Win1–0Billy Smith48 Oct 2011
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