Thomas Patrick Ward
| Thomas Patrick Ward | |
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| Nickname(s) | Taylor Ward[1] |
| Weight(s) | Super-bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 15 May 1994 County Durham, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 32 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 4 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
Thomas Patrick Ward (born 15 May 1994) is a British professional boxer. He has held the NABA super-bantamweight title since 2019,[2] and previously held the British super-bantamweight title in 2017.[3]
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.[4][5]
He turned professional at the age of 17 without having any senior amateur fights,[4] 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 , , , and , 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.[6] He made one successful defence of the title in November, beating by unanimous decision.[7][8]
Professional boxing record[]
| 31 fights | 30 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 26 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 31 | Win | 30–0–1 |  Edy Valencia Mercado
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UD | 10 | 12 Jun 2021 |  Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, England
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| 30 | Draw | 29–0–1 |  Thomas Essomba
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TD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 17 Oct 2020 | East of England Arena, Peterborough, England
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Split TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Martin Casillas
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UD | 8 | 22 Nov 2019 |  Caesars Palace, Dubai, UAE
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| 28 | Win | 28–0 |  Yesner Talavera
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PTS | 10 | 28 Sep 2019 | Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
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| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Brayan Mairena
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PTS | 8 | 20 Jul 2019 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
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| 26 | Win | 26–0 |  Jesse Angel Hernandez
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UD | 10 | 15 Feb 2019 | Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, U.S.
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Won vacant WBA-NABA super-bantamweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 |  Tom Tran
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KO | 1 (4), 2:58 | 13 Oct 2018 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
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| 24 | Win | 24–0 |  Alvaro Rodriguez
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UD | 10 | 27 Jul 2018 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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Won vacant IBF European super-bantamweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Lesther Cantillano
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TKO | 5 (6), 2:05 | 10 Mar 2018 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Sean Davis
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UD | 12 | 11 Nov 2017 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
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Retained British super-bantamweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Jazza Dickens
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TD | 9 (12), 1:12 | 13 May 2017 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England
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Won British super-bantamweight title; Unanimous TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  Simon Volosinas
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PTS | 6 | 4 Mar 2017 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  Norbert Kalucza
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KO | 4 (6), 2:55 | 8 Oct 2016 | Leisure Centre, Ashington, England
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Elvis Guillen
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PTS | 6 | 10 Jul 2016 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Robbie Turley
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UD | 10 | 5 Mar 2016 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Everth Briceno
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PTS | 6 | 20 Nov 2015 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Nasibu Ramadhani
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PTS | 10 | 19 Sep 2015 | Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Dmitrijs Gutmans
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PTS | 6 | 5 Jul 2015 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Giorgi Gachechiladze
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PTS | 6 | 8 Mar 2015 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Isaac Owusu
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PTS | 6 | 6 Feb 2015 | Village Urban Resort, Blackpool, England
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Chris Adaway
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PTS | 6 | 13 Dec 2014 | Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jamie Quinn
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PTS | 4 | 12 Oct 2014 | Temple Park Leisure Centre, North Shields, England
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 |  Antonio Horvatic
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PTS | 4 | 6 Sep 2014 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Michael Ramabeletsa
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PTS | 6 | 7 Jun 2014 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Qasim Hussain
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PTS | 4 | 29 Mar 2014 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Qasim Hussain
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PTS | 4 | 7 Dec 2013 | Centre for Sport, Newcastle, England
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Adrian Fuzesi
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PTS | 6 | 13 Sep 2013 | Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ben Morrish
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PTS | 4 | 7 Jul 2013 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Delroy Spencer
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PTS | 4 | 24 Nov 2012 | 02 Academy, Newcastle, England
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | David Lake
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TKO | 4 (4), 2:27 | 9 Sep 2012 | 02 Academy, Newcastle, England
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 |  Elemir Rafael
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PTS | 4 | 15 Jun 2012 | Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
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References[]
- ^ "BoxRec: Thomas Patrick Ward". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ a b Gibson, John (2012-02-14). "Tom Ward quits amateur boxing to turn professional". nechronicle. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ "Thomas Patrick Ward - 10 facts", British Boxing News, 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ "Tommy Ward scores wide points decision as he comfortably defends British title". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
External links[]
- 1994 births
- Living people
- English male boxers
- Super-bantamweight boxers
- Sportspeople from County Durham