Archie Sharp
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Sharpshooter |
| Nationality | English |
| Born | 14 April 1995 Sidcup, Kent, England |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 28 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Win by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
Archie Sharp (born 14 April 1995) is an English professional boxer. He is a former WBO European junior-lightweight title holder.
Professional career
[edit]Sharp made his professional debut on 17 July 2015, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Laszlo Fekete at the York Hall in London.[2]
After compiling a record of 13–0 (7 KOs) he faced Lyon Woodstock on 6 October 2018 at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, with Woodstock's WBO European junior-lightweight title on the line. Sharp knocked Woodstock to the canvas in the opening round en route to a unanimous decision (UD) victory over ten rounds. All three judges scored the bout 96–93, awarding Sharp the WBO European title.[3] Following a second-round TKO win against Sergio Gonzalez in April 2019,[4] Sharp successfully defended his title on three occasions that year; a UD over Jordan McCorry in July;[5] a fourth-round TKO against Declan Geragthy in September;[6] and a UD over Artjom Ramlavs in December.[7]
Sharp's sole fight of 2020 was against his countryman Jeff Ofori on 15 August 2020.[8] He won the closely contested bout by a narrow unanimous decision, with referee and judge Marcus McDonnell scoring the fight 96-95 for Sharp.[9]
Sharp was booked to fight Diego Andrade for the vacant WBO Global junior-lightweight title on 10 July 2021.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring the bout 97-93 in his favor, while the third judge scored it 99-93 for Sharp.[11] Sharp made his first WBO Global title defense against Alexis Boureima Kabore on 29 October 2021.[12] He won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 100-90 for him.[13]
Sharp challenged WBC super-featherweight International champion Ryan Garner at The O2 Arena in London on 27 July 2024, losing by unanimous decision to suffer the first defeat of his professional career.[14][15]
On 23 May 2025, he lost to Maxi Hughes by unanimous decision at Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster in a fight for the vacant WBC Silver lightweight title.[16]
Professional boxing record
[edit]| 28 fights | 26 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 17 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Win | 26-2 | Stefan Vincent | PTS | 6 | 30 Nov 2025 | York Hall, Bethnal Green | |
| 27 | Loss | 25-2 | Maxi Hughes | UD | 10 | 23 May 2025 | Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster, England | For vacant WBC Silver lightweight title |
| 26 | Loss | 25-1 | Ryan Garner | UD | 12 | 27 Jul 2024 | 02 Arena, London | For the WBC super-featherweight International title |
| 25 | Win | 25-0 | Reuquen Cona Facundo Arce | PTS | 8 | 11 May 2024 | York Hall, Bethnal Green | |
| 24 | Win | 24-0 | Victor Julio | PTS | 8 | 8 Dec 2023 | York Hall, Bethnal Green | |
| 23 | Win | 23-0 | Mauro Alex Hasan Perouene | UD | 10 | 14 Apr 2023 | York Hall, Bethnal Green | |
| 22 | Win | 22-0 | Alex Rat | UD | 10 | 18 Jun 2022 | LUFC Banqueting Suite, Elland Road, Leeds | |
| 21 | Win | 21-0 | Alexis Boureima Kabore | UD | 10 | 29 Oct 2021 | York Hall, London, England | Retained WBO Global junior-lightweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20-0 | Diego Andrade | UD | 10 | 10 Jul 2021 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Won vacant WBO Global junior-lightweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19-0 | Jeff Ofori | PTS | 10 | 15 Aug 2020 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Artjoms Ramlavs | UD | 10 | 21 Dec 2019 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | Retained WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Declan Geraghty | TKO | 4 (10), 2:14 | 27 Sep 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England | Retained WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Jordan McCorry | UD | 10 | 13 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Sergio Gonzalez | TKO | 2 (8), 2:02 | 28 Apr 2019 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Lyon Woodstock | UD | 10 | 6 Oct 2018 | Leicester Arena, Leicester, England | Won WBO European junior-lightweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Lester Cantillano | PTS | 8 | 23 Jun 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ivan Ruiz Morote | TKO | 7 (8), 0:22 | 24 Feb 2018 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rafael Castillo | PTS | 8 | 9 Dec 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Imre Nagy | TKO | 2 (8), 1:32 | 16 Sep 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Norbert Kalucza | TKO | 1 (4), 2:59 | 8 Jul 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Tamas Laska | TKO | 3 (6), 1:31 | 20 May 2017 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Alex Phillips | TKO | 2 (4), 1:42 | 24 Feb 2017 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Damian Lawniczak | PTS | 6 | 8 Oct 2016 | Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Reynaldo Cajina | PTS | 4 | 9 Jun 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Joe Beeden | TKO | 3 (4), 1:36 | 25 Mar 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Qasim Hussain | PTS | 4 | 22 Jan 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dan Carr | PTS | 4 | 30 Oct 2015 | Harrow Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Laszlo Fekete | TKO | 1 (4), 2:10 | 17 Jul 2015 | York Hall, London, England |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Archie Sharp". BoxRec.
- ^ "BoxRec: Archie Sharp vs. Laszlo Fekete". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Foster, Elliot (6 October 2018). "Archie Sharp Outboxes Lyon Woodstock, Takes WBO Regional". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Cawley, Richard (27 April 2019). "Three South London boxers win on undercard of Frank Warren's show at Wembley's SSE Arena". London News Online. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Benson, Michael (13 July 2019). "Watch as McCorry remarkably gets up after commentators thought he was knocked out". talkSPORT. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Penn, Matt (28 September 2019). "Boxing results: Daniel Dubois stops Ebenzer Tetteh inside first round at Royal Albert Hall | Boxing | Sport | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "BoxRec: Archie Sharp vs. Artjoms Ramlavs". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ British Boxing News (9 July 2020). "Archie Sharp promises fans a masterclass against Jeff Ofori". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (15 August 2020). "Archie Sharp Barely Overcomes Jeff Ofori, Wins Razor-Close Decision". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Tony (8 July 2021). "Archie Sharp trusting the process as he chases down WBO title shot and Shakur Stevenson showdown". metro.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Ron (10 July 2021). "Archie Sharp Overcomes Bad Cut To Decision Diego Andrade". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Johns, Marquis (26 October 2021). "Archie Sharp-Alexis Boureima Kabore Headline ESPN Plus". bigfightweekend.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Wainwright, Anson (29 October 2021). "Archie Sharp stays unbeaten with a 10-round decision win over Alexis Boureima Kabore". ringtv.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Ryan 'The Piranha' Garner hoping to catch big fights and big paydays". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Garner retains crown with unanimous decision win over Sharp". Southampton Daily Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
- ^ "Maxi Hughes outpoints Archie Sharp in an absolute stinker". boxingscene.com.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Archie Sharp from BoxRec (registration required)