Anthony John Fowler (born 10 March 1991) is a British former

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. As an

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, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and gold at the

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Amateur career

Fowler competed at the 2013 World Championships. He won four fights including beating 2nd seed Dmytro Mytrafanov and 7th seed

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, winning the bronze medal along with

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of Russia. Fowler entered the 2014 Commonwealth Games Middleweight boxing competition at the round of 32, beating Cypriot Kyriakos Spanosby unanimous decision. Fowler continued to the final, defeating Kieran Smith in the round of 16, Nickson Otieno Abaka in the quarter-final, and Benny Muziyo in the semi-final, all by unanimous decision. Fowler claimed gold in the competition on 2 August 2014, defeating Indian

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by unanimous decision. Fowler competed for the British Lionhearts squad at the 2015 World Series of Boxing competition. Fowler fought

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quarter-finalist Zhou Di of the China Dragons in York Hall, Bethnal Green London, on 15 January 2015. Fowler comfortably controlled the opening two rounds, however in the third round the fight took a dramatic turn when a clash of heads left Fowler with a gaping cut to the forehead, forcing the referee to stop the fight. On 30 January 2015 Fowler fought again on behalf of the British Lionhearts to face Moroccan Atlas Lions middleweight contender, Said Harnouf. Fowler dominated the first two rounds of the fight knocking his opponent down to the canvas three times. During the second round a cut Fowler sustained two weeks earlier was re-opened though the referee allowed the fight to continue. From here Fowler clearly changed strategy in order to protect the cut in order to finish the fight. Despite this setback Fowler continued to challenge his opponent and was declared the unanimous victor at the end of the five fight bout. On 26 February Fowler went on to win his fight for the British Lionhearts against his opponent Misael Rodriguez (fight for the Mexican Guerreros) by split decision to continue his winning streak in the 2015 world series boxing. Fowler competed at the

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in Brazil but lost in his opening fight to

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by unanimous decision having suffered a knockdown in round two. Fowler finished his amateur career in 2016 with a record of 190-19.

Professional career

Early career

Fowler made his professional debut on 27 May 2017 at

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, on the undercard of

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vs. Errol Spence Jr., scoring a first-round

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(KO) over Arturs Geikins.

Fowler vs. Fitzgerald

Fowler suffered his first defeat at the hands of

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via

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(SD). The bout took place on 30 Mar 2019 at the

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Fowler vs. Harper

On 7 August 2020, Fowler fought and defeated Adam Harper via a seventh round TKO.

Fowler vs. Fortea

On 20 March 2021, Fowler fought IBF #15 ranked Jorge Fortea. Fowler won the fight via KO in three rounds.

Fowler vs. Smith

On 9th Oct 2021, Anthony Fowler was beaten by fellow Liverpudlian, Liam Smith, suffering an 8th round TKO loss.

Retirement

Having not fought since 27 February 2022, Fowler officially announced his retirement from boxing via social media on 5 June 2023.

Investigation

Fowler has been probed by Britain's Advertising Standards Authority for misconduct while promoting and advertising his company Supreme CBD. Fowler along with other celebrities including,

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, and

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have all been investigated and issued with a warning by the ASA. The ASA investigation concluded that their social media posts have been found to be commercial in nature, and not "honest" opinions about the benefits of CBD, since they were being financially rewarded for their posts. The investigation also concluded that the posts made by these celebrities were making unlawful medical claims about the use of CBD, which is prohibited by the UK's Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

Personal life

Fowler is a first cousin of former

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and England footballer

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. After the

2024 Southport stabbings On 29 July 2024, a mass stabbing targeting young girls occurred at the Hart Space, a dance studio in the Meols Cop area of Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom. Seventeen-year-old Axel Rudakubana killed three children and injured ten others a ...

, Fowler spread misinformation on

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about the attacker being "a fellow from Syria".

Professional boxing record

References

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