Jérôme Thomas

Jérôme Thomas
Born	Jérôme Cedric Thomas (1979-01-20) 20 January 1979 Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
Nationality	French
Statistics
Weight(s)	Flyweight Bantamweight
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	12
Wins by KO	1
Losses	1
Draws	1
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing France Olympic Games 2004 Athens Flyweight 2000 Sydney Flyweight World Amateur Championships 2001 Belfast Flyweight 2003 Bangkok Flyweight European Amateur Championships 2002 Perm Flyweight 2006 Plovdiv Flyweight EU Amateur Championships 2003 Strasbourg Flyweight 2004 Madrid Flyweight Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Flyweight

Jérôme Cedric Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is a French former boxer, he competed in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division as an amateur and as a bantamweight as a professional.

Amateur boxing career

Thomas won the world championship at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was runner-up in 2003 losing to Somjit Jongjohor. Thomas qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland. In 2007, he lost early against European Champion Georgy Balakshin.

Olympic career

He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (2000-2008), winning a bronze (2000), and a silver medal (2004). At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round.

Personal life

He was born with a condition, Poland syndrome: his left hand is smaller than the right one, his left arm is shorter than the right one, and he has almost no left pectoral muscle.

Olympic results

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
10	Loss	7–3–0	Juan Carlos Payano	PUN	4 (4)	12-08-2008	Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China	Round of 32
9	Loss	7–2–0	Yuriorkis Gamboa	PUN	4 (4)	28-08-2004	Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece	Finals
8	Win	7–1–0	Fuad Aslanov	PUN	4 (4)	27-08-2004	Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece	Semifinals
7	Win	6–1–0	Tulashboy Doniyorov	PUN	4 (4)	25-08-2004	Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece	Quarterfinals
6	Win	5–1–0	Juan Carlos Payano	PUN	4 (4)	21-08-2004	Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece	Round of 16
5	Win	4–1–0	Akhil Kumar	PUN	4 (4)	17-08-2004	Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece	Round of 32
4	Loss	3–1–0	Bulat Jumadilov	PUN	4 (4)	29-09-2000	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Semifinals
3	Win	3–0–0	José Navarro	PUN	4 (4)	27-09-2000	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Quarterfinals
2	Win	2–0–0	Drissa Tou	RSC	- (4)	24-09-2000	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Round of 16
1	Win	1–0–0	Erle Wiltshire	PUN	4 (4)	19-09-2000	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Round of 32

Professional boxing record

14 fights	12 wins	1 loss
By knockout	0	1
By decision	12	0
By disqualification	0	0
Draws	1
No contests	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
14	Loss	12–1–1	Hassan Azaouagh	KO	3 (12), 2:00	28-01-2012	Hotel Atlantic Palace, Agadir
13	Win	12–0–1	Elemir Rafael	PTS	6 (6)	05-11-2011	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
12	Win	11–0–1	Yoann Boyeaux	SD	10 (10)	03-12-2011	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
11	Win	10–0–1	Reginaldo Martins Carvalho	PTS	6 (6)	02-11-2011	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
10	Draw	9–0–1	Joaquin Cespedes	Draw	12 (12)	03-12-2010	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France	Vacant EBU-EU (European Union) Super Bantamweight Title
9	Win	9–0–0	Bertrand Bossel	UD	12 (12)	16-04-2010	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France	Vacant WBC Mediterranean Super Bantamweight Title
8	Win	8–0–0	Hassan Azaouagh	PTS	8 (8)	30-01-2010	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
7	Win	7–0–0	Henry Lipton	PTS	6 (6)	15-10-2009	Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France
6	Win	6–0–0	Alix Djavoiev	PTS	6 (6)	25-09-2009	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
5	Win	5–0–0	David Cagna Ginouves	UD	6 (6)	19-06-2009	Centre Omnisports, Massy, Essonne, France
4	Win	4–0–0	Lahcene Zemmouri	UD	6 (6)	15-05-2009	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
3	Win	3–0–0	Alix Djavoiev	UD	6 (6)	04-04-2009	Salle Renaux, Rosny-sur-Seine, France
2	Win	2–0–0	Youcef Abgour	UD	6 (6)	14-02-2009	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
1	Win	1–0–0	Elemir Rafael	UD	6 (6)	20-11-2008	Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France

External links

• databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 21, 2007)
• Jérôme Thomas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Boxing record for Jérôme Thomas from BoxRec (registration required)
• Jérôme Thomas at Olympics.com