Thomas Patrick Ward

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Thomas Patrick Ward
Born (1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 30)
County Durham, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesTaylor Ward [1]
Statistics
Weight(s) Super-bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins34
Wins by KO5
Losses2
Draws1

Thomas Patrick Ward (born 15 May 1994) is a British professional boxer. He has held the NABA super-bantamweight title since 2019, [2] and previously held the British super-bantamweight title in 2017. [3]

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Career

Born in County Durham in 1994, and based in West Rainton, Ward had a junior amateur record of 60 wins from 64 fights, including winning a gold medal at the European under-17s championship in Ukraine, and was voted Best Junior Boxer by the ABA. [4] [5]

He turned professional at the age of 17 without having any senior amateur fights, [4] and made his professional debut in July 2012 with a points win over Elemir Rafael.

By 2017 he had won 20 straight fights, including wins over former Ghanaian bantamweight champion Isaac Owusu, Nasibu Ramadhan, Everth Briceno, and Robbie Turley, leading to a British title shot.

Ward challenged for Jazza Dickens' British title at the First Direct Arena in Leeds in May 2017. An accidental clash of heads in the ninth round left Ward with a cut above his left eye that caused the fight to be stopped. Ahead on the scorecards at the time, Ward became British champion. [6] He made one successful defence of the title in November, beating Sean Davis by unanimous decision. [7] [8]

Professional boxing record

36 fights34 wins1 loss
By knockout51
By decision290
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
35Win34–1–1 Flag of Tanzania.svg Amani BarikiPTS816 Mar 2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
35Loss33–1–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Otabek KholmatovTKO5 (12), 2:584 Mar 2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England
34Win33–0–1 Flag of Tanzania.svg Ally MwerangiTKO3 (10), 3:0017 Jul 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
33Win32–0–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Alexis Boureima KaborePTS1025 Mar 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England
32Win31–0–1 Flag of Venezuela.svg Leonardo PadillaUD1018 Dec 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
31Win30–0–1 Flag of Mexico.svg Edy Valencia MercadoUD1012 Jun 2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England
30Draw29–0–1 Flag of Cameroon.svg Thomas Essomba TD8 (10), 3:0017 Oct 2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg East of England Arena, Peterborough, EnglandSplit TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash
29Win29–0 Flag of Mexico.svg Martin CasillasUD822 Nov 2019 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Caesars Palace, Dubai, UAE
28Win28–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Yesner TalaveraPTS1028 Sep 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
27Win27–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Brayan MairenaPTS820 Jul 2019 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
26Win26–0 Flag of the United States.svg Jesse Angel HernandezUD1015 Feb 2019 Flag of the United States.svg Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, U.S.Won vacant WBA-NABA super-bantamweight title
25Win25–0 Flag of Germany.svg Tom TranKO1 (4), 2:5813 Oct 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
24Win24–0 Flag of Spain.svg Alvaro RodriguezUD1027 Jul 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, EnglandWon vacant IBF European super-bantamweight title
23Win23–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Lesther CantillanoTKO5 (6), 2:0510 Mar 2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
22Win22–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sean DavisUD1211 Nov 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained British super-bantamweight title
21Win21–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jazza Dickens TD9 (12), 1:1213 May 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg First Direct Arena, Leeds, EnglandWon British super-bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash
20Win20–0 Flag of Lithuania.svg Simon VolosinasPTS64 Mar 2017 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
19Win19–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Norbert KaluczaKO4 (6), 2:558 Oct 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leisure Centre, Ashington, England
18Win18–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Elvis GuillenPTS610 Jul 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
17Win17–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robbie TurleyUD105 Mar 2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
16Win16–0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg Everth BricenoPTS620 Nov 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
15Win15–0 Flag of Tanzania.svg Nasibu RamadhaniPTS1019 Sep 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
14Win14–0 Flag of Latvia.svg Dmitrijs GutmansPTS65 Jul 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
13Win13–0 Flag of Georgia.svg Giorgi GachechiladzePTS68 Mar 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
12Win12–0 Flag of Ghana.svg Isaac OwusuPTS66 Feb 2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Village Urban Resort, Blackpool, England
11Win11–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris AdawayPTS613 Dec 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England
10Win10–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie QuinnPTS412 Oct 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Temple Park Leisure Centre, North Shields, England
9Win9–0 Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio HorvaticPTS46 Sep 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
8Win8–0 Flag of South Africa.svg Michael RamabeletsaPTS67 Jun 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
7Win7–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Qasim HussainPTS429 Mar 2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
6Win6–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Qasim HussainPTS47 Dec 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Centre for Sport, Newcastle, England
5Win5–0 Flag of Hungary.svg Adrian FuzesiPTS613 Sep 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
4Win4–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben MorrishPTS47 Jul 2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
3Win3–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Delroy SpencerPTS424 Nov 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 02 Academy, Newcastle, England
2Win2–0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David LakeTKO4 (4), 2:279 Sep 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 02 Academy, Newcastle, England
1Win1–0 Flag of Slovenia.svg Elemir RafaelPTS415 Jun 2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England

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References

  1. ↑ "BoxRec: Thomas Patrick Ward". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ↑ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 Gibson, John (14 February 2012). "Tom Ward quits amateur boxing to turn professional". nechronicle. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Thomas Patrick Ward - 10 facts", British Boxing News, 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  6. ↑ Johns, Craig (2017) "Thomas Ward wins the British title after bad cut ends classy performance early", Chronicle Live, 14 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  7. ↑ Lockley, Mike (2017) "Tough task for Sean Davis as he faces Thomas Patrick Ward in his own backyard", Birmingham Mail , 9 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  8. ↑ "Tommy Ward scores wide points decision as he comfortably defends British title". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by British super-bantamweight champion
13 May 2017 – 2018		Vacant
Title next held by
Brad Foster
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