Ohara Davies
Born (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992
Hackney, London, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesTwo Tanks
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach71 in (180 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins25
Wins by KO18
Losses3

Ohara Davies (born 9 February 1992) is a British professional boxer. He held the WBC Silver light-welterweight title from 2016 to 2017 and challenged once for the Commonwealth light-welterweight title in 2017.[1]

Professional career

Amateur career

According to BoxRec, Davies held an undefeated record of 18–0 as an amateur.[2] In May 2015, Davies, speaking to BoxingMonthly, spoke about his amateur career: "I think that as an amateur I always had a style that was more suited to the pro game. I got told plenty of times in the gym that I’ve got more of a pro style so, when I did finally decide to turn over, I didn’t really have to make many adjustments."

Debut year as a professional (2014)

Davies turned professional in 2014 and won on points in a four-round contest on his debut against Latvian fighter Ivans Levickis (9–12) on 19 April at the York Hall in London.[3]

By the end of 2014, Davies held a record of 4–0 after knockout wins over Kristian Dochev (10–16), Andy Harris (3–18–1) and Oszkar Fiko (10–7).[4][5][6] The latter two victories came on Matchroom Boxing shows.

Undefeated year (2015)

Davies won all five of his contests in 2015, ending the year with a record of 9–0. He defeated Lee Gibbons (3–2), Jacek Wylezol (11–7), Simas Volosinas (6–30), Dame Seck (9–9–2) and Chris Truman (13–4–2), with Wylezol the only one to last the distance.[7][8][9][10][11]

First title fights and move up to light-welterweight (2016)

After defeating Ghana's Prince Ofotsu (15–5) in January, in March, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight for the vacant English lightweight against Andy Keates (11–3)[12] The fight would take place on the undercard to Charles Martin vs. Anthony Joshua at The O2 Arena in London on 9 April.

Davies won by fourth-round knockout after knocking Keates down in the round one before knocking him out in round four.[13]

Davies won both of his next two contests against Zoltan Szabo (9–0) and Chaquib Fadli (13–7), winning both inside the distance in non-title fights.[14][15]

In October, Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight WBC Silver light-weltweight champion Andrea Scarpa (20–2) at Wembley Arena.[16] Davies won by unanimous decision with all three judges producing scorecards of 120–108.[17]

Derry Matthews

On 9 January Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Davies would defend his WBC Silver light-welterweight title against former lightweight world title challenger Derry Matthews (38–11–2) on the undercard to David Haye vs Tony Bellew at the O2 Arena on London on 4 March.[18]

Davies won by third-round stoppage after twice knocking down Mathews down in the third round.[19] Shortly after the fight, Mathews retired from boxing.[20]

Josh Taylor

On 19 May Cyclone Promotions announced that Davies would defend his WBC Silver title against undefeated Commonwealth champion Josh Taylor (9–0), with both titles at stake.[21] The fight would take place at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow on 8 July.

Davies was dominated in the fight. He was knocked down in round three and then twice in round seven before the referee halted the contest, his first defeat as a professional.[22][23]

Tom Farrell

On 24 July Matchroom Boxing announced that Davies would fight undefeated Liverpool prospect Tom Farrell (13–0) for the vacant WBA International light-welterweight title on the undercard to Paul Butler vs Stuart Hall II at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on 30 September.[24]

Davies won by sixth-round stoppage after knocking down Farrell once in round one, twice in round two and twice in round six.[25][26]

2018

On 27 April promoter Frank Warren confirmed that Davies would fight for the first time under his promotional banner against France's Christopher Sebire (26–10–1) on the undercard to Lee Selby vs Josh Warrington at the Elland Road Stadium in Leeds on 19 May. Davies went on to win via UD against Ismail Abdoul after Sebire pulled out. In the post fight interview Davies called out Jack Catterall and Terry Flanagan.[27]

Davies vs. Vasquez

On 28 June 2019, Davies fought Miguel Vasquez. Davies won the fight with the sole referee scoring it 97–94. Even Davies himself thought the score was too wide and even raised Vasquez's hand after the score was announced.[28]

Davies vs. McKenna

On 30 September 2020, Davies fought Tyrone McKenna. Davies won the fight via a narrow split-decision, 96–94, 96–94 and 95–95.[29]

Team

Davies is currently promoted by Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions, having previously been promoted by Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing from 2014 to 2018.

