# Martin Gethin

Martin Gethin (born 16 November 1983) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He held the British lightweight title from 2013 to 2014.

## Early professional career

Gethin made his debut in November 2004 beating journeyman Kristian Laight stopping him in the 4th round. In his 10th fight he fought for the vacant Midlands Area lightweight title beating Craig Johnson on points over 10 rounds. An exciting fighter he received a great opportunity just two fights later to fight in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. He beat Fabian Luque, who had a record of 21-5, and stopped him in the 4th round in what was his best win to date. On returning to the UK, Gethin trod water beating Carl Allen and Ali Wyatt until the opportunity arose for him to fight the unbeaten Nadeem Siddique. He won the fight in a potential fight of the year and set himself up for a shot at the English title.

## English champion and challenger

In September 2008 Gethin fought touted prospect John Fewkes for the vacant English lightweight title and forced the referee to wave it off in the 4th round. Fewkes came into the contest with a 17-0 record and with wins over Scott Haywood and Craig Watson on his record but had only fought once in the year and was also having problems making the weight. As it transpired he failed to make the weight for the contest meaning that even if he won he would not have lifted the title. Gethin took full advantage and dominated from the 3rd round securing a big upset win. Gethin's first defence ended in disappointment however when he was defeated by Stoke's Scott Lawton at Nottingham's Trent FM Arena on 6 December 2008. In March 2009 Gethin tried to shake off the disappointment of defeat by taking part in an eliminator for the British title, this time meeting Liverpool's John Watson at the city's Echo Arena. He was to lose for the second time despite putting his opponent down in the last round he'd left it too late and lost on points.
Gethin suffered his third defeat in a row when on 18 May 2009 he lost to journeyman Chris Long at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham, losing on points after being put down by Long in the last round. A victory the following month against another journeyman boxer, Jason Nesbitt, put Gethin back on winning ways before on 15 January 2010 he got the opportunity to once more fight for the English title. The fight, at the leisure centre in Altrincham, resulted in a 10-round points victory over challenger Graeme Higginson to become a two time holder of the title.

## Professional boxing record

| 38 fights | 28 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 6 |
| By decision | 16 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 38 | Loss | 28–9–1 | Jack Catterall | TKO | 3 (10), 1:40 | 8 Apr 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | For WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 37 | Win | 28–8–1 | John Wayne Hibbert | TKO | 4 (10), 2:28 | 26 Nov 2016 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Won vacant IBF International light welterweight title |
| 36 | Win | 27–8–1 | Liam Richards | PTS | 4 | 19 Nov 2016 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 35 | Loss | 26–8–1 | Adam Little | KO | 3 (12) | 17 Sep 2016 | Hilton Hotel, Blackpool, England | |
| 34 | Win | 26–7–1 | Fonz Alexander | PTS | 4 | 14 May 2016 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England | |
| 33 | Loss | 25–7–1 | Tommy Coyle | RTD | 5 (12), 3:00 | 7 Mar 2015 | Ice Arena, Kingston upon Hull, England | |
| 32 | Win | 25–6–1 | Kevin McCauley | TD | 5 (6), 1:03 | 6 Dec 2014 | Hilton Hotel, Coventry, England | Points TD: An accidental head clash left Gethin with a cut on the left eye and the bout was halted |
| 31 | Loss | 24–6–1 | Terry Flanagan | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 26 Jul 2014 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England | For vacant British lightweight title |
| 30 | Loss | 24–5–1 | Derry Mathews | SD | 12 | 10 May 2014 | Olympia, Liverpool, England | Lost British lightweight title |
| 29 | Loss | 24–4–1 | Ammeth Díaz | KO | 7 (12), 2:53 | 31 May 2013 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 28 | Win | 24–3–1 | Ben Murphy | TKO | 9 (12), 0:56 | 18 Jan 2013 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | Won vacant British lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 23–3–1 | Carl Johanneson | TKO | 11 (12), 0:13 | 21 Sep 2012 | Hilton Hotel, Westminster, England | Won vacant IBF International lightweight title |
| 26 | Win | 22–3–1 | Stuart Green | TKO | 3 (10), 1:15 | 12 May 2012 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 25 | Win | 21–3–1 | Csaba Torma | TKO | 4 (6), 1:59 | 23 Mar 2012 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 24 | Win | 20–3–1 | Ivan Godor | PTS | 10 | 9 Mar 2012 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England | Won vacant International Masters welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 19–3–1 | Arek Malek | PTS | 6 | 18 Nov 2011 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | John Baguley | PTS | 6 | 16 Apr 2010 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England | |
| 21 | Win | 17–3–1 | Graeme Higginson | UD | 10 | 15 Jan 2010 | Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England | Won vacant English lightweight title |
| 20 | Win | 16–3–1 | Jason Nesbitt | PTS | 4 | 28 Jun 2009 | Liquid Envy nightclub, Luton, England | |
| 19 | Loss | 15–3–1 | Chris Long | PTS | 4 | 18 May 2009 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England | |
| 18 | Loss | 15–2–1 | John Watson | PTS | 10 | 28 Mar 2009 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 17 | Loss | 15–1–1 | Scott Lawton | TKO | 9 (10), 0:15 | 6 Dec 2008 | Arena, Nottingham, England | Lost English lightweight title |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | John Fewkes | TKO | 4 (10), 2:30 | 5 Sep 2008 | Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England | Won vacant English lightweight title; Title only at stake for Gethin as Fewkes misses weight |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Nadeem Siddique | TKO | 7 (8), 2:42 | 11 Jul 2008 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Ali Wyatt | PTS | 8 | 25 Feb 2008 | Burlington Hotel, Birmingham, England | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Carl Allen | PTS | 6 | 25 Jan 2008 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, England | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Fabián Luque | TKO | 4 (8), 0:24 | 7 Dec 2007 | MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Darren Broomhall | TKO | 3 (6), 1:59 | 8 Oct 2007 | Burlington Hotel, Birmingham, England | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Craig Johnson | PTS | 10 | 15 Sep 2007 | International Convention Centre, Birmingham, England | Won vacant Midlands Area lightweight title |
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Carl Allen | PTS | 6 | 20 Apr 2007 | Town Hall, Dudley, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Judex Meemea | TKO | 3 (10), 0:14 | 5 Dec 2006 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Kristian Laight | PTS | 6 | 7 Nov 2006 | Elland Road, Leeds, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Baz Carey | PTS | 4 | 1 Jun 2006 | Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Carl Allen | PTS | 4 | 10 Mar 2006 | Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Michael Medor | PTS | 4 | 25 Nov 2005 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | John Paul Ryan | TKO | 2 (6), 0:23 | 6 Oct 2005 | Town Hall, Dudley, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jason Nesbitt | PTS | 6 | 15 Apr 2005 | Lord Hill Hotel, Shrewsbury, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Kristian Laight | TKO | 4 (6), 2:48 | 18 Nov 2004 | McDonald-Albrighton Hall Hotel, Shrewsbury, England | |