Thomas Patrick Ward
WeightSuper-bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in
NationalityBritish
Birth date15 May 1994 (age 32)
Birth placeCounty Durham, England
StyleOrthodox
Total37
Wins34
Ko5
Losses2
Draws1

Thomas Patrick Ward (born 15 May 1994) is a British professional boxer. He has held the NABA super-bantamweight title since 2019,[1] and previously held the British super-bantamweight title in 2017.[2]

Professional career

Born in County Durham in 1994, and based in West Rainton, Ward had a junior amateur record of 60 wins from 64 fights, including winning a gold medal at the European under-17s championship in Ukraine, and was voted Best Junior Boxer by the ABA.[3][4]

He turned professional at the age of 17 without having any senior amateur fights,[3] and made his professional debut in July 2012 with a points win over Elemir Rafael.

By 2017 he had won 20 straight fights, including wins over former Ghanaian bantamweight champion Isaac Owusu, Nasibu Ramadhan, Everth Briceno, and Robbie Turley, leading to a British title shot.

Ward challenged for Jazza Dickens' British title at the First Direct Arena in Leeds in May 2017. An accidental clash of heads in the ninth round left Ward with a cut above his left eye that caused the fight to be stopped. Ahead on the scorecards at the time, Ward became British champion.[5] He made one successful defence of the title in November, beating Sean Davis by unanimous decision.[6][7]

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
35Win34–1–1Amani BarikiPTS816 Mar 2024Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
35Loss33–1–1Otabek KholmatovTKO5 (12), 2:584 Mar 2023Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England
34Win33–0–1Ally MwerangiTKO3 (10), 3:0017 Jul 2022Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
33Win32–0–1Alexis Boureima KaborePTS1025 Mar 2022Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England
32Win31–0–1Leonardo PadillaUD1018 Dec 2021Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
31Win30–0–1Edy Valencia MercadoUD1012 Jun 2021Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England
30Draw29–0–1Thomas EssombaTD8 (10), 3:0017 Oct 2020East of England Arena, Peterborough, EnglandSplit TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash
29Win29–0Martin CasillasUD822 Nov 2019Caesars Palace, Dubai, UAE
28Win28–0Yesner TalaveraPTS1028 Sep 2019Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
27Win27–0Brayan MairenaPTS820 Jul 2019Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
26Win26–0Jesse Angel HernandezUD1015 Feb 2019Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, U.S.Won vacant WBA-NABA super-bantamweight title
25Win25–0Tom TranKO1 (4), 2:5813 Oct 2018Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
24Win24–0Alvaro RodriguezUD1027 Jul 2018Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, EnglandWon vacant IBF European super-bantamweight title
23Win23–0Lesther CantillanoTKO5 (6), 2:0510 Mar 2018Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
22Win22–0Sean DavisUD1211 Nov 2017Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandRetained British super-bantamweight title
21Win21–0Jazza DickensTD9 (12), 1:1213 May 2017First Direct Arena, Leeds, EnglandWon British super-bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash
20Win20–0Simon VolosinasPTS64 Mar 2017Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
19Win19–0Norbert KaluczaKO4 (6), 2:558 Oct 2016Leisure Centre, Ashington, England
18Win18–0Elvis GuillenPTS610 Jul 2016Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
17Win17–0Robbie TurleyUD105 Mar 2016Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
16Win16–0Everth BricenoPTS620 Nov 2015Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
15Win15–0Nasibu RamadhaniPTS1019 Sep 2015Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
14Win14–0Dmitrijs GutmansPTS65 Jul 2015Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
13Win13–0Giorgi GachechiladzePTS68 Mar 2015Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
12Win12–0Isaac OwusuPTS66 Feb 2015Village Urban Resort, Blackpool, England
11Win11–0Chris AdawayPTS613 Dec 2014Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England
10Win10–0Jamie QuinnPTS412 Oct 2014Temple Park Leisure Centre, North Shields, England
9Win9–0Antonio HorvaticPTS46 Sep 2014Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
8Win8–0Michael RamabeletsaPTS67 Jun 2014Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
7Win7–0Qasim HussainPTS429 Mar 2014Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
6Win6–0Qasim HussainPTS47 Dec 2013Centre for Sport, Newcastle, England
5Win5–0Adrian FuzesiPTS613 Sep 2013Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
4Win4–0Ben MorrishPTS47 Jul 2013Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
3Win3–0Delroy SpencerPTS424 Nov 201202 Academy, Newcastle, England
2Win2–0David LakeTKO4 (4), 2:279 Sep 201202 Academy, Newcastle, England
1Win1–0Elemir RafaelPTS415 Jun 2012Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England

References

References

  1. ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. ^ Gibson, John (2012-02-14). "Tom Ward quits amateur boxing to turn professional". nechronicle. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  4. ^ "Thomas Patrick Ward - 10 facts", British Boxing News, 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  5. ^ Johns, Craig (2017) "Thomas Ward wins the British title after bad cut ends classy performance early", Chronicle Live, 14 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  6. ^ Lockley, Mike (2017) "Tough task for Sean Davis as he faces Thomas Patrick Ward in his own backyard", Birmingham Mail, 9 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  7. ^ "Tommy Ward scores wide points decision as he comfortably defends British title". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-14.