# Paul Butlin

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**Paul Butlin** (born 16 March 1976) is a British former [professional boxer](/source/Professional_boxer) who competed from 2002 to 2016, and has since worked as a [bailiff](/source/Bailiff).

## Professional career

On 11 April 2008 Butlin appeared in the *[Prizefighter](/source/Prizefighter_series)* competition on [Sky Sports](/source/Sky_Sports), beating [Colin Kenna](/source/Colin_Kenna) in the quarter final before losing to [David Dolan](/source/David_Dolan_(boxer)) in the semi-final on points.[1]

He fought [Derek Chisora](/source/Derek_Chisora) on 22 May 2009 in a rematch but lost the fight on points.[2] He then fought [Johnathon Banks](/source/Johnathon_Banks) on 20 June, but lost the fight by KO in the seventh round.[3]

Butlin lost to Polish heavyweight boxer [Albert Sosnowski](/source/Albert_Sosnowski) by TKO in first round on 25 September 2010.

He opened up a boxing gym called Hardknocks based in Melton Mowbray.

On 26 October 2013, Paul Butlin fought Olympic Gold Medalist [Anthony Joshua](/source/Anthony_Joshua) at the [Motorpoint Arena Sheffield](/source/Motorpoint_Arena_Sheffield), however the fight was stopped in the second round by the referee who declared Joshua the winner by [TKO](/source/Knockout#Technical_knockout).[4]

He also won the midland area title after he fought British champion [Shane McPhilbin](/source/Shane_McPhilbin) in 2015: Butlin won after McPhilbin was disqualified after punching repeatedly to the back of the head. He retired from boxing in June 2016.[5]

## Life after boxing

Since retiring from the sport, Butlin has worked as a bailiff.[6]

