Richards started his early boxing career at the South Norwood and Victory club, Charnwood Road, Crystal Palace, London, England. His trainer, Terry Smith, worked hard with Richards winning the Senior Novices.
Richards then left to box for the Lynn Athletic Boxing Club, where he met Terry Palmer, Richards would move with Terry to his new club in Bellingham Palmers Boxing Academy.
Professional careeredit
Richards made his professional debut on 28 May 2015, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over a scheduled four rounds against James Child at the York Hall in London.[2] He ended 2015 with a points decision (PTS) win against Scott Douglas in October.[3]
He tallied up another five wins in 2016; Kieron Gray on PTS in January;[4] a TKO over Richard Horton in June;[5] Dalton Miller[6] and Adam Jones[7] by PTS in September; and a TKO over Bronislav Kubin in November.[8]
On 17 March 2017, Richards fought for his first professional title, winning via ten-round unanimous decision (UD) against Alan Higgins at the York Hall to capture the Southern Areasuper-middleweight.[9] He secured a PTS win against Rui Pavanito in July[10] and a TKO win over Norbert Szekeres in October.[11] Two days after his win over Szekeres, Callum Johnson pulled out of his British and Commonwealthlight-heavyweight unification fight with Frank Buglioni. Richards was brought in as a last minute opponent at five days notice.[12] The fight took place on 28 October at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, and was aired live on Sky Sports Box Office as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs. Carlos Takam.[13] Richards suffered the first defeat of his professional career, losing by UD over twelve rounds. Two judges scored the bout 117–111 while the third scored it 116–113.[14]
Richards came back with three stoppage wins in 2018; Ivan Stupalo in March; Bosko Misic in June;[15] and Michal Ludwiczak in October.[16] He began 2019 with a third-round TKO win against Alan Ball to capture the vacant WBA Intercontinental light-heavyweight title. The bout took place on 2 February at The O2 Arena in London.[17] He had two more fights that year; a twelve-round UD victory against Andre Sterling in June[18] and an eight-round draw against Chad Sugden in December.[19]
It was announced in September 2020 that Richards would make a second attempt at the British title, this time against reigning champion Shakan Pitters on 14 November at the Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios in Redditch.[20] However, Pitters withdrew from the bout on medical advice after suffering an injury during training, with a new date being scheduled for 18 December at the same venue.[21] Richards scored a knockdown in the fourth round, dropping the champion to the canvas with a right hook. Pitters made it back to his feet before the referee's count of ten to see out the remainder of the round on his feet. Richards scored a second knockdown in the ninth round, this time with a left hook. Pitters again made it back to his feet, but on unsteady legs, prompting referee Victor Loughlin to call a halt to the contest at 2 minutes and 42 seconds, awarding Richards the British title via ninth-round TKO.[22]
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^"BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. Kieron Gray". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. Richard Horton". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Barry, Coral (10 September 2016). "Boxing: Callum Smith sets up world title shot with expert display on Brook v GGG undercard". Metro. from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"BoxRec: Craig Richards vs. Adam Jones". boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Assuncao, Miguel (26 November 2016). "Matchroom Sport at SSE Arena - LIVE Results". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Assuncao, Miguel (17 March 2017). "Bellotti Stops Davies on NXTGEN: Cash, Richards, Ball Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Assuncao, Miguel (1 July 2017). "Buglioni vs. Summers - LIVE Results From O2 Arena in London". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Harrison, Andrew (26 October 2017). "Frontline Diary: A fight city". Boxing Monthly. from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Robinson, Isaac (24 October 2017). "'Spider' leaps at late-notice title shot". ESPN.com. from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Jay, Phil (24 October 2017). "Callum Johnson out, Craig Richards in for Frank Buglioni on Joshua v Takam card". World Boxing News. from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Damerell, Richard (29 October 2017). "Joshua vs Takam: Frank Buglioni retains British title with points victory over Craig Richards". Sky Sports. from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Foster, Elliot (6 June 2018). "Jake Ball Fancies Craig Richards Clash After Spider's JDNXTGEN Win". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Waller, Chandler (27 October 2018). "Cash, Bellotti, 'Spider' Richards and Ward win at Copper Box". World Boxing News. from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Williamson, Chris (2 February 2019). "Craig Richards Dominates, Knocks Out Jake Ball: Wardley Wins". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Horan, Matt (21 June 2019). "JD NXTGEN: Craig Richards settles Andre Sterling rivalry in London". Sky Sports. from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^Gilbert, Peter (19 December 2019). "NXTGEN: Craig Richards held to draw by Chad Sugden in light-heavyweight battle". Sky Sports. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
