Josh Warrington

In early April, it was announced that Warrington would make the first defence of his Commonwealth featherweight title against former super-bantamweight world title challenger Rendall Munroe (28-4-1) on 19 April.

The fight would take place at the Manchester Arena on the undercard to Scott Quigg vs Tshifhiwa Munyai.

Warrington won by technical knockout in the seventh-round after Munroe's corner threw in the towel.

Later that month, Munroe announced his retirement from boxing.

On 28 April, Matchroom Boxing announced that Warrington would make the second defence of his Commonwealth featherweight title and fight for the vacant British featherweight title against former British champion Martin Lindsay (21-2) at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 21 May.

Warrington won by unanimous decision over twelve rounds with all three judges scoring the fight 119–110.

Five-fight Matchroom deal

On 27 August, Matchroom Boxing announced that Warrington had signed a five-fight deal with the promotional company.

Speaking of the deal, Warrington said: "It’s great to have signed the deal so that I know that there’s going to be more big nights in Leeds in the next year."

Promoter Eddie Hearn said: "Josh is the biggest ticket seller in the country right now, and we have an opportunity to do something very big in Leeds. We dipped our toe in the water in May and now we’re diving in headfirst. It’s a huge opportunity for Josh and I think we could see one of the most memorable atmosphere in a British arena for some time."

On 4 October, Warrington won the vacant EBU European featherweight title after he defeated Italy's Davide Dieli (15-3) by fourth-round stoppage in a twelve-round contest.

The fight took place at the First Direct Arena in Leeds.

On 15 December, Matchroom Boxing announced that Warrington would fight on the undercard to Arthur Abraham vs Paul Smith in Berlin on 21 February, his first fight of the year.

Later it was confirmed that Warrington would fight Nicaragua's Edwin Tellez (9-11-5) in an eight-round contest.

Prior to the fight, Warrington told the Yorkshire Evening Post: "Even though he's not got an excellent record, he's a fighter that I cannot take lightly."

Warrington won by fifth-round stoppage

Josh Warrington (born 14 November 1990) is an English professional boxer.

Warrington turned professional in 2009 and won on his professional debut against Wolverhampton's Delroy Spencer (11-89-3) in October before defeating Latvia's Pavels Senkovs (2-10-2), winning both four-round contests by 40-36 points decision.

In 2010, Warrington won all three of his fights, defeating Danny McDermid (0-1), John Riley (0-0) and Youssef Al Hamidi (7-27-2), winning all of his four-round contests by points decision.

By the end of 2011, Warrington maintained his undefeated record with wins over Steve Gethin (11-56-3), Chris Riley (3-3-2), Marc Callaghan (19-21-1), Dougie Curran (5-8-1) and Ian Bailey (7-8), all by points decision.

In the first half of 2012, Warrington defeated Dan Naylor (1-8) and Ibrar Riyaz (4-34-1) by points decision.

In November, Warrington won his first professional title after he defeated the previously unbeaten Dudley-born prospect Chris Male (11-0) by unanimous decision in a ten-round contest to win the vacant English featherweight title.

The fight took place at the Venue in Dudley on 9 November.

On 22 March, Warrington made the first defence of his English featherweight title against former Southern Area super featherweight champion Jamie Speight (11-4).

He won by unanimous decision over 10 rounds (scorecards of 100–91, 100–91, 100-90) when headlining a show at the Town Hall in Leeds.

On 27 September, Warrington made the second defence of his English featherweight title after he defeated Southern Area featherweight champion Ian Bailey (9-14) by unanimous decision over 10 rounds.

The scorecards read 100–91, 98–92, 100–90 in Warrington's favour.

The fight took place at the Banqueting Suite at the Elland Road Stadium in Leeds.

On 2 November, Warrington won the vacant Commonwealth featherweight title after he defeated the previously undefeated Hull-born prospect Samir Mouneimne by 12th-round stoppage in a 12-round contest.

The fight took place at the Ice Arena in Hull and was Warrington's first fight on a Matchroom Boxing show.

At regional level, he held the British, Commonwealth and European featherweight titles between 2013 and 2017.

He is a two-time world featherweight champion, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) title twice between 2018 and 2022.

He made history in 2018 with his win over Lee Selby, making him the first male boxer from Leeds to win a major world title.

As of October 2021, he is ranked as the world's fourth-best active featherweight by The Ring, fifth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and seventh by BoxRec.

In 2018, a documentary style movie filmed over two years called 'Fighting for a City' premiered.

The film follows Warrington during his pursuit of winning the IBF title in his home town at Elland Road Stadium, the home of Leeds United.

On 7 January, Matchroom Boxing announced that Warrington would fight Philippines' Dennis Tubieron (19-3-2) in a WBC world title eliminator and for the vacant WBC International featherweight title.

The fight would headline a show at the First Direct Arena in Leeds on 11 April.

Warrington was accompanied by former Leeds United footballer Vinnie Jones during his ringwalk.

Warrington won by unanimous decision over twelve rounds, with all three judges scoring the fight 119–109.