Luke Watkins ('The Duke') boxer

Luke Watkins boxer
bouts
17
won
15
lost
2
draw
0
Status
active
Division
cruiserweight
Debut
2014-09-20
Height
6′ 1″/185cm
Reach
-
Age
29
Born
1989-11-17
Death
-
Nationality
United Kingdom

Luke Watkins (born 27 November 1989) is an English professional boxer who held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title from 2017 to 2018.Watkins made his professional debut on 20 September 2014, scoring a fourth-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over David Vicena at the Wembley Arena in London.After compiling a record of 11–0 (7 KOs) he faced Robin Dupre for the vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title on 7 October 2017 at the York Hall in London. Watkins knocked his opponent down in round four before securing a sixth-round TKO to capture his first professional title. His first defence came two months later against Mike Stafford on 2 December at the Leicester Arena. After encountering some difficulties in the first few rounds, Watkins began to take control midway through the fight, opening a cut below Stafford's eye in the sixth round. At the end of the seventh, Stafford's corner warned their man that they would call off the fight to save him from further punishment. Seeing no improvements from Stafford, his corner called a halt to the contest at the end of the eighth round, awarding Watkins a stoppage win by corner retirement (RTD).His second defence came against WBA Continental Cruiserweight champion and 2016 Olympian, Lawrence Okolie, on 6 June 2018 at York Hall in London, with Okolie's WBA title also on the line. Watkins suffered two knockdowns in the third round, the second of which promoted referee Michael Alexander to call a halt to the contest, handing Watkins the first defeat of his career to lose his Commonwealth title by TKO.His next fight was against Isaac Chamberlain – who also lost to Okolie in his previous fight – on 27 October 2018 at the Copper Box Arena in London. After a hard-fought ten rounds, Watkins suffered his second defeat, losing via points decision (PTS). Referee Kieran McCann scored the bout 95–94 in favour of Chamberlain, with the defining factor being a late knockdown scored by Chamberlain in the final seconds of the tenth and final round.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2021-09-18 Tyrone Williams LWL MECA, Regent Circus, Swindon WIN
KO
2019-04-27 Ossie Jervier LLWWLL Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon
2018-10-27 Isaac Chamberlain WWWWWL Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick LOST
Points
2018-06-06 Lawrence Okolie WWWWWW York Hall, Bethnal Green LOST
Technical knockout
2017-12-02 Mike Stafford WWLWWW Leicester Arena, Leicester WIN
Corner retirement
2017-10-07 Robin Dupre WWWWWW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Technical knockout
2017-06-10 Ian Tims LWLWWW Odyssey Arena, Belfast WIN
KO
2017-04-08 Jiri Svacina LLLLLL Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon WIN
Technical knockout
2016-07-16 Dmitrij Kalinovskij WDLLLL York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Points
2016-06-10 Reinis Porozovs LLDLWW Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon WIN
Technical knockout
2016-05-07 Tony Cruise WWWWLW York Hall, Bethnal Green WIN
Points
2015-12-20 Sandor Balogh WWLLLL Grange Leisure Centre, Swindon WIN
Technical knockout
2015-10-24 Tamas Bajzath WLLWLL Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon WIN
Points
2015-02-13 Jeno Markhot LLWWLW Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon WIN
Technical knockout
2014-11-01 Istvan Kun WWL Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon WIN
KO
2014-09-27 Martin Horak WWWLLL Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel WIN
Majority decision
2014-09-20 David Vicena LLWLLW Wembley Arena, Wembley WIN
Technical knockout