Ryan Garner
English boxer (born 1998)
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Ryan Garner (born 5 January 1998) is an English professional boxer. He has been Commonwealth super-featherweight champion since July 2025. Garner is also a former British and European super-featherweight title holder.
Career
Unbeaten in his first 13 professional fights, Garner faced Juan Jesus Antunez for the vacant WBC super-featherweight International title at York Hall in London on 18 August 2023.[3] He won by stoppage in the third round.[4]
He successfully defended his title with unanimous decision wins over Liam Dillon at York Hall on 11 May 2024,[5] and Archie Sharp at The O2 Arena in London on 27 July 2024.[6][7]
In his next bout on 1 March 2025, Garner defeated the previously unbeaten Spanish boxer Salvador Jimenez via unanimous decision at Bournemouth International Centre to claim the vacant European super-featherweight title with all three ringside judges scoring the fight 120–108.[8][9][10]
Garner added the British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles to his collection by dethroning defending champion Reece Bellotti at Bournemouth International Centre on 26 July 2025, winning by 12th round stoppage.[11][12][13]
On 20 October 2025, he vacated his European title.[14] He also reliquished his British title in January 2026.[15]
Garner stopped Cristian Bielma in the third of a scheduled eight-round non-title contest at 3Arena in Dublin on 14 March 2026.[16][17]
Drug driving conviction
In August 2017, Garner was convicted of driving while under the influence of cocaine. Southampton Magistrates' Court heard he crashed his brothers' car into a parked vehicle after taking the drug on 21 May that year. Garner was sentenced to an 80-hour unpaid work order and banned from driving for two years. He was also suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control.[18]