^"Shakan Pitters vs. Craig Richards on November 14". BoxingScene.com. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^Foster, Elliot (4 November 2020). "Shakan Pitters vs. Craig Richards Pushed To December 18". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^Lewis, Ron (18 December 2020). "Craig Richards Breaks Down Shakan Pitters, Stops Him in Ninth". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^"Parker-Chisora, Taylor-Jonas, Eubank-Morrison, Bivol-Richards - May 1 Card Announced". BoxingScene.com. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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Craig Richards born 30 April 1990 is an English professional boxer He held the British light heavyweight title from 2020 to 2021 and challenged for the WBA Super light heavyweight in 2021 Craig RichardsBorn 1990 04 30 30 April 1990 age 34 Croydon EnglandOther namesSpiderStatisticsWeight s Super middleweight Light heavyweightHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Reach73 in 185 cm StanceOrthodoxBoxing record 1 Total fights22Wins18Wins by KO11Losses3Draws1 Contents 1 Amateur career 2 Professional career 3 Professional boxing record 4 References 5 External linksAmateur career editRichards started his early boxing career at the South Norwood and Victory club Charnwood Road Crystal Palace London England His trainer Terry Smith worked hard with Richards winning the Senior Novices Richards then left to box for the Lynn Athletic Boxing Club where he met Terry Palmer Richards would move with Terry to his new club in Bellingham Palmers Boxing Academy Professional career editRichards made his professional debut on 28 May 2015 scoring a first round technical knockout TKO victory over a scheduled four rounds against James Child at the York Hall in London 2 He ended 2015 with a points decision PTS win against Scott Douglas in October 3 He tallied up another five wins in 2016 Kieron Gray on PTS in January 4 a TKO over Richard Horton in June 5 Dalton Miller 6 and Adam Jones 7 by PTS in September and a TKO over Bronislav Kubin in November 8 On 17 March 2017 Richards fought for his first professional title winning via ten round unanimous decision UD against Alan Higgins at the York Hall to capture the Southern Area super middleweight 9 He secured a PTS win against Rui Pavanito in July 10 and a TKO win over Norbert Szekeres in October 11 Two days after his win over Szekeres Callum Johnson pulled out of his British and Commonwealth light heavyweight unification fight with Frank Buglioni Richards was brought in as a last minute opponent at five days notice 12 The fight took place on 28 October at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff Wales and was aired live on Sky Sports Box Office as part of the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs Carlos Takam 13 Richards suffered the first defeat of his professional career losing by UD over twelve rounds Two judges scored the bout 117 111 while the third scored it 116 113 14 Richards came back with three stoppage wins in 2018 Ivan Stupalo in March Bosko Misic in June 15 and Michal Ludwiczak in October 16 He began 2019 with a third round TKO win against Alan Ball to capture the vacant WBA Intercontinental light heavyweight title The bout took place on 2 February at The O2 Arena in London 17 He had two more fights that year a twelve round UD victory against Andre Sterling in June 18 and an eight round draw against Chad Sugden in December 19 It was announced in September 2020 that Richards would make a second attempt at the British title this time against reigning champion Shakan Pitters on 14 November at the Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios in Redditch 20 However Pitters withdrew from the bout on medical advice after suffering an injury during training with a new date being scheduled for 18 December at the same venue 21 Richards scored a knockdown in the fourth round dropping the champion to the canvas with a right hook Pitters made it back to his feet before the referee s count of ten to see out the remainder of the round on his feet Richards scored a second knockdown in the ninth round this time with a left hook Pitters again made it back to his feet but on unsteady legs prompting referee Victor Loughlin to call a halt to the contest at 2 minutes and 42 seconds awarding Richards the British title via ninth round TKO 22 In March 2021 it was announced that Richards would challenge for his first world title facing reigning champion Dmitry Bivol for the WBA Super light heavyweight title on 1 May at the AO Arena in Manchester As part of the undercard for Joseph Parker vs Derek Chisora Richards would lose the bout via unanimous decision 23 Professional boxing record edit22 fights 18 wins 3 losses By knockout 11 0 By decision 7 3 Draws 1 No Result Record Opponent Type Round time Date Location Notes 21 Loss 17 3 1 Joshua Buatsi UD 12 21 May 2022 The O2 Arena London England 20 Win 17 2 1 Marek Matyja TKO 6 10 2 34 30 Oct 2021 The O2 Arena London England Won vacant WBA International light heavyweight title 19 Loss 16 2 1 Dmitry Bivol UD 12 1 May 2021 AO Arena Manchester England For WBA Super light heavyweight