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At regional level, he held the British lightweight title from 2017 to 2018, and challenged once for the European lightweight title in 2018.Table of ContentsAmateur career[edit]Professional career[edit]Early career[edit]British lightweight champion[edit]Ritson vs. Barrett[edit]Ritson vs. Murray[edit]Ritson vs. Cardle[edit]Ritson vs. Hyland Jnr[edit]European lightweight challenge[edit]Ritson vs. Amador[edit]Ritson vs. Patera[edit]Move to light welterweight[edit]Ritson vs. Benitez[edit]Ritson vs. Jedrzejewski[edit]Ritson vs. Ponce[edit]Ritson vs. Zlaticanin[edit]Personal life[edit]Professional boxing record[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Amateur career[edit]Ritson first started boxing at the age of eight.[2] He was an England international at amateur level and a dual title winner of the TTW belts at 67\u00a0kg and 71\u00a0kg respectively.[3]  Ritson had 97 amateur fights in total and was also an ABA Seniors finalist.[4]Professional career[edit]Early career[edit]Ritson made his professional boxing debut in April 2015 with a points win over Kristian Laight at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.[1] He went on to box a further six times throughout the remainder of the year, winning all six; two by knockout.[1] Ritson won all five of his fights in 2016,[1] culminating in him securing the BBBofC Northern Area lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout win over Jordan Ellison on 3 December 2016.[1] As a result of his early performances as a professional, Ritson received interest from promoters Eddie Hearn, Barry McGuigan and Frank Warren.[4]British lightweight champion[edit]Ritson vs. Barrett[edit]Having spent the first two years of his professional boxing career competing largely on small hall shows, Ritson fought live on Sky Sports for the first time on the undercard for Anthony Crolla\u2013Ricky Burns at the Manchester Arena on 7 October 2017.[5] He defeated Robbie Barrett by way of TKO in the seventh round having dropped Barrett on four occasions, in doing so winning the British lightweight title.[5][6] Just three days after the fight, on 10 October 2017, he signed a promotional deal with Matchroom Boxing, with Ritson highlighting his next goal to successfully defend the title three times and consequently win the Lonsdale Belt outright.[5]Ritson vs. Murray[edit]Ritson’s first defence of his British title was pencilled in when he answered Joe Murray’s challenge,[7] with the pair headlining the Sky Sports NXTGEN bill in Manchester on 25 February 2018.[8][9] Ritson won the bout courtesy of a “whirlwind stoppage victory” in the first round and afterwards discussed the possibility of fighting former British lightweight champion Scott Cardle, who was watching ringside.[8]Ritson vs. Cardle[edit]Cardle was subsequently named as Ritson’s next opponent on the Dillian Whyte\u2013Lucas Browne undercard at The O2 Arena on 24 March 2018.[10] Ahead of the fight, Ritson stated “I’ve been on small hall shows in the past and now I’m headlining on Sky Sports and heading to The O2 on a big show \u2013 it’s amazing and I’m working hard to make sure that this is just the beginning”.[11] Ritson successfully retained his British lightweight title with a second round stoppage victory over Cardle.[12][13]Ritson vs. Hyland Jnr[edit]He was then matched to defend his British lightweight title against unbeaten Northern Irish boxer Paul Hyland Jnr, co-headlining the Sky Sports event at the Metro Radio Arena in his home city of Newcastle on 16 June 2018.[14][15] Ritson won the fight courtesy of a first round stoppage having knocked Hyland Jnr down three times in the opening round.[16] The win meant that he secured the British lightweight belt outright.[16] Four days after the fight, Ritson signed a new five-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing.[17]“Lewis Ritson has fast become one of the most popular and exciting fighters in British boxing and now he gets an opportunity to challenge for a European title. He has cleared up domestically and this is the next step.” Promotor Eddie Hearn on Ritson’s challenge for the vacant European lightweight title.[18]European lightweight challenge[edit]Ritson vs. Amador[edit]Matchroom Boxing announced that Ritson would headline a card at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle in October 2018, where he would challenge for the European lightweight title.[18][19] His opponent was revealed as former titleholder Francesco Patera on 28 August 2018, with the two competing for the vacant title.[18] Before challenging for the European title, Ritson would first appear on the Amir Khan undercard at the Arena Birmingham on 8 September 2018, in an eight-round “warm-up fight” that was made in the hope Ritson would get some rounds under his belt having fought for a total of four rounds over the course of the previous year.[20] Ritson knocked out Nicaraguan boxer Oscar Amador following a body shot at the beginning of round three of the bout.[21]Ritson vs. Patera[edit]Ritson lost to Patera by split decision on 13 October 2018.[22] Two judges scored the fight 116\u2013112, 116\u2013112 for Patera, and the remaining judge scored it 116\u2013112 in Ritson’s favour.