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Jon Thaxton | |
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| Born | Jonathan Thaxton 10 September 1974 Norwich, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Jono |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 45 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 11 |
Jonathan Thaxton (born 10 September 1974) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009. He held the British lightweight title from 2006 and 2007, and the EBU European title from 2008 to 2009.
He had his first professional fight in December 1992, beating Scott Smith on points over six rounds in Stoke on Trent. In his early career he fought as a light-welterweight. His first fight for a major title was in September 1996, when he won the WBO Intercontinental Light-Welterweight title, beating Bernard Paul of Mauritius on points. In November 1997, he won the IBF Intercontinental Light-Welterweight title, beating Rimvidas Bilius of Lithuania on points. In September 1998, he lost both titles, when he lost to the American, Emanuel Augustus, being knocked out in the seventh.
In November 1999, he fought Jason Rowland for the British light-welterweight title, losing when the fight was stopped in the fifth. In October 2000, he had another shot at the now vacant British light-welterweight title when he fought Ricky Hatton. Despite Hatton being cut badly in the first round, he went on to defeat Thaxton on points. In February 2002, he fought Eamonn Magee for the Commonwealth light-welterweight title, losing when the fight was stopped in the sixth.
Between 2002 and 2004, Thaxton spent two years out of the ring with a shoulder injury after a road accident.
In April 2005, he knocked out Frenchman Christophe De Busillet in the fourth, to take the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) world lightweight title. In September 2005, he defended the title against Romanian Vasile Dragomir, scoring a knockout in the fourth round.
In December 2006, he fought Lee Meager, the holder of the British lightweight title. Thaxton scored a unanimous points victory to take the title. In March 2007, he defended the British lightweight title against Scott Lawton, winning by a technical knockout in the seventh. In October 2007, he defended the British lightweight title again, this time against Dave Stewart, winning by a technical knockout in the twelfth round.
In April 2008, he challenged Yuri Romanov, of Belarus, for his European lightweight title. The fight was stopped at the start of the sixth when Thaxton's corner refused to let him come out due to bad cuts. This was Thaxton's first defeat after twelve straight wins. On 4 October 2008, Thaxton captured the vacated European lightweight title in the third round of the contest against Spaniard Juan Carlos Melero Diaz.
| 45 fights | 34 wins | 11 losses |
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| By knockout | 19 | 6 |
| By decision | 15 | 5 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 45 | Loss | 34–11 |  John Murray | TKO | 4 (12) | 3 Oct 2009 | Altrincham Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England | For vacant British lightweight title |
| 44 | Loss | 34–10 | Tom Glover | PTS | 8 | 18 Jul 2009 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 43 | Loss | 34–9 |  Anthony Mazaache | UD | 12 | 28 Feb 2009 | Norwich Showground, Norwich, England | Lost EBU European lightweight title |
| 42 | Win | 34–8 |  Juan Carlos Melero Diaz | KO | 3 (12) | 4 Oct 2008 | Norwich Showground, Norwich, England | Won Vacant EBU European lightweight title |
| 41 | Loss | 33–8 |  Yuri Romanov | TKO | 6 (12) | 4 Apr 2008 | York Hall, London, England | For EBU European lightweight title |
| 40 | Win | 33–7 | Dave Stewart | TKO | 12 (12), 1:24 | 5 Oct 2007 | York Hall, London, England | Retained British lightweight title |
| 39 | Win | 32–7 | Scott Lawton | TKO | 7 (12), 2:40 | 16 Mar 2007 | Norwich Showground, Norwich, England | Retained British lightweight title |
| 38 | Win | 31–7 | Lee Meager | UD | 12 | 8 Dec 2006 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England | Won British lightweight title |
| 37 | Win | 30–7 |  Jorge Daniel Miranda | PTS | 10 | 13 May 2006 | Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 36 | Win | 29–7 | Alan Temple | TKO | 5 (8) | 17 Feb 2006 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 35 | Win | 28–7 |  Vasile Dragomir | KO | 4 (12), 0:20 | 3 Sep 2005 | Carrow Road, Norwich, England | Retained WBF lightweight title |
