Stuart Elwell
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Stuart Elwell is a professional boxer from Darlaston
Darlaston
Darlaston is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands of England.-History:Archaeological evidence of the history of Darlaston has been destroyed by The de Darlaston family owned Darlaston and lived in the manor between the 12th century and 15th century. When the de...

 in the Black Country
Black Country
The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton. During the industrial revolution in the 19th century this area had become one of the most intensely industrialised in the nation...

, England
England
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.

He became a professional boxer in the year 2000. His first fight was against Ernie Smith at Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Wolverhampton Civic Hall
Wolverhampton Civic Hall is a music venue in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It has been one of the most important live music venues in the county for several decades. It is part of a complex also including Wulfrun Hall and the newer Little Civic...

, which he won on points. His professional record currently stands at 12 wins out of 16 fights. He has one knockout victory which was shown on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
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 on 23 June 2006, against Francis Jones. His professional boxing career was put on hold between 2001 and 2005 when he served several years as a Royal Marine. He also boxed for the Royal Marines including a fight in Sydney
Sydney
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, Australia
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. He won the British Midlands Welterweight championship only three fights into his return to civilian life.

Boxing record

30 Jan 2009
Kell Brook
Kell Brook
Ezekiel Brook, better known as Kell Brook, born 3 May 1986 is a British professional boxer from Sheffield in England who fights in the welterweight division. He is a former holder of the British welterweight title and the WBO Inter-continental title at the same weight and presently holds the WBA...


Bethnal Green, London, England
Lost ref stopped fight 2nd round

28 Nov 2008
Paul Burns
Bellahouston Sports Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Won PTS 6 Rounds

4 Jul 2008
Ted Bami
Ted Bami
Ted Bami Minsende is a light-welterweight boxer. Nicknamed "Dangerous", Bami is a former European light welterweight champion and British light welterweight title challenger....


Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, England
Lost ref stopped fight 7th round

25 Mar 2008
Vyacheslav Senchenko
Drusba Sportpalast, Donetsk, Ukraine
Lost TKOut 2nd round

18 Feb 2008
Chris Brophy
Radisson SAS Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
Won PTS 6 rounds

20 Jul 2007
Alexander Matviechuk
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
Won PTS 6 rounds

23 Mar 2007
John O'Donnell
John O'Donnell (boxer)
John O'Donnell is a London based Irish professional boxer who is a former holder of the Commonwealth welterweight championship.-Early professional career:...


Nottingham Ice Arena, Nottingham, England
Lost PTS 10 rounds

10 Nov 2006
Ben Hudson
Oakengates Theatre, Telford, England
Won PTS 4 rounds

23 Jun 2006
Francis (Franny) Jones
Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
Won KO 1st round

18 May 2006
Peter Dunn
Town Hall, Walsall, England
Won PTS 6 rounds

10 Mar 2006
David Kirk
Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England
Won PTS 10 rounds

25 Nov 2005
Ben Hudson
Town Hall, Walsall, England
Won PTS 4 rounds

06 Oct 2005
Ernie Smith
Concert Hall (Formerly Town Hall), Dudley, England
Won PTS 6 rounds

01 Apr 2001
Richard Inquieti
Light Bar, Wolverhampton, England
Won PTS 6 rounds

28 Jan 2001
Arv Mittoo
Light Bar, Wolverhampton, England
Won PTS 6 rounds

06 Nov 2000
Ernie Smith
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
Won PTS 6 rounds

Midlands welterweight champion

On the 10 March 2006, he fought David Kirk at the Bescot Stadium
Bescot Stadium
Bescot Stadium, also known as the Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989-90 by GMI Construction with a reported build cost of £4.5m...

, Walsall
Walsall
Walsall is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. It is located northwest of Birmingham and east of Wolverhampton. Historically a part of Staffordshire, Walsall is a component area of the West Midlands conurbation and part of the Black Country.Walsall is the administrative...

, to take the Welterweight British Midlands Area title. He won on points after 10 rounds. He gave up this belt in March 2007, when he fought for the English title belt.

English welterweight title fight

On the 23 March 2007, he fought John O'Donnell
John O'Donnell (boxer)
John O'Donnell is a London based Irish professional boxer who is a former holder of the Commonwealth welterweight championship.-Early professional career:...

 for the vacant English Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...

 title, a fight featured on Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports
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. After a close 30-minute contest Elwell came up short 97-94.

WBA Inter-Continental title fight

On the 25 March 2008, he fought Vyacheslav Senchenko in Donetsk, Ukraine, for Vyacheslav's WBA Inter-Continental title. The fight was shown live on Eurosport
Eurosport
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. After a winding blow to the stomach resulting in a standing eight count, Elwell lost to a technical knockout in the second round.

British welterweight title fight

On 30 January 2009, Elwell fought Kell Brook
Kell Brook
Ezekiel Brook, better known as Kell Brook, born 3 May 1986 is a British professional boxer from Sheffield in England who fights in the welterweight division. He is a former holder of the British welterweight title and the WBO Inter-continental title at the same weight and presently holds the WBA...

 at the York Hall
York Hall
The York Hall is a health and leisure centre and one of Britain's best known boxing venues.The venue is situated on Old Ford Road in Bethnal Green, London, England. The hall, opened in 1929 with a capacity of 1,200, stages boxing as well as providing a gymnasium and swimming pool.The hall is owned...

 in Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green is a district of the East End of London, England and part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, with the far northern parts falling within the London Borough of Hackney. Located northeast of Charing Cross, it was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney,...

, England for the British Welterweight title, a fight featured on Sky Sports 1
Sky Sports
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. Elwell lost in the second round after the referee stopped the bout.

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