Josh Padley

Josh Padley (born 12 November 1995) is an English professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBC lightweight title in 2025 and has held the European super-featherweight title since January 2026.

Professional career Padley vs. Chamberlain Padley had the biggest fight of his career up to this point against undefeated British lightweight Mark Chamberlain at Wembley. The fight, scheduled as a light-welterweight bout, took place on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois on 21 September 2024. Going into fight, Chamberlain was a big favourite and was expecting to face WBO lightweight champion Denys Berinchyk should he be victorious. The early rounds were close, but as the fight went on, Padley began to take over, dropping the Portsmouth man in the 8th round. After the fight, Padley announced he was returning to the lightweight division.

Padley vs. Stevenson After Floyd Schofield pulled out due to illness, Padley was given a shot at Shakur Stevenson's WBC lightweight title on 22 February 2025, on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol II. Despite being a huge underdog, Padley put up a spirited performance before eventually being stopped in the ninth round. He was dropped three times, leading to his corner throwing in the towel.

Padley vs. Bellotti Padley faced Reece Bellotti at Sheffield Arena on 11 October 2025. He won by unanimous decision.

Padley vs. Belmehdi Padley faced Jaouad Belmehdi for the vacant European super-featherweight title at Newcastle Arena on 31 January 2026, winning by stoppage in the second round.

Padley vs. Fiaz On 6 June 2026 at Sheffield Arena, he made the first defense of his European title against Aqib Fiaz. His opponent was deducted a point for repeated low blows in the 11th round and Padley went on to win via split decision with the judges' scorecards reading 115–112, 114–113 and 113–114.

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