{{short description|English boxer (born 1992)}} {{Infobox boxer | name = Louis Greene | realname = | nickname = The Medway Mauler<ref name=greene/> | image = | caption = | weight = Super-welterweight | height = 6ft<ref name=greene/> | reach = | nationality = English | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|20|df=yes}}<ref name=greene>{{cite web|url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/204765-louis-greene-the-medway-mauler|title=Louis Greene|publisher=tapology.com|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | style = Orthodox | boxrec=735138 | total =22 | wins =18 | KO =12 | losses =4 | draws = | no contests = }}
'''Louis Greene''' (born 20 July 1992) is an English professional boxer who is a former Commonwealth super-welterweight champion.
==Career== Having compiled a record of 14 wins and three losses since turning professional in 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/sport/other-sports/louis-greene-happy-underdog-gears-7694087|title=Louis Greene happy to be the underdog as he gears up for Commonwealth title battle with Aberdeen's Dean Sutherland|date=12 October 2022 |publisher=Aberdeen Live|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref> Greene stopped the previously unbeaten Dean Sutherland in the fifth round at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen on 26 November 2022 to claim the vacant Commonwealth super-welterweight title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/greene-returns-from-scotland-as-the-commonwealth-champion-277878/|title=Louis Greene beats Dean Sutherland in Aberdeen to claim the Commonwealth super-welterweight title|date=28 November 2022 |publisher=Kent Online|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aberdeenlive.news/sport/aberdeen-boxer-dean-sutherland-suffers-7867635|title=Aberdeen boxer Dean Sutherland suffers first defeat in Commonwealth title clash|date=27 November 2022 |publisher=Aberdeen Live|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref>
He successfully defended his title against Paul Kean at Caird Hall in Dundee on 6 May 2023, winning via technical knockout in the sixth round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/greene-ready-for-all-comers-after-successful-title-defence-286713/|title=Strood's Louis Greene beats Dundee's Paul Kean as he defends his Commonwealth super welterweight title|date=11 May 2023 |publisher=Kent Online|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref>
Greene made his second defense at York Hall in London on 21 October 2023, but lost via unanimous decision to Sam Gilley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/sam-gilley-shocks-louis-greene-commonwealth-title-clash--178650|title=Sam Gilley Shocks Louis Greene in Commonwealth Title Clash|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/what-a-legend-greene-loses-belt-after-thriller-at-york-ha-295647/|title=Louis Greene v Sam Gilley - Highlights and reaction as Strood boxer loses Commonwealth super welterweight title at York Hall|date=24 October 2023 |publisher=Kent Online|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref>
In his next fight, he got back to winning ways by stopping Jack McGann in the first round of their contest on the undercard of the Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou bill at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 8 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/louis-greene-impresses-against-jack-mcgann-calls-sam-gilley-rematch--182022|title=Louis Greene Impresses Against Jack McGann, Calls for Sam Gilley Rematch|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/devastating-punch-lands-greene-first-round-ko-303132/|title=Anthony Joshua vs Francis Ngannou: Louis Greene beats Jack McGann with a first-round knockout at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh|date=8 March 2024 |publisher=Kent Online|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref>
Greene was scheduled for a Commonwealth title rematch against Sam Gilley at York Hall on 18 October 2024, but was forced to withdraw due to illness.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/sport/greene-s-british-title-bid-ko-d-days-before-fight-night-314511/|title=Sam Gilley will meet Jack McGann at York Hall on Friday after Strood super-welterweight Louis Greene was forced to pull out of their British title fight through illness|date=17 October 2024 |publisher=Kent Online|accessdate=5 March 2025}}</ref> The fight was rescheduled to take place at Portman Road in Ipswich on 7 June 2025, with the vacant British super-welterweight crown also on the line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/barnburner-between-sam-gilley-and-louis-greene-set-for-june-7-sequel|title=Barnburner between Sam Gilley and Louis Greene set for June 7 sequel|publisher=Boxing Scene|accessdate=3 May 2025}}</ref> However, Greene withdrew for a second time after a contract dispute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/sam-gilley-vs-louis-greene-2-scuppered-over-contract-confusion/|title=Sam Gilley vs Louis Greene 2 scuppered over contract confusion|date=21 May 2025 |publisher=Boxing News Online|accessdate=23 May 2025}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Louis}} Category:Living people Category:1992 births Category:English male boxers Category:British male boxers Category:Light-middleweight boxers Category:Commonwealth Boxing Council champions Category:21st-century English sportsmen Category:Place of birth missing (living people)