He is managed by MTK Global, having signed with the company in January 2018. He was previously managed by Charlie Sims, the son of trainer Tony Sims.

He was previously trained by Babatunde Ajayi (2014) and Tony Sims (2014–18).

Professional boxing record

28 fights 25 wins 3 losses
By knockout 18 2
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
28 Loss 25–3 Ismael Barroso TKO 1 (12), 1:53 6 Jan 2024 Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US For WBA interim light-welterweight title
27 Win 25–2 Lewis Ritson KO 9 (12), 2:23 4 Mar 2023 Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England
26 Win 24–2 Abdessamad Nechchad TKO 8 (10), 0:37 18 Jun 2022 Leeds United FC Centenary Pavilion, Leeds, England
25 Win 23–2 Nicholas Mwangi UD 10 26 Nov 2021 Motospace Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, UAE
24 Win 22–2 Tyrone McKenna MD 10 30 Sep 2020 York Hall, London, England Won WBC International light-welterweight title;
The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Final
23 Win 21–2 Jeff Ofori TKO 6 (10), 1:06 21 Feb 2020 York Hall, London, England The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Semi-final
22 Win 20–2 Logan Yoon RTD 7 (10), 3:00 22 Nov 2019 York Hall, London, England The Golden Contract: Light-welterweight – Quarter-final
21 Win 19–2 Miguel Vázquez PTS 10 28 Jun 2019 York Hall, London, England
20 Loss 18–2 Jack Catterall UD 12 6 Oct 2018 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England For WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
19 Win 18–1 Paul Kamanga KO 2 (10), 2:41 23 Jun 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England Won WBC International light-welterweight title
18 Win 17–1 Ahmed Ibrahim PTS 6 19 May 2018 Elland Road, Leeds, England
17 Win 16–1 Tom Farrell TKO 6 (10), 0:50 30 Sep 2017 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won WBA International light-welterweight title
16 Loss 15–1 Josh Taylor TKO 7 (12), 2:25 8 Jul 2017 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Lost WBC Silver light-welterweight title;
For Commonwealth light-welterweight title
15 Win 15–0 Derry Mathews TKO 3 (12), 2:55 4 Mar 2017 The O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBC Silver light-welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Andrea Scarpa UD 12 26 Nov 2016 Wembley Arena, London, England Won WBC Silver light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Chaquib Fadli KO 2 (6), 2:44 1 Oct 2016 Jahnsportforum, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Zoltan Szabo RTD 5 (8), 3:00 21 Jun 2016 York Hall, London, England
11 Win 11–0 Andy Keates KO 4 (10), 0:31 9 Apr 2016 The O2 Arena, London, England Won English lightweight title
10 Win 10–0 Prince Ofotsu TKO 3 (6), 0:42 30 Jan 2016 Copper Box Arena, Olympic Park, London, England
9 Win 9–0 Chris Truman RTD 2 (8), 3:00 7 Nov 2015 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
8 Win 8–0 Dame Seck TKO 3 (6), 2:41 12 Sep 2015 The O2 Arena, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Simas Volosinas TKO 2 (6), 2:34 28 May 2015 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Jacek Wylezol UD 6 21 Mar 2015 Rostock, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Lee Gibbons KO 1 (6), 1:19 31 Jan 2015 The O2 Arena, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Oszkar Fiko TKO 1 (6), 2:39 6 Dec 2014 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Andy Harris KO 2 (4), 0:37 11 Oct 2014 The O2 Arena, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Kristian Dochev TKO 1 (4), 2:50 7 Jun 2014 York Hall, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Ivans Levickis PTS 4 19 Apr 2014 York Hall, London, England

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