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Paul Butler's boxing career
Butler in his 2010 professional debut, which saw him defeat Anwar Alfadli1 of 15 
Butler, pictured here aged 14, learned his trade with Vauxhall Motors ABC2 of 15 
Butler goes face-to-face with John Donnelly, who he beat to become British super-flyweight champion in 20123 of 15 ![]()
Donnelly takes a knee after a punishing shot from Butler, who scored a first-round stoppage4 of 15 ![]()
Butler holds the British super-flyweight title aloft following his win over Donnelly5 of 15 ![]()
Butler defeats Nigerian boxer Yaqub Kareem to win the Commonwealth super-flyweight title at Wembley Arena in April 2013 (Image: Nick Potts)6 of 15 ![]()
Butler defeated Ali Najah in the first defence of his Commonwealth super-flyweight title (Image: Peter Byrne)7 of 15 ![]()
Butler pictured after beating Najah to retain his Commonwealth super-flyweight title (Image: Peter Byrne)8 of 15 ![]()
Butler beats Ruben Montoya on points to claim the vacant WBA inter-continental super-flyweight title (Image: Peter Byrne)9 of 15 ![]()
Butler celebrates his dominant win over Ruben Montoya in 2013 (Image: Peter Byrne)10 of 15 ![]()
Butler stopped Oreste Bernabe Nieva in four rounds after making the step up to bantamweight (Image: Peter Byrne)11 of 15 ![]()
Butler beat Stuart Hall in June 2014 to become IBF world bantamweight champion (Image: Paul Norris)12 of 15 ![]()
Butler and his opponent Ismael Garnica at the press conference before the pair's fight in October 2014 (Image: Lee Smith)13 of 15 ![]()
Butler scored a comfortable points win over Garnica at the ECHO Arena in Liverpool (Image: Peter Byrne)14 of 15 ![]()
Butler's undefeated run came to an end in March 2015 when IBF world super-flyweight Zolani Tete knocked him out (Image: Carl Recine)15 of 15
