The Ibf Fw champion Lee Selby entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 26-1-0 (9 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.6 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Leo Santa Cruz). He suffered his only loss when he faced Samir Mouneimne in 2009, since then he has won 22 consecutive fights beating Andoni Gago (Selby vs Gago), Jonathan Victor Barros (Selby vs Barros) and Eduardo Ramirez in 2017 (Lee Selby vs Eduardo Ramirez).
His opponent, the undefeated Josh Warrington, has a perfect record of 26-0-0 (6 knockouts) and he entered as the No.7 in the same weight class. He fought twice last year winning over Kiko Martinez (Josh Warrington vs Kiko Martinez) and Dennis Ceylan (Josh Warrington vs Dennis Ceylan). Warrington vs Selby is valid for the IBF World featherweight title (Selby’s fifth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-05-19
Where: Elland Road Football Ground, Leeds, UK
Division: featherweight (126 lbs, 57.2 kg)
Title: IBF World featherweight title
Selby’s previous fight: Lee Selby vs Eduardo Ramirez
Warrington’s previous fight: Josh Warrington vs Dennis Ceylan
Warrington’s next fight: Carl Frampton vs Josh Warrington
Selby’s next fight: Lee Selby vs Omar Douglas
Selby vs Warrington full fight video:
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Official video
Definitely a”bloody”good fight