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English boxer
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18 October 1971(Castleford, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
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Biography
Introduction
Paul Bonson (born 18 October 1971) is a retired professional British cruiserweight boxer from Featherstone, Yorkshire, England. During his career, he fought several notable fighters including future world champions Enzo Maccarinelli, Clinton Woods, and Carl Froch. His professional record stands at 21 wins, two by way of knock-out, 105 losses and eight draws in 134 bouts.
Professional boxing record
| 21 Wins (2 knockouts, 19 decisions) 105 Losses (3 knockouts, 102 decisions), 8 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 1-3 |  Biju Issacs | PTS | 4 | 14 Dec 2008 | Thistle Hotel, Bristol, Avon | 37-40. |
| Win | -- | Martyn Grainger | TKO | 3 | 6 Dec 2008 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester | Referee stopped the bout at the end of the third round. |
| Loss | -- | Matty Askin | PTS | 4 | 22 Nov 2008 | Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire | 36-40. |
| Loss | -- | Jon Lewis Dickinson | PTS | 4 | 7 Nov 2008 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester | 36-40. |
| Loss | 19-2 | Terry Dunstan | PTS | 4 | 10 Oct 2008 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 36-40. |
| Draw | 26-17 | Neil "Simmo" Simpson | PTS | 4 | 3 Oct 2008 | Meadowside Leisure Centre, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire | 38-38. |
| Loss | 10-1-1 | Jon Ibbotson | PTS | 4 | 19 Sep 2008 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire | 37-39. |
| Loss | 4-0 | Mike Stafford | PTS | 4 | 19 Jul 2008 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, Merseyside | 36-40. |
| Loss | -- | Joe Smyth | PTS | 4 | 4 Jul 2008 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside | 36-40. |
| Loss | 22-6 | Mark Krence | PTS | 4 | 21 Jun 2008 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 37-40. |
| Loss | 3-0 | Mike Stafford | PTS | 4 | 7 Jun 2008 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester | 36-40. |
| Loss | 1-1 | Scott Mitchell | PTS | 6 | 23 May 2008 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester | 57-59. |
| Loss | 1-0 | Neil Perkins | PTS | 6 | 30 Apr 2008 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 55-59. |
| Loss | 10-2 | Micky Steeds | PTS | 8 | 18 Apr 2008 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 74-79. |
| Loss | 3-0 | Tony Bellew | PTS | 4 | 5 Apr 2008 | Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester | 36-40. |
| Loss | -- | Paul Keir | PTS | 4 | 16 Mar 2008 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside | 36-40. |
| Win | 7-4 | Billy Bessey | PTS | 6 | 2 Mar 2008 | Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire | 58-56. |
| Loss | 5-2-1 |  Jonathan "Thunderbolt" O'Brien | PTS | 4 | 26 Jan 2008 | Neptune Sports Arena, Cork | 37-40. |
| Loss | 14-4-1 | Dean Cockburn | PTS | 6 | 9 Jun 2006 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, Yorkshire | 56-58. |
| Loss | 5-1 |  Billy McClung | PTS | 6 | 6 May 2006 | Magnum Centre, Irvine, North Ayrshire | 54-60. |
| Loss | 11-6 | Orvil McKenzie | TKO | 3 | 30 Mar 2006 | Royal National Hotel, Bloomsbury, London | 37-40. |
