Anthony Fowler

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Anthony Fowler
Personal information
Nickname
The Machine
BornAnthony John Fowler
10 March 1991 (1991-03-10) (age 35)
Liverpool, England
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach71 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins16
Win by KO12
Losses2
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Middleweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Middleweight

Anthony John Fowler (born 10 March 1991) is a British former professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Amateur career

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Fowler competed at the 2013 World Championships. He won four fights including beating 2nd seed Dmytro Mytrafanov and 7th seed Stefan Härtel, winning the bronze medal along with Artem Chebotarev of Russia.[2]

Fowler entered the 2014 Commonwealth Games Middleweight boxing competition at the round of 32, beating Cypriot Kyriakos Spanosby unanimous decision. Fowler continued to the final, defeating Kieran Smith in the round of 16, Nickson Otieno Abaka in the quarter-final, and Benny Muziyo in the semi-final, all by unanimous decision. Fowler claimed gold in the competition on 2 August 2014, defeating Indian Vijender Singh by unanimous decision.[3][4]

Fowler competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition.[5]

Fowler fought Asian Games quarter-finalist Zhou Di[6] of the China Dragons in York Hall, Bethnal Green London, on 15 January 2015. Fowler comfortably controlled the opening two rounds, however in the third round the fight took a dramatic turn when a clash of heads left Fowler with a gaping cut to the forehead, forcing the referee to stop the fight.[7]

On 30 January 2015 Fowler fought again on behalf of the British Lionhearts to face Moroccan Atlas Lions middleweight contender, Said Harnouf. Fowler dominated the first two rounds of the fight knocking his opponent down to the canvas three times.[8] During the second round a cut Fowler sustained two weeks earlier was re-opened though the referee allowed the fight to continue. From here Fowler clearly changed strategy in order to protect the cut in order to finish the fight. Despite this setback Fowler continued to challenge his opponent and was declared the unanimous victor at the end of the five fight bout.[7][8]

On 26 February Fowler went on to win his fight for the British Lionhearts against his opponent Misael Rodriguez (fight for the Mexican Guerreros) by split decision to continue his winning streak in the 2015 world series boxing.[9]

Fowler competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil but lost in his opening fight to Janibek Alimkhanuly of Kazakhstan by unanimous decision having suffered a knockdown in round two.[10]

Fowler finished his amateur career in 2016 with a record of 190-19.

Professional career

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Early career

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Fowler made his professional debut on 27 May 2017 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield, on the undercard of Kell Brook vs. Errol Spence Jr., scoring a first-round knockout over Arturs Geikins.[11][12]

Fowler vs. Fitzgerald

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Fowler suffered his first defeat at the hands of Scott Fitzgerald via split decision. The bout took place on 30 March 2019 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool.[13][14]

Fowler vs. Harper

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On 7 August 2020, Fowler fought and defeated Adam Harper via a seventh round technical knockout.[15][16]

Fowler vs. Fortea

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On 20 March 2021, Fowler fought IBF #15 ranked Jorge Fortea. Fowler won the fight via knockout in three rounds.[17][18]

Fowler vs. Smith

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On 9 October 2021, Fowler was beaten by fellow Liverpudlian, Liam Smith, suffering an eighth round technical knockout loss.[19]

Retirement

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Having not fought since 27 February 2022, Fowler officially announced his retirement from boxing via social media on 5 June 2023.[20][21]

Investigation

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Fowler has been probed by Britain's Advertising Standards Authority for misconduct while promoting and advertising his company Supreme CBD.[22] Fowler along with other celebrities including, Paul Merson, Matt Le Tissier, and John Hartson have all been investigated and issued with a warning by the ASA.[23] The ASA investigation concluded that their social media posts have been found to be commercial in nature, and not "honest" opinions about the benefits of CBD, since they were being financially rewarded for their posts. The investigation also concluded that the posts made by these celebrities were making unlawful medical claims about the use of CBD, which is prohibited by the UK's Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.[24]

Personal life

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Fowler is a first cousin of former Liverpool F.C. and England footballer Robbie Fowler.[25] After the 2024 Southport stabbings, Fowler spread misinformation on Twitter about the attacker being "a fellow from Syria".[26][27][28]

Professional boxing record

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18 fights 16 wins 2 losses
By knockout 12 1
By decision 4 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Win 16–2 Lukasz Maciec UD 10 27 Feb 2022 The O2 Arena, London, England
17 Loss 15–2 Liam Smith TKO 8 (12), 0:20 9 Oct 2021 M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England Lost WBA International super-welterweight title
16 Win 15–1 Rico Mueller TKO 8 (10), 2:12 31 Jul 2021 Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
15 Win 14–1 Jorge Fortea KO 3 (10), 3:00 20 Mar 2021 The SSE Arena, London, England Retained WBA International super-welterweight title
14 Win 13–1 Adam Harper TKO 7 (10), 1:34 7 Aug 2020 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
13 Win 12–1 Theophilus Tetteh TKO 1 (10), 3:00 7 Mar 2020 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
12 Win 11–1 Harry Scarff UD 10 23 Nov 2019 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBA International super-welterweight title
11 Win 10–1 Brian Rose UD 10 2 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
10 Loss 9–1 Scott Fitzgerald SD 10 30 Mar 2019 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For vacant WBA International super-welterweight title
9 Win 9–0 Jose Carlos Paz KO 1 (10), 1:33 8 Dec 2018 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
8 Win 8–0 Gabor Gorbics TKO 5 (8), 0:45 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
7 Win 7–0 Craig O'Brien KO 6 (8), 0:08 28 Jul 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Ryan Toms KO 2 (8), 2:49 21 Apr 2018 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5 Win 5–0 Kalilou Dembele TKO 5 (6), 0:22 24 Mar 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Laszlo Fazekas PTS 6 21 Oct 2017 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 3–0 Jay Byrne TKO 4 (6), 1:56 30 Sep 2017 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2 Win 2–0 Nikoloz Gvajava TKO 4 (6), 0:26 23 Jun 2017 Walker Activity Dome, Newcastle, England
1 Win 1–0 Arturs Geikins TKO 1 (4), 2:59 27 May 2017 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England

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