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Jason McCalmon

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Jason 'Raven' McCalmon
Born
Jason Aaron McCalmon

(1987-12-01) December 1, 1987 (age 36)
NationalityEngland English
Other namesRaven The Laois Raven
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights5
Wins5
Wins by KO1
Losses0
Draws0
No contests0

Jason Aaron McCalmon (born December 1, 1987) is a professional boxer who currently resides in Huddersfield.[1]

Amateur career

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As an amateur boxer McCalmon represented Rawthorpe ABC.

Jason McCalmon won a silver medal at the Lemesia Cup event in Cyprus facing off against the European Champion Evgeniy Tischenko from Russia. McCalmon had lost by split decision however McCalmon was awarded the boxer of the tournament for his display where he fought three fights in three days whereas Tischenko only fought one fight due to withdrawals.[2]

Professional career

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McCalmon turned pro at the age of 22. He made his professional debut on October 9, 2010, at the Leisure Centre in Huddersfield, where he fought against James Tucker. McCalmon punished Tucker for four rounds until the referee halted a stop to the contest declaring McCalmon the winner by TKO.[3]

Jason fought once more before the end of 2010 he fought on December 2, 2010, at the Cedar Court Hotel in Huddersfield against Jamie Ambler. Jason cruised his way to a well-deserved 40–35 victory with Ambler losing a point in the third round for holding.[4]

His third fight was against the experienced Dean Walker on the Gary Sykes vs Carl Johanneson undercard. Jason McCalmon battered Sheffield's Dean Walker over four rounds, decking the experienced man twice on his way to a comfortable 40–34 victory. Dean Walker went down in the third round from a right to the temple and went down again in the fourth and final round.[5]

Professional boxing record

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4 Wins (1 knockouts), 0 Losses (0 knockouts), 0 Draws, 0 No Contest[6]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 5-0-0
England Ian Turnbull UD 4 (4) 2011-07-23 England Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England
Win 4-0-0
England Jody Meikle UD 4 (4) 2011-05-21 England North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax, England
Win 3-0-0
England Dean Walker UD 4 (4) 2011-03-05 England Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England
Win 2-0-0
England Jamie Ambler UD 4 (4) 2010-12-02 England Cedar Court Hotel, Ainley Top, Huddersfield, England
Win 1-0-0
England James Tucker TKO 4 (6), 0:46 2010-10-09 England Leisure Centre, Huddersfield, England

Personal life

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References

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  1. ^ "Introducing Jason McCalmon, 'the Laois Raven'".
  2. ^ "Boxing: Scott Gladwin gold and Jason McCalmon 2012 tonic". 26 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Jason McCalmon - Boxer". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.
  4. ^ "Jamie Ambler - Boxer". Archived from the original on 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  5. ^ "Three from three for Jason". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
  6. ^ "Jason McCalmons career boxing record". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.