James Tennyson
James Tennyson | |
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| Born | 6 August 1993 Lisburn, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | The Assassin |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 27 |
| Wins by KO | 23 |
| Losses | 3 |
James Martin Tennyson (born 6 August 1993) is a Northern Irish professional boxer who has held the British lightweight title since August. He previously held the Commonwealth and European super-featherweight titles in 2018 and challenged once for the IBF super-featherweight title that same year.
Professional career
Two-Time Irish champion
Tennyson is a two-time super-featherweight Irish champion. In 2013, he became the youngest ever modern era Irish champion by defeating former champion Mickey Coveney by knockout (KO) in the second round in what was only his sixth professional contest at the now demolished old St. Kevins Hall.[1] In 2017, he won the title for the second time with a sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) over Dublin's former highly decorated amateur stand out Declan Geraghty at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, live on BoxNation.[2]
Celtic champion
He became Celtic featherweight champion in 2015 by way of disqualification after his opponent, Kris Hughes of Scotland, continued to hold after having already been deducted three points in the fight for persistent holding while heavily behind on points. This contest was also a final eliminator for the British featherweight title.[3]
British Featherweight title challenger
Tennyson challenged Ryan Walsh for the British featherweight title, losing by fifth-round TKO after having been dropped twice in the fight by body shots. This contest proved to be his last at featherweight having struggled to make the weight.[4]
Move to Lightweight (2019)
Following an unsuccessful world title challenge against IBF super-featherweight champion Tevin Farmer in 2018, Tennyson made the decision to move up in weight and fight at 135 where he wouldn't have to struggle to make weight. Since moving up and making his lightweight debut in 2019, Tennyson has won four straight fights (all by knockout), defeating then 10–0 Garry Neale, journeyman Brayan Mairena, and Atif Shafiq all by KO in the second round and then snapping Craig Evans' three-fight win streak by knocking him out in round eleven. Tennyson seems to be on the best run of his career so far at lightweight, with Promoter Eddie Hearn stating, "Tennyson could go on a real run at lightweight now. He punches really hard and I think a lot of the frailties that he had at 130lbs have gone now." [5]
British Lightweight Champion
James Tennyson extended his knockout streak to five with a sixth-round TKO win over Gavin Gwynne on the first card of Matchroom's fight camp. In doing so, he won the vacant British lightweight title.[citation needed]
Professional boxing record
| 30 fights | 27 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 23 | 3 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 30 | Win | 27–3 |  Gavin Gwynne
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TKO | 6 (12), 2:30 | 1 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
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Won vacant British lightweight title |
| 29 | Win | 26–3 | Craig Evans
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TKO | 11 (12), 2:00 | 23 Nov 2019 | M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England
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| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Atif Shafiq
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KO | 2 (10), 2:51 | 31 Aug 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England
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Won vacant WBA International lightweight title |
| 27 | Win | 24–3 |  Brayan Mairena
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TKO | 2 (6), 2:01 | 18 May 2019 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Garry Neale
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KO | 2 (10), 3:05 | 9 Feb 2019 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 25 | Loss | 22–3 |  Tevin Farmer
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TKO | 5 (12), 1:44 | 20 Oct 2018 | TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US
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For IBF super-featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Martin Joseph Ward
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TKO | 5 (12), 2:24 | 5 May 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England
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Retained WBA International super-featherweight title; Won Commonwealth, and European super-featherweight titles |
| 22 | Win | 21–2 | Arnoldo Solano
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KO | 1 (8), 0:59 | 3 Feb 2018 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 22 | Win | 20–2 | Darren Traynor
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TKO | 3 (10), 2:24 | 21 Oct 2017 | The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Retained WBA International super-featherweight title |
| 21 | Win | 19–2 | Ryan Doyle
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RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 10 Jun 2017 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won vacant WBA International super-featherweight title |
| 20 | Win | 18–2 |  Declan Geraghty
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TKO | 6 (10), 2:53 | 10 Mar 2017 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won vacant BUI featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Rafael Castillo
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PTS | 4 | 5 Nov 2015 | Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 18 | Loss | 16–2 | Ryan Walsh
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TKO | 5 (12), 2:34 | 30 Apr 2016 | Copper Box Arena, London, England
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For British featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 |  Antonio Horvatic
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:07 | 6 Feb 2016 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 16 | Win | 15–1 |  Sergejs Logins
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:50 | 14 Nov 2015 |  Seaplane Harbour, Tallinn, Estonia
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| 15 | Win | 14–1 |  Giorgi Gachechiladze
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TKO | 2 (8), 2:18 | 17 Oct 2015 | Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 14 | Win | 13–1 |  Krzysztof Rogowski
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TKO | 3 (6), 2:43 | 6 Jun 2015 | Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Kris Hughes
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DQ | 7 (10), 2:31 | 28 Mar 2015 | Andersonstown Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won Celtic featherweight title; Hughes disqualified for persistent holding |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 |  Simas Volosinas
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TKO | 2 (6), 1:23 | 7 Feb 2015 | Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Ian Bailey
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PTS | 8 | 10 May 2014 | Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 10 | Win | 9–1 |  Ignac Kassai
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TKO | 3 (4) | 18 Apr 2014 | Barba Negra Music Pub, Budapest, Hungary
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| 9 | Loss | 8–1 | Pavels Senkovs
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TKO | 2 (6), 0:41 | 19 Oct 2013 | Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Andrei Hramyka
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:49 | 28 Jun 2013 | Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | David Kanales
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KO | 2 (6), 1:41 | 24 May 2013 | Olympia, Liverpool, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mickey Coveney
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TKO | 2 (10), 1:41 | 27 Apr 2013 | St Kevin's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Won vacant BUI super-featherweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | David Kis
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TKO | 1 (8), 0:57 | 9 Mar 2013 | Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mickey Coveney
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PTS | 6 | 7 Dec 2012 | Rivals Gym, Wishaw, Scotland
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ignac Kassai
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TKO | 1 (4), 1:14 | 3 Nov 2012 | National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tibor Meszaros
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TKO | 1 (4), 0:52 | 13 Oct 2012 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Fikret Remziev
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TKO | 4 (4), 1:57 | 8 Sep 2013 | Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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References
- ^ Hello (2017-01-05). "BOXING: James Tennyson gets Irish title showdown - Belfast Newsletter". Newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ "James Tennyson stops Declan Geraghty to win Irish title after amazing see-saw battle". Irish-boxing.com. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ "Hughes disqualification hands crown to Tennyson". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ "Frank Warren: Jamie Conlan on His Way To WBO World Title Shot - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 2017-03-16. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
- ^ https://www.irish-boxing.com/standout-dark-horse-of-the-lightweight-division-eddie-hearn-impressed-with-james-tennyson/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/50532969
External links
- Boxing record for James Tennyson from BoxRec (registration required)