Jason Welborn

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Jason Welborn
Born (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986 (age 38)
Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England [1]
NationalityEnglish
Statistics
Weight(s)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [2]
Total fights33
Wins24
Wins by KO7
Losses9

Jason Welborn (born 9 May 1986) is an English professional boxer who challenged once for the unified WBA (Super), IBF and IBO light-middleweight titles in 2018. At national level, he held the British middleweight title in 2018, and challenged for the British welterweight and light middleweight titles in 2013 and 2014 respectively, and the Commonwealth light-middleweight and middleweight titles in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

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Professional career

Welborn vs. Ambler

Welborn made his professional debut on 12 December 2005, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Jamie Ambler at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham. [3]

Welborn vs. Booth

On 27 February 2006, Welborn lost his second professional fight by third-round knockout (KO) to Tyan Booth. [4]

Welborn vs. Gavin

On 18 January 2013, after going on a ten fight winning streak, he faced undefeated British welterweight champion Frankie Gavin at the Walsall Town Hall in Walsall, losing via seventh-round TKO. [5]

Welborn vs. Smith

Five fights later, after moving up in weight, he challenged undefeated British light-middleweight champion Liam Smith on 26 July 2014 at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester. [6] Welborn lost the fight by sixth-round KO. [7]

Welborn vs. Macklin

On 17 October 2015, Welborn lost a ten-round unanimous decision (UD) for the vacant WBC International light-middleweight title against former British and European middleweight champion Matthew Macklin at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham. Two judges scored the bout 96–94 while the third scored it 97–93. [8]

Welbron vs. Morrison

On 25 March 2017, Welborn beat undefeated prospect Marcus Morrison by UD over ten rounds to capture the WBC International Silver middleweight title at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, with two judges scoring the bout 96–93 and the third scoring it 97–92. [9]

Welborn vs. Langford

He made a third attempt at a British title on 4 May 2018, against Tommy Langford at the Walsall Town Hall. Welborn won via split decision (SD) over twelve rounds to capture Langford's British middleweight title. [10] Two judges scored the bout 114–113 to Welborn, while the third scored it 115–113 in favour of Langford. [11]

Welborn vs. Langford II

He defended his British middleweight title on 8 September 2018 in a rematch against Tommy Langford at Arena Birmingham. [12] Welborn retained the title with another split decision victory, with the scorecards reading 115–114, 114–113 and 113–114. [13]

Welborn vs. Hurd

On 1 December 2018, Welborn, ranked #11 by the WBA at super welterweight, [14] faced undefeated unified light-middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd for the WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO titles at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, losing via fourth-round KO. [15] Welborn started the fight as the aggressor, pressuring the champion on the front foot throughout the first round which saw Hurd being defensive, taking clean punches and a solid right hand. The second round saw Hurd pick up the pace, with Welborn still out working the champion. The third round was much of the same, with Welborn backing Hurd up against the ropes. In the fourth, Welborn started fast as he did in the previous rounds, once again backing Hurd up against the ropes. Untroubled by Welborn's power, Hurd took the centre of the ring and began to throw heavy punches, ending with an accurate shot to the body that put Welborn down. He managed to get to his feet at the count of ten but referee Lou Moret waved the fight off. [16] [17]

Welborn vs. Metcalf

Welborn next challenged James Metcalf on 15 June 2019 for the vacant Commonwealth light-middleweight title at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, [18] losing via eighth-round KO. [19]

Welborn vs. Cash

In his next bout, Welborn fought Felix Cash for his Commonwealth middleweight title. Cash dropped Welborn twice in the fifth round before Welborn's corner threw decided to throw in the towel. [20]

