Jazza Dickens
| Jazza Dickens | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | James Dickens |
| Nickname(s) | Jazza |
| Weight(s) | Super-bantamweight |
| Nationality | British |
| Born |
12 April 1991 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 25 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 3 |
James "Jazza" Dickens (born 12 April 1991) is a British professional boxer who challenged for the WBA (Super) and lineal super-bantamweight titles in 2016 and held the British super-bantamweight title from 2015 to 2017.
Career
Born in Mill Lane Hospital, Liverpool, Dickens took up boxing at the age of 12 at the Salisbury ABC; After two years he moved on to the Golden Gloves ABC before moving on again to the Everton Red Triangle Boxing Club, representing his country many times at junior level.[1][2] He won the senior ABA bantamweight title in 2010.[1]
After missing out on selection for the Commonwealth Games, he turned professional, making his pro debut in January 2011. He won his first thirteen fights, including victories over Yuriy Voronin and Franklin Varela, before facing the also unbeaten Jon Fernandes in March 2013 for the vacant English super-bantamweight title at the Echo Arena, Liverpool. Dickens took a unanimous decision to become English champion.
Dickens won his next two fights against Dai Davies and Reynaldo Cajina, before meeting Kid Galahad for the vacant British title in September 2013.[3] Galahad stopped Dickens in the tenth round, inflicting the first defeat of his professional career.[4]
Dickens won his next two fights before getting a second chance at the British title after Gavin McDonnell vacated it. He faced Josh Wale at the Echo Arena in March 2015, this time winning via unanimous decision to add the British title to his English title.[4]
He beat Arnoldo Solano on points in July 2015.
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 25 fights | 22 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By decision | 15 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Loss | 22–3 |  Thomas Patrick Ward |
TD | 9 (12), 1:12 | 13 May 2017 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England |
Lost British super-bantamweight title; Unanimous TD after Ward was cut from an accidental head clash |
| 24 | Loss | 22–2 |  Guillermo Rigondeaux |
RTD | 2 (12), 3:00 | 16 Jul 2016 | Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales |
For WBA (Super) and lineal super-bantamweight titles |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 |  Reynaldo Cajina |
RTD | 7 (8), 3:00 | 12 Mar 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
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| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Martin Ward |
SD | 12 | 20 Nov 2015 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England |
Retained British super-bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Arnoldo Solano |
PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2015 | Sports Village, Ellesmere Port, England |
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| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Josh Wale |
UD | 12 | 6 Mar 2015 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
Won vacant British super-bantamweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 |  Giorgi Gachechiladze |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:00 | 25 Oct 2014 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
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| 18 | Win | 17–1 |  Krzysztof Rogowski |
PTS | 6 | 8 Mar 2014 | Aintree Equestrian Centre, Liverpool, England |
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| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Kid Galahad |
TKO | 10 (12), 1:34 | 14 Sep 2013 | Magna Centre, Rotherham, England |
For vacant British super-bantamweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Reynaldo Cajina |
PTS | 4 | 6 Jul 2013 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Dai Davies |
PTS | 10 | 24 May 2013 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Jon Fernandes |
UD | 10 | 30 Mar 2013 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England |
Won vacant English super-bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Franklin Varela |
PTS | 8 | 24 Nov 2012 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Michael Isaac Carrero |
TKO | 6 (8), 2:36 | 5 Oct 2012 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Kristian Laight |
PTS | 6 | 29 Jul 2012 | Devonshire House Hotel, Liverpool, England |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Yuriy Voronin |
TKO | 4 (6), 0:54 | 21 Apr 2012 | Sports Centre, Oldham, England |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Janis Puksins |
TKO | 3 (6), 1:28 | 10 Mar 2012 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Barrington Brown |
PTS | 6 | 4 Feb 2012 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Dougie Curran |
PTS | 4 | 16 Dec 2011 | Municipal Hall, Colne, England |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | James Ancliff |
RTD | 2 (6) | 12 Nov 2011 | Sports Centre, Oldham, England |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Chris Riley |
PTS | 4 | 30 Sep 2011 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Chuck Jones |
PTS | 4 | 30 Jul 2011 | Greenbank Sports Centre, Liverpool, England |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 |  Stoyan Serbezov |
PTS | 4 | 20 May 2011 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, England |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Sali Mustafov |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:23 | 26 Mar 2011 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Pavels Senkovs |
PTS | 4 | 22 Jan 2011 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England |
Professional debut |
References
- 1 2 Evans, Glynn (2014) "In Depth with Jazza Dickens", BoxNation, 4 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ↑ Lubin, Rhian (2015) "Everton Red Triangle Boxing club and Jazza Dickens back CALM'S campaign against male suicide", Liverpool Echo, 27 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- ↑ "Kid Galahad confident he will see off James Dickens and become British champion", Sky Sports, 11 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2015
- 1 2 McKenna, Micheal (2015) "Seconds Out: James 'Jazza' Dickens keen to right the wrongs of last British title challenge", Liverpool Echo, 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015
External links
| Sporting positions | ||||
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| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Ryan Walsh |
English super-bantamweight champion 30 Mar 2013 – Jul 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Sean Davis | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Gavin McDonnell |
British super-bantamweight champion 6 March 2015 – 13 May 2017 |
Succeeded by Thomas Patrick Ward | ||