From flyweight to heavyweight: Great Britian's boxing world champions
The UK is looking to add more world champions to the list this year, and Anthony Joshua is aiming to be one of them.
Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury needs no introductions. He is the WBC heavyweight and Ring Magazine champion of the world and the greatest heavyweight showman since Muhammad Ali, according to his promoter Frank Warren.
He then put his titles on the line against American Deontay Wilder in a trilogy of bouts. The first of which was a controversial draw, before Fury won the second contest, stopping Wilder in round seven.
Lawrence Okolie
Londoner Lawrence Okolie is the WBO cruiserweight world champion after he knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki at Wembley Arena in March 2021.
Okolie then cruised to the first defence of his WBO title stopping Dilan Prasovic with a body shot.
Leigh Wood
Leigh Wood stops Xu Can in the final round to win the WBA World Featherweight Title 👏
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) July 31, 2021
INCREDIBLE 🌟 pic.twitter.com/8cO9Kor1V4
Sunny Edwards
Sunny Edwards produces a truly masterful display to take the IBF flyweight title from Moruti Mthalane. Edwards boxed the perfect fight to hand Mthalane his first defeat since 2008. The scores were 120-108, 118-111 and 115-113. pic.twitter.com/gEdA4EaZse
— Boxing News (@BoxingNewsED) April 30, 2021
He outpointed former title challenger Muhammad Waseem in his most recent outing.
Josh Taylor
Josh Taylor became the first Brit to become a four-belt undisputed champion in May 2021.
The previously-unbeaten Ramirez started well but felt the power of Taylor in rounds five and seven as the American hit the canvas.
Ramirez poured it on the 12th but Taylor stood firm to win 114-112, 114-112, 114-112 on the cards.
Speaking to Sky Sports News in December, Taylor (19-0) said: "It's been a very proud year for me.
Taylor defended his world titles win a questionable decision victory over Jack Catterall in February 2022.
Savannah Marshall
🎙️"So, @Savmarshall1, how do you rate Claressa Shields' performance this evening?"
— Eat Sleep Boxing Repeat (@ESBRBoxing) February 5, 2022
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The pair had to be separated at ringside afterwards as Marshall pretended to fall asleep during the American's performance.
Fancy a trip to Newcastle, @Claressashields? 😬@Boxxer | @Savmarshall1 pic.twitter.com/vUGCIP4hTl
— Sky Sports Boxing (@SkySportsBoxing) February 9, 2022
"Savannah Marshall can put a hole in you," her trainer Peter Fury claimed. "She can hit. She can hit properly, as well."
Chantelle Cameron
🤩🤩 thank you so much. Was an honor to meet you https://t.co/V0KvNPNj20
— Chantelle Cameron (@chantellecam) February 7, 2022
Cameron became the second English female fighter to win a professional world title after defeating South American Adriana Dos Santos Araujo via unanimous decision in Milton Keynes in October 2020.
AND THE WINNER AND UNIFIED CHAMPION 🥊
— DAZN Boxing (@DAZNBoxing) October 30, 2021
Congratulations Chantelle Cameron 👏 pic.twitter.com/e4ZiIMjL6C
"The pace was quite slow for what my pace normally is. I'm all wrong for Kali, whereas she's all right for me," Cameron told the BBC.
"She was being tagged a lot, hurt a lot as well. Jessica's not known for being a big puncher."