Joseph Frost (boxer)

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Joseph Frost
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Michael Frost
NicknameJoey
NationalityBritish
Born (1960-07-14) 14 July 1960 (age 64)
Liverpool, England
Sport
Sport Boxing

Joseph Michael Frost (born 14 July 1960) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Early life and amateur career

Frost was born in Liverpool, England, where he still resides to this day. At the age of 10 he started amateur boxing winning 269 out of 287 fights.

ABA Welterweight Championship

At the age of 19 in 1979 he won the ABA Welterweight Championship beating Lloyd Honeyghan in the semi-finals who later became the WBA world champion. In the finals he KO'd Alan Mann in the first round making it last only 15 seconds. [2]

1980 Summer Olympics

In 1980 he competed in the men's welterweight 1980 Summer Olympics defeating Outsana Dao and Peter Talanti but then losing to german boxer Karl-Heinz Krüger in the quarter-finals. [3] [4]

Professional career

Frost turned professional in 1981 with fighting Kevin Walsh winning first round KO marking his first win. [5]

Professional boxing record

11 fights9 wins2 losses
By knockout72
By decision20
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeDateLocationNotes
11Win9-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil O'Hare [6] KOJun 15, 1984 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.
10Win8–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lee Hartshorn [7] TKOFeb 24, 1983 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.Retained BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
9Loss7–2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Christie [8] TKOJan 24, 1983 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
8Win7–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Bennett [9] TKONov 25, 1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Town Hall, Morley, England, UK.Won vacant BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
7Loss6–1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Douglas [10] TKOJun 24, 1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sports Centre, Kirkby, England, UK.
6Win6-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tommy McCallum [11] TKOMay 20, 1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
5Win5-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Horace McKenzie [12] PTSMay 20, 1982 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
4Win4-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Thomas [13] KODec 21, 1981 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
3Win3-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Coady [14] PTSOct 13, 1981 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, UK.
2Win2-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Aspell [15] TKOSep 28, 1981 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
1Win1-0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kevin Walsh [16] KOSep 24, 1981 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.

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References

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  2. "ABA Welterweight Champions". BoxRec.
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  4. "Joey Frost". Merseyboxers.
  5. "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.
  6. "Joey Frost v Phil O'Hare". BoxRec.
  7. "Joey Frost v Lee Hartshorn". BoxRec.
  8. "Joey Frost v LLoyd Christie". BoxRec.
  9. "Joey Frost v Peter Bennett". BoxRec.
  10. "Joey Frost v Dave Douglas". BoxRec.
  11. "Joey Frost v Tommy McCallum". BoxRec.
  12. "Joey Frost v Horace McKenzie". BoxRec.
  13. "Joey Frost v Nigel Thomas". BoxRec.
  14. "Joey Frost v Chris Coady". BoxRec.
  15. "Joey Frost v Jeff Aspell". BoxRec.
  16. "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.