Jamie McDonnell
Jamie McDonnell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jamie McDonnell 30 March 1986 |
| Nationality |  English |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Wins by KO | 5 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
Jamie McDonnell (born 30 March 1986) is an English boxer who currently fights in the Bantamweight division. He is the current holder of the British bantamweight title and has also fought for the British super flyweight title.
Early Pro Career
McDonnell had his first professional contest in September 2005 when he scored a points win over Neal Reid at the Doncaster Dome. He won his next three fights before meeting Welshman Dai Davies again at the Dome and scoring a draw over 4 rounds. On 13 October 2006 McDonnell beat Wayne Bloy over 4 rounds and in December of the same year he defeated future British super flyweight champion Andy Bell over six. McDonnell's first title came in his next fight, meeting former victim Bloy on 23 February 2007 and scoring a third round stoppage to lift the English bantamweight title. The newly crowned English champion now had a record of 8-0-1 and had never fought outside of Doncaster professionally.[1]
Fights with Edwards and Haskins
McDonnell's first fight outside his home city saw him travel to the York Hall in Bethnal Green to defeat Nikita Lukin on 21 September 2007 in an 8 round fight. His next fight was to be for the British super-flyweight title at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan on 8 December 2007. The fight with Chris Edwards would be the first time the British super-flyweight had been contested making this the inaugural contest for the belt. The experienced Edwards eventually won the title via a split decision after 12 hotly contested rounds handing a first defeat for the Doncaster man. [2]
On 28 March 2008 McDonnell suffered his second defeat in a row having travelled to Barnsley to meet Bristol's Lee Haskins. The fight with Haskins resulted in another close loss over 8 rounds with Haskins himself coming off a British title loss to Ian Napa in the bantamweight division. The fight in Barnsley doubled as an eliminator for the winner to challenge for the Super Flyweight title which Haskins would go on to win.[3]
British bantamweight champion
Following two straight defeats to British level fighters, McDonnell regrouped by returning to Doncaster and beating journeyman Anthony Hanna via a fifth round stoppage. Two fights on the island of Jersey then followed with McDonnell scoring stoppage wins over imports Krastan Krastanov and Alain Bonnel before travelling back to Doncaster to defeat Scotland's James Ancliff again before the final bell had been heard. On 22 January 2010 McDonnell got his chance to fight for the British title once more, this time for the bantamweight version held by the experienced Ian Napa. The fight, at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, saw a tough battle result in an upset split decision win for McDonnell with the added bonus of the vacant Commonwealth belt also being on the line.[4]
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