| Loss | 10-6 | Orvil McKenzie | PTS | 6 | 23 Mar 2006 | Savoy Hotel, London | 56-59. |
| Loss | 10-0 | Amer Khan | PTS | 6 | 5 Mar 2006 | Octagon Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 55-60. |
| Draw | 9-1 |  Gyorgy Hidvegi | PTS | 8 | 24 Feb 2006 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex | 77-77. |
| Loss | 26-8 | Bruce "Lionheart" Scott | PTS | 4 | 10 Dec 2005 | ExCel Arena, London Docklands | 37-40. |
| Loss | 9-3 | Darren Stubbs | PTS | 6 | 20 Nov 2005 | Tara Leisure Centre, Shaw, Greater Manchester | 56-59. |
| Loss | 3-0 | Junior MacDonald | PTS | 4 | 7 Oct 2005 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 36-40. |
| Loss | 7-1 | Gyorgy Hidvegi | PTS | 4 | 23 Sep 2005 | George Carnall Leisure Centre, Davyhulme, Manchester | 36-40. |
| Loss | -- | Sam Sexton | PTS | 6 | 3 Sep 2005 | Carrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk | 55-60. |
| Loss | 16-5 | Toks Owoh | PTS | 4 | 24 Jul 2005 | Equinox Nightclub, Leicester Square, London | 37-40. |
| Loss | 22-3 | Dean Francis | PTS | 6 | 9 Jul 2005 | Whitchurch Leisure Centre, Bristol, Avon | 54-60. |
| Loss | 20-15 | Neil "Simmo" Simpson | PTS | 6 | 18 Jun 2005 | Sports Centre, Coventry, West Midlands | 54-60. |
| Loss | 24-11 | John Keeton | PTS | 4 | 14 May 2005 | Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen | 37-40. |
| Loss | 11-3 | Tony "Dare to Dream" Moran | PTS | 6 | 30 Apr 2005 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester | 57-58. |
| Loss | 5-6 | Orvil McKenzie | PTS | 4 | 6 Feb 2005 | Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire | 37-40. |
| Loss | 25-3-1 | Rob Norton | TKO | 6 | 6 Dec 2004 | Ramada Jarvis, Leicester, Leicestershire | British Masters Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:55 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 44-79-8 | Tony Booth | PTS | 6 | 26 Nov 2004 | Sports Arena, Kingston upon Hull, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire | 37-40. |
| Loss | 7-0-1 | Carl Wright | PTS | 6 | 1 May 2004 | Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands | 55-60. |
| Loss | 23-11 | John Keeton | PTS | 4 | 16 Apr 2004 | Pennington's, Bradford, Yorkshire | 36-40. |
| Loss | 4-0 | Neil Dawson | PTS | 4 | 13 Mar 2004 | Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, Yorkshire | 37-39. |
| Loss | 9-1-1 | Colin Kenna | PTS | 6 | 20 Feb 2004 | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire | 57-58. |
| Win | 0-1 | David Ingleby | PTS | 6 | 1 Dec 2003 | Queens Hotel, Leeds, Yorkshire | 58-56. |
| Loss | 42-77-8 | Tony Booth | PTS | 6 | 14 Nov 2003 | Sports Arena, Kingston upon Hull, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire | 56-59. |
| Loss | 30-6 | Carl "The Cat" Thompson | PTS | 6 | 7 Nov 2003 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 55-60. |
| Loss | 5-1 | Pinky Burton | PTS | 6 | 6 Oct 2003 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, Yorkshire | 54-60. |
| Loss | 30-6-1 | Garry Delaney | PTS | 6 | 26 Sep 2003 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire | 57-58. |
| Loss | 16-13-2 | Lee Swaby | PTS | 4 | 10 Jun 2003 | Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 38-39. |
| Loss | 7-0-1 | Colin Kenna | PTS | 6 | 12 May 2003 | Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire | 55-60. |
