Tony Jeffries
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Tony David Jeffries (born 2 March 1985 in Sunderland, England
) is an English professional boxer
who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics
. Jeffries is currently undefeated in his professional career.
. He began to box at the age of ten, inspired by his uncle William Young "Billy" Bryce, a former professional boxer. He joined Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club, and in 1999 won the School Boys' Championships and gold in the European Cadets (U17) in 2001.
He won 7 National titles and fought for England/GB 56 times
He has a sister named Lucy Jeffries, born 26 March 1996, and sister Sarah Briton, born 23 April 1982.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
he lost to Scottish
winner Kenny Anderson at light-heavy.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
he beat Christopher Downs
and Ramazan Magomedov
, but lost to Kazakhstan
southpaw Yerkebuian Shynaliyev
. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Olympics, becoming the first ever boxer from Tyne and Wear
to do so. He won a bronze medal after losing to the Irish Boxer Kenny Egan in the semi-final round. Not long after he represented his medal to the Sunderland people at the Stadium of Light
, being a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.
. Jeffries signed his first professional during the half-time break of Sunderlands match against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 29 November after a row over unpaid bonuses from the Amateur Boxing Association of England
Pro Record
in January 2009. On 27 February, Jeffries won his debut fight at super middleweight on the Munroe-Martinez undercard in a first round knockout of Aliaksandr Vaiavoda in Barnsley.
Jeffries won his second professional fight on home soil in impressive fashion. He produced another TKO at the Crowtree Leisure Centre to defeat Roy Meissner.
Jeffries racked up five more wins before a disappointing draw with Michael Banbula in July 2010.
|align="center" colspan=8|8 Wins (6 knockout, 2 decision), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|style="background: #dddddd"|Draw
|Michael Bambola
|PTS
|8
|2010-07-23
|align=left|
Houghton-le-Spring, England
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Matt Hainy
|TKO
|2
|2010-06-04
|align=left| Peterlee, England
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Nathan King
|PTS
|6
|2010-04-23
|align=left| Coventry, England
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Andrejs Tolstihs
|TKO
|1
|2009-12-11
|align=left|
Newport, Wales
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Artsiom Salomka
|PTS
|6
|2009-10-16
|align=left| Sunderland, England
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Iliya Shakura
|TKO
|1
|2009-07-10
|align=left| Sunderland, England
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Roy Meissner
|TKO
|2
|2009-05-02
|align=left| Sunderland, England
|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Aliaksandr Vaiavoda
|TKO
|1
|2009-02-27
|align=left| Barnsley
, England
|align=left|
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is an English professional boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Jeffries is currently undefeated in his professional career.
Life and career
Jeffries was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and grew up around the East Herrington area of the city whilst attending Farringdon Community Sports CollegeFarringdon Community Sports College
Farringdon Community Sports College is a comprehensive school in the suburb of Farringdon in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The school is a specialist Sports College....
. He began to box at the age of ten, inspired by his uncle William Young "Billy" Bryce, a former professional boxer. He joined Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club, and in 1999 won the School Boys' Championships and gold in the European Cadets (U17) in 2001.
He won 7 National titles and fought for England/GB 56 times
He has a sister named Lucy Jeffries, born 26 March 1996, and sister Sarah Briton, born 23 April 1982.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
he lost to Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
winner Kenny Anderson at light-heavy.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
he beat Christopher Downs
Christopher Downs
Christopher Downs is a US-American amateur boxer best known to win bronze at the Pan American Games 2007 at light heavyweight.-Career:A member of the U.S...
and Ramazan Magomedov
Ramazan Magomedov
Ramazan Magomedov whose second name is also sometimes spelt Magamedau is a Belarusian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight.The elusive Magomedov lost to Tony Jeffries at the 2007 World Championships....
, but lost to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
southpaw Yerkebuian Shynaliyev
Yerkebuian Shynaliyev
Yerkebulan Shynaliyev is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan best known to win the bronze medal at light heavyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:Shynaliyev won silver at the World Junior Championships in 2006....
. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Olympics, becoming the first ever boxer from Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear
Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in north east England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
to do so. He won a bronze medal after losing to the Irish Boxer Kenny Egan in the semi-final round. Not long after he represented his medal to the Sunderland people at the Stadium of Light
Stadium of Light
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light has the fifth-largest capacity of any English football stadium. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland A.F.C. matches...
, being a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. Jeffries signed his first professional during the half-time break of Sunderlands match against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 29 November after a row over unpaid bonuses from the Amateur Boxing Association of England
Amateur Boxing Association of England
The Amateur Boxing Association of England is the governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organised on an All-Ireland basis. The Association was founded in 1880...
World Amateur Championships results
2007 (as a Light heavyweight)- Defeated Daniel Kooij (Netherlands) 13–6
- Defeated Christopher DownsChristopher DownsChristopher Downs is a US-American amateur boxer best known to win bronze at the Pan American Games 2007 at light heavyweight.-Career:A member of the U.S...
(United States) 18–9 - Defeated Ramazan MagomedovRamazan MagomedovRamazan Magomedov whose second name is also sometimes spelt Magamedau is a Belarusian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight.The elusive Magomedov lost to Tony Jeffries at the 2007 World Championships....
(Belarus) 16–8 - Lost to Yerkabulan Shinaliev (Kazakhstan) 9–20
Olympic Games Results
2008 (as a Light heavyweight)- 1st round bye
- Defeated Eleider ÁlvarezEleider AlvarezEléyder Álvarez Baytar is a Colombian amateur boxer, best known for winning the 2007 Pan American Games in the men's light heavyweight division.-Amateur Career:...
(Colombia) 5–5 - Defeated Imre SzellőImre SzelloImre Szellő is a Hungarian amateur boxer who has qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships:...
(Hungary) 10–2 - Lost to Kenneth EganKenneth EganKenneth "Kenny" Egan is an amateur boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a Silver Medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics...
(Ireland) 3–10
Pro Record
Professional career
Jeffries signed a professional contract with boxing promoter Frank MaloneyFrank Maloney
Frank Maloney is a boxing manager and promoter and United Kingdom Independence Party politician. He is most famous for managing Lennox Lewis to the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of the World.-Early life:...
in January 2009. On 27 February, Jeffries won his debut fight at super middleweight on the Munroe-Martinez undercard in a first round knockout of Aliaksandr Vaiavoda in Barnsley.
Jeffries won his second professional fight on home soil in impressive fashion. He produced another TKO at the Crowtree Leisure Centre to defeat Roy Meissner.
Jeffries racked up five more wins before a disappointing draw with Michael Banbula in July 2010.
Professional boxing record
|-|align="center" colspan=8|8 Wins (6 knockout, 2 decision), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|style="background: #dddddd"|Draw
|Michael Bambola
|PTS
|8
|2010-07-23
|align=left|
Houghton-le-Spring, England|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Matt Hainy
|TKO
|2
|2010-06-04
|align=left|
Peterlee, England|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Nathan King
|PTS
|6
|2010-04-23
|align=left|
Coventry, England|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Andrejs Tolstihs
|TKO
|1
|2009-12-11
|align=left|
Newport, Wales|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Artsiom Salomka
|PTS
|6
|2009-10-16
|align=left|
Sunderland, England|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Iliya Shakura
|TKO
|1
|2009-07-10
|align=left|
Sunderland, England|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Roy Meissner
|TKO
|2
|2009-05-02
|align=left|
Sunderland, England|align=left|
|-align=center
|Win
|Aliaksandr Vaiavoda
|TKO
|1
|2009-02-27
|align=left|
BarnsleyBarnsley
Barnsley is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Dearne, north of the city of Sheffield, south of Leeds and west of Doncaster. Barnsley is surrounded by several smaller settlements which together form the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, of which Barnsley is the largest and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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