Denton Vassell

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Professional career Vassell made his professional debut on 2 September 2006, scoring a third round technical knockout win against Ernie Smith at Bolton Arena.

After winning his first 14 pro-fights, he claimed the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Lee Purdy at Robin Park Centre in Wigan on 16 April 2010.

Returning to the same venue, Vassell made a successful first defense of the title on 26 March 2011, defeating Bethuel Ushona by unanimous decision.

He retained the title twice more thanks to a unanimous decision win over Samuel Colomban in Oldham on 12 November 2011 and a sixth round stoppage of Ronnie Heffron at Manchester Arena on 30 November 2012.

Vassell faced unbeaten British welterweight champion, Frankie Gavin, at Liverpool Olympia on 28 June 2013, with both their titles up for grabs. He suffered a heavy onslaught of blows in the seventh round and sustained a broken jaw which caused the fight to be stopped on the advice of the ringside doctor at the end of the round.

He continued fighting for a further six years without winning another title with his final bout being a second round stoppage defeat to future world champion Tim Tszyu at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia, on 8 February 2019.

Professional boxing record

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