Joey Singleton

Joey Singleton
Joey Singleton
Statistics
Real name	Joey Singleton
Nickname(s)	Joey The Jab Singleton
Weight(s)	Light-welterweight ; Welterweight
Nationality	English
Born	6 June 1951 (age 71); Kirkby, Liverpool, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	40
Wins	27
Wins by KO	7
Losses	11
Draws	2

Last updated March 26, 2023

Joey "The Jab" Singleton (born 2 June 1951) is a former British professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1982. He is a former British light-welterweight champion.

Early life

Singleton was born on 2 June 1951 in, Liverpool, England. He won a full set of titles as a talented amateur fighter, including National Schools, Junior ABA and then senior ABA crown in 1971. He represented Britain a dozen times, winning gold medals at two multi-national tournaments before turning professional under revered fight guru Charles Atkinson.^[1]

Professional career

Singleton made his professional debut on 27 March 1973, when he beat Barton McAllister on points. On 5 May, in his third professional bout, he beat Jess Harper for the vacant BBBofC central area light-welterweight title. On 21 November 1974, he beat Part McCormack for the British light-welterweight title.^[2] Singleton successfully retained the title twice, beating Alan Salter after the referee stopped the bout in the ninth round, due to a cut on Salter's left eyebrow, and then Des Morrison, beaten on points. On 1 June 1976, Singleton lost the title to Dave Boy Green after he was forced to retire from the bout, due to cuts over both eyes.^[3]

Singleton moved up to welterweight, and on 4 February 1980, beat Terry Peterson on points to claim the BBBofC central area welterweight title. On 17 April 1980, he challenged Jørgen Hansen for the European welterweight title, losing by a unanimous decision.^[4] On 26 October 1980 he successfully defended his central area welterweight title by beating Lee Hartshorn on points.^[3]

