A six round points win
over Sid Razak heralded the start of Lee Selby's professional
boxing career, at Newport Leisure Centre. A further 6 round
points win that year (2008) over Peter Buckley was followed by
two more points wins, in 2009, before a first loss to Samir
Mouneimne on points over four rounds.
Putting the loss very
firmly behind him Selby went on to win the Welsh title, in 2010,
followed by the British & Commonwealth titles, in 2011, with an
eighth round stoppage of Liverpool's Stephen Smith. After
successfully defending his British & Commonwealth titles over
the next two years, next up was the vacant European
Featherweight title. Leicester's, Rendall Munroe - a former
European super-bantamweight champion and points loser in his
challenge for the World super-bantamweight title - stood in
Selby's way.
Going into the bout
with a 17-1 record Selby proved his class by seizing the title
with a sixth round stoppage. BoxRec reported the fight as
follows:
Frequent combinations and superior movement by Selby, moved him
a step closer to a world title shot by exposing Monroe. Selby
boxed patiently, finally throwing a non-stop volley of punches
with Monroe trapped in a neutral corner, broken down, covering,
and completely defenceless. Selby then beckoned referee Ian
John-Lewis to
step in and stop the bout as he continued to administer Munroe a
huge beating. Munroe did not appear to be hurt at the time the
lopsided featherweight bout was finally stopped, but the bout's
outcome was never in doubt.
After claiming the WBC
international featherweight title in his next bout, followed by
defeating Joel Brunker with a ninth round stoppage, the long
awaited challenge for a World title was in sight.
A challenge for
undefeated, Russian, Evgeny Gradovich's world title was duly
secured for 30th May 2015 at the O2 Arena, in London. A superb
performance by the Welshman was undermined somewhat by an
accidental clash of heads in the seventh that resulted in the
doctor calling the fight off a round later. However, in going to
the score cards the judges verdicts were overwhelmingly in
favour of Selby as two judges scored the fight by six rounds for
Selby with the other giving him an eight round winning margin,
thereby proving his dominance during the bout - and the NEW
World Champion...............
STILL ACTIVE |