Tommy Langford
Tommy Langford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Langford 12 July 1989 Barnstaple, Devon, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 0 |
Thomas "Tommy" Langford (born 12 July 1989) is a British professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth and British middleweight titles since March and November 2016, respectively.
Professional career
Langford made his professional debut on 8 September 2012, winning a four-round points decision against Steve Spence. On 4 July 2015, Langford won his first regional championship—the vacant WBO middleweight title—by stopping Julio Cesar Avalos in four rounds.[1] A breakout year in 2016 saw him first win the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title on 12 March, scoring a unanimous decision over Lewis Taylor.[2] Langford was scheduled to face British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. on 22 October, but Eubank Jr. withdrew from the fight in September due to an elbow injury.[3] On 26 November, Langford won the now-vacant British middleweight title with a split decision against Sam Sheedy.[4]
Professional boxing record
| 18 fights | 18 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By decision | 12 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Sam Sheedy | SD | 12 | 26 Nov 2016 | Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales | Won vacant British middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Timo Laine | TKO | 7 (10), 1:28 | 17 Jul 2016 | Ice Arena, Cardiff, Wales | Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Lewis Taylor | UD | 12 | 12 Mar 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title; Won vacant Commonwealth middleweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Robert Swierzbinski | TKO | 5 (10), 0:39 | 19 Dec 2015 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Cristian Fabian Rios | UD | 10 | 3 Oct 2015 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Julio Cesar Avalos | TKO | 4 (10), 2:41 | 4 Jul 2015 | National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Wayne Reed | TKO | 5 (10), 2:31 | 14 Feb 2015 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Gary Boulden | PTS | 6 | 24 Oct 2014 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Nicky Jenman | TKO | 2 (6), 2:51 | 1 Aug 2014 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Alistair Warren | TD | 5 (6), 2:26 | 10 May 2014 | Olympia, Liverpool, England | Points TD after Warren sustained a cut from an accidental head clash |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Dan Blackwell | PTS | 6 | 14 Mar 2014 | Villa Park Holte Suite, Birmingham, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Harry Matthews | PTS | 6 | 13 Dec 2013 | IceSheffield, Sheffield, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Kieron Gray | PTS | 6 | 6 Oct 2013 | The Tower Ballroom, Birmingham, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Robert Studzinski | PTS | 6 | 21 Jun 2013 | Paragon Hotel, Birmingham, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Raimonds Sniedze | TKO | 2 (6), 1:52 | 10 May 2013 | Paragon Hotel, Birmingham, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jay Morris | PTS | 6 | 24 Feb 2013 | Digbeth Institute, Birmingham, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Simone Lucas | PTS | 4 | 19 Oct 2012 | Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Steve Spence | PTS | 4 | 8 Sep 2012 | HMV Institute, Birmingham, England | Professional debut |
References
- ^ Jones, Andrew (4 July 2015). "Tommy Langford beats Julio Cesar Avalos to win WBO Intercontinental middleweight championship". North Devon Journal. Local World. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Treadwell, Matthew (13 March 2016). "Tommy Langford defeats Lewis Taylor to claim Commonwealth crown". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Chris Eubank Jr pulls out of Tommy Langford fight with injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ Bonell, Jonny (26 November 2016). "Tommy Langford is the British middleweight boxing champion after beating Sam Sheedy in Cardiff". North Devon Journal. Local World. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
External links
- Boxing record for Tommy Langford from BoxRec (registration required)
- Tommy Langford at Frank Warren Promotions