Tony Jeffries

Not to be confused with the British motorcyclist, Tony Jefferies

Tony Jeffries
Statistics
Real name	Tony David Jeffries (born Tony David Bryce)
Nickname(s)	Jaffa the Mighty Mackem
Rated at	Light heavyweight
Height	6' 1"
Nationality	English
Born	2 March 1985 (1985-03-02) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Stance	orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	8
Wins	7
Wins by KO	5
Losses	0
Draws	1
No contests	0

Medal record
Boxing
Competitor for Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze	Beijing 2008	Light heavyweight
EU Amateur Championships
Competitor for England
Silver	2008 Cetniewo	Light Heavyweight
Bronze	2005 Cagliari	Light Heavyweight
Bronze	2004 Madrid	Light Heavyweight

Tony David Jeffries (born 2 March 1985 in Sunderland, England) is an English professional boxer who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Jeffries is currently undefeated in his professional career.

Life and career

Jeffries was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and grew up around the East Herrington area of the city whilst attending Farringdon Community Sports College. He began to box at the age of ten, inspired by his uncle William Young "Billy" Bryce, a former professional boxer. He joined Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club, and in 1999 won the School Boys' Championships and gold in the European Cadets (U17) in 2001.

He won 7 National titles and fought for England/GB 56 times

He has a sister named Lucy Jeffries, born 26 March 1996, and sister Sarah Briton, born 23 April 1982.^{[citation needed]}

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he lost to Scottish winner Kenny Anderson at light-heavy.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Christopher Downs and Ramazan Magomedov, but lost to Kazakhstan southpaw Yerkebuian Shynaliyev. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Olympics, becoming the first ever boxer from Tyne and Wear to do so. He won a bronze medal after losing to the Irish Boxer Kenny Egan in the semi-final round. Not long after he represented his medal to the Sunderland people at the Stadium of Light, being a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.. Jeffries signed his first professional during the half-time break of Sunderlands match against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 29 November after a row over unpaid bonuses from the Amateur Boxing Association of England

World Amateur Championships results

2007 (as a Light heavyweight)

• Defeated Daniel Kooij (Netherlands) 13–6
• Defeated Christopher Downs (United States) 18–9
• Defeated Ramazan Magomedov (Belarus) 16–8
• Lost to Yerkabulan Shinaliev (Kazakhstan) 9–20

Olympic Games Results

2008 (as a Light heavyweight)

• 1st round bye
• Defeated Eleider Álvarez (Colombia) 5–5
• Defeated Imre Szellő (Hungary) 10–2
• Lost to Kenneth Egan (Ireland) 3–10

Pro Record

Professional career

Jeffries signed a professional contract with boxing promoter Frank Maloney in January 2009. On 27 February, Jeffries won his debut fight at super middleweight on the Munroe-Martinez undercard in a first round knockout of Aliaksandr Vaiavoda in Barnsley.

Jeffries won his second professional fight on home soil in impressive fashion. He produced another TKO at the Crowtree Leisure Centre to defeat Roy Meissner.

Jeffries racked up five more wins before a disappointing draw with Michael Banbula in July 2010.

Professional boxing record

8 Wins (6 knockout, 2 decision), 0 Losses, 1 Draw
Res.	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Draw	Michael Bambola	PTS	8	2010-07-23	Houghton-le-Spring, England
Win	Matt Hainy	TKO	2	2010-06-04	Peterlee, England
Win	Nathan King	PTS	6	2010-04-23	Coventry, England
Win	Andrejs Tolstihs	TKO	1	2009-12-11	Newport, Wales
Win	Artsiom Salomka	PTS	6	2009-10-16	Sunderland, England
Win	Iliya Shakura	TKO	1	2009-07-10	Sunderland, England
Win	Roy Meissner	TKO	2	2009-05-02	Sunderland, England	Home debut.
Win	Aliaksandr Vaiavoda	TKO	1	2009-02-27	Barnsley, England	Professional debut.

External links

• Pro Record
• Official website
• Blog
• Bio
• 2007 World Championships