Joseph Frost (boxer)

Joseph Frost

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Michael Frost
Nickname	Joey
Nationality	British
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]

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 fights	9 wins	2 losses
By knockout	7	2
By decision	2	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Date	Location	Notes
11	Win	9-2	Phil O'Hare [6]	KO	Jun 15, 1984	Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.
10	Win	8–2	Lee Hartshorn [7]	TKO	Feb 24, 1983	Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.	Retained BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
9	Loss	7–2	Lloyd Christie [8]	TKO	Jan 24, 1983	Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
8	Win	7–1	Peter Bennett [9]	TKO	Nov 25, 1982	Town Hall, Morley, England, UK.	Won vacant BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
7	Loss	6–1	Dave Douglas [10]	TKO	Jun 24, 1982	Sports Centre, Kirkby, England, UK.
6	Win	6-0	Tommy McCallum [11]	TKO	May 20, 1982	Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
5	Win	5-0	Horace McKenzie [12]	PTS	May 20, 1982	Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
4	Win	4-0	Nigel Thomas [13]	KO	Dec 21, 1981	Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
3	Win	3-0	Chris Coady [14]	PTS	Oct 13, 1981	Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, UK.
2	Win	2-0	Jeff Aspell [15]	TKO	Sep 28, 1981	Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
1	Win	1-0	Kevin Walsh [16]	KO	Sep 24, 1981	Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Frost Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
2. "ABA Welterweight Champions". BoxRec.
3. "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 10 Joey Frost". Liverpool Echo.
4. "Joey Frost". Merseyboxers. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
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.