Lee Selby
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Lee Selby is a Welsh boxer
from Barry who fights in the featherweight division. He won the British and Commonwealth sfeatherweight title on 17 September 2011 with a 8th round stoppage victory over Stephen Smith
. He also previously held the Welsh Area featherweight title and the Celtic Area featherweight title. He is the brother of Andrew Selby
.
via 8th round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool. Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the center of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover. Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It’s something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It’s a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Barry who fights in the featherweight division. He won the British and Commonwealth sfeatherweight title on 17 September 2011 with a 8th round stoppage victory over Stephen Smith
Stephen Smith (boxer)
Stephen Smith is a British professional boxer best known for being former British and Commonwealth Featherweight champion, and as an amateur won the featherweight division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships...
. He also previously held the Welsh Area featherweight title and the Celtic Area featherweight title. He is the brother of Andrew Selby
Andrew Selby
Andrew Selby is a Welsh amateur boxer fighting in the 52 kg Flyweight category and is ranked 6th in the world at that weight. He won gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara and had previously won a bronze medal at the 2008 European championships...
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Early boxing career
Selby begun his professional career on 12 July 2008 with a win over Sid Razak at the Newport Leisure Center in Wales. He compiled a record of four straight wins before losing for the first time in his career to Samir Mouneimne at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke on 29 May 2009. Selby won his next three fights before beating Dai Davies for the Welsh Area title on 30 October 2010 claiming the belt with a 2nd round knockout. On 30 July 2011 he met Scotsman James Ancliff for the Celtic featherweight title and claimed the belt with a 6th round stoppage.British Champion
On 17 September 2011 Selby claimed the British and Commonwealth titles with a win over then champion Stephen SmithStephen Smith (boxer)
Stephen Smith is a British professional boxer best known for being former British and Commonwealth Featherweight champion, and as an amateur won the featherweight division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships...
via 8th round stoppage at the Olympia in Liverpool. Despite being the underdog going into the fight Selby took control of the center of the ring and caught Smith with a left hand in the 8th round, a punch from which Smith was unable to recover. Selby said after the fight that the win "feels like I've won a world title" adding "It’s something that I have been dreaming about since I was a kid. It’s a big achievement and not a lot of people have done it".