Richard Towers

Richard Towers
Statistics
Real name	Richard Towers
Nickname(s)	The Inferno
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Nationality	English
Born	(1979-08-08) 8 August 1979 (age 44) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	16
Wins	15
Wins by KO	13
Losses	1

Richard Towers (Born Richard Hayles on 8 August 1979) is a British former heavyweight professional boxer. In 2012, Towers won the EBU-EU (European Union) heavyweight title.

Imprisonment

Richard Towers (then known as Hayles) was imprisoned for 13 years after being part of a gang which inflicted three days of agony on a man who was held at gunpoint, and tortured with a steam iron, hammer and stun gun. He played no part in the man's ordeal but was involved in the kidnap which led to a £150,000 ransom demand. Towers served six and a half years before his release.^[1]

Boxing career

Amateur career

Towers has won all but one of his amateur fights whilst waiting to get a professional licence. The licence could not be granted until he finished his probationary period.

Professional career

2009

Towers turned professional on 13 June 2009, scoring a points victory against Chris Woollas.^[2] The following month Towers scored another points victory in his second bout against Howard Daley. Towers scored his first stoppage victory in a rematch with Chris Woollas, the referee ended the fight in the second round after Woollas was knocked down for a third time. Towers fought in another three bouts in 2009, against Michal Skierniewski, Jason Callum and Lee Mountford, winning all within the scheduled rounds.

2010

Towers managed routine knockout victories over Yavor Marinchev and Ladislav Kovarik.

Professional boxing record

14 Wins (11 knockouts, 3 decisions) ^[2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	15-1	Hrvoje Kisicek	TKO	6 (6)	29 Nov 2014	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Lose	14-1	Lucas Browne	TKO	5 (12)	2 Nov 2013	Ice Arena, Hull	Commonwealth heavyweight title final eliminator. Browne cut on the right eyebrow in the 3rd round.
Win	14-0	Gregory Tony	TKO	9	16 Jun 2012	Manchester Velodrome, Manchester	EBU EU Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the ninth round.
Win	13-0	Harold Sconiers	TKO	5	24 Mar 2012	Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Referee stopped the bout at 0:27 of the fifth round.
Win	12-0	Yuri Bihoutseu	TKO	3	24 Sep 2011	Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Referee stopped the bout at 2:28 of the third round.
Win	11-0	Ismail Abdoul	PTS	8	25 Jun 2011	Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire	80-72.
Win	10-0	Raman Sukhaterin	RTD	4	16 Apr 2011	MEN Arena, Manchester	Raman did not come out for the fifth round.
Win	9-0	Daniel Bispo	TKO	2	26 Feb 2011	Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Greater Manchester	Referee stopped the bout at 2:51 of the second round.
Win	8-0	Ladislav Kovarik	TKO	1	21 May 2010	Ponds Forge, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Referee stopped the bout at 2:01 of the first round.
Win	7-0	Yavor Marinchev	TKO	2	16 Apr 2010	Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester	Referee stopped the bout at 2:27 of the second round.
Win	6-0	Lee Mountford	TKO	1	20 Dec 2009	Octagon Centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Win	5-0	Jason Callum	RTD	3	24 Oct 2009	Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire	Callum did not come out for the fourth round.
Win	4-0	Michal Skierniewski	RTD	2	3 Oct 2009	Altrincham Ice Dome, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	Michal did not come out for the third round.
Win	3-0	Chris Woollas	TKO	2	5 Sep 2009	Watford Colosseum, Watford, Hertfordshire	Referee stopped the bout at 1:28 of the second round.
Win	2-0	Howard Daley	PTS	4	18 Jul 2009	MEN Arena, Manchester	40-36.
Win	1-0	Chris Woollas	PTS	4	13 Jun 2009	Robin Park Centre, Wigan, Greater Manchester	40-36.