Damon Jones (born 17 March 1993) is a British professional boxer who has challenged once for the British middleweight title.

Damon Jones
Born (1993-03-17) 17 March 1993 (age 31)
NationalityBritish
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins16
Wins by KO3
Losses2
No contests1

Amateur career

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Jones won the 2011 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing out of the West Leeds ABC.[1]

Professional career

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Jones made his professional debut on 10 March 2012, winning a round-round points decision against Liam Griffiths. On 25 July 2015, Jones fought for his first major regional championship—the British middleweight title—but was stopped in six rounds by defending champion Nick Blackwell.[2]

Professional record

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18 fights 15 wins 2 losses
By knockout 3 2
By decision 12 0
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Loss 15–2 (1) James Metcalf TKO 6 (10) 21 Oct 2017 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
17 Win 15–1 (1) Darryl Sharp PTS 6 3 Mar 2017 John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds, England
16 Win 14–1 (1) Simone Lucas PTS 6 18 Mar 2016 Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
15 Loss 13–1 (1) Nick Blackwell TKO 6 (12), 3:00 25 Jul 2015 Derby Arena, Derby, England For British middleweight title
14 Win 13–0 (1) Grant Cunningham TD 5 (10), 1:33 28 Feb 2015 Chase Leisure Centre, Cannock, England Points TD after Jones was cut from an accidental head clash
13 Win 12–0 (1) Kieron Gray KO 3 (6), 2:45 17 May 2014 Town Hall, Leeds, England
12 Win 11–0 (1) Tyan Booth TKO 6 (10), 2:04 28 Mar 2014 Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
11 NC 10–0 (1) Simone Lucas NC 3 (8), 3:00 20 Sep 2013 Metrodome, Barnsley, England Fight stopped and ruled an NC due to problems with crowd control at the venue
10 Win 10–0 Costas Osben PTS 4 6 Jul 2013 The Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England
9 Win 9–0 Kevin McCauley PTS 6 10 May 2013 Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
8 Win 8–0 Dee Mitchell PTS 6 16 Mar 2013 John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds, England
7 Win 7–0 Jan Balog PTS 6 9 Dec 2012 John Charles Centre for Sport, Leeds, England
6 Win 6–0 Duncan Cottier PTS 4 23 Nov 2012 Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
5 Win 5–0 Matthew Ashmole TKO 1 (4), 1:31 8 Sep 2012 Sports Arena, Hull, England
4 Win 4–0 Steve Spence PTS 4 30 Jun 2012 North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England
3 Win 3–0 William Warburton PTS 4 18 May 2012 Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England
2 Win 2–0 Andrew Patterson PTS 4 20 Apr 2012 Irish Centre, Leeds, England
1 Win 1–0 Liam Griffiths PTS 4 10 Mar 2012 Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland

References

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  1. ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Nick Blackwell and Hughie Fury win in Derby". Sky Sports. Sky. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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