Akeem Ennis-Brown

Akeem Ennis-Brown is an English professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth light-welterweight titles from 2020 to August 2021.

Akeem Ennis-Brown
Statistics
Nickname(s)Riiddy
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
BornGloucester, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins15
Wins by KO1
Losses1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
English Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Portsmouth Light welterweight

Professional career

Brown made his professional debut on 11 July 2015, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Ibrar Riyaz at the Chase Leisure Centre in Cannock, Staffordshire.[1] After compiling a record of 8–0 (1 KO) he faced reigning champion Glenn Foot for the English light-welterweight title on 16 July 2017 at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. Brown captured his first professional title via majority decision (MD) over ten rounds. Two judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 98–92 and 96–94 while the third judge scored it a draw at 95–95.[2]

Following a six-round PTS victory against Chris Truman in September,[3] he faced Chris Jenkins for the vacant WBC Youth light-welterweight title on 12 May 2018 at the GL1 Leisure Centre in Gloucester. Jenkins suffered a cut above his right eye in the third round after an accidental clash of heads. On the advice of the ringside doctor, the referee called a halt to the contest in the fifth round, forcing the result to the scorecards.[4] All three judges scored the bout in favour of Brown at 40–36, 39–37, and 39–38, awarding Brown the WBC Youth title via unanimous technical decision (TD).[5]

His next fight was against Darragh Foley for the vacant IBF European light-welterweight title on 14 December 2018 at the York Hall in London. Brown captured the IBF regional title with a comfortable unanimous decision (UD), with the judges scorecards reading 98–92, 97–93, and 96–94.[6]

Brown made a successful defence of his IBF European title with a ten-round UD victory against Bilal Rehman in March 2019,[7] before challenging Commonwealth light-welterweight champion Philip Bowes, with the vacant British light-welterweight title also on the line, on 2 September 2020 at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire. In a fight which saw both men suffer cuts and Bowes receive a point deduction in the eighth round for excessive holding, Brown secured a twelve-round UD victory to capture the British and Commonwealth titles. One judge scored the bout 116–111 and the other two scored it 115–112.[8]

Professional boxing record
15 fights 14 wins 1 loss
By knockout 1 0
By decision 13 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Loss 14–1 Sam Maxwell UD 12 28 Aug 2021 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England Lost Commonwealth and British light-welterweight titles
14 Win 14–0 Philip Bowes UD 12 2 Sep 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England Won Commonwealth and vacant British light-welterweight titles
13 Win 13–0 Bilal Rehman UD 10 1 Mar 2019 Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales Retained IBF European light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Darragh Foley UD 10 14 Dec 2018 York Hall, London, England Won vacant IBF European light-welterweight title
11 Win 11–0 Chris Jenkins TD 5 (10), 1:29 12 May 2018 GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England Won vacant WBC Youth light-welterweight title;
Unanimous TD after Jenkins was cut by an accidental head clash
10 Win 10–0 Chris Truman PTS 6 23 Sep 2017 PlayFootball Arena, Swindon, England
9 Win 9–0 Glenn Foot MD 10 16 Jul 2017 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England Won English light-welterweight title
8 Win 8–0 Lukasz Janik PTS 6 15 Apr 2017 PlayFootball Arena, Swindon, England
7 Win 7–0 Freddy Kiwitt PTS 10 12 Nov 2016 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Chris Adaway PTS 4 23 Jul 2016 Tewkesbury School, Tewkesbury, England
5 Win 5–0 Kristian Laight PTS 4 10 Jun 2016 Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon, England
4 Win 4–0 Csaba Bolcskei TKO 5 (8), 2:09 13 Feb 2016 GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England
3 Win 3–0 Fonz Alexander PTS 4 20 Dec 2015 Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon, England
2 Win 2–0 Liam Richards PTS 4 12 Sep 2015 GL1 Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England
1 Win 1–0 Ibrar Riyaz PTS 4 11 Jul 2015 Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England

References
  1. "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Ibrar Riyaz". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. Lane, Ellis (17 July 2017). "Riiddy becomes first professional English boxing Champion from Gloucester". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Truman". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. "Akeem Ennis-Brown Crowned WBC Champion". Severn Sport. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Chris Jenkins". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. O'Neill, Joe (14 December 2018). "Akeem Ennis Brown beats Darragh Foley in ugly London clash". Irish Boxing. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. "BoxRec: Akeem Ennis-Brown vs. Bilal Rehman". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. Rickson, Tim (2 September 2020). "Akeem Ennis-Brown vs Philip Bowes LIVE results". British Boxing News. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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