Jeff Thomas
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| Jeff Thomas | |
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| Real name | Jeff Charles Thomas |
| Rated at | featherweight |
| Nationality | English  |
| Birth date | 30 October 1981 |
| Birth place | Dordrecht, Holland |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 16 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Wins by KO | 1 |
| Losses | 6 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Jeff Thomas (born 30 October 1981 in Dordrecht, Holland) is an English professional boxer from Lytham St. Anne's in Lancashire.
Thomas fights at light welterweight and was a challenger for the Irish light welterweight title and the British Masters super featherweight and light welterweight titles.[1]
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[edit] Background
Thomas was born in Dordrecht, Holland but was raised and still lives in St Annes-on-Sea near Blackpool in Lancashire, England. His main sponsors are Quilligans Cafe who are located in Lytham St Annes.[1][2]
[edit] Amateur career
At amateur level, Thomas won a North west novice title and reached the quarter final's of the senior ABA championship's in 2001 where we was beaten by eventual finalist Steven Mathews.[1][2]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Debut
Thomas turned professional in December 2001 in Blackpool. On his debut he defeated Birkenhead's Peter Allen on points over six rounds.[1]
[edit] British Masters title fights
Thomas was undefeated in his first seven fights including wins over veterns Peter Buckley and Daniel Thorpe. Then, in September 2003, Thomas fought against Scot Lee McAllister for the British Masters light welterweight title in the Scot's hometown, Aberdeen. McAllister won the title by close decision on points over ten rounds by a margin 95-97.[1]
Three months later in Thomas next fight he faced Yorkshire's Martin Hardcastle again on his opponent home turf at Bradford, Yorkshire. This time Thomas had shed 8lb. and the fight was for the British Masters super featherweight title, but again Thomas lost on points over ten rounds.
Hardcastle and McAllister then faced each other in their next next. McAllister came out the eventual victor, after which Hardcastle retired from boxing.[1]
[edit] Missed Amir Khan fight
Over the following three years Thomas was in and out of the ring, suffering defeats to the likes of Ricky Burns and Steve Murray but also gaining victories over Anthony Hanna and Anthony Christopher.[1]
This lead Thomas to get a chance to fight for the biggest pay day of his career, against Olympic silver medalist Amir Khan. Thomas was approached to fight Khan in December 2005 on the undercard of the Williams v. Harrison but he had contracted to fight Baz Carey, whom Khan had beaten three months previous to that.[2]
An alternate date in the beginning of 2006 was suggested for the pair to fight but it was imperative that Thomas defeat Baz Carey during there scheduled contest in Blackpool. Unfortunately for Thomas he lost on points to Carey and lost his chance to fight Khan.[2][1]
[edit] Irish light welterweight title
Then in June 2006, Thomas got the opportunity to fight for the vacant Irish light welterweight title. The Irish title had been vacated by unbeaten Dubliner Robbie Murray to allow Oisin Fagan and Peter McDonagh to fight for the title. However, McDonagh pulled out of the fight which allowed Thomas the chance to step in and fight for the vacant title at the National Stadium, Dublin.
Fagan won the Irish title in front of his friends and family after he stopped Thomas in the seventh round.[3][4][5][1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Boxrec. "Jeff Thomas". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved on 26 January 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Thomas books a date with Amir Khan". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
- ^ "Tapia helping Martinez get ready for Dunne". Eastside Boxing. Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
- ^ Tomás Rohan. "Fagan could meet Thomas in June". RTE. Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
- ^ Tomás Rohan. "Familiar Names on National Stadium Undercard". Irish boxing.com. Retrieved on 13 January 2008.