[22] Following the defeat, Ritson stated a body shot in the fifth round hurt him and that he did not fully recover for the remainder of the fight.[22][23]Move to light welterweight[edit]Ritson vs. Benitez[edit]Ritson was initially meant to defend his British lightweight title against Andy Townend at the Copper Box Arena in London on 23 March 2019.[24] It was then stated that Ritson would be vacating his British lightweight title and moving up a weight division to light welterweight, fighting Argentina’s German Argentino Benitez for the WBA Inter-Continental super-lightweight title.[25] On his move up to light welterweight, Ritson stated “now is the right time to move up to 140lbs. I probably should have moved up in weight a while ago but I was determined to test myself on the European scene which is why I carried on.”[26] Ritson defeated Benitez by unanimous decision over ten rounds.[27]Ritson vs. Jedrzejewski[edit]Ritson defended his WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title against Polish challenger Marek Jedrzejewski on 2 August 2019. The referee called a stop to the one-sided bout at 2:50 of the 3rd round. This win set up a fight with Robbie Davies Jr. on 19 October.[28]Ritson vs. Ponce[edit]On 12 June 2021 Riston faced Jeremias Ponce in a IBF Super-Lightweight World Title eliminator fight. Ponce was ranked #5 by the IBF at super lightweight.[29] Ritson was dominated in the fight and was eventually knocked down three times in the fight, which ended with a tenth round stoppage loss.[30]Ritson vs. Zlaticanin[edit]Ritson beat Dejan Zlaticanin by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on 25th March 2022 at Newcastle Arena in Tyne and Wear. The scorecards read 100-90, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of Ritson.[31]Personal life[edit]Ritson is a Newcastle United supporter and wears the club’s black and white stripes on his customary shorts.[32] He walks to the ring to Geordie folk song Blaydon Races.[32]Professional boxing record[edit]26\u00a0fights23 wins3 lossesBy knockout132By decision101No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes26Loss23\u20133 Ohara DaviesKO9 (12), 2:234 Mar 2023 Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England25Win23\u20132 Dejan ZlaticaninUD1025 Mar 2022 Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England24Win22\u20132 Christian UruzquietaRTD9 (10), 3:0018 Dec 2021 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England23Loss21\u20132 Jeremias PonceTKO10 (12), 1:2412 Jun 2021 Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England22Win21\u20131 Miguel V\u00e1zquezSD1217 Oct 2020 East of England Arena, Peterborough, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-lightweight title21Win20\u20131 Robbie Davies Jr.UD1219 Oct 2019 Utilita Arena, Newcastle, England20Win19\u20131 Marek JedrzejewskiTKO3 (10), 2:502 Aug 2019 Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, EnglandRetained WBA Inter-Continental super-lightweight title19Win18\u20131 German Argentino BenitezUD1023 Mar 2019 Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental super-lightweight title18Loss17\u20131 Francesco PateraSD1213 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandFor vacant European lightweight title17Win17\u20130 Oscar AmadorKO3 (8), 0:368 Sep 2018 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England16Win16\u20130 Paul Hyland JnrTKO1 (12), 2:5316 Jun 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained British lightweight title15Win15\u20130 Scott CardleTKO2 (12), 2:0524 Mar 2018 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandRetained British lightweight title14Win14\u20130 Joe MurrayTKO1 (12), 1:5525 Feb 2018 Victoria Warehouse Hotel, Manchester, EnglandRetained British lightweight title13Win13\u20130 Robbie BarrettTKO7 (12), 2:277 Oct 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon British lightweight title12Win12\u20130 Jordan EllisonKO7 (10), 1:353 Dec 2016 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, EnglandWon vacant Northern Area lightweight title11Win11\u20130 James GormanRTD4 (6), 3:008 Oct 2016 Ashington Leisure Centre, Ashington, England10Win10\u20130 Nathan HardyTKO2 (6), 3:0010 Jul 2016 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England9Win9\u20130 Bence MolnarUD1026 Mar 2016 Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, ScotlandWon vacant WBC Silver Youth lightweight title8Win8\u20130 Daniel BazoRTD3 (6), 3:0030 Jan 2016 Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland7Win7\u20130 Mikhail AvakianTKO4 (10), 2:1427 Nov 2015 Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland6Win6\u20130 Youssef al-HamidiPTS420 Nov 2015 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England5Win5\u20130 Jordan EllisonPTS619 Sep 2015 Lancastrian Suite, Gateshead, England4Win4\u20130 Simas VolosinasPTS45 Jul 2015 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England3Win3\u20130 Chris AdawayKO1 (6)4 Jun 2015 Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland2Win2\u20130 Janis PuksinsPTS48 May 2015 Borough Hall, Hartlepool, England1Win1\u20130 Kristian LaightPTS44 Apr 2015 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandReferences[edit]External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/lewis-ritson-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Lewis Ritson – Wikipedia"}}]}]