Professional boxing record

33 fights24 wins9 losses
By knockout76
By decision173
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
33Loss24–9 Felix Cash TKO5 (12), 2:4814 Aug 2020Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, EnglandFor Commonwealth middleweight title
32Loss24–8 James Metcalf TKO8 (12), 2:2515 Jun 2019 First Direct Arena, Leeds, EnglandFor vacant Commonwealth light-middleweight title
31Loss24–7 Jarrett Hurd KO4 (12), 1:55 1 Dec 2018 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, USFor WBA (Super), IBF, and IBO light-middleweight titles
30Win24–6 Tommy Langford SD108 Sep 2018 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandRetained British middleweight title
29Win23–6 Tommy Langford SD124 May 2018Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, EnglandWon British middleweight title
28Win22–6Christian Hoskin-GomezPTS625 Nov 2017Imperial Banqueting Suite, Bilston, England
27Win21–6Marcus MorrisonUD10 25 Mar 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon WBC International Silver middleweight title
26Win20–6Casey BlairPTS410 Dec 2016Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, Solihull, England
25Loss19–6Craig CunninghamPTS1016 Jul 2016Playfootball Arena, Birmingham, EnglandLost Midlands Area light-middleweight title
24Loss19–5William WarburtonPTS614 May 2016 Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
23Win19–4Michal VosykaTKO1 (6), 0:5623 Apr 2016 The Deco, Northampton, England
22Win18–4Adam JonesPTS419 Mar 2016Walsall Town Hall, Birmingham, England
21Loss17–4 Matthew Macklin UD1017 Oct 2015 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, EnglandFor vacant WBC International light-middleweight title
20Win17–3Ryan AstonPTS106 Jun 2015Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, EnglandRetained Midlands Area light-middleweight title
19Win16–3Dan BlackwellPTS425 Apr 2015Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England
18Loss15–3 Liam Smith KO6 (12), 0:3626 Jul 2014 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor British light-middleweight title
17Win15–2Stanislav NenkovPTS1016 May 2014Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England
16Win14–2Terry CarruthersTKO8 (10), 0:5219 Dec 2013 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandWon Midlands Area light-middleweight title
15Win13–2Max MaxwellPTS107 Sep 2013Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England
14Win12–2Tomasz MazurkiewiczPTS629 Jun 2013 HMV Institute, Birmingham, England
13Loss11–2 Frankie Gavin TKO7 (12), 2:3518 Jan 2013Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, EnglandFor British welterweight title
12Win11–1Jan BalogPTS1030 Nov 2012Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
11Win10–1Scott HaywoodRTD5 (10), 3:0022 Jun 2012Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, EnglandRetained Midlands Area welterweight title
10Win9–1James FinnTKO5 (10), 2:1323 Mar 2012Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, EnglandRetained Midlands Area welterweight title
9Win8–1Sean McKerveyTKO3 (10), 1:2618 Nov 2011Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, EnglandWon Midlands Area welterweight title
8Win7–1Danny DonchevPTS423 Sep 2011Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, England
7Win6–1Bheki MoyoPTS625 Jun 2011 Civic Hall, Bedworth, England
6Win5–1Rick BoulterPTS44 Jun 2011 Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, England
5Win4–1Chris BrophyPTS45 Sep 2010Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
4Win3–1Kevin McCauleyPTS424 Apr 2009Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
3Win2–1Aldon StewartTKO3 (6), 2:005 Dec 2006 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
2Loss1–1 Tyan Booth KO3 (6), 1:3227 Feb 2006Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
1Win1–0Jamie AmblerTKO1 (6), 1:4312 Dec 2005Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England

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References

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  2. ↑ "Boxing record for Jason Welborn". BoxRec .
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  6. ↑ "BoxRec: Jason Welborn vs. Liam Smith". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Kirkbride, Phil (26 July 2014). "Liam Smith finishes Jason Welborn in six rounds to retain British light-middleweight title". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Matthew Macklin outpoints Jason Welborn on super-welterweight debut". Sky Sports. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Demerell, Richard (26 March 2017). "Linares vs Crolla: Marcus Morrison suffers surprise points defeat to Jason Welborn in Manchester". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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  12. ↑ "BoxRec: Jason Welborn vs. Tommy Langford II". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Sean McKervey
 Midlands Area welterweight champion
18 November 2011 – December 2012
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Steven Pearce
Preceded by
Terry Carruthers
 Midlands Area light-middleweight champion
18 December 2013 – 16 July 2016		Succeeded by
Craig Cunningham
Preceded by
Marcus Morrison
 WBC International Silver middleweight champion
25 March 2017 – April 2018
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Felix Cash
Preceded by British middleweight champion
4 May 2018 – October 2018
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Liam Williams
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