Philip Bowes


Philip Bowes is an English professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth super-lightweight title since 2019.

Professional career

Bowes made his professional debut on 8 October 2011, scoring a four round points decision over Billy Smith at the York Hall in London.
After compiling a record of 9–0, he faced Joe Hughes for the vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title on 11 October 2014 at the O2 Arena, London, losing via technical knockout in the tenth and final round. He made a second attempt for the vacant Southern Area title seven months later on 16 May 2015 at the York Hall, losing by points decision to former Prizefighter champion Johnny Coyle.
Following six consecutive PTS wins, he then faced Glenn Foot on 27 May 2017 for the vacant English super-lightweight title at the York Hall. Bowes lost in his third attempt for a British regional title via unanimous decision over ten rounds, with all three judges scoring the bout 95–93.
Following three points decision wins, he fought Benson Nyilawila on 2 February 2019 for the vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title at the York Hall. In his fourth attempt at a professional title, Bowes won with a second-round TKO. The first defence of his Commonwealth title came a month later on 30 March, against Tom Farrell at the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool. The fight was aired live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN in the United States as part of the undercard for Liam Smith vs. Sam Eggington. Bowes successfully retained his title by unanimous decision, with the judges' scorecards reading 118–110, 118–111 and 117–112. Bowes was set to make the second defence of his Commonwealth title against Akeem Ennis-Brown on 29 November 2019 at the York Hall, with the vacant British super-lightweight title also on the line. The day before the fight, it was announced the bout had been cancelled due to the British Boxing Board of Control declaring Bowes medically unfit to fight. Bowes explained on social media; "...the doctor and Boxing Board of Control have ordered my British title fight tonight to be rescheduled due to me having blood in my urine which has come back as a result that I can not fight now. My health is most important so that’s my priority." The fight was then rescheduled for 20 March 2020 but was cancelled again, this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
24 Akeem Ennis-Brown– 2 Sep 2020Wakefield, England.png" />Defending Commonwealth super-lightweight title;
For vacant British super-lightweight title
23Win20–3 Tom FarrellUD1230 Mar 2019M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England.png" />Retained Commonwealth super-lightweight title
22Win19–3 Benson NyilawilaTKO2, 1:172 Feb 2019Won vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title
21Win18–3 Radoslav MitevPTS46 Oct 2018
20Win17–3 Vusumzi TyatyekaPTS1010 Feb 2018
19Win16–3 Luka LeskovicPTS614 Oct 2017
18Loss15–3 Glenn Foot1027 May 2017For vacant English super-lightweight title
17Win15–2 Nathan DalePTS1025 Nov 2016Norwich, England.png" />
16Win14–2 Daniel BazoPTS61 Oct 2016
15Win13–2 James GormanPTS64 Jun 2016
14Win12–2 Ivica GogosevicPTS616 Apr 2016
13Win11–2 Fonz AlexanderPTS627 Feb 2016
12Win10–2 Lee ConnellyPTS44 Dec 2015
11Loss9–2 Johnny CoylePTS1016 May 2015For vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title
10Loss9–1 Joe HughesTKO10, 2:0511 Oct 2014For vacant Southern Area super-lightweight title
9Win9–0 Francis MainaPTS1017 May 2014
8Win8–0 Dean MillsTKO3, 1:3722 Mar 2014
7Win7–0 Paul ApplebyPTS67 Dec 2013
6Win6–0 Andrei Sudas6, 1:579 Mar 2013
5Win5–0 Stanislav NenkoPTS48 Dec 2012Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England.png" />
4Win4–0 Dave O'ConnorPTS615 Sep 2012
3Win3–0 Mark McKrayPTS426 May 2012
2Win2–0 Johnny GreavesPTS43 Dec 2011
1Win1–0 Billy Smith48 Oct 2011