Welterweight · United Kingdom
Derry Mathews 39-14-2 20 KO · 2003–2017
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Derry Mathews is a welterweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Sep 23, 1983. Record 39-14-2 with 20 knockouts over 2003–2017. Derry Mathews last fought Ohara Davies on Mar 4, 2017 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12.
Also: Дерри Мэтьюс · デリー・マシューズ · Мэтьюс, Дерри
Born Sep 23, 1983
Country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Stance Orthodox
Reach 172.5 cm
Debut Jan 18, 2003
Career 2003–2017
Rounds boxed 314
KO share 51%
Born in Liverpool, England
Titles WBA interim lightweight title 2015
Boxerbook rating 1753 ± 154 · inactive since Mar 2017Why here › Confirmed bouts 16 of 55 · 1 official
Record and next fight Record
39-14-2, 20 KOs · 2003–2017
Next fight
No next fight confirmed
Last result L
For WBC Silver light-welterweight title TKO 3/12 · The O2 Arena, London, 🇬🇧
The record 55 bouts, 2003–2017, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 55, Wikipedia (ja) · 52, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, WBA Fights Master Scores · 1
L
For WBC Silver light-welterweight title TKO 3/12 · The O2 Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Mathews 39-13-2 · Davies 14-0-0
L
For WBC Silver and Commonwealth lightweight titles KO 4/12 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 39-12-2 · Campbell 14-1-0
L
For WBO lightweight title UD 12/12 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 39-10-2 · Flannigan 29-0-0
L
For WBO lightweight title UD 12/12 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 39-10-2 · Flanagan 30-0-0
W
Tony Luis
Won WBA interim lightweight title UD 12/12 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, Merseyside, 🇬🇧
Mathews 38-10-2 · Luis —
W
TKO 5/8 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 37-10-2 · Mizsei —
W
Adam Dingsdale
Won vacant WBA Continental lightweight title UD 12/12 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 36-10-2 · Dingsdale —
W
Won British lightweight title SD 12/12 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 35-10-2 · Gethin 24-4-1
L
Stephen Ormond
For WBO European lightweight title UD 10/10 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 35-9-2 · Ormond —
W
Retained Commonwealth lightweight title TKO 4/12 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 34-9-2 · Woodhouse —
W
For vacant Commonwealth lightweight title TKO 10/12 · Craven Park, Hull, 🇬🇧
Mathews 33-9-2 · Coyle 15-1-0
D
For vacant Commonwealth lightweight title SD 12/12 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 33-9-1 · Crolla 27-4-0
W
Asan Yuseinov
KO 1/8 · Bowler's Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Mathews 32-9-1 · Yuseinov —
L
UD 3/3 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 31-7-1 · Flannigan 15-0-0
W
Jamie Spence
UD 3/3 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 31-7-1 · Spence —
L
UD 3/3 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 31-7-1 · Flanagan 15-0-0
L
For European lightweight title TKO 9/12 · Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, 🇬🇧
Mathews 31-6-1 · Rees 36-1-1
W
Won British lightweight title TKO 6/12 · Sports Centre, Oldham, 🇬🇧
Mathews 30-6-1 · Crolla 25-2-0
L
For vacant IBO lightweight title TKO 7/12 · Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 30-5-1 · Marsili 23-0-1
D
For European lightweight title TD 4/12 · Newport Leisure Centre, Newport, 🇬🇧
Mathews 30-5-0 · Rees 35-1-0
Show all 55 bouts W
Stephen Jennings
Won British Masters lightweight title TKO 6/10 · Greenbank Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 29-5-0 · Jennings —
W
George Watson
KO 1/8 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 28-5-0 · Watson —
W
Amir Unsworth