## Professional boxing record

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes 41 Loss 16–24–1 Kash Ali TKO 4 (4), 2:57 4 Jun 2016 York Hall, London, England 40 Loss 16–23–1 Christian Lewandowski KO 3 (8), 2:02 6 Mar 2016 Stadthalle, Greifswald, Germany 39 Loss 16–22–1 Franz Rill UD 8 17 Jul 2015 MHPArena, Ludwigsburg, Germany 38 Loss 16–21–1 DL Jones PTS 4 14 Mar 2015 Medway Park Sports Centre, Gillingham, England 37 Draw 16–20–1 James Oliphant PTS 4 7 Nov 2014 North Kesteven Centre, Lincoln, England 36 Win 16–20 Shane McPhilbin DQ 4 (10), 2:10 17 May 2014 North Kesteven Centre, Lincoln, England Won vacant Midlands Area heavyweight title 35 Win 15–20 James Oliphant PTS 4 1 Mar 2014 North Kesteven Centre, Lincoln, England 34 Loss 14–20 Anthony Joshua TKO 2 (6), 0:50 26 Oct 2013 Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, England 33 Loss 14–19 Gary Cornish KO 5 (10), 3:08 5 July 2013 The Ironworks, Inverness, Scotland For vacant International Masters heavyweight title 32 Loss 14–18 Dorian Darch PTS 4 4 May 2013 Rhondda Fach Sports Centre, Tylorstown, Wales 31 Win 14–17 Moses Matovu PTS 4 2 Mar 2013 North Kesteven Centre, Lincoln, England 30 Win 13–17 Paul Morris PTS 4 2 Nov 2012 Magnus School Sports Centre, Newark, England 29 Loss 12–17 Lucas Browne TKO 4 (6), 1:15 21 Apr 2012 Sports Centre, Oldham, England 28 Loss 12–16 Jarno Rosberg UD 6 23 Sep 2011 Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki, Finland 27 Loss 12–15 Edmund Gerber UD 8 12 Feb 2011 Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark 26 Loss 12–14 Larry Olubamiwo TKO 8 (10), 0:38 11 Dec 2010 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England For vacant International Masters heavyweight title 25 Loss 12–13 Johann Duhaupas UD 8 6 Nov 2010 Salle bout du Monde, Geneva, Switzerland 24 Loss 12–12 Albert Sosnowski TKO 1 (8), 2:12 25 Sep 2010 Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England 23 Loss 12–11 Andrzej Wawrzyk UD 8 15 May 2010 Atlas Arena, Łódź, Poland 22 Loss 12–10 Johnathon Banks KO 7 (8), 0:56 20 Jun 2009 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 21 Loss 12–9 Derek Chisora PTS 8 22 May 2009 York Hall, London, England 20 Loss 12–8 Lee Swaby PTS 10 9 May 2009 Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln, England For vacant Midlands Area heavyweight title 19 Loss 12–7 Paolo Vidoz KO 2 (6) 16 May 2008 PalaRuffini, Turin, Italy 18 Loss 12–6 David Dolan UD 3 11 Apr 2008 York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Heavyweights - Semi final 17 Win 12–5 Colin Kenna TKO 2 (3), 2:45 11 Apr 2008 York Hall, London, England Prizefighter: The Heavyweights - Quarter final 16 Loss 11–5 Sebastian Köber UD 6 29 Feb 2008 Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany 15 Loss 11–4 Derek Chisora PTS 4 12 Jan 2008 York Hall, London, England 14 Win 11–3 Luke Simpkin PTS 4 3 Mar 2007 Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton, England 13 Loss 10–3 Chris Burton TKO 4 (4), 0:49 5 Dec 2006 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England 12 Win 10–2 David Ingleby PTS 6 18 Mar 2006 Leofric Hotel, Coventry, England 11 Win 9–2 Jason Callum PTS 4 22 Oct 2005 Mercia Park Leisure Centre, Coventry, England 10 Win 8–2 Mal Rice PTS 4 25 June 2005 Cattle Market, Melton Mowbray, England 9 Loss 7–2 David Ingleby PTS 6 30 Apr 2005 Leofric Hotel, Coventry, England 8 Win 7–1 David Ingleny KO 5 (6), 0:50 6 Dec 2004 Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Leicester, England 7 Win 6–1 Lee Mountford PTS 6 26 Sep 2004 King's Hall, Stoke, England 6 Win 5–1 Ebrima Secka PTS 6 27 Apr 2004 Elland Road, Leeds, England 5 Loss 4–1 Paul Buttery TKO 3 (4), 0:55 19 Apr 2003 Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England 4 Win 4–0 Dave Clarke PTS 6 8 Mar 2003 AT7 Centre, Coventry, England 3 Win 3–0 Alvin Miller PTS 6 9 Dec 2002 Holiday Inn, Nottingham, England 2 Win 2–0 Gary Williams TKO 1 (6), 2:49 16 Nov 2002 Leofric Hotel, Coventry, England 1 Win 1–0 Dave Clarke PTS 4 5 Oct 2002 AT7 Centre, Coventry, England

## References

1. ["Come the revolution!"](https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/3407864/come-the-revolution). *Sky Sports*. Retrieved 15 May 2026.

1. ["Derek Chisora Suspended, Four Months For Biting"](https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/derek-chisora-suspended-four-months-biting#google_vignette). *BoxingScene*. 5 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2026.

1. ["Banks vs Butlin On The Klitschko-Chagaev Undercardg"](https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/banks-vs-butlin-on-klitschko-chagaev-undercard). *BoxingScene*. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2026.

1. ["Anthony Joshua knocks out Paul Butlin in the second round at the Motorpoint Arena"](http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/8993842/). www1.skysports.com. 27 October 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140316201052/http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/8993842/) 16 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 May 2026.

1. ["Melton heavyweight Paul Butlin hangs up his gloves"](http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/melton-heavyweight-paul-butlin-hangs-up-his-gloves/story-29439701-detail/story.html). *Leicester Mercury*. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

1. ["'I'll punch the f*** out of you' – Former heavyweight boxer who fought Anthony Joshua and was bitten by Derek Chisora is now bailiff threatened in heated confrontation"](https://talksport.com/sport/1740381/former-heavyweight-boxer-anthony-joshua-bailiff-threatened-heated-confrontation/). *talkSPORT*. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

## External links

- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/paul_butlin?lang=en)

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