Josh Babb’s Ten-Round Win Delivers the English Bantamweight Belt
Josh Babb defeated Piotr Mirga to win the English bantamweight championship on February 15, 2026. Their ten-round contest appeared on the Muxanga–Byfield card, and Babb’s management confirmed the title victory in a same-day announcement.
Ten rounds establish the champion
The completed result was a unanimous decision. Babb therefore secured the championship through the full scheduled distance, with the judges required to assess ten rounds rather than a stoppage deciding the assignment inside the limit.
The pairing had appeared on an earlier November 2025 schedule, but the championship outcome belongs to the February event. The later dated result provides the concrete milestone in their head-to-head history and Babb’s progression through the domestic ranks.
A domestic championship milestone
An English title represents a specific national-level achievement within British professional boxing. Winning it gave Babb a recognized championship result at bantamweight and an established platform for future domestic assignments, without implying that the contest was a world-title fight.
The show was headed by Tiago Osorio Muxanga against Asinia Byfield, with Muxanga taking a split decision in their separate bout. Babb’s own assignment produced a unanimous verdict and a new belt. The championship announcement, the ten-round distance and the recorded decision together establish what he achieved against Mirga: a completed domestic title victory after the pairing had previously circulated on a different schedule.
Sources
- oneempiremgmt.com: the new english bantamweight champion
- pod.boxingshowtimes.com: muxanga vs byfield
- nextknockout.com: fearless muxanga vs byfield 853459
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Josh Babb, Piotr Mirga, Boxing
