Junior Witter was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England on March 10, 1974. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on January 18, 1997 against Cam Raeside. The fight ended in a draw.
Witter got his first shot at a world title at the age of 26 after 17 professional fights. On June 24, 2000 Witter challenged Zab Judah's IBF super-lightweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on September 15, 2006 at the age of 32 years, after by defeating DeMarcus Corley, the then-reining WBC super-lightweight champion, via 12-round unanimous decision. This was his 37th fight as a professional.
Witter's last fight was a split decision loss to Ahmed El Mousaoui at age 41, on April 17, 2015.
Some of Junior Witter's best fights have been against Lovemore N'dou, Vivian Harris, Andreas Kotelnik, and DeMarcus Corley. For a top-10 list of Witter's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Junior Witter".
Witter has 8 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Junior Witter Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
53 | Apr 17, 2015 | 41 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
52 | May 17, 2014 | 40 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
51 | Mar 22, 2014 | 40 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
50 | Nov 16, 2013 | 39 | ![]() | loss | MD 10 |
49 | Nov 01, 2012 | 38 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
48 | May 12, 2012 | 38 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
47 | Sep 07, 2011 | 37 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
46 | Jun 07, 2011 | 37 | ![]() | loss | MD 3 |
45 | Jun 07, 2011 | 37 | ![]() | win | UD 3 |
44 | Jun 07, 2011 | 37 | ![]() | win | UD 3 |
43 | Feb 19, 2011 | 36 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
42 | Aug 01, 2009 | 35 | ![]() | loss | RTD 8 |
41 | Nov 08, 2008 | 34 | ![]() | win | KO 3 |
40 | May 10, 2008 | 34 | ![]() | loss | SD 12 |
39 | Sep 07, 2007 | 33 | ![]() | win | KO 7 |
38 | Jan 20, 2007 | 32 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
37 | Sep 15, 2006 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
36 | Oct 21, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
35 | Jul 09, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
34 | Feb 19, 2005 | 30 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
33 | Nov 12, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
32 | Jun 02, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
31 | Apr 16, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Sep 27, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
29 | Apr 05, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
28 | Nov 23, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
27 | Oct 19, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
26 | Jul 08, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
25 | Mar 16, 2002 | 28 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
24 | Oct 27, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
23 | Oct 27, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
22 | May 22, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Mar 10, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
20 | Nov 25, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Oct 20, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
18 | Jun 24, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
17 | Apr 08, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
16 | Mar 21, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
15 | Nov 06, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
14 | Jul 17, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
13 | Feb 13, 1999 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Nov 28, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
11 | Sep 05, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 8 |
10 | Apr 18, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
9 | Mar 05, 1998 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Feb 07, 1998 | 23 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |
7 | Oct 04, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
6 | Aug 02, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 4 |
5 | May 15, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 5 |
4 | Apr 25, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
3 | Mar 20, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 6 |
2 | Mar 04, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | win | PTS 6 |
1 | Jan 18, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | draw | PTS 6 |