Chris Bourke (born 4 October 1994) is an English former professional boxer. He held the WBC International super-bantamweight title in 2020 and 2021. Bourke also challenged for British titles in two weight divisions and the Commonwealth bantamweight championship.
Career After an amateur career which included representing the British Lionhearts in the 2017 World Series of Boxing, Bourke made his professional debut with a second round stoppage win over Ricky Leach at the Hilton Hotel in Mayfair, London, on 7 December 2018.
Unbeaten in his first seven pro-fights, he claimed the vacant Southern Area super-bantamweight title by defeating Ramez Mahmood on points at BT Sport Studio in Stratford on 25 July 2020.
In his next outing on 5 December 2020, Bourke stopped Michael Ramabeletsa in the second round at Church House in Westminster to win the vacant WBC International super-bantamweight title.
He successfully defended his title thanks to a unanimous decision success over James Beach Jr. at Wembley Arena in London on 24 July 2021.
Bourke faced Marc Leach for the vacant British super-bantamweight title at York Hall in London on 11 March 2022. He lost the fight, and his undefeated professional record, via unanimous decision.
He then went on a three-fight winning streak, before returning to York Hall to face Ashley Lane for the vacant British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles on 22 March 2024. Bourke lost via stoppage in the sixth round.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes15Loss13–2Ashley LaneTKO6 (12), 22 Mar 202414Win13–1Adam MbegaTKO4 (8), 6 Oct 202313Win12–1Kevin TranaPTS612 May 202312Win11–1Darwing MartinezTKO3 (6), 17 Feb 202311Loss10–1Marc LeachUD1211 Mar 202210Win10–0James Beech Jr.1024 Jul 20219Win9–0Michael RamabeletsaTKO2 (10), 5 Dec 20208Win8–0Ramez MahmoodPTS1025 Jul 20207Win7–0Rafael CastilloPTS417 Feb 20206Win6–0Louis NormanTKO3 (6), 21 Dec 20195Win5–0Jose Hernandez614 Sep 20194Win4–0Ricky StarkeyTKO6 (6), 20 Jul 20193Win3–0Stefan Slavchev2 (4), 27 Apr 20192Win2–0Jake PollardTKO3 (4), 2 Feb 20191Win1–0Ricky Leach2 (4), 7 Dec 2018
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