Rocky Fielding

Rocky Fielding
Statistics
Nickname(s) Rocky from Stocky
Rated at Super middleweight (168 lb)[1]
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Nationality British
Born (1987-08-05) 5 August 1987
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 24
Wins 23
Wins by KO 13
Losses 1

Rocky Fielding (born 5 August 1987) is a British professional boxer.[2] He is the current WBA Inter-Continental super middleweight champion, as well as a former Commonwealth and English super middleweight champion.

Biography

Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Rocky was originally named Michael, but owing to his 10 lbs birth weight his father nicknamed him 'The Rock'.[3]

Amateur career

Rocky started out boxing in Stockbridge ABC, as an amateur and reached the 2007 & 2008 ABA Light Heavyweight finals whilst boxing out of Rotunda ABC.[4]

Professional career

He turned professional in 2010 and after winning his first three professional bouts as a Light Heavyweight, Fielding was offered the chance to drop down a weight to take part in The Super Middleweight Prizefighter Series after Kenny Anderson pulled out at short notice.[5] Fielding went on to win the tournament causing a stoppage in each of his three fights and becoming the first boxer in a Prizefighter series to do so.[6]

On 6 October 2012, Fielding defeated Carl Dilks earning the vacant English Super Middleweight title.[7] Rocky defended his English Super Middleweight title against Wayne Reed on the Bellew v Chelimba undercard, he dropped Reed three times in this fight and won via technical knockout in the 6th round.[8] Next up was Polish fighter Michal Nieroda. Rocky completely dominated the fight. It ended in 59 seconds as Rocky landed several body shots sending down Nieroda for the 10 count.

On 21 September 2013, at The Liverpool Olympia, Rocky defeated Mohammed Akrong with a first round Stoppage to win the vacant Commonwealth Super Middleweight Title. On 23 October 2013, Fielding defended his Commonwealth title against Luke Blackledge. Rocky knocked out Luke Blackledge with a left hook 2:32 into the 1st round, retaining his Commonwealth title.[9]

Professional boxing record

23 Wins (13 knockouts), 1 Defeats, 0 Draws[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 23-1 Hungary Istvan Zeller TKO 2 (8) 2016-10-15 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
Win 22-1 France Christopher Rebrassé SD 12 2016-04-02 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won WBC International Super Middleweight title.
Loss 21-1 United Kingdom Callum Smith TKO 1 (12) 2015-11-07 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBC Silver and vacant British Super Middleweight titles.
Win 21-0 United States Brian Vera TKO 2 (12) 2015-06-26 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For WBC International Super Middleweight title.
Win 20-0 Latvia Olegs Fedotovs PTS 8 2015-03-07 United Kingdom Hull Arena, Hull, England
Win 19-0 Uruguay Noe Gonzalez Alcoba TKO 5 (12) 2014-07-12 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super Middleweight title.
Win 18-0 Ghana Charles Adamu UD 12 2014-03-15 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For vacant Commonwealth Super Middleweight title.
Fielding lost the title on the scales after failing to make weight, title at stake for Adamu only.
Win 17-0 United Kingdom Luke Blackledge KO 1 (12) 2013-11-23 United Kingdom Phones4u Arena, Manchester, England Retained Commonwealth Super Middleweight title.
Win 16-0 Ghana Mohammed Akrong TKO 1 (12) 2013-09-21 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Won vacant Commonwealth Super Middleweight title.
Win 15-0 United Kingdom Darren McKenna PTS 4 2013-07-13 United Kingdom Craven Park, Hull, England
Win 14-0 Poland Michal Nieroda KO 1 (8) 2013-05-11 United Kingdom Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
Win 13-0 United Kingdom Wayne Reed TKO 6 (10) 2013-03-30 United Kingdom Echo Arenal, Liverpool, England Retained English Super Middleweight title.
Win 12-0 United Kingdom Carl Dilks TKO 5 (10) 2012-10-06 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Won vacant English Super Middleweight title.
Win 11-0 Hungary Ferenc Hafner TKO 1 (6) 2012-07-07 United Kingdom Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England
Win 10-0 Republic of Ireland Ciaran Healy RTD 3 (6) 2012-05-18 United Kingdom Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Trafford, Greater Manchester
Win 9-0 Republic of Ireland Tommy Tolan PTS 6 2011-10-15 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
Win 8-0 United Kingdom Paul Morby PTS 6 2011-09-17 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
Win 7-0 United Kingdom Jamie Ambler PTS 6 2011-07-16 United Kingdom Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
Win 6-0 United Kingdom Tobias Webb RTD 2 (3) 2011-03-23 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter 17: The Super Middleweights II final.
Win 5-0 United Kingdom Joe Ainscough TKO 1 (3) 2011-03-23 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter 17: The Super Middleweights II semi-final.
Win 4-0 United States Patrick Maxwell TKO 2 (3) 2011-03-23 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England Prizefighter 17: The Super Middleweights II quarter-final.
Win 3-0 United Kingdom Phil Goodwin PTS 4 2011-02-20 United Kingdom Preston, Lancashire
Win 2-0 United Kingdom Lee Duncan PTS 6 2010-11-27 United Kingdom Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England
Win 1-0 United Kingdom James Tucker PTS 6 2010-09-25 United Kingdom Salford, Greater Manchester Professional Debut.

References

  1. 1 2 "Stats". rockyfielding.co.uk. Rocky Fielding. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Box Rec". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  3. "Box Nation". Boxnation.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  4. "ABAs". Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  5. "Prizefighter". Prizefighter.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  6. "Bettor". Boxing.bettor.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  7. "Badlefthook". Badlefthook.com. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
  8. "SkySports.com". Retrieved 2013-03-31.
  9. "SkySports.com". Retrieved 2013-11-24.
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