# Tony Sibson

Tony Sibson (born 9 April 1958, in Leicester, England) is a former professional boxer.

## Boxing career

Tony Sibson was Commonwealth and European champion and a three-time world title challenger. His speed coupled with rugged power enabled him to be ranked as one of the best middleweights in the world and ultimately challenge Marvin Hagler for his world crown.
A Middleweight, Sibson fought during the 1970s and 1980s, winning 55 of his 63 bouts, including 31 by knockout. He fought Marvin Hagler for the WBA and WBC middleweight titles in February 1983, losing by a technical knockout in the sixth round. Sibson later moved up to Light heavyweight and lost to Dennis Andries in a bout for the WBC title in 1986. Two years later he challenged Frank Tate for the IBF Middleweight title, this time losing by a 10th-round TKO.

## Professional boxing record

55 Wins (31 knockouts, 24 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 55–7-1 | Frank Tate | TKO | 10 | 7 Feb 1988 | Stafford, England | IBF Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:53 of the tenth round. |
| Win | 55–6–1 | Brian Anderson | TKO | 7 | 16 Sep 1987 | London, England | BBBofC British/Commonwealth Middleweight Titles. |
| Loss | 54–6–1 | Dennis Andries | TKO | 9 | 10 Sep 1986 | London, England | BBBofC British/WBC World Light Heavyweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:04 of the ninth round. |
| Win | 54–5-1 | Luis Jose Rivera | PTS | 10 | 16 Apr 1986 | London, England | |
| Win | 53–5-1 | Abdul Umaru Sanda | PTS | 12 | 19 Mar 1986 | London, England | Commonwealth Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 52–5–1 | Juan Elizondo | KO | 2 | 22 Jan 1986 | London, England | Elizondo knocked out at 0:47 of the second round. |
| Win | 51–5-1 | Mark Kaylor | UD | 12 | 27 Nov 1984 | London, England | BBBofC British/Commonwealth/EBU Middleweight Titles. |
| Win | 50–5-1 | Louis Acaries | PTS | 12 | 25 Feb 1984 | Paris, France | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Loss | 49–5–1 | Don Lee | TKO | 8 | 15 Jan 1984 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 2:13 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 49–4-1 | Manuel Jiminez | TKO | 8 | 22 Nov 1983 | London, England | Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the eighth round. |
| Win | 48–4-1 | John Collins | TKO | 2 | 8 Oct 1983 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | Referee stopped the bout at 0:36 of the second round. |
| Loss | 47–4–1 | Marvin Hagler | TKO | 6 | 11 Feb 1983 | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | WBC/WBA World Middleweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:40 of the sixth round. |
| Win | 47–3–1 | Antonio Alejandro Garrido | RTD | 8 | 14 Sep 1982 | London, England | |
| Win | 46–3–1 | Jacques Chinon | TKO | 10 | 4 May 1982 | London, England | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 45–3-1 | Dwight Davison | PTS | 12 | 21 Feb 1982 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 44–3-1 | Nicola Cirelli | KO | 10 | 24 Nov 1981 | London, England | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 43–3-1 | Alan Minter | TKO | 3 | 15 Sep 1981 | London, England | EBU Middleweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:59 of the third round. |
| Win | 42–3-1 | Andoni Amana | PTS | 12 | 14 May 1981 | Bilbao, Spain | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 41–3–1 | Andre Mongelema | PTS | 10 | 17 Mar 1981 | London, England | |
| Win | 40–3–1 | Norberto Cabrera | PTS | 10 | 27 Jan 1981 | London, England | |
| Win | 39–3-1 | Matteo Salvemini | KO | 7 | 8 Dec 1980 | London, England | EBU Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 38–3–1 | Bobby Coolidge | KO | 7 | 27 Sep 1980 | London, England | Coolidge knocked out at 1:50 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 37–3–1 | Marciano Bernardi | PTS | 10 | 3 Jun 1980 | London, England | |
