Nicky Booth

Nicky Booth (21 January 1980 – 13 January 2021) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBO bantamweight title in 2001.[1] At regional level, he held the British bantamweight title from 2000 to 2003[2] and the Commonwealth bantamweight title from 2000 to 2002.[3] He was the younger brother of former boxer Jason Booth.[4]

Nicky Booth
Statistics
Nickname(s)1 Smooth
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born(1980-01-21)21 January 1980
Nottingham, England
Died13 January 2021(2021-01-13) (aged 40)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins17
Wins by KO7
Losses5
Draws1

Booth died on 13 January 2021, at the age of 40.[5]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
23 fights 17 wins 5 losses
By knockout 7 1
By decision 10 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 17–5–1 Nathan Sting UD 12 20 Sep 2003 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England For WBU bantamweight title
22 Win 17–4–1 James Yelland PTS 12 28 Apr 2003 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Retained British bantamweight title
21 Win 16–4–1 Sergey Tasimov TKO 3 (6), 0:55 16 Nov 2002 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
20 Loss 15–4–1 Steve Molitor PTS 12 21 Sep 2002 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England Lost Commonwealth bantamweight title
19 Win 15–3–1 Moses Kinyua KO 5 (12), 2:34 27 Jul 2002 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Retained Commonwealth bantamweight title
18 Win 14–3–1 Stephen Oates TKO 7 (12), 1:42 23 Feb 2002 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles
17 Win 13–3–1 Jim Betts TKO 7 (12), 0:43 15 Sep 2001 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles
16 Loss 12–3–1 Jose Sanjuanelo TKO 9 (12), 1:39 14 Jul 2001 Wembley Conference Centre, London, England For IBO bantamweight title
15 Win 12–2–1 Kevin Gerowski TKO 4 (8), 1:34 11 Jun 2001 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
14 Win 11–2–1 Ady Lewis TKO 7 (12), 2:35 26 Feb 2001 Harvey Hadden LeisureCentre, Nottingham, England Retained British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles
13 Win 10–2–1 Tommy Waite PTS 12 9 Oct 2000 The O2 Arena, London, England Won British and Commonwealth bantamweight titles
12 Win 9–2–1 Gary Ford PTS 6 24 Sep 2000 Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, England
11 Win 8–2–1 Gareth Payne PTS 4 22 May 2000 Skydome, Coventry, England
10 Win 7–2–1 Shaun Anderson PTS 6 3 Mar 2000 Volunteer Rooms, Irvine, Scotland
9 Win 6–2–1 David Jeffrey PTS 4 3 Dec 1999 Bushfield Leisure Centre, Peterborough, England
8 Win 5–2–1 Russel Laing PTS 8 20 Sep 1999 Forte Post House Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
7 Win 4–2–1 Delroy Spencer PTS 4 6 Jun 1999 Manor House, West Bridgford, England
6 Win 3–2–1 Delroy Spencer PTS 6 30 Apr 1999 Wortley House Hotel, Scunthorpe, England
5 Loss 2–2–1 Anthony Hanna PTS 6 25 Nov 1998 Manor Park Country House, Clydach, Wales
4 Draw 2–1–1 Anthony Hanna PTS 6 11 Sep 1998 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
3 Loss 2–1 Ian Napa PTS 6 14 Jul 1998 Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England
2 Win 2–0 Marty Chestnut PTS 6 15 May 1998 Clifton Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England
1 Win 1–0 Shane Mallon TKO 4 (6), 2:58 26 Feb 1998 Quality Royal Hotel, Hull, England

References
  1. "BoxRec: Bout". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. "BoxRec: Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. "BoxRec: Title". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. "Booth brothers retain crowns". News.bbc.co.uk. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. "Former Commonwealth Champion Nicky Booth Passes Away". Fightsports.tv. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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