| Loss | 8-2 | Tony "Dare to Dream" Moran | PTS | 4 | 19 Apr 2003 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside | |
| Loss | 10-1 |  Eric Teymour | PTS | 6 | 28 Mar 2003 | Britannia Hotel, Millwall, London | 54-60. |
| Loss | 14-1 | Mark Krence | PTS | 4 | 18 Mar 2003 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire | 36-40. |
| Win | -- | Marcus Lee | PTS | 4 | 5 Mar 2003 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 40-36. |
| Loss | 10-0 | Steve Spartacus | PTS | 6 | 8 Feb 2003 | Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk | 57-58. |
| Loss | 11-1 | Enzo Maccarinelli | PTS | 4 | 18 Jan 2003 | Guildhall, Preston, Lancashire | 36-40. |
| Win | 6-2 | Nathan King | PTS | 4 | 14 Dec 2002 | Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne | 39-38. |
| Loss | 22-2-1 | Rob Norton | PTS | 6 | 30 Nov 2002 | AT7 Centre, Coventry, West Midlands | 54-60. |
| Loss | 3-0 | Carl Froch | PTS | 6 | 25 Oct 2002 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 53-60. |
| Loss | 7-0 | Andrew Lowe | PTS | 4 | 12 Oct 2002 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 37-40. |
| Loss | 8-4 | Tony Dowling | PTS | 6 | 29 Sep 2002 | The Buttermarket, Shrewsbury, Shropshire | 57-59. |
| Loss | 14-4 | Neil Linford | PTS | 6 | 22 Sep 2002 | Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London | 54-60. |
| Loss | 2-2 |  Varuzhan Davtyan | PTS | 4 | 8 Sep 2002 | Light Bar, Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 37-40. |
| Loss | 24-1 |  Albert Sosnowski | PTS | 4 | 27 Jul 2002 | Harvey Hadden Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 35-40. |
| Win | 7-7-1 | Jason Brewster | PTS | 6 | 13 Jul 2002 | Light Bar, Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 58-57. |
| Win | 6-1 | Scott Lansdowne | PTS | 6 | 23 Jun 2002 | Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London | 40-37. |
| Loss | 7-2 | Peter Haymer | PTS | 4 | 15 Jun 2002 | Green Leisure Centre, Tottenham, London | 38-39. |
| Loss | 7-1 | Mark Brookes | PTS | 4 | 11 May 2002 | Queens Park Leisure Centre, Chesterfield, Derbyshire | 36-40. |
| Loss | 4-0 | Michael Thompson | PTS | 6 | 19 Apr 2002 | Dolphin Centre, Darlington, County Durham | 55-59. |
| Loss | 15-2 | Mark Smallwood | PTS | 6 | 22 Mar 2002 | AT7 Centre, Coventry, West Midlands | 55-60. |
| Loss | 3-0 | Michael Thompson | PTS | 6 | 15 Mar 2002 | Leisure Centre, Spennymoor, County Durham | 55-60. |
| Loss | 1-0 |  Roman Greenberg | PTS | 6 | 25 Feb 2002 | Montem Leisure Centre, Slough, Berkshire | 54-60. |
| Loss | 13-7 | Butch Lesley | PTS | 4 | 10 Feb 2002 | Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London | 37-40. |
| Loss | 12-4-1 | Dominic Negus | PTS | 4 | 26 Jan 2002 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 36-40. |
| Loss | 1-0 | Tommy Eastwood | PTS | 4 | 16 Dec 2001 | Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London | 38-40. |
| Win | 1-0 | Shaun Bowes | TKO | 5 | 6 Dec 2001 | Marriott Hotel, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | Referee stopped the bout at 0:43 of the fifth round. |
| Loss | 8-0-1 |  Elvis Mihailenko | PTS | 6 | 23 Nov 2001 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 55-60. |
| Win | 0-1 | Tony "Dare to Dream" Moran | PTS | 6 | 13 Nov 2001 | Elland Road, Leeds, Yorkshire | 59-57. |