| 34 | Win | 27–7 | Christophe De Busillet | KO | 4 (12) | 9 Apr 2005 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | Won WBF lightweight title |
| 33 | Win | 26–7 | Carl Allen | KO | 1 (4), 1:41 | 13 Dec 2004 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England | |
| 32 | Win | 25–7 |  Silence Saheed | PTS | 6 | 9 Oct 2004 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 31 | Win | 24–7 |  Victor Baranov | TKO | 1 (8) | 21 Sep 2002 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 30 | Win | 23–7 |  Mark Waelkens | TKO | 7 (8) | 15 Jun 2002 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 29 | Win | 22–7 | Chill John | TKO | 2 (8) | 13 Apr 2002 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 28 | Loss | 21–7 |  Eamonn Magee | TKO | 6 (12) | 9 Feb 2002 | M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England | For Commonwealth light welterweight title |
| 27 | Win | 21–6 | David Kirk | PTS | 4 | 28 Jul 2001 | Conference Centre, London, England | |
| 26 | Win | 20–6 | Alan Temple | PTS | 4 | 26 Mar 2001 | Conference Centre, London, England | |
| 25 | Loss | 19–6 | Ricky Hatton | PTS | 12 | 21 Oct 2000 | Conference Centre, London, England | For vacant British light welterweight title |
| 24 | Win | 19–5 |  Kimoun Kouassi | TKO | 3 (8) | 15 Jul 2000 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 23 | Loss | 18–5 | Jason Rowland | TKO | 5 (12) | 15 Nov 1999 | York Hall, London, England | For British light welterweight title |
| 22 | Win | 18–4 | Brian Coleman | PTS | 6 | 7 Aug 1999 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Essex, England | |
| 21 | Win | 17–4 | Karl Taylor | PTS | 6 | 15 May 1999 | Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England | |
| 20 | Loss | 16–4 |  Emanuel Augustus | TKO | 7 (12) | 26 Sep 1998 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | Lost IBF and WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 16–3 |  Rimvydas Bilius | UD | 12 | 29 Nov 1997 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | Retained IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 15–3 |  Gagik Khachatryan | TKO | 2 (12) | 28 Jun 1997 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Paul Burke | TKO | 9 (12) | 27 Mar 1997 | Sports Village, Norwich, England | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 16 | Win | 13–3 |  Bernard Paul | PTS | 12 | 14 Sep 1996 | Concord Centre, Sheffield, England | Retained IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title; Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 12–3 | Mark Elliot | KO | 5 (12) | 25 Jun 1996 | Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 11–3 | Paul Ryan | TKO | 1 (10) | 13 Feb 1996 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 13 | Win | 10–3 | John O'Johnson | TKO | 4 (6) | 20 Jan 1996 | Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England | |
| 12 | Loss | 9–3 | Colin Dunne | TKO | 5 (10) | 8 Dec 1995 | York Hall, London, England | For vacant British Southern Area lightweight title |
| 11 | Loss | 9–2 |  Rene Prins | PTS | 8 | 12 Aug 1995 | Zaandam, Netherlands | |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Delroy Leslie | PTS | 6 | 23 Jun 1995 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | David Thompson | TKO | 6 (6) | 26 May 1995 | Norwich Lads Boxing Club, Norwich, England | |
| 8 | Loss | 7–1 | Keith Marner | PTS | 10 | 18 Nov 1994 | Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bracknell, England | Lost British Southern Area light welterweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | B. F. Williams | TKO | 4 (10) | 10 Mar 1994 | Town Hall, Watford, England | Won vacant British Southern Area light welterweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Dean Hollington | TKO | 3 (8) | 7 Dec 1993 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | John Smith | PTS | 6 | 22 Sep 1993 | Wembley Conference Centre, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Brian Coleman | PTS | 8 | 23 Jun 1993 | Ocean Rooms, Gorleston, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | John O'Johnson | PTS | 6 | 17 Mar 1993 | European Sporting Club, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dean Hiscox | PTS | 6 | 3 Mar 1993 | Civic Hall, Solihull, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Scott Smith | PTS | 6 | 9 Dec 1992 | European Sporting Club, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
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