Jon Thaxton
Jon Thaxton | |
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Born | Jonathan Thaxton 10 September 1974 Norwich, England |
Nationality | British |
Other names | Jono |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
Stance | Southpaw |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 45 |
Wins | 34 |
Wins by KO | 19 |
Losses | 11 |
Jonathan Thaxton (born 10 September 1974) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009. He held the British lightweight title from 2006 and 2007, and the EBU European title from 2008 to 2009.
Professional career
[edit]He had his first professional fight in December 1992, beating Scott Smith on points over six rounds in Stoke on Trent. In his early career he fought as a light-welterweight. His first fight for a major title was in September 1996, when he won the WBO Intercontinental Light-Welterweight title, beating Bernard Paul of Mauritius on points. In November 1997, he won the IBF Intercontinental Light-Welterweight title, beating Rimvidas Bilius of Lithuania on points. In September 1998, he lost both titles, when he lost to the American, Emanuel Augustus, being knocked out in the seventh.
In November 1999, he fought Jason Rowland for the British light-welterweight title, losing when the fight was stopped in the fifth. In October 2000, he had another shot at the now vacant British light-welterweight title when he fought Ricky Hatton. Despite Hatton being cut badly in the first round, he went on to defeat Thaxton on points. In February 2002, he fought Eamonn Magee for the Commonwealth light-welterweight title, losing when the fight was stopped in the sixth.
Between 2002 and 2004, Thaxton spent two years out of the ring with a shoulder injury after a road accident.
WBF title
[edit]In April 2005, he knocked out Frenchman Christophe De Busillet in the fourth, to take the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) world lightweight title. In September 2005, he defended the title against Romanian Vasile Dragomir, scoring a knockout in the fourth round.
British title
[edit]In December 2006, he fought Lee Meager, the holder of the British lightweight title. Thaxton scored a unanimous points victory to take the title. In March 2007, he defended the British lightweight title against Scott Lawton, winning by a technical knockout in the seventh. In October 2007, he defended the British lightweight title again, this time against Dave Stewart, winning by a technical knockout in the twelfth round.
European title challenge
[edit]In April 2008, he challenged Yuri Romanov, of Belarus, for his European lightweight title. The fight was stopped at the start of the sixth when Thaxton's corner refused to let him come out due to bad cuts. This was Thaxton's first defeat after twelve straight wins. On 4 October 2008, Thaxton captured the vacated European lightweight title in the third round of the contest against Spaniard Juan Carlos Melero Diaz.
Titles
[edit]- IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion
- WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight champion
- WBF World Lightweight champion
- British Lightweight champion
- European Lightweight champion
Professional boxing record
[edit]45 fights | 34 wins | 11 losses |
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By knockout | 19 | 6 |
By decision | 15 | 5 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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45 | Loss | 34–11 | TKO | 4 (12) | 3 Oct 2009 | For vacant British lightweight title | ||
44 | Loss | 34–10 | PTS | 8 | 18 Jul 2009 | |||
43 | Loss | 34–9 | UD | 12 | 28 Feb 2009 | Lost EBU European lightweight title | ||
42 | Win | 34–8 | KO | 3 (12) | 4 Oct 2008 | Won Vacant EBU European lightweight title | ||
41 | Loss | 33–8 | TKO | 6 (12) | 4 Apr 2008 | For EBU European lightweight title | ||
40 | Win | 33–7 | TKO | 12 (12), 1:24 | 5 Oct 2007 | Retained British lightweight title | ||
39 | Win | 32–7 | TKO | 7 (12), 2:40 | 16 Mar 2007 | Retained British lightweight title | ||
38 | Win | 31–7 | UD | 12 | 8 Dec 2006 | Won British lightweight title | ||
37 | Win | 30–7 | PTS | 10 | 13 May 2006 | |||
36 | Win | 29–7 | TKO | 5 (8) | 17 Feb 2006 | |||
35 | Win | 28–7 | KO | 4 (12), 0:20 | 3 Sep 2005 | Retained WBF lightweight title | ||
34 | Win | 27–7 | KO | 4 (12) | 9 Apr 2005 | Won WBF lightweight title | ||
33 | Win | 26–7 | KO | 1 (4), 1:41 | 13 Dec 2004 | |||
32 | Win | 25–7 | PTS | 6 | 9 Oct 2004 | |||
31 | Win | 24–7 | TKO | 1 (8) | 21 Sep 2002 | |||
30 | Win | 23–7 | TKO | 7 (8) | 15 Jun 2002 | |||
29 | Win | 22–7 | TKO | 2 (8) | 13 Apr 2002 | |||
28 | Loss | 21–7 | TKO | 6 (12) | 9 Feb 2002 | For Commonwealth light welterweight title | ||
27 | Win | 21–6 | PTS | 4 | 28 Jul 2001 | |||
26 | Win | 20–6 | PTS | 4 | 26 Mar 2001 | |||
25 | Loss | 19–6 | PTS | 12 | 21 Oct 2000 | For vacant British light welterweight title | ||
24 | Win | 19–5 | TKO | 3 (8) | 15 Jul 2000 | |||
23 | Loss | 18–5 | TKO | 5 (12) | 15 Nov 1999 | For British light welterweight title | ||
22 | Win | 18–4 | PTS | 6 | 7 Aug 1999 | |||
21 | Win | 17–4 | PTS | 6 | 15 May 1999 | |||
20 | Loss | 16–4 | TKO | 7 (12) | 26 Sep 1998 | Lost IBF and WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight titles | ||
19 | Win | 16–3 | UD | 12 | 29 Nov 1997 | Retained IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title | ||
18 | Win | 15–3 | TKO | 2 (12) | 28 Jun 1997 | |||
17 | Win | 14–3 | TKO | 9 (12) | 27 Mar 1997 | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title | ||
16 | Win | 13–3 | PTS | 12 | 14 Sep 1996 | Retained IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title | ||
15 | Win | 12–3 | KO | 5 (12) | 25 Jun 1996 | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title | ||
14 | Win | 11–3 | TKO | 1 (10) | 13 Feb 1996 | |||
13 | Win | 10–3 | TKO | 4 (6) | 20 Jan 1996 | |||
12 | Loss | 9–3 | TKO | 5 (10) | 8 Dec 1995 | For vacant British Southern Area lightweight title | ||
11 | Loss | 9–2 | PTS | 8 | 12 Aug 1995 | |||
10 | Win | 9–1 | PTS | 6 | 23 Jun 1995 | |||
9 | Win | 8–1 | TKO | 6 (6) | 26 May 1995 | |||
8 | Loss | 7–1 | PTS | 10 | 18 Nov 1994 | Lost British Southern Area light welterweight title | ||
7 | Win | 7–0 | TKO | 4 (10) | 10 Mar 1994 | Won vacant British Southern Area light welterweight title | ||
6 | Win | 6–0 | TKO | 3 (8) | 7 Dec 1993 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | PTS | 6 | 22 Sep 1993 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | PTS | 8 | 23 Jun 1993 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | PTS | 6 | 17 Mar 1993 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | PTS | 6 | 3 Mar 1993 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | PTS | 6 | 9 Dec 1992 |