Ben Jones (boxer)
| Ben Jones | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Ben Jones |
| Nickname(s) | Duracell Jones |
| Weight(s) | Feather; Super featherweight; Lightweight |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 12 June 1982 Crawley, West Sussex, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 31 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
Ben 'Duracell' Jones ( born 12 June 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2006-2018. He held multiple titles in three weight classes.
Early life
Ben 'Duracell' Jones was born in the Crawley area of West Sussex on 12 June 1982, to British parents. He grew up in the Crawley area for most of his childhood, and attended Thomas Bennet's Community College in Crawley, West Sussex.[2]
Career
Amateur career
At the age of eight, Jones started boxing at Crawley amateur boxing club. It wasn't until the age of 11 years old that Ben made his first amateur bout, which lead him onto competing in 61 amateur fights where he won 42. Jones was also an England boxing rep but unfortunately never competed for England.
Jones's amateur record was 42-19.
Professional career
Early Career at Super Featherweight
Based in Crawley, Jones turned professional in 2006, age 24. In his first fight he defeated Carl Allen via a points decision (PTS). In 2006 to 2009 Jones thought another ten times, winning eight out of the ten fights. With a memorable fight against Ibrar Riyaz who he thought against and won his International Masters.[3]
English Super Feather title
Jones had to wait until 2011 under the management Maloney's Fight Factory to compete for his first title fight. He come up against a strong opponent in Akaash Bhatia, which was stopped in the eighth round by the referee on a technical decision (TD) with Jones coming off as the winner.[4]
Inter - Continental Super Feather Title
Jones was back in the ring for the first time after his English Super Feather title, against Stephen Smith for the inter continental super featherweight title. Fast forward three years and Jones was back on the canvas taking his second shot at getting his hands on the inter continental super feather weight belt. Jones went head to head with Czech boxer Martin Parlagi, Being knocked down in the first round and getting back up Jones went the full ten rounds with the Czech and won the fight on a unanimous decision (UD).[5]
International Lightweight Title
Coming off the back of a loss to Stephen Smith, Jones thought against fellow British boxer Jamie Speight for the International lightweight title. Jones stopped Speight in the sixth round with a technical knockout out (TKO). Jones become the new international lightweight champion of the world.
European Super Featherweight Title
Jones now being managed by Assassin Promotions was on the hunt for his third title belt in 2013 and it was Scottish champion Kris Hughes that stood in his way. Jones & Hughes went the full twelve rounds with Jones being given the unanimous decision (UD) & Becoming the new European Super Feather weight in the world.[6]
The Later stages of Ben 'Duracell' Jones Career
After winning the inter - continental super featherweight title in 2015 Jones went onto fight in five more professional fights before calling it day and hanging up those successful boxing gloves. Those five last fights where against the likes of Slovakian boxer Elemir Rafael, Mexican boxer Jesus Antonio Rios, Nicaraguan boxer Carlos Osorio, British boxer Jason Cunningham & British boxer Reece Bellotti which was for the (British Empire) featherweight title in 2018, Which marked the end of Jones's professional boxing career.
