Marc Leach
English boxer (born 1994)
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Marc Leach (born 17 March 1994) is an English former professional boxer. He held the British super-bantamweight title in 2022. Leach was also English bantamweight champion in 2019.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Livewire[1] |
| Born | 17 March 1994[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1] |
| Weight | Super-bantamweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record[2] | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Win by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Career
Leach made his professional boxing debut at De Vere Whites Hotel in Bolton on 20 September 2014, losing on points over four rounds to Bobby Jenkinson.[3]
He then went on a 14 fight undefeated run culminating in claiming his first title with a unanimous decision win over Brett Fidoe for the vacant English bantamweight championship at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on 4 May 2019.[4]
After this, Leach won three successive bouts which were all billed as eliminators for a shot at the British super-bantamweight title, registering unanimous decision successes over Scott Allan in Glasgow on 19 September 2019,[5] Qais Ashfaq in Peterborough on 17 October 2020[6] and Thomas Essomba in Sheffield on 5 June 2021.[7]
He finally got his chance at the vacant title against unbeaten Chris Bourke at York Hall in London on 11 March 2022, winning via unanimous decision.[8][9]
His reign as champion would prove to be a short one as he lost the title in his first defense against Liam Davies at the International Centre in Telford on 11 June 2022. Leach was knocked to the canvas in the first round and, although he recovered to continue the fight and complete the full 12 rounds, he suffered a unanimous decision defeat.[10][11]
After almost 16 months out of the competitive boxing ring, Leach returned at a new weight division to face Masood Abdulah for the vacant Commonwealth Silver featherweight title at York Hall on 6 October 2023. Having sustained heavy punishment throughout the contest, he retired on his stool at the end of the seventh round.[12]
Back at super-bantamweight, in what would prove to be his final fight, Leach took on Peter McGrail for the vacant WBA International title at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool on 27 April 2024, losing by unanimous decision.[13][14]
He announced his retirement from professional boxing in January 2025.[3]
Professional boxing record
| 23 fights | 18 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 14 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Loss | 18–4–1 | Peter McGrail | UD | 10 | 27 Apr 2024 | Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, England | For vacant WBA International super-bantamweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 18–3–1 | Masood Abdulah | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 6 Oct 2023 | York Hall, London, England | For vacant Commonwealth Silver featherweight title |
| 20 | Loss | 18–2–1 | Liam Davies | UD | 12 | 11 Jun 2022 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | Lost British super-bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1–1 | Chris Bourke | UD | 12 | 11 Mar 2022 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant British super-bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–1–1 | Stefan Nicolae | KO | 1 (6), 0:26 | 4 Dec 2021 | AJ Bell Stadium, Eccles, England | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1–1 | Thomas Essomba | UD | 12 | 5 Jun 2021 | Sheffield Arena Car Park, Sheffield, England | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1–1 | Qais Ashfaq | UD | 10 | 17 Oct 2020 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1–1 | Scott Allan | UD | 10 | 19 Sep 2019 | Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| 15 | Win | 13–1–1 | Brett Fidoe | UD | 10 | 4 May 2019 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | Won vacant English bantamweight title |
| 14 | Win | 12–1–1 | Khvicha Gigolashvili | PTS | 6 | 16 Mar 2019 | Oldham Leisure Centre, Oldham, England | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Louis Norman | TKO | 2 (10), 1:40 | 15 Sep 2018 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 12 | Draw | 10–1–1 | Tapiwa Tembo | MD | 8 | 13 Jul 2018 | International Convention Center, Harare, Zimbabwe | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Dmitrijs Gutmans | PTS | 6 | 24 Feb 2018 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Simas Volosinas | PTS | 6 | 10 Nov 2017 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 6 | 18 Feb 2017 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Krzysztof Rogowski | RET | 4 (8), 3:00 | 20 Feb 2016 | Hilton Manchester Deansgate, Manchester, England | |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Ian Halsall | PTS | 4 | 7 Nov 2015 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Mihaly Telekfi | PTS | 4 | 12 Sep 2015 | Evoque Nightclub, Preston, England | |
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Brett Fidoe | PTS | 4 | 10 Jul 2015 | Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester, England | |
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Valentin Marinov | TKO | 2 (4), ?:?? | 13 Jun 2015 | Evoque Nightclub, Preston, England | |
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Anwar Alfadli | PTS | 4 | 28 Mar 2015 | Evoque Nightclub, Preston, England | |
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Francis Croes | PTS | 6 | 14 Dec 2014 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Bobby Jenkinson | PTS | 4 | 20 Sep 2014 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England |