James Dickens

James Dickens is an active professional boxer from England. He is the current IBA and WBA (Interim) Super Featherweight Champion and a former British Super Bantamweight Champion.

Player Profile and Personal Life

James Dickens was born on April 12, 1991, in Liverpool, England, UK. The British fighter is 165 cm tall and has a wingspan of 160 cm.

He has competed across three weight divisions, from Super Bantamweight to Super Featherweight. He fights from a southpaw position and is trained out of Liverpool.

Career

Dickens began his professional campaign in January 2011 after winning the 2010 Senior ABA Bantamweight Title as an amateur.

He won the vacant English Super Bantamweight Title in 2013 and captured the vacant British Super Bantamweight title in 2015.

His career has been defined by several high-profile rivalries. He has challenged for a world title on three occasions, suffering losses to Guillermo Rigondeaux (RTD 2) for the WBA Super Bantamweight Title in 2016, and to Kid Galahad (RTD 11) for the vacant IBF Featherweight Title in 2021. He also lost to Leigh Wood in a 2020 Golden Contract tournament semi-final.

In July 2025, Dickens achieved the biggest win of his career, traveling to Turkey to score a stunning fourth-round knockout over the previously undefeated Olympic gold medalist Albert Batyrgaziev to win the IBA and WBA (Interim) Super Featherweight Titles.

Career Record:

Total - 41

Wins - 36

• By knockout – 15
• By decision - 21

Losses – 5

• By knockout - 4
• By decision - 1

Draws - 0

Medal Record

• 2010 - Senior ABA Championships, Men's Bantamweight, Gold