Jon Thaxton

Jon Thaxton
Jon Thaxton
Statistics
Real name	Jonathan Thaxton
Nickname(s)	Jono
Rated at	Lightweight
Nationality	British
Born	10 September 1974 (age 37) 37; Norwich, England
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	45
Wins	34
Wins by KO	19
Losses	11

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Jonathan Thaxton (born 10 September 1974 in Norwich) is a former English professional lightweight boxer. He held European and British lightweight boxing titles in a 17-year career. He retired in October 2009, following defeat to John Murray.

He fought as a kick-boxer and as an amateur before turning professional.

[edit] Professional career

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.

[edit] WBF title

In April 2005, he knocked out Frenchman Christophe De Busillet in the fourth, to take the vacant WBF world lightweight title. In September 2005, he defended the title against Romanian Vasile Dragomir, scoring a knockout in the fourth round.

[edit] British title

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.

[edit] European title challenge

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 October 4, 2008, Thaxton captured the vacated European lightweight title in the third round of the contest against Spaniard Juan Carlos Melero Diaz.

[edit] Titles

- IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion
- WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight champion
- WBF World Lightweight champion
- British Lightweight champion
- European Lightweight champion

[edit] Boxing Record

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
34 Wins (19 knockouts, ?? decisions, ?? disqualification), 11 Losses (6 knockout), 0 Draws ^[1]
Loss	John Murray	TKO,	4 (12),	October 3, 2009	Altrincham, Greater Manchester	Challenged for vacant British lightweight title
Loss	Tom Glover	PTS,	8 (8),	July 18, 2009	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Loss	Anthony Mazaache	PTS,	12 (12),	February 28, 2009	Norwich, Norfolk	Lost European lightweight title.
Win	Juan Carlos Melero Diaz	KO	3 (3),	October 4, 2008	Norwich, Norfolk	Won Vacant European lightweight title.
Loss	Yuri Romanov	TKO	6 (3),	April 4, 2008	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Challenged for European lightweight title
Win	Dave Stewart	TKO	12 (12), 1:24	October 5, 2007	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Retained BBBofC British lightweight title.
Win	Scott Lawton	KO	7 (12), 2:40	March 16, 2007	Norwich Showground, Norwich, Norfolk	Retained BBBofC British lightweight title
Win	Lee Meager	UD	12 (12),	December 08, 2006	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, London	BBBofC British lightweight title
Win	Jorge Daniel Miranda	PTS	10 (10),	May 13, 2006	Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Win	Alan Temple	TKO	5 (8),	February 17, 2006	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	Vasile Dragomir	KO	4 (12), 0:20	September 03, 2005	Carrow Road, Norwich, Norfolk	WBF lightweight title
Win	Christophe De Busillet	KO	4 (12),	April 09, 2005	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk	WBF lightweight title
Win	Carl Allen	KO	1 (4), 1:41	December 13, 2004	Holiday Inn, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Win	Silence Saheed	PTS	6 (6),	October 09, 2004	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk
Win	Victor Baranov	TKO	1 (0),	September 21, 2002	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk
Win	Mark Waelkens	PTS	7 (0),	June 15, 2002	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk
Win	John Chill	PTS	2 (0),	April 13, 2002	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk
Loss	Eamonn Magee	PTS	6 (12),	February 09, 2002	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom	Commonwealth (British Empire) light welterweight title
Win	David Kirk	PTS	4 (4),	July 28, 2001	Conference Centre, Wembley, London
Win	Alan Temple	PTS	4 (4),	March 26, 2001	Conference Centre, Wembley, London
Loss	Ricky Hatton	PTS	12 (12),	October 21, 2000	Conference Centre, Wembley, London	BBBofC British light welterweight title
Win	Kimoun Kouassi	TKO	3 (0),	July 15, 2000	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk
Loss	Jason Rowland	TKO	5 (12),	November 15, 1999	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	BBBofC British light welterweight title
Win	Brian Coleman	PTS	6 (6),	August 07, 1999	Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex
Win	Karl Taylor	PTS	6 (6),	May 15, 1999	Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, Yorkshire
Loss	Emanuel Augustus	KO	7 (12),	September 26, 1998	Sports Village, Norwich, Norfolk	IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title