James Dickens (boxer)

James Dickens
Statistics
Nickname(s) Jazza
Rated at Super-bantamweight
Nationality British
Born (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991
Liverpool, England
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 23
Wins 22
Wins by KO 7
Losses 1
Draws 0

James "Jazza" Dickens (born 12 April 1991) is a British boxer who won the English super-bantamweight title in 2013 and the British super-bantamweight title in 2015.

Career

Born in Mill Lane Hospital, Liverpool, Dickens took up boxing at the age of 12 at the Salisbury ABC; After two years he moved on to the Golden Gloves ABC before moving on again to the Everton Red Triangle Boxing Club, representing his country many times at junior level.[1][2] He won the senior ABA bantamweight title in 2010.[1]

After missing out on selection for the Commonwealth Games, he turned professional, making his pro debut in January 2011. He won his first thirteen fights, including victories over Yuriy Voronin and Franklin Varela, before facing the also unbeaten Jon Fernandes in March 2013 for the vacant English super-bantamweight title at the Echo Arena, Liverpool. Dickens took a unanimous decision to become English champion.

Dickens won his next two fights against Dai Davies and Reynaldo Cajina, before meeting Kid Galahad for the vacant British title in September 2013.[3] Galahad stopped Dickens in the tenth round, inflicting the first defeat of his professional career.[4]

Dickens won his next two fights before getting a second chance at the British title after Gavin McDonnell vacated it. He faced Josh Wale at the Echo Arena in March 2015, this time winning via unanimous decision to add the British title to his English title.[4]

He beat Arnoldo Solano on points in July 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Glynn (2014) "In Depth with Jazza Dickens", BoxNation, 4 March 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2015
  2. ↑ Lubin, Rhian (2015) "Everton Red Triangle Boxing club and Jazza Dickens back CALM'S campaign against male suicide", Liverpool Echo, 27 March 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015
  3. ↑ "Kid Galahad confident he will see off James Dickens and become British champion", Sky Sports, 11 September 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2015
  4. 1 2 McKenna, Micheal (2015) "Seconds Out: James 'Jazza' Dickens keen to right the wrongs of last British title challenge", Liverpool Echo, 23 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015

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