Johnny Fisher (born 27 February 1999) is a British professional boxer.
Early life Fisher played rugby for a number of years as well as boxing, he says the high level physical sport helped give him a good grounding for his boxing career. His father boxed at amateur level and his grandfather also boxed, but only casually. His siblings have also boxed too.
Fisher began boxing before his teens but paused to focus on rugby until his second year at university, when he resumed training and sparred with Joe Joyce in preparation for Joyce's fight against Daniel Dubois. He also gained experience sparring with Hughie Fury and future opponent David Allen, which he credited with honing his skills.
Amateur career Fisher had a brief amateur career of only 12 bouts, three ending in first round stoppages.
Professional career Early career He made his professional debut on 20 February 2021 against Matt Gordon on the undercard for the David Avanesyan vs. Josh Kelly fight at the Wembley Arena in London. He won by technical knockout 2:29 into the first round, with his opponent being both counted and knocked down before the stoppage.
With a record of nine wins from nine fights including eight by stoppage, he won his first title, the vacant BBBofC Southern Area heavyweight championship, on the undercard of Anthony Joshua versus Robert Helenius at The O2 Arena in London, winning via technical knockout in the seventh round against Harry Armstrong.
Making his United States debut at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chelsea Ballroom in Paradise, Nevada, on 3 February 2024, Fisher stopped Dmytro Bezus in the first round.
He followed this up by knocking out Alen Babić just 36 seconds into the first round of their fight at the Copper Box Arena in London on 6 July 2024.
Fisher vs. Allen In his next bout, he faced David Allen on 21 December 2024, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the undercard for the heavyweight world title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. After a positive start to the fight, Fisher was knocked down for the first time in his career during the fifth round. However, he recovered to win via split decision, with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 95–94 for Fisher while the third had it 96–93 in Allen's favour. The decision was met with loud boos in the stadium and several observers, including former cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson and ex-European title holder Spencer Oliver, felt Allen had done enough to win the bout, while Fisher's promotor Eddie Hearn said: “I think the best I could hope for when I got in the ring was a draw."
Fisher vs. Allen II Fisher faced David Allen in a rematch at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, on 17 May 2025. He lost by stoppage in the fifth round to suffer his first defeat as a professional.
Fisher vs. Baláž Fisher got back to winning ways in his next fight, stopping Ivan Baláž in the fourth round at Salle des Étoiles in Monte Carlo on 6 December 2025.
Zuffa Boxing On 13 July 2026, it was announced that Fisher had signed with Zuffa Boxing and was scheduled to headline Zuffa Boxing 11 at Copper Box Arena in London on 26 September 2026. He fought Michael Pirotton over 10 rounds and won by majority decision with two of the ringside judges scoring the fight 98–92 and 96–95 respectively in his favour, while the third had it a 95–95 draw.
Personal life Fisher attended Marshalls Park School in Romford.
He has a 2:1 degree in history from the University of Exeter, where his dissertation was on the aerial bombing of Germany in 1944–45.
Fisher's father, John Fisher, is a social media personality under his nickname "Big John". He is known for his catchphrase "Bosh."
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16Win15–1Michael Pirotton1026 Sep 202615Win14–1Ivan BalážTKO4 (10), 6 Dec 202514Loss13–1David AllenTKO5 (10), 17 May 202513Win13–0David Allen1021 Dec 202412Win12–0Alen BabićTKO1 (10), 6 Jul 202411Win11–0Dmytro BezusTKO1 (8), 3 Feb 202410Win10–0Harry ArmstrongTKO7 (10), 12 Aug 20239Win9–0Emilio SalasTKO1 (8), 10 Jun 20238Win8–0Alfonso DamianiTKO4 (8), 11 Mar 20237Win7–0Dominik MusilTKO1 (6), 29 Oct 20226Win6–0Michal ReissingerTKO2 (6), 6 Aug 20225Win5–0Gabriel Enguema612 Feb 20224Win4–0Alvaro TerreroTKO2 (6), 30 Oct 20213Win3–0Danny WhitakerTKO2 (4), 7 Aug 20212Win2–0Phil WilliamsTKO3 (4), 1 May 2021 1Win1–0Matt Gordon1 (4), 20 Feb 2021
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