Lerrone Richards

As an amateur Richards compiled a record of 91–9. He represented Ghana at the 2012 African Olympic Qualifier,{{Cite web|url=https://www.frankwarren.com/rising-super-middleweight-star-lerrone-richards-signs-with-queensberry-promotions/|title=Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions|date=2016-08-15|website=Frank Warren|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-25}} losing in the quarter-final to Abdelmalek Rahou by 9:16.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Lerrone_Richards|title=Lerrone Richards - BoxRec|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2019-11-25}}

Richards made his professional debut on 29 September 2013, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Robert Studzinski at the York Hall in London.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/675966/1834618|title=BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Robert Studzinski|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}}

With four wins out of four fights under his belt, Richards had a two-year absence from competitive bouts while waiting for his contract to expire with his current management team due to a dispute;{{Cite web|url=https://www.frankwarren.com/the-big-interview-lerrone-richards/|title=THE BIG INTERVIEW - LERRONE RICHARDS|last=Hubbard|first=Richard|date=30 August 2016|website=Frank Warren|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}} his last fight being a PTS win over Darren McKenna in April 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/688519/1873932|title=BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Darren McKenna|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}} In 2016, with his contract now expired, Richards signed a promotional deal with Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.frankwarren.com/rising-super-middleweight-star-lerrone-richards-signs-with-queensberry-promotions/|title=Lerrone Richards signs with Queensberry Promotions|last=|first=|date=15 August 2016|website=Frank Warren|language=en-GB|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}} His return to the ring came on 24 October of that year, winning with a first-round technical knockout (TKO) against Gordan Glisic.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/738540/2100163|title=BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Gordan Glisic|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}}

He fought and won five times in 2017, ending the year with a fight against Rhys Pagan for the vacant WBO European super-middleweight title on 27 November at the Grange St. Paul's Hotel in London. Richards won the fight via ten-round unanimous decision (UD), with two judges scoring the bout 99–91 and the third scoring it 98–92.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/760561/2206569|title=BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Rhys Pagan|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}}

Following a six-round PTS victory over Chris Dutton in March 2018 – Richards' only fight of 2018 due to injury{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/billy-joe-saunders-gives-high-praise-lerrone-richards--137464|title=Billy Joe Saunders Gives High Praise To Lerrone Richards|last=|first=|date=28 March 2019|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}} – he fought Tommy Langford on 27 April 2019 at the Wembley Arena, London, with the vacant WBO International, and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles on the line. Richards won by UD with the three judges scoring the bout 118–111, 118–110 and 116–113.{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/783960/2335746|title=BoxRec: Lerrone Richards vs. Tommy Langford|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=25 November 2019}}

The first defence of his Commonwealth title came against Lennox Clarke on 30 November 2019 at Arena Birmingham, with the vacant British title also up for grabs. Richards retained his title via split decision (SD), adding the British title to his collection. Two judges scored in favour of Richards with 117–112 and 116–113 while the third scored it 115–113 to Clarke.{{Cite web|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/lennox-clarke-just-loses-out-17349799|title=Lennox Clarke just loses out in chess match|last=Lockley|first=Mike|date=2 December 2019|website=Birmingham Mail|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=21 February 2020}}

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