Jawaid Khaliq

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Jawaid Khaliq
Personal information
Nickname
"Too Sleek"
Nationality
  • British
  • Pakistani
Born (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970 (age 55) [1]
Meadows, Nottingham, England
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm) [1]
Weight
Boxing career
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Win by KO13
Losses1
Draws1

Jawaid Khaliq, MBE (born 30 July 1970), [2] is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2004. A dual Pakistan national, he became the first British Asian boxing world champion, [3] winning the lightly-regarded IBO welterweight title in 2001 and defending it seven times before retiring three years later. He also held multiple regional championships, including the Commonwealth welterweight title in 2000. [1]

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Personal life

Khaliq was born to Pakistani parents in Meadows, Nottingham on 30 July 1970. Khaliq took up boxing at the age of 16. Within a short span of time, he went on to win the Amateur Boxing Association of England championships and fought for England. [4] Whilst boxing, Khaliq also worked as a taxi driver to support his family and initially went back to the trade after retirement, later using it to fund his Boxing Academy. [5] He achieved an MBE for his service to his community. [5]

Professional career

Khaliq made his boxing debut at the age of 27 in 1997. Initially, he started taking fights on short notice, taking his second fight on a day's notice, and his third fight on two days' notice. [4]

Light middleweight

As a light middleweight he held the WBF Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title, winning the bout in way of 5th round TKO. He also held the BBBofC Midlands Area light-middleweight title, winning that bout in way of 6th round TKO. [1]

Welterweight

As a welterweight, he held BBBofC Midlands Area welterweight title, winning the bout in way of 4th round TKO and Commonwealth welterweight title, before finally winning the International Boxing Organization welterweight title, and made seven defences before he chose to retire and vacate the title. [1]

Promotional issues

Following the win over Willy Wise for the IBO World Welterweight Title, Khaliq started to want to pursue big fights in the U.S., coincidentally, world-class fighters such as Vernon Forrest started to call him out, but due to promotional issues Khaliq's ambitions failed to materialize. [4]

Retirement

Khaliq chose to retire partly due to complications, stating;

"...I had a couple of years waiting for fights, seeing people pull out, (and) fights not happening. I had a couple of fights cancelled. I was fed up, (after which) we started talking about come-back fights. I saw it as a backward step... I always wanted to test myself against the very best guys... I've lost the hunger." [5]

Life after boxing

After boxing, Khaliq started working full-time as a taxi driver to support his wife and children. [5]

After requests from people asking him to train them, [5] Khaliq set up 'Jawaid Khaliq Boxing Academy' in Nottingham which he funded by working as a taxi driver. The club claimed to prevent anti-social behaviour, and the police had acknowledged that the club has helped with the creation of healthy relationships with the local youth. However, in 2013, the club faced financial hurdles as it could not afford to stay on its current premises and faced the threat to close-down. [2]

Khaliq has helped raise awareness about firefighting within the British Asian community, and has previously taken initiatives to help recruit more firefighters from within the community with the partnership of the service. [6]

Professional boxing record

25 fights23 wins1 loss
By knockout130
By decision101
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
25Win23–1-1 Flag of Colombia.svg Ener Julio UD1214 Feb 2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UKDefended IBO world welterweight title
24Win22–1-1 Flag of Russia.svg Maxim NesterenkoUD1220 Sep 2003 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UKDefended IBO world welterweight title
23Win21–1-1 Flag of South Africa.svg Jan Piet BergmanTKO7 (12)1 Mar 2003 Flag of South Africa.svg Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, South AfricaDefended IBO world welterweight title
22Win20–1-1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Roman DzhumanSD1216 Nov 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UKDefended IBO world welterweight title
21Win19–1-1 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Jose Joaquin Rosa GomezUD1227 Jul 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UKDefended IBO world welterweight title
20Win18–1-1 Flag of Russia.svg Maxim NesterenkoTKO12 (12), 0:4523 Feb 2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UKDefended IBO world welterweight title
19Win17–1-1 Flag of the United States.svg Luther SmithTKO3 (8), 1:303 Nov 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, UK
18Win16–1-1 Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Bielski TKO5 (12), 2:2815 Sep 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UKDefended IBO world welterweight title
17Win15–1-1 Flag of the United States.svg Willy Wise UD1211 Jun 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UKWon IBO world welterweight title
16Win14–1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard ClarkePTS626 Feb 2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK
15Win13–1-1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Sean Sullivan PTS1227 Nov 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, UKWon vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title
14Win12–1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor SmithTKO1 (6)28 Oct 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Coventry Skydome, Coventry, UK
13Win11–1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernie SmithTKO4 (10)13 Aug 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Victoria Baths, Nottingham, UKWon vacant BBBofC Midlands Area welterweight title
12Win10–1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dennis BerryTKO6 (10), 2:2221 May 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pennine Hotel, Derby, UKWon vacant BBBofC Midlands Area super-welterweight title
11Win9–1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason CollinsPTS627 Feb 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, UK
10Win8–1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee BirdTKO4 (6)15 Jan 2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, UK
9Win7–1-1 Flag of Germany.svg Dirk KaltenbachKO2 (8)14 Dec 1999 Flag of Spain.svg Telde, Islas Canarias, Spain
8Win6–1-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee MurtaghTKO5 (12), 0:3527 Sep 1999 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, UKWon vacant WBF Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
7Loss5–1-1 Flag of France.svg Frederic KlosePTS83 Dec 1998 Flag of France.svg Epernay, Marne, France
6Win5–0-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry ButlerPTS45 Sep 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ice Rink, Telford, UK
5Win4–0-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Koba KuluPTS47 Mar 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, UK
4Win3–0-1 Flag of Iran.svg Takaloo TKO4 (4), 2:477 Feb 1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, UK
3Draw2–0-1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark RamseyPTS413 Dec 1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, UK
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin HolgateTKO6 (6), 2:3913 Sep 1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London Arena, Millwall, UK
1Win1–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard InquietiTKO5 (6), 1:1518 Aug 1997 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Welcome Inn, Nottingham, UKProfessional debut

See also

British Pakistanis

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "BoxRec - Jawaid Khaliq". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Jawaid Khaliq Boxing Academy in Nottingham could close". BBC News . 12 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Young people encouraged to be 'boxing heroes' of the future instead of knife victims". nottinghampost.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jawaid Khaliq". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jawaid Khaliq MBE: Danny Flexen speaks to a former champion who retired at his peak". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Jawaid Khaliq helps to recruit more Asian firefighters | Nottingham Post". Thisisnottingham.co.uk. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2016.[ dead link ]
Titles in pretence
Preceded by IBO welterweight champion
11 June 2001 – 14 February 2004
Retired		Vacant
Title next held by
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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