Jamie McDonnell was born on 30 March 1986 and is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2019.
21 Facts About Jamie McDonnell
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Jamie McDonnell held the IBF bantamweight title in 2013 and the WBA title from 2014 to 2018.
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Jamie McDonnell held multiple regional bantamweight championships, including the British title twice between 2010 and 2011; the Commonwealth title from 2010 to 2011; and the European title from 2010 to 2012.
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Jamie McDonnell is the twin brother of fellow boxer Gavin McDonnell.
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Jamie McDonnell won his next three fights before meeting Welshman Dai Davies again at the Doncaster Dome and scoring a draw over four rounds.
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On 13 October 2006 Jamie McDonnell beat Wayne Bloy over four rounds and in December of the same year he defeated future British super-flyweight champion Andy Bell over six rounds.
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Jamie McDonnell's first fight outside his home town saw him travel to the York Hall in London to defeat Nikita Lukin on 21 September 2007 in an eight-round fight.
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Jamie McDonnell's next fight was to be for the British super-flyweight title at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan on 8 December 2007.
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On 28 March 2008 Jamie McDonnell suffered his second defeat in a row having travelled to Barnsley to meet Lee Haskins.
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On 22 January 2010 Jamie McDonnell got his chance to fight for the British title , this time for the bantamweight version held by the experienced Ian Napa.
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Jamie McDonnell made his first defence at the Doncaster Dome on 2 July 2010 against the newly crowned Italian champion Rodrigo Bracco and managed to retain the belt with a third-round stoppage win.
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Jamie McDonnell chose to defend the Commonwealth belt he won against Ian Napa in his next fight in Sheffield on 28 May 2011.
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On 31 May 2014 Jamie McDonnell fought Tamadang Da Rachawat for the WBA bantamweight title on the undercard of Carl Froch vs George Groves II at Wembley Stadium.
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Jamie McDonnell won by technical knockout when he caught Rachawat with a left hook in the tenth round; despite getting to his feet, the referee decided that Rachawat was in no state to continue as he visibly stumbled after getting up.
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Jamie McDonnell retained his title, defeating Javier Chacon via tenth-round knockout.
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Jamie McDonnell next faced Fernando Vargas, as a late replacement for Juan Alberto Rosas.
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Jamie McDonnell used his high work rate and jab to establish control during the fight, dropping Vargas in the ninth round before the referee waved the fight off.
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The rematch ended in a third-round no-contest after Jamie McDonnell suffered a cut below his left eye following an accidental clash of heads.
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On 25 May 2018 Jamie McDonnell faced Naoya Inoue at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
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Shorltly after his loss, Jamie McDonnell announced that he will be moving up in weight.
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On 11 May 2021, Jamie McDonnell announced his retirement from boxing via post on his Instagram account.