James Metcalf | |
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Born | Liverpool, England | 27 July 1988
Nationality | English |
Other names | Kid Shamrock |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Light-middleweight, Super-welterweight |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record [1] | |
Total fights | 27 |
Wins | 25 |
Wins by KO | 15 |
Losses | 2 |
James "JJ" Metcalf (born 27 July 1988) is an English professional boxer who has held the IBO super-welterweight title since May 2023. He previously held the Commonwealth super-welterweight title in 2019 and challenged for the British super-welterweight title in March 2021. He is the son of former boxer Shea Neary. [2]
Metcalf made his professional debut on 3 December 2011, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Kevin McCauley at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan, England. [3]
After compiling a record of 17–0 (9 KOs) he was scheduled to face Jorge Fortea for the vacant WBC International super-welterweight title on 9 June 2018 at the Manchester Arena, as part of the undercard of Tyson Fury's comeback fight against Sefer Seferi. In the week leading up to the fight, Fortea withdrew from the contest with Aitor Nieto stepping in as a late replacement. [4] Metcalf defeated Nieto via twelfth-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture the WBC International title. [5]
He was scheduled to return to the Manchester Arena to defend his title against former British and Commonwealth super-welterweight champion, Liam Williams, on 22 December 2018 on the undercard of the Josh Warrington vs. Carl Frampton world title fight. The fight was put in jeopardy after Metcalf suffered an ankle injury. He told promoter Frank Warren that he would inform Warren six weeks prior to the fight whether or not he was fit to go ahead. However, after Warren had lined up a potential replacement for Williams in the event of Metcalf pulling out, Williams decided to instead fight the replacement, Mark Heffron, for the vacant British middleweight title. Metcalf had expressed his intention to go ahead with the bout. [6]
After the fight with Williams failed to materialise, Metcalf's next fight came against Santos Medrano in April 2019 in a non-title fight, with Metcalf scoring a KO victory in the eighth and final round. After suffering a hand injury in the fight with Medrano, it was expected that Metcalf would not fight again until the end of the year. However, he was scheduled to face former British middleweight champion and former world title challenger, Jason Welborn, for the vacant Commonwealth super-welterweight title on 15 June 2019 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, again on a Josh Warrington undercard, this time in a world title defence against Kid Galahad. [7] In a fight which saw Metcalf receive a point deduction for repeated low blows, he scored a KO in the eighth round with a left hook to the body to capture the Commonwealth title. [8]
After a TKO victory against Jan Balog in February 2020, [9] Metcalf challenged Ted Cheeseman for the vacant British super-welterweight title on 27 March, at the Europa Point Sports Complex in Gibraltar. The bout was a part of the undercard of Alexander Povetkin vs. Dillian Whyte II, and was televised live on Sky Sports Box Office. [10] In a closely contested fight, Metcalf was hurt and left on unsteady legs in the fourth, but was able to see out the remainder of the round. Metcalf twice returned the favour, hurting Cheeseman in the sixth and eleventh rounds. After hurting Cheeseman in the eleventh, the latter came back with a combination of punches to knock Metcalf to the canvas. He made it back to his feet on unsteady legs, prompting referee Ian John Lewis to call a halt to the contest, handing Metcalf the first defeat of his career via TKO. [11]
Metcalf won the IBO super-welterweight World title on 20 May 2023 when he scored a unanimous decision victory against defending champion Dennis Hogan at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland. [12]
27 fights | 25 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 15 | 1 |
By decision | 10 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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27 | Win | 25–2 | Dennis Hogan | UD | 12 | 20 May 2023 | 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland | Won IBO light middleweight title |
26 | Win | 24–2 | Courtney Pennington | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 10 Dec 2022 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Retained WBA Continental super welterweight title |
25 | Win | 23–2 | Kerman Lejarraga | UD | 10 | 20 May 2022 | Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain | Won vacant WBA Continental super welterweight title |
24 | Win | 22–2 | Evgenii Vazem | TKO | 5 (6), 1:05 | 16 Apr 2022 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
23 | Loss | 21–2 | Kieron Conway | UD | 10 | 9 Oct 2021 | Liverpool Arena, Liverpool, England | |
22 | Loss | 21–1 | Ted Cheeseman | TKO | 11 (12), 3:10 | 27 Mar 2021 | Europa Point Sports Complex, Gibraltar | For vacant British super-welterweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Jan Balog | TKO | 1 (6), 0:32 | 28 Feb 2020 | Grand Central Hall, Liverpool, England | |
20 | Win | 20–0 | Jason Welborn | KO | 8 (12), 2:25 | 15 Jun 2019 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Won vacant Commonwealth super-welterweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Santos Medrano | KO | 8 (8), 0:30 | 19 Apr 2019 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Aitor Nieto | TKO | 12 (12), 2:30 | 9 Jun 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Won vacant WBC International super-welterweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Damon Jones | TKO | 6 (10) | 21 Oct 2017 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Konstantin Alexandrov | TKO | 1 (6), 2:00 | 15 Jul 2017 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Jason Ball | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 8 Apr 2017 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Serge Ambomo | PTS | 8 | 7 Oct 2016 | Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, England | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Darryl Sharp | PTS | 4 | 9 Jul 2016 | Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, Solihull, England | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Tom Knight | TKO | 1 (6), 2:48 | 29 May 2016 | Goodison Park, Liverpool, England | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Aleksei Tsatiasvili | TKO | 4 (6), 2:17 | 28 Aug 2015 | H10 Andalusia Plaza, Puerto Banús, Spain | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Chris Jenkinson | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 25 Jul 2015 | Sports Village, Ellesmere Port, England | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | William Warburton | PTS | 10 | 21 Mar 2015 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Danny Shannon | TKO | 6 (6), 2:41 | 6 Dec 2014 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Ryan Toms | KO | 2 (6), 2:21 | 27 Sep 2014 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Gary Boulden | PTS | 6 | 20 Jun 2014 | Southport Theatre, Southport, England | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Liam Griffiths | PTS | 4 | 29 Mar 2014 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Max Maxwell | PTS | 4 | 14 Dec 2013 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Dee Mitchell | PTS | 4 | 15 Nov 2013 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | James Smith | RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | 21 Jan 2012 | Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Kevin McCauley | PTS | 4 | 3 Dec 2011 | Robin Park Centre, Wigan, England | |
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