Paul Butlin (born 16 March 1976) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2016, and has since worked as a bailiff.
Professional career On 11 April 2008 Butlin appeared in the Prizefighter competition on Sky Sports, beating Colin Kenna in the quarter final before losing to David Dolan in the semi-final on points.
He fought Derek Chisora on 22 May 2009 in a rematch but lost the fight on points. He then fought Johnathon Banks on 20 June, but lost the fight by KO in the seventh round.
Butlin lost to Polish heavyweight boxer Albert Sosnowski by TKO in first round on 25 September 2010.
He opened up a boxing gym called Hardknocks based in Melton Mowbray.
On 26 October 2013, Paul Butlin fought Olympic Gold Medalist Anthony Joshua at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, however the fight was stopped in the second round by the referee who declared Joshua the winner by TKO.
He also won the midland area title after he fought British champion Shane McPhilbin in 2015: Butlin won after McPhilbin was disqualified after punching repeatedly to the back of the head. He retired from boxing in June 2016.
Life after boxing Since retiring from the sport, Butlin has worked as a bailiff.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes41LossKash AliTKO4 (4), 4 Jun 201640Loss16–23–1Christian LewandowskiKO3 (8), 6 Mar 201639Loss16–22–1Franz RillUD817 Jul 201538Loss16–21–1DL JonesPTS414 Mar 201537Draw16–20–1James OliphantPTS47 Nov 201436Win16–20Shane McPhilbin4 (10), 17 May 201435Win15–20James OliphantPTS41 Mar 201434Loss14–20Anthony JoshuaTKO2 (6), 26 Oct 201333Loss14–19Gary CornishKO5 (10), 5 July 201332Loss14–18 Dorian DarchPTS44 May 201331Win14–17Moses MatovuPTS42 Mar 201330Win13–17Paul Morris PTS42 Nov 201229Loss12–17Lucas BrowneTKO4 (6), 21 Apr 201228Loss12–16Jarno RosbergUD623 Sep 201127Loss12–15Edmund GerberUD812 Feb 201126Loss12–14Larry OlubamiwoTKO8 (10), 11 Dec 201025Loss12–13Johann DuhaupasUD86 Nov 201024Loss12–12Albert SosnowskiTKO1 (8), 25 Sep 201023Loss12–11Andrzej WawrzykUD815 May 201022Loss12–10Johnathon BanksKO7 (8), 20 Jun 200921Loss12–9Derek ChisoraPTS822 May 200920Loss12–8Lee SwabyPTS109 May 200919Loss12–7Paolo VidozKO2 (6)16 May 200818Loss12–6David DolanUD311 Apr 200817Win12–5Colin KennaTKO2 (3), 11 Apr 200816Loss11–5Sebastian Köber629 Feb 200815Loss11–4Derek ChisoraPTS412 Jan 200814Win11–3Luke SimpkinPTS43 Mar 200713Loss10–3Chris BurtonTKO4 (4), 5 Dec 200612Win10–2David InglebyPTS618 Mar 2006 11Win9–2Jason CallumPTS422 Oct 200510Win8–2Mal RicePTS425 June 20059Loss7–2David InglebyPTS630 Apr 20058Win7–1David Ingleny5 (6), 6 Dec 20047Win6–1Lee MountfordPTS626 Sep 20046Win5–1Ebrima SeckaPTS627 Apr 20045Loss4–1Paul ButteryTKO3 (4), 19 Apr 20034Win4–0Dave ClarkePTS 68 Mar 20033Win3–0 Alvin MillerPTS69 Dec 20022Win2–0Gary Williams1 (6), 16 Nov 20021Win1–0Dave Clarke45 Oct 2002
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