Won English lightweight title TKO 1/10 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 27-5-0 · Unsworth —
W
Won IBO International lightweight title UD 12/12 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 26-5-0 · Lawton —
W
Gary McArthur
TKO 3/3 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Mathews 24-4-0 · McArthur —
L
KO 2/3 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Mathews 24-4-0 · Buckland —
W
UD 3/3 · York Hall, Bethnal Green, 🇬🇧
Mathews 24-4-0 · Tseveenpurev 29-4-0
W
PTS 4/4 · Fit City, Salford, 🇬🇧
Mathews 23-4-0 · Laight 6-84-6
W
Daniel Thorpe
PTS 6/6 · Fit City, Salford, 🇬🇧
Mathews 22-4-0 · Thorpe —
W
PTS 4/4 · Fit City, Broughton, 🇬🇧
Mathews 21-4-0 · Laight 6-80-6
L
TKO 6/8 · Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, 🇬🇧
Mathews 21-3-0 · Lawton —
L
Harry Ramogoadi
For British Masters lightweight title KO 4/6 · Echo Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 21-2-0 · Ramogoadi —
L
KO 9/10 · Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, 🇬🇧
Mathews 21-1-0 · Lindsay —
W
John Gicharu
Won British Masters lightweight title PTS 8/8 · Greenbank Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 20-1-0 · Gicharu —
L
For WBU featherweight title KO 5/12 · Bolton Arena, Bolton, 🇬🇧
Mathews 20-0-0 · Tseveenpurev 26-4-0
W
Nikoloz Berkatsashvili
KO 1/8 · ExCel Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Mathews 19-0-0 · Berkatsashvili —
W
Retained WBU featherweight title TKO 11/12 · York Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Mathews 18-0-0 · Marsh —
W
Retained WBU featherweight title UD 12/12 · Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 17-0-0 · Simpson 1-3-0
W
Won WBU featherweight title UD 12/12 · Manchester Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Mathews 16-0-0 · Foster 1-0-0
W
Mickey Coveney
PTS 8/8 · Metrodome, Barnsley, 🇬🇧
Mathews 15-0-0 · Coveney —
W
Steve Chinnock
Won English featherweight title RTD 6/10 · Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Mathews 14-0-0 · Chinnock —
W
Frederic Bonifai
PTS 6/6 · Guild Hall, Preston, 🇬🇧
Mathews 13-0-0 · Bonifai —
W
Dai Davies
TKO 2/6 · USN Bolton Arena, Bolton, 🇬🇧
Mathews 12-0-0 · Davies —
W
John Mackay
PTS 6/6 · Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 11-0-0 · Mackay —
W
Dean Ward
TKO 1/6 · Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 10-0-0 · Ward —
W
Buster Dennis
PTS 6/6 · Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 9-0-0 · Dennis —
W
Henry Janes
PTS 4/4 · Manchester Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Mathews 8-0-0 · Janes —
W
Gareth Payne
TKO 4/4 · Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, 🇬🇧
Mathews 7-0-0 · Payne —
W
PTS 4/4 · Manchester Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Mathews 6-0-0 · Buckley —
W
Aliaksei Volchan
TKO 2/4 · Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 5-0-0 · Volchan —
W
Marty Kayes
RTD 2/4 · Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 4-0-0 · Kayes —
W
Henry Janes
TKO 1/4 · Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Mathews 3-0-0 · Janes —
W
Steve Gethin
TKO 3/4 · Kingsway Leisure Centre, Widnes, 🇬🇧
Mathews 2-0-0 · Gethin —
W
Jus Wallie
PTS 4/4 · Manchester Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Mathews 1-0-0 · Wallie —
W
Sergei Tasimov
TKO 1/4 · Guild Hall, Preston, 🇬🇧
Mathews 0-0-0 · Tasimov —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Derry Mathews's record? Derry Mathews's professional record is 39-14-2 with 20 knockouts.
When is Derry Mathews's next fight? No next fight is confirmed as of 13 Oct 2026.
Who did Derry Mathews fight last? Derry Mathews last fought Ohara Davies on Mar 4, 2017 and lost by TKO in round 3 of 12. Sources Boxerbook ID 13168 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13168 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