Professional record
Ben 'Duracell' Jones pro boxing career[7]
| Date | Opponent | Referee | Venue | Results | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22.09.2006 | Carl Allen | Robert Williams | York Hall Bethnal Green | W | 4/4 |
| 15.12.2006 | Steve Gethin | Robert Williams | York Hall Bethnal Green | W | 4/4 |
| 30.03.2007 | Eduards Karuklis | Grant Wallis | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | L | 1/4 |
| 25.01.2008 | Steve Gethin | Ken Curtis | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham | W | 4/4 |
| 23.02.2008 | Shaun Walton | Ken Curtis | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | W | 4/4 |
| 27.09.2008 | Cristian Niculae | Mark Green | York Hall Bethnal Green | W | 4/4 |
| 05.12.2008 | Sid Razak | Mark Green | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham | W | 6/6 |
| 03.04.2009 | Riaz Durgahed | Jeff Hinds | York Hall Bethnal Green | W | 6/6 |
| 25.07.2009 | Ibrar Riyaz | Ian John Lewis | Liquid Envy Nightclub, Redhill | W | 10/10 |
| 18.09.2009 | Gavin Reid | Dave Parris | York Hall Bethnal Green | D | 6/6 |
| 12.02.2010 | James Ancliff | Mark Green | York Hall Bethnal Green | W | 2/6 |
| 27.02.2010 | Richard Szebeledi | Ian John Lewis | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | W | 4/8 |
| 25.06.2010 | Lee Selby | Jeff Hinds | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood | L | 6/6 |
| 16.10.2010 | Yordan Vasilev | Richard James Davies | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | W | 6/6 |
| 13.05.2011 | Akaash Bhatia | Mark Green, Richard James Davies, Ian John Lewis and Victor Loughlin | Medway Park Leisure Centre, Gillingham | W | 8/10 |
| 02.03.2012 | Stephen Smith | Richard James Davies | The Troxy, Limehouse | L | 1/12 |
| 28.04.2012 | Jamie Speight | Terry O'Connor, Marcus McDonnell and Reg Thompson | Town Hall, Hove | W | 6/10 |
| 16.02.2013 | Kris Hughes | Robert Williams, Jeff Hinds, Wynford Jones and Grant Wallis | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | W | 12/12 |
| 22.06.2013 | Kristian Dochev | Robert Williams | Town Hall, Hove | W | 7/8 |
| 18.10.2013 | Juli Giner | Modesto Vilardell, Saturnino Diaz, Raul Gonzalez and Alfonzo Monroy | La Farga, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | L | 8/8 |
| 11.08.2014 | Santiago Bustos | Robert Williams | Glow, Bluewater, Greenhithe | L | 10/10 |
| 07.02.2014 | Elmir Rafeal | Marcus McDonnell | Camden Centre, Kings Cross | W | 3/4 |
| 29.05.2015 | Giorgi Kulumbegashvili | Robert Williams | Harrow Leisure Centre, Harrow | W | 3/4 |
| 29.05.2015 | Lazslo Fekete | Jeff Hinds | York Hall, Bethnal Green | W | 2/4 |
| 11.09.2015 | Michael Stupart | Shaun Messer | Rockingham Forest Hotel, Corby | W | 4/4 |
| 30.10.2015 | Martin Parlagi | Marcus McCdonnell, Lee Cook, Victo Loughlin and Robert Williams | The Troxy, Limehouse | W | 10/10 |
| 27.02.2016 | Elmir Rafael | Lee Cook | York Hall, Bethnal Green | W | 1/6 |
| 09.04.2016 | Jesus Antonio Rios | Lee Cook, Giustino Di Giovanni, Kieran McCann and Stephen Nicolo | K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley | ND | 3/10 |
| 11.05.2016 | Carlos Asorio | Lee Cook | York HAll, Bethnal Green | W | 10/0 |
| 04.08.2016 | Jason Cunningham | Michael Alexander, Howard John Foster, Ian John Lewis and Dave Parris | York HAll, Bethnal Green | L | 12/12 |
| 03.02.2018 | Reece Bellotti | Ian John Lewis, Howard John Foster, Steve Gray and Robert Williams | 02 Arena, Greenwich | L | 6/12 |
Personal life
Since retiring from boxing in 2018, Jones has provided evening speaking at dinners and events, worked with various charities and property development. He's believed to have a net worth of around £1.8 million British Pounds.
References
- ↑ "Boxing record for Ben Jones". BoxRec.
- ↑ "Crawley", Wikipedia, 2021-06-10, retrieved 2021-06-28
- ↑ "Ben Jones | MASTERS HALL OF FAME". PBA BOXING. Archived from the original on 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ↑ "WBO | Ben Jones becomes WBO European super-featherweight champion - WBO". www.wboboxing.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Ben Jones". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
External links
- Ben Jones on Instagram
- Ben Jones on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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