Josh Warrington Bio, Age, Parents, Wife, Children, Net Worth

Josh Warrington Bio, Age, Parents, Wife, Children, Net Worth – Josh Warrington is a professional boxer from England. He is a two-time world featherweight champion, having held the IBF crown from 2018 to 2022.

Between 2013 and 2017, he held the British, Commonwealth, European, and WBC International featherweight titles.

With his victory over Lee Selby in 2018, he became the first male boxer from Leeds to win a major world title.

He is ranked as the world’s fourth-best active featherweight by The Ring, fifth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and seventh by BoxRec as of October 2021.

‘Fighting for a City,’ a documentary-style film shot over two years, premiered in 2018.

The film follows Warrington as he competes for the IBF title in his hometown at Elland Road Stadium, home of Leeds United.

Josh Warrington Biography

Josh Warrington was expelled from John Smeaton Academy after failing to achieve the required grades to continue his education. On the advice of his father, Sean O’Hagan, he retook his exams. He later attended the University of Leeds and graduated in 2013.

He is a Leeds United and Leeds Rhinos fan. In the early stages of his career, Warrington was signed to Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. In 2016, he left Matchroom to join Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, before returning to Matchroom in February 2020.

Sean O’Hagan, his father, trains him. Steve Wood of VIP Boxing manages him, as does former WBO lightweight world champion Terry Flanagan.

Warrington made his professional debut in October 2009, defeating Wolverhampton’s Delroy Spencer (11-89-3) before going on to defeat Latvia’s Pavels Senkovs (2-10-2), both by 40-36 points decision.

Warrington won all three of his fights in 2010, defeating Danny McDermid (0-1), John Riley (0-0), and Youssef Al Hamidi (7-27-2), all by points decision.

By the end of 2011, Warrington had kept his unbeaten record going with points victories over Steve Gethin (11-56-3), Chris Riley (3-3-2), Marc Callaghan (19-21-1), Dougie Curran (5-8-1), and Ian Bailey (7-8).

Warrington won points decisions over Dan Naylor (1-8) and Ibrar Riyaz (4-34-1) in the first half of 2012.

Warrington won his first professional title in November when he won the vacant English featherweight title by unanimous decision over previously unbeaten Dudley-born prospect Chris Male (11-0). On November 9, the fight took place at the Venue in Dudley.

On 14 July 2021, it was announced that Warrington and Lara would meet again on 4 September 2021 at Emerald Headingley Stadium in the former’s hometown of Leeds.

After two rounds, the fight ended in a technical draw after Lara was badly cut above his left eye due to a head clash.

Josh Warrington Age

He was born on November 14, 1990. His age, as of the year 2022, was 32 years.

Josh Warrington Height – How tall is Josh Warrington?

He has a height of 1.7 meters.

Josh Warrington Parents

Details about his parents are not known.

Josh Warrington Wife

He is reportedly married to a beautiful lady known as Natasha.

Josh Warrington Children

He and his wife have twin daughters.

Josh Warrington Net Worth

He reportedly has a net worth of $30 million.

Who won Warrington vs Lopez?

Josh Warrington was defeated by Luis Alberto Lopez.