| Loss | 7-0-1 | Elvis Mihailenko | PTS | 6 | 28 Sep 2001 | Britannia International Hotel, Canary Wharf, London | 54-60. |
| Win | 4-6 | Eamon Glennon | PTS | 6 | 9 Sep 2001 | Seaton Carew, Hartlepool, County Durham | 60-55. |
| Loss | 29-1 | Clinton Woods | PTS | 6 | 27 Jul 2001 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 54-60. |
| Win | 4-44-7 | Michael Pinnock | PTS | 6 | 21 Jun 2001 | Grosvenor Hotel, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 59-56. |
| Loss | 3-0 | Darren Chubbs | PTS | 4 | 11 Jun 2001 | Harvey Hadden Stadium, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | 37-40. |
| Draw | 4-0 | Joe Gillon | PTS | 6 | 4 Jun 2001 | St Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow | |
| Loss | 14-8 | Sven Hamer | PTS | 4 | 24 May 2001 | Royal Gardens Hotel, Kensington, London | 36-40. |
| Win | 7-6 | Clint Johnson | PTS | 6 | 17 May 2001 | Irish Centre, Leeds, Yorkshire | 60-55. |
| Loss | 9-4 | Mike White | PTS | 6 | 26 Apr 2001 | Leisure Centre, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear | 56-58. |
| Loss | 1-0 | Bobby Scott-Hayes | PTS | 4 | 7 Apr 2001 | Wembley Conference Centre, Wembley, London | 37-38. |
| Loss | 13-1-1 |  Kostyantyn Shvets | PTS | 6 | 13 Mar 2001 | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, Devon | 58-60. |
| Loss | 10-5 | Butch Lesley | PTS | 6 | 18 Feb 2001 | Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London | 55-60. |
| Loss | 6-0-1 | Tony Dodson | PTS | 4 | 3 Feb 2001 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester | 37-40. |
| Win | -- | Calvin Stonestreet | PTS | 4 | 23 Jan 2001 | Leisure Centre, Crawley, Sussex | 40-38. |
| Loss | 23-5 | Mark Baker | PTS | 6 | 9 Dec 2000 | Elephant & Castle, Southwark, London | |
| Loss | 15-4-3 | Alex "Razor" Mason | PTS | 6 | 24 Nov 2000 | Dolphin Centre, Darlington, County Durham | |
| Loss | 9-3 | Glenn Williams | PTS | 10 | 12 Nov 2000 | Palace Hotel, Manchester | BBBofC Central Area Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 8-3-1 | Jon Penn | PTS | 6 | 21 Oct 2000 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, Yorkshire | |
| Loss | 7-0 | Robert Milewicz | PTS | 4 | 8 Sep 2000 | Novotel, Hammersmith, London | 36-40. |
| Win | 9-4-1 | Andy Manning | PTS | 10 | 25 Jun 2000 | Light Waves Leisure Centre, Wakefield, Yorkshire | BBBofC Central Area Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 11-1-1 | Mark "Hobbo" Hobson | PTS | 4 | 13 May 2000 | Barnsley Metrodome, Barnsley, Yorkshire | 37-40. |
| Loss | 12-1 | Cathal O'Grady | PTS | 4 | 29 Apr 2000 | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London | |
| Loss | 9-4-1 | Wayne Buck | PTS | 8 | 26 Mar 2000 | West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire | |
| Loss | 3-0 | Tony Dodson | PTS | 4 | 11 Mar 2000 | The Olympia, Kensington, London | |
| Loss | 1-0 | Paul Maskell | PTS | 4 | 5 Feb 2000 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | |
| Loss | 5-4 | Chris Davies | PTS | 4 | 11 Dec 1999 |  Rhydycar Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil | 37-39. |
| Win | 8-2 | Glenn Williams | PTS | 4 | 4 Dec 1999 | Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester | 39-38. |
| Win | 1-3-1 | Peter McCormack | PTS | 6 | 27 Oct 1999 | Burlington Hotel, Birmingham, West Midlands | 59-56. |
