Jon Thaxton

 ( 1974 Births ) 

Jonathan Thaxton (born 10 September 1974) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2009. He held the British lightweight title from 2006 and 2007, and the EBU European title from 2008 to 2009.

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Professional career He had his first professional fight in December 1992, beating Scott Smith on points over six rounds in Stoke on Trent. In his early career he fought as a light-welterweight. His first fight for a major title was in September 1996, when he won the WBO Intercontinental Light-Welterweight title, beating Bernard Paul of Mauritius on points. In November 1997, he won the IBF Intercontinental Light-Welterweight title, beating Rimvidas Bilius of Lithuania on points. In September 1998, he lost both titles, when he lost to the American, Emanuel Augustus, being knocked out in the seventh.

In November 1999, he fought Jason Rowland for the British light-welterweight title, losing when the fight was stopped in the fifth. In October 2000, he had another shot at the now vacant British light-welterweight title when he fought Ricky Hatton. Despite Hatton being cut badly in the first round, he went on to defeat Thaxton on points. In February 2002, he fought Eamonn Magee for the Commonwealth light-welterweight title, losing when the fight was stopped in the sixth.

Between 2002 and 2004, Thaxton spent two years out of the ring with a shoulder injury after a road accident.

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WBF title In April 2005, he knocked out France Christophe De Busillet in the fourth, to take the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) world lightweight title. In September 2005, he defended the title against Vasile Dragomir, scoring a knockout in the fourth round.

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British title In December 2006, he fought Lee Meager, the holder of the British lightweight title. Thaxton scored a unanimous points victory to take the title. In March 2007, he defended the British lightweight title against Scott Lawton, winning by a technical knockout in the seventh. In October 2007, he defended the British lightweight title again, this time against Dave Stewart, winning by a technical knockout in the twelfth round.

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European title challenge In April 2008, he challenged Yuri Romanov, of Belarus, for his European lightweight title. The fight was stopped at the start of the sixth when Thaxton's corner refused to let him come out due to bad cuts. This was Thaxton's first defeat after twelve straight wins. On 4 October 2008, Thaxton captured the vacated European lightweight title in the third round of the contest against Spaniard Juan Carlos Melero Diaz.

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Titles

• IBF Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion
• WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight champion
• WBF World Lightweight champion
• British Lightweight champion
• European Lightweight champion

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Professional boxing record

45	Loss	34–11	John Murray	TKO	4 (12)	3 Oct 2009
44	Loss	34–10	Tom Glover	PTS	8	18 Jul 2009
43	Loss	34–9	Anthony Mazaache	UD	12	28 Feb 2009
42	Win	34–8	Juan Carlos Melero Diaz	KO	3 (12)	4 Oct 2008
41	Loss	33–8	Yuri Romanov	TKO	6 (12)	4 Apr 2008
40	Win	33–7	Dave Stewart	TKO	12 (12),	5 Oct 2007
39	Win	32–7	Scott Lawton	TKO	7 (12),	16 Mar 2007
38	Win	31–7	Lee Meager	UD	12	8 Dec 2006
37	Win	30–7	Jorge Daniel Miranda	PTS	10	13 May 2006
36	Win	29–7	Alan Temple	TKO	5 (8)	17 Feb 2006
35	Win	28–7	Vasile Dragomir	KO	4 (12),	3 Sep 2005
34	Win	27–7	Christophe De Busillet	KO	4 (12)	9 Apr 2005
33	Win	26–7	Carl Allen	KO	1 (4),	13 Dec 2004
32	Win	25–7	Silence Saheed	PTS	6	9 Oct 2004
31	Win	24–7	Victor Baranov	TKO	1 (8)	21 Sep 2002
30	Win	23–7	Mark Waelkens	TKO	7 (8)	15 Jun 2002
29	Win	22–7	Chill John	TKO	2 (8)	13 Apr 2002
28	Loss	21–7	Eamonn Magee	TKO	6 (12)	9 Feb 2002
27	Win	21–6	David Kirk	PTS	4	28 Jul 2001
26	Win	20–6	Alan Temple	PTS	4	26 Mar 2001
25	Loss	19–6	Ricky Hatton	PTS	12	21 Oct 2000
24	Win	19–5	Kimoun Kouassi	TKO	3 (8)	15 Jul 2000
23	Loss	18–5	Jason Rowland	TKO	5 (12)	15 Nov 1999
22	Win	18–4	Brian Coleman	PTS	6	7 Aug 1999
21	Win	17–4	Karl Taylor	PTS	6	15 May 1999
20	Loss	16–4	Emanuel Augustus	TKO	7 (12)	26 Sep 1998
19	Win	16–3	Rimvydas Bilius	UD	12	29 Nov 1997
18	Win	15–3	Gagik Khachatryan	TKO	2 (12)	28 Jun 1997
17	Win	14–3	Paul Burke	TKO	9 (12)	27 Mar 1997
16	Win	13–3	Bernard Paul	PTS	12	14 Sep 1996
15	Win	12–3	Mark Elliot	KO	5 (12)	25 Jun 1996
14	Win	11–3	Paul Ryan	TKO	1 (10)	13 Feb 1996
13	Win	10–3	John O'Johnson	TKO	4 (6)	20 Jan 1996
12	Loss	9–3	Colin Dunne	TKO	5 (10)	8 Dec 1995
11	Loss	9–2	Rene Prins	PTS	8	12 Aug 1995
10	Win	9–1	Delroy Leslie	PTS	6	23 Jun 1995
9	Win	8–1	David Thompson	TKO	6 (6)	26 May 1995
8	Loss	7–1	Keith Marner	PTS	10	18 Nov 1994
7	Win	7–0	B. F. Williams	TKO	4 (10)	10 Mar 1994
6	Win	6–0	Dean Hollington	TKO	3 (8)	7 Dec 1993
5	Win	5–0	John Smith	PTS	6	22 Sep 1993
4	Win	4–0	Brian Coleman	PTS	8	23 Jun 1993
3	Win	3–0	John O'Johnson	PTS	6	17 Mar 1993
2	Win	2–0	Dean Hiscox	PTS	6	3 Mar 1993
1	Win	1–0	Scott Smith	PTS	6	9 Dec 1992

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See also

• List of British lightweight boxing champions

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External links

• Fight stats
• The Official Website of Jon Thaxton

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