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'''Tony David Jeffries''' (b. March 2, 1985 in [[Sunderland]], [[England]]) is an English amateur [[boxer]] who has qualified for the [[Olympics]] 2008.
'''Tony David Jeffries''' (b. March 2, 1985 in [[Sunderland]], [[England]]) is an English amateur [[boxer]] who has qualified for the [[Olympics]] 2008.



Revision as of 20:14, 3 March 2008

Tony Jeffries
Medal record
Representing  England
Men’s Boxing
EU Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Madrid Light Heavyweight

Tony David Jeffries (b. March 2, 1985 in Sunderland, England) is an English amateur boxer who has qualified for the Olympics 2008.

Career

Jeffries whose nickname is "Jaffa" started to box at the age of 10, inspired by his uncle Billy Bryce, a former pro boxer. He joined Sunderland ABC and in 1999 won the school boys championships and Gold in the European Cadets (U17) in 2001. At the Commonwealth Games he lost to Scottish winner Kenny Anderson at light-heavy. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he qualified for the Olympics but didn't medal after losing to Kazakhstan southpaw Yerkebuian Shynaliyev.