| Loss | 8-1 | Robert Zlotkowski | PTS | 6 | 16 Oct 1999 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London | 55-58. |
| Loss | -- | Enzo Maccarinelli | PTS | 4 | 2 Oct 1999 | Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff | 36-40. |
| Loss | 7-1-1 | Mark "Hobbo" Hobson | PTS | 4 | 11 Sep 1999 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire | |
| Loss | 8-2-1 |  Juan Nelongo | PTS | 8 | 7 Aug 1999 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands | |
| Loss | -- | Jim Twite | PTS | 4 | 12 Jul 1999 | Ryton Sports Connexion, Coventry, West Midlands | 36-40. |
| Loss | 7-1-2 |  Sebastiaan Rothmann | PTS | 8 | 19 Jun 1999 | Dublin | 73-80. |
| Loss | 20-3-3 | David Johnson | PTS | 6 | 29 May 1999 | Temple Park Centre, South Shields, Tyne and Wear | 55-60. |
| Draw | 0-0-1 | Kenny Gayle | PTS | 4 | 24 Apr 1999 | Planet Ice Rink, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | 38-38. |
| Loss | 5-1 | Glenn Williams | PTS | 6 | 20 Dec 1998 | The Willows, Salford, Greater Manchester | 56-59. |
| Loss | 1-0 | Robert Zlotkowski | PTS | 4 | 11 Dec 1998 | Centrum Arena, Prestwick | 38-39. |
| Loss | 7-0 | Chris P Bacon | PTS | 8 | 16 Nov 1998 | Forte Post House Hotel, Glasgow | 76-78. |
| Win | 0-3 | Rob Galloway | PTS | 6 | 23 Oct 1998 | Light Waves Leisure Centre, Wakefield, Yorkshire | 60-54. |
| Loss | 25-5 | Roberto Dominguez Perez | PTS | 8 | 1 Sep 1998 | Vigo, Galicia | |
| Loss | 10-2 | Kenny Rainford | PTS | 6 | 21 Jun 1998 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside | 57-58. |
| Loss | 3-0-1 | Mark "Hobbo" Hobson | PTS | 6 | 21 May 1998 | Ball Park Centre, Bradford, Yorkshire | 57-59. |
| Draw | 1-5-1 | Tim Brown | PTS | 4 | 8 Apr 1998 | Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, Merseyside | 38-38. |
| Loss | 14-2-1 |  Alain Simon | PTS | 6 | 14 Mar 1998 | Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Oise | |
| Loss | 8-0 | Michael Bowen | PTS | 6 | 7 Mar 1998 | Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire | 55-60. |
| Win | -- | Martin McDonough | PTS | 6 | 23 Feb 1998 | The Mirage, Windsor, Berkshire | 58-57. |
| Loss | 4-2 | Peter Mason | PTS | 4 | 13 Feb 1998 | Seaham, County Durham | 37-40. |
| Loss | 6-2-2 | Alex "Razor" Mason | PTS | 6 | 15 Jan 1998 | Solihull Conference Centre, Solihull, West Midlands | 55-60. |
| Loss | 22-3 | Willie Quinn | TKO | 4 | 14 Dec 1997 | Thistle Hotel, Glasgow | Referee stopped the bout at 1:15 of the fourth round. |
| Draw | 6-2-1 | Alex "Razor" Mason | PTS | 6 | 3 Dec 1997 | Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | 59-59. |
| Loss | -- |  Rudy Markussen | UD | 4 | 3 Oct 1997 | Ostre Gasvaerk, Copenhagen | 35-40, 36-40, 35-40. |
| Win | 2-0 | Mike Gormley | PTS | 6 | 19 Sep 1997 | The Willows, Salford, Greater Manchester | 59-58.5. |
| Loss | 4-4-1 | Andy Manning | PTS | 6 | 26 Jun 1997 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, Yorkshire | 58-59.5. |
| Win | 28-118-5 | Seamus Casey | PTS | 6 | 20 Apr 1997 | Rothwell Leisure Centre, Leeds, Yorkshire | 60-58. |
| Draw | 2-3 | Pele Lawrence | PTS | 6 | 22 Dec 1996 | The Willows, Salford, Greater Manchester | |
| Draw | 1-17-2 | Michael Pinnock | PTS | 6 | 14 Nov 1996 | Pinegrove Country Club, Sheffield, Yorkshire | |
| Win | 1-16-1 | Michael Pinnock | PTS | 6 | 4 Oct 1996 | Light Waves LeisureCentre, Wakefield, Yorkshire | |