Ian Tims (born 3 December 1979) [1] is an Irish cruiserweight professional boxer.
He was Irish heavyweight champion. [2]
In 2011, Tims won the Irish title. [3]
In 2012, he lost to Juho Haapoja for the European Union title. [4]
In 2012, he lost to Tony Conquest for the World Boxing Organization intercontinental title.
In 2015, he won the Celtic title. [5]
19 fights | 13 wins | 6 losses |
---|---|---|
By knockout | 4 | 4 |
By decision | 9 | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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19 | Loss | 13–6 | Jack Massey | TKO | 2 (8) | 9 Jun 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
18 | Loss | 13–5 | Gheorghe Dănuț | PTS | 6 | 1 Dec 2107 | Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
17 | Loss | 13–4 | Luke Watkins | KO | 4 (10), 1:13 | 10 Jun 2017 | Odyssey Place, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
16 | Win | 13–3 | Attila Palko | TKO | 5 (8), 0:45 | 24 Mar 2017 | Crowne Plaza Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland | |
15 | Win | 12–3 | Remigijus Ziausys | PTS | 6 | 8 Oct 2016 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
14 | Win | 11–3 | Michael Sweeney | PTS | 8 | 7 Nov 2015 | National Staidum, Dublin, Ireland | Won vacant Celtic cruiserweight title |
13 | Loss | 10–3 | Pavelas Nevedomskis | RTD | 1 (6), 2:57 | 15 Nov 2014 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | Tims suffered a leg injury when knocked down and was stretchered from the ring |
12 | Win | 10–2 | Tamás Dankó | PTS | 4 | 12 Sep 2014 | Red Cow Moran Hotel, Dublin, Ireland | |
11 | Loss | 9–2 | Tony Conquest | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 7 Sep 2012 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | For inaugural WBO International cruiserweight title |
10 | Loss | 9–1 | Juho Haapoja | UD | 12 | 21 Jan 2012 | Seinäjoki Areena, Seinäjoki, Finland | For European Union cruiserweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | Michael Sweeney | PTS | 10 | 19 Mar 2011 | City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland | Won vacant Irish cruiserweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Viktor Szalai | TKO | 2 (6), 2:56 | 30 Jan 2011 | City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Radosław Musiał | TKO | 2 (8), 3:00 | 4 Dec 2009 | Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Jevgeņijs Stamburskis | PTS | 6 | 30 Jan 2009 | City West Hotel, Dublin, Ireland | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Remigijus Ziausys | PTS | 6 | 26 Oct 2008 | Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney, Ireland | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Alexandr Ignatov | RTD | 1 (6), 3:00 | 13 Sep 2008 | Neptune Sports Arena, Cork, Ireland | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Jevgeņijs Andrejevs | PTS | 4 | 12 Jul 2008 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Eduardu Mirica | PTS | 4 | 19 Apr 2008 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Klaids Kristapsons | PTS | 4 | 22 Mar 2008 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |
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