title 18 Win 16 1 1 Shakan Pitters TKO 9 12 2 42 18 Dec 2020 Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios Redditch England Won British light heavyweight title 17 Draw 15 1 1 Chad Sugden PTS 8 19 Dec 2019 York Hall London England 16 Win 15 1 Andre Sterling UD 12 21 Jun 2019 York Hall London England 15 Win 14 1 Jake Ball TKO 3 10 2 27 2 Feb 2019 The O2 Arena London England Won vacant WBA Continental light heavyweight title 14 Win 13 1 Michal Ludwiczak TKO 2 6 2 35 27 Oct 2018 Copper Box Arena London England 13 Win 12 1 Bosko Misic KO 3 6 1 15 6 Jun 2018 York Hall London England 12 Win 11 1 Ivan Stupalo TKO 3 6 1 46 24 Mar 2018 The O2 Aren London England 11 Loss 10 1 Frank Buglioni UD 12 28 Oct 2017 Principality Stadium Cardiff Wales For British light heavyweight title 10 Win 10 0 Norbert Szekeres TKO 3 6 1 58 21 Oct 2017 The SSE Arena Belfast Northern Ireland 9 Win 9 0 Rui Pavanito PTS 6 1 Jul 2017 The O2 Arena London England 8 Win 8 0 Alan Higgins PTS 10 17 Mar 2017 York Hall London England Won Southern Area super middleweight title 7 Win 7 0 Bronislav Kubin TKO 2 6 2 50 26 Nov 2016 Wembley Arena London England 6 Win 6 0 Adam Jones PTS 6 29 Sep 2016 York Hall London England 5 Win 5 0 Dalton Miller PTS 4 10 Sep 2016 The O2 Arena London England 4 Win 4 0 Richard Horton TKO 1 4 2 59 21 Jun 2016 York Hall London England 3 Win 3 0 Kieron Gray PTS 4 30 Jan 2016 Copper Box Arena London England 2 Win 2 0 Scott Douglas PTS 4 10 Oct 2015 York Hall London England 1 Win 1 0 James Childs TKO 1 4 0 49 28 May 2015 York Hall London EnglandReferences edit Boxing record for Craig Richards BoxRec BoxRec Craig Richards vs James Child boxrec com Retrieved 8 February 2020 BoxRec Craig Richards vs Scott Douglas boxrec com Retrieved 8 February 2020 BoxRec Craig Richards vs Kieron Gray boxrec com Retrieved 8 February 2020 BoxRec Craig Richards vs Richard Horton boxrec com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Barry Coral 10 September 2016 Boxing Callum Smith sets up world title shot with expert display on Brook v GGG undercard Metro Archived from the original on 11 September 2016 Retrieved 8 February 2020 BoxRec Craig Richards vs Adam Jones boxrec com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Assuncao Miguel 26 November 2016 Matchroom Sport at SSE Arena LIVE Results BoxingScene com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Assuncao Miguel 17 March 2017 Bellotti Stops Davies on NXTGEN Cash Richards Ball Win BoxingScene com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Assuncao Miguel 1 July 2017 Buglioni vs Summers LIVE Results From O2 Arena in London BoxingScene com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Harrison Andrew 26 October 2017 Frontline Diary A fight city Boxing Monthly Archived from the original on 8 August 2020 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Robinson Isaac 24 October 2017 Spider leaps at late notice title shot ESPN com Archived from the original on 29 October 2017 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Jay Phil 24 October 2017 Callum Johnson out Craig Richards in for Frank Buglioni on Joshua v Takam card World Boxing News Archived from the original on 24 October 2020 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Damerell Richard 29 October 2017 Joshua vs Takam Frank Buglioni retains British title with points victory over Craig Richards Sky Sports Archived from the original on 30 October 2017 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Foster Elliot 6 June 2018 Jake Ball Fancies Craig Richards Clash After Spider s JDNXTGEN Win BoxingScene com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Waller Chandler 27 October 2018 Cash Bellotti Spider Richards and Ward win at Copper Box World Boxing News Archived from the original on 3 August 2020 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Williamson Chris 2 February 2019 Craig Richards Dominates Knocks Out Jake Ball Wardley Wins BoxingScene com Retrieved 8 February 2020 Horan Matt 21 June 2019 JD NXTGEN Craig Richards settles Andre Sterling rivalry in London Sky Sports Archived from the original on 31 August 2019 Retrieved 8 February 2020 Gilbert Peter 19 December 2019 NXTGEN Craig Richards held to draw by Chad Sugden in light heavyweight battle Sky Sports Retrieved 8 February 2020 Shakan Pitters vs Craig Richards on November 14 BoxingScene com 13 September 2020 Retrieved 30 April 2021 Foster Elliot 4 November 2020 Shakan Pitters vs Craig Richards Pushed To December 18 BoxingScene com Retrieved 30 April 2021 Lewis Ron 18 December 2020 Craig Richards Breaks Down Shakan Pitters Stops Him in Ninth BoxingScene com Retrieved 30 April 2021 Parker Chisora Taylor Jonas Eubank Morrison Bivol Richards May 1 Card Announced BoxingScene com 19 March 2021 Retrieved 30 April 2021 External links editBoxing record for Craig Richards from BoxRec registration required Sporting positions Regional boxing titles Preceded byAlan Higgins Southern Area super middleweight champion17 March 2017 September 2017Vacated VacantTitle next held byCello Renda VacantTitle last held byDominic Boesel WBA Continental light heavyweight champion2 February 2019 present Preceded byShakan Pitters British light heavyweight champion18 December 2020 July 2021 VacantTitle next held byDan Azeez Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craig Richards boxer amp oldid 1220270095, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