| Win | 36–3-1 | Chisanda Mutti | PTS | 15 | 4 Mar 1980 | London, England | Commonwealth Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 35–3–1 | James Waire | PTS | 10 | 22 Jan 1980 | London, England | |
| Win | 34–3-1 | Robert Powell | TKO | 1 | 29 Nov 1979 | Liverpool, England | |
| Loss | 33–3-1 | Kevin Finnegan | PTS | 15 | 6 Nov 1979 | London, England | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 33–2–1 | Willie Classen | KO | 2 | 9 Oct 1979 | London, England | |
| Win | 32–2–1 | Jacques Chinon | TKO | 8 | 26 Jun 1979 | Leicester, England | |
| Win | 31–2–1 | Al Clay | TKO | 7 | 15 May 1979 | London, England | |
| Win | 30–2-1 | Frankie Lucas | TKO | 5 | 10 Apr 1979 | London, England | BBBofC British Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 29–2–1 | Eddie Smith | PTS | 10 | 5 Mar 1979 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 28–2–1 | Gerard Nosley | TKO | 7 | 7 Nov 1978 | London, England | |
| Loss | 27–2–1 | Eddie Smith | PTS | 8 | 24 Oct 1978 | London, England | |
| Win | 27–1–1 | Keith Bussey | TKO | 8 | 12 Sep 1978 | London, England | |
| Win | 26–1-1 | Bonny McKenzie | PTS | 8 | 18 Jul 1978 | Wakefield, England | |
| Win | 25–1–1 | Danny McLoughlin | KO | 3 | 29 Jun 1978 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Loss | 24–1-1 | Lottie Mwale | KO | 1 | 23 May 1978 | Leicester, England | |
| Win | 24-0–1 | Mac Nicholson | TKO | 1 | 25 Apr 1978 | London, England | |
| Win | 23–0-1 | Steve Walker | TKO | 5 | 4 Apr 1978 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 22-0-1 | Mac Nicholson | TKO | 7 | 31 Mar 1978 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 21–0-1 | Errol McKenzie | KO | 2 | 6 Mar 1978 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 20–0–1 | John Smith | KO | 5 | 23 Jan 1978 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 19–0–1 | Oscar Angus | TKO | 6 | 30 Nov 1977 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 18–0–1 | Wayne Bennett | PTS | 8 | 8 Nov 1977 | West Bromwich, England | |
| Draw | 17–0–1 | Pat Thomas | PTS | 8 | 18 Oct 1977 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 17-0 | Sonny Kamunga | PTS | 8 | 27 Apr 1977 | Leicester, England | |
| Win | 16–0 | Tony Burnett | PTS | 8 | 21 Apr 1977 | Liverpool, England | |
| Win | 15–0 | Steve Walker | PTS | 8 | 7 Apr 1977 | Dudley, England | |
| Win | 14-0 | Bonny McKenzie | KO | 7 | 24 Mar 1977 | Leicester, England | |
| Win | 13–0 | Gareth Jones | KO | 1 | 25 Feb 1977 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 12–0 | Arthur Winfield | TKO | 2 | 10 Feb 1977 | Coventry, England | |
| Win | 11–0 | Roy Gumbs | PTS | 8 | 19 Jan 1977 | Solihull, England | |
| Win | 10–0 | Tony Burnett | PTS | 8 | 11 Jan 1977 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 9–0 | Tim McHugh | TKO | 4 | 14 Dec 1976 | West Bromwich, England | |
| Win | 8–0 | John Breen | TKO | 5 | 30 Nov 1976 | Dudley, England | |
| Win | 7–0 | Neville Esteban | PTS | 8 | 3 Nov 1976 | Caister-on-Sea, England | |
| Win | 6-0 | Clive Davidson | PTS | 8 | 22 Oct 1976 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 5–0 | Bonny McKenzie | TKO | 7 | 10 Sep 1976 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jimmy Pickard | PTS | 6 | 14 Jul 1976 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 3–0 | Liam White | PTS | 6 | 26 May 1976 | Wolverhampton, England | |
| Win | 2-0 | John Breen | PTS | 6 | 6 May 1976 | Birmingham, England | |
| Win | 1-0 | Charlie Ricardson | TKO | 2 | 9 Apr 1976 | Birmingham, England | |

## Post-Boxing career

Since retiring from boxing, Sibson has led a low-key life working within the building trade living in Leicester.