Martin Gethin (born 16 November 1983) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He held the British lightweight title from 2013 to 2014.
Early professional career Gethin made his debut in November 2004 beating journeyman Kristian Laight stopping him in the 4th round. In his 10th fight he fought for the vacant Midlands Area lightweight title beating Craig Johnson on points over 10 rounds. He received an opportunity just two fights later to fight in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. He beat Fabian Luque, who had a record of 21-5, and stopped him in the 4th round in what was his best win to date. On returning to the UK, Gethin trod water beating Carl Allen and Ali Wyatt until the opportunity arose for him to fight the unbeaten Nadeem Siddique. He won the fight in a potential fight of the year and set himself up for a shot at the English title.
English champion and challenger In September 2008 Gethin fought touted prospect John Fewkes for the vacant English lightweight title and forced the referee to wave it off in the 4th round. Fewkes came into the contest with a 17-0 record and with wins over Scott Haywood and Craig Watson on his record but had only fought once in the year and was also having problems making the weight. As it transpired he failed to make the weight for the contest meaning that even if he won he would not have lifted the title. Gethin took full advantage and dominated from the 3rd round securing a big upset win. Gethin's first defence ended in disappointment however when he was defeated by Stoke's Scott Lawton at Nottingham's Trent FM Arena on 6 December 2008. In March 2009 Gethin tried to shake off the disappointment of defeat by taking part in an eliminator for the British title, this time meeting Liverpool's John Watson at the city's Echo Arena. He was to lose for the second time despite putting his opponent down in the last round he'd left it too late and lost on points.
Gethin suffered his third defeat in a row when on 18 May 2009 he lost to journeyman Chris Long at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham, losing on points after being put down by Long in the last round. A victory the following month against another journeyman boxer, Jason Nesbitt, put Gethin back on winning ways before on 15 January 2010 he got the opportunity to once more fight for the English title. The fight, at the leisure centre in Altrincham, resulted in a 10-round points victory over challenger Graeme Higginson to become a two time holder of the title.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes38LossJack CatterallTKO3 (10), 8 Apr 201737Win28–8–1John Wayne HibbertTKO4 (10), 26 Nov 201636Win27–8–1Liam RichardsPTS419 Nov 201635Loss26–8–1Adam LittleKO3 (12)17 Sep 201634Win26–7–1Fonz AlexanderPTS414 May 201633Loss25–7–1Tommy CoyleRTD5 (12), 7 Mar 201532Win25–6–1Kevin McCauleyTD5 (6), 6 Dec 201431Loss24–6–1Terry FlanaganRTD7 (12), 26 Jul 201430Loss24–5–1Derry MathewsSD1210 May 201429Loss24–4–1Ammeth DíazKO7 (12), 31 May 201328Win24–3–1Ben MurphyTKO9 (12), 18 Jan 201327Win23–3–1Carl JohannesonTKO11 (12), 21 Sep 201226Win22–3–1Stuart GreenTKO3 (10), 12 May 201225Win21–3–1Csaba TormaTKO4 (6), 23 Mar 201224Win20–3–1Ivan GodorPTS109 Mar 201223Win19–3–1Arek MalekPTS618 Nov 201122Win18–3–1John BaguleyPTS616 Apr 201021Win17–3–1Graeme HigginsonUD1015 Jan 201020Win16–3–1Jason NesbittPTS428 Jun 200919Loss15–3–1Chris LongPTS418 May 200918Loss15–2–1John WatsonPTS1028 Mar 200917Loss15–1–1Scott LawtonTKO9 (10), 6 Dec 200816Win15–0–1John FewkesTKO4 (10), 5 Sep 200815Win14–0–1Nadeem SiddiqueTKO7 (8), 11 Jul 200814Win13–0–1Ali WyattPTS825 Feb 200813Win12–0–1Carl AllenPTS625 Jan 200812Win11–0–1Fabián LuqueTKO4 (8), 7 Dec 200711Win10–0–1Darren BroomhallTKO3 (6), 8 Oct 200710Win9–0–1Craig JohnsonPTS1015 Sep 20079Draw8–0–1Carl AllenPTS620 Apr 20078Win8–0Judex MeemeaTKO3 (10), 5 Dec 20067Win7–0Kristian LaightPTS67 Nov 20066Win6–0Baz CareyPTS41 Jun 20065Win5–0Carl AllenPTS410 Mar 20064Win4–0Michael MedorPTS425 Nov 20053Win3–0John Paul RyanTKO2 (6), 6 Oct 20052Win2–0Jason NesbittPTS615 Apr 20051Win1–0Kristian LaightTKO4 (6), 18 Nov 2004
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