Professional boxing record

40 fights	27 wins	11 losses
By knockout	7	5
By decision	20	6
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
40	Loss	26–11–2	Frank Ropis	RTD	6 (10)	17 Jun, 1982	Dallas Brooks Hall, East Melbourne, Victoria
39	Win	26–10–2	Cliff Gilpin	PTS	8	26 Apr, 1982	Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
38	Win	25–10–2	Cor Eversteijn	TKO	4 (10)	6 Mar, 1982	Hilton Rotterdam, Rotterdam
37	Win	24–10–2	Toney Martey	PTS	8	1 Feb, 1982	Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
36	Win	23–10–2	Lee Hartshorn	PTS	8	17 Jul, 1981	Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London	Retained BBBofC central area welterweight title
35	Draw	22–10–2	Frankie Decaestecker	PTS	8	17 Jul, 1981	Middelkerke
34	Win	22–10–1	Sylvester Gordon	PTS	8	16 Feb, 1981	Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
33	Loss	21–10–1	Lloyd Hibbert	PTS	8	21 Jan, 1981	Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
32	Loss	21–9–1	Kirkland Laing	PTS	12	26 Nov, 1980	Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
31	Win	21–8–1	Martyn Galleozzie	RTD	5 (8)	6 Oct, 1980	Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
30	Loss	20–8–1	Jørgen Hansen	UD	10	17 Apr, 1980	Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby	For European welterweight title
29	Win	20–7–1	Terry Peterson	PTS	10	16 Oct, 1979	Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London	For BBBofC Central Area welterweight title
28	Win	20–7–1	Achille Mitchell	PTS	8	16 Oct, 1979	Gala Baths, West Bromwich
27	Win	19–7–1	Carl Bailey	PTS	8	24 Sep, 1979	Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
26	Win	18–7–1	Sylvester Gordon	PTS	8	21 May, 1979	Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
25	Win	17–7–1	Carl Bailey	PTS	8	24 Sep, 1979	Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
24	Loss	16–7–1	Hans-Henrik Palm	PTS	8	15 Feb, 1979	Randers Hallen, Randers
23	Win	16–6–1	Sylvester Gordon	PTS	8	15 Jan, 1979	Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
22	Loss	15–6–1	Des Morrison	TKO	7 (10)	16 Nov, 1978	Liverpool International Sporting Club, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool
21	Win	15–5–1	Mick Bell	PTS	8	12 Oct, 1978	The Stadium, Liverpool
20	Win	14–5–1	Kevin Davies	TKO	6 (8)	24 Apr, 1978	Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
19	Win	13–5–1	George McGurk	TKO	8 (8)	12 Apr, 1978	Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
18	Win	12–5–1	Des Gwilliam	PTS	8	15 Mar, 1978	Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
17	Win	11–5–1	Tommy Glencross	RTD	4 (8)	31 Jan, 1978	Regents Crest Hotel, Marylebone, London
16	Loss	10–5–1	Colin Powers	PTS	8	6 Dec, 1976	Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
15	Loss	10–4–1	George Turpin	PTS	8	18 Nov, 1976	The Stadium, Liverpool
14	Loss	10–3–1	Charlie Nash	TKO	9 (12)	22 Sep, 1976	Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
13	Loss	10–2–1	Dave Boy Green	RTD	6 (15)	1 Jun, 1976	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	For British light-welterweight title
12	Draw	10–1–1	Carlos Foldes	PTS	8	12 Apr, 1976	Paris
11	Win	10–1	Des Morrison	PTS	15	11 Nov, 1975	Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester	Retained British light-welterweight title
10	Win	9–1	Alan Salter	TKO	9 (15)	30 Sep, 1975	Empire Pool, Wembley, London	Retained British light-welterweight title
9	Win	8–1	Alan Salter	PTS	10	3 Jun, 1975	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
8	Win	7–1	Pat McCormack	PTS	15	21 Nov, 1974	The Stadium, Liverpool	For British light-welterweight title
7	Win	6–1	Jim Melrose	KO	2 (10)	5 Sep, 1974	The Stadium, Liverpool	Final eliminator British light-welterweight title
6	Win	5–1	Noel McIvor	PTS	8	18 Dec, 1973	Blackpool
5	Loss	4–1	Jim Montague	TKO	8 (8)	26 Nov, 1973	Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
4	Win	4–0	Jimmy Fairweather	PTS	10	1 Nov, 1973	The Stadium, Liverpool
3	Win	3–0	Jess Harper	PTS	10	20 Sep, 1973	The Stadium, Liverpool	Won vacant BBBofC Central Area Light-welterweight title
2	Win	2–0	Angus McMillan	PTS	8	7 May, 1973	Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London
1	Win	1–0	Barton McAllister	PTS	8	27 Mar, 1973	Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London	Professional debut

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References

↑ "Professional boxer turned community coach Joey Singleton is this week's Pride of Crewe". Crewe Chronicle. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
↑ "Joey Singleton". Merseyside Former Boxers’ Association. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
1 2 Boxing record for Joey Singleton from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved October 19, 2018.
↑ "Kalule retains crown", The Montreal Gazette, p. 38, 18 April 1980, retrieved 18 November 2018

External links

Boxing record for Joey Singleton from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
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Preceded by Pat McCormack	British light-welterweight champion 21 November 1974 – 1 June 1976	Succeeded by Dave Boy Green

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[Professional_boxer_turned_community_coach_Joey_Singleton_is_this_week's_Pride_of_Crewe-1] "Professional boxer turned community coach Joey Singleton is this week's Pride of Crewe". Crewe Chronicle. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

[Joey_Singleton-2] "Joey Singleton". Merseyside Former Boxers’ Association. Retrieved 18 November 2018.

[BoxRec-3] 1 2 Boxing record for Joey Singleton from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved October 19, 2018.

[4] "Kalule retains crown", The Montreal Gazette, p. 38, 18 April 1980, retrieved 18 November 2018

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