| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Paddy |
| Born | 12 November 1995 Doncaster, England |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | Lightweight Light welterweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 19 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Win by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 1 |
Josh Padley (born 12 November 1995) is an English professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBC lightweight title in 2025. He scored a notable victory over contender Mark Chamberlain in 2024.
Professional career
[edit]Padley vs Chamberlain
[edit]Padley had the biggest fight of his career up to this point against undefeated British lightweight Mark Chamberlain at Wembley. The fight, scheduled as a light-welterweight bout, took place on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois on September 21, 2024.[2] Going into fight, Chamberlain was a big favourite and was expecting to face WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk should he be victorious.[3] The early rounds were close, but as the fight went on, Padley began to take over, dropping the Portsmouth man in the 8th round. After the fight, Padley announced he was returning to the lightweight division.[4]
Padley vs Stevenson
[edit]After Floyd Schofield pulled out due to illness, Padley was given a shot at Shakur Stevenson's WBC lightweight title on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II. Despite being a huge underdog, Padley put up a spirited performance before eventually being stopped in the ninth round. He was dropped three times, leading to his corner throwing in the towel.[5]
Padley vs Bellotti
[edit]He faced Reece Bellotti at Sheffield Arena on 11 October 2025.[6]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 19 fights | 18 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 6 | 1 |
| By decision | 12 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Jaouad Belmehdi | TKO | 2 (12), 2:35 | 31 Jan 2026 | Newcastle Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Won vacant European super-featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Reece Bellotti | UD | 10 | 11 Oct 2025 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Marko Cvetanovic | TKO | 5 (10), 1:13 | 19 Apr 2025 | Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Shakur Stevenson | TKO | 9 (12) 3:00 | 22 Feb 2025 | The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | For WBC lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Mark Chamberlain | UD | 10 | 21 Sep 2024 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Conner Lee Doherty | TKO | 4 (6), 0:54 | 2 Mar 2024 | LUFC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Lydon Chircop | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 2 Dec 2023 | Hotel Intercontinental, St. Julian's, Malta | Won vacant UBO International lightweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Clayton Bricknell | TKO | 6 (8), 1:11 | 24 Nov 2023 | LUFC Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Victor Julio | PTS | 6 | 16 Jun 2023 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jimmy First | PTS | 10 | 11 Mar 2023 | The Bradford Hotel, Bradford, England | Won Central Area lightweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Mark Butler | TKO | 6 (8), 3:00 | 28 Oct 2022 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Jordan Ellison | PTS | 6 | 28 May 2022 | Platinum Suite, Doncaster, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Cristian Narvaez | PTS | 6 | 25 Mar 2022 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Brayan Mairena | PTS | 6 | 18 Feb 2022 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ezequiel Gregores | PTS | 4 | 20 Nov 2021 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jordan Ellison | PTS | 6 | 21 Feb 2020 | Holiday Inn, Doncaster, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Liam Richards | PTS | 6 | 23 Nov 2019 | North Notts Arena, Worksop, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Naeem Ali | PTS | 4 | 13 Sep 2019 | Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jamie Quinn | PTS | 4 | 13 Apr 2019 | North Notts Arena, Worksop, England |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Josh Padley". BoxRec.
- ^ "Major upset in first fight on Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois undercard as underdog part-time boxer floors and beats hot favourite". 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Mark Chamberlain Poised for Huge Opportunity on Fury-Usyk II Undercard With Sep. 21 Victory". yardbarker. 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Josh Padley will return to lightweight after two straight wins at 140". boxingscene. 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Shakur Stevenson rocks replacement foe Josh Padley". boxingscene. 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Josh Padley to face Reece Bellotti on Allen-Makhmudov bill". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 4 August 2025.