Jon Thaxton


Jonathan Thaxton 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.

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.

WBF title

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

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.

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.

Titles

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
45Loss34–11 John MurrayTKO4 3 Oct 2009Altrincham Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England.png" />For vacant British lightweight title
44Loss34–10 Tom GloverPTS818 Jul 2009York Hall, London, England.png" />
43Loss34–9 Anthony MazaacheUD1228 Feb 2009Norwich Showground, Norwich, England.png" />Lost EBU European lightweight title
42Win34–8 Juan Carlos Melero DiazKO3 4 Oct 2008Won Vacant EBU European lightweight title
41Loss33–8 Yuri RomanovTKO6 4 Apr 2008For EBU European lightweight title
40Win33–7 Dave StewartTKO12, 1:245 Oct 2007Retained British lightweight title
39Win32–7 Scott LawtonTKO7, 2:4016 Mar 2007Retained British lightweight title
38Win31–7 Lee MeagerUD128 Dec 2006Won British lightweight title
37Win30–7 Jorge Daniel MirandaPTS1013 May 2006Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England.png" />
36Win29–7 Alan TempleTKO5 17 Feb 2006
35Win28–7 Vasile DragomirKO4, 0:203 Sep 2005Carrow Road, Norwich, England.png" />Retained WBF lightweight title
34Win27–7 Christophe De BusilletKO4 9 Apr 2005Won WBF lightweight title
33Win26–7 Carl AllenKO1, 1:4113 Dec 2004Birmingham, England.png" />
32Win25–7 Silence SaheedPTS69 Oct 2004
31Win24–7 Victor BaranovTKO1 21 Sep 2002
30Win23–7 Mark WaelkensTKO7 15 Jun 2002
29Win22–7 Chill JohnTKO2 13 Apr 2002
28Loss21–7 Eamonn MageeTKO6 9 Feb 2002Manchester, England.png" />For Commonwealth light welterweight title
27Win21–6 David KirkPTS428 Jul 2001
26Win20–6 Alan TemplePTS426 Mar 2001
25Loss19–6 Ricky HattonPTS1221 Oct 2000For vacant British light welterweight title
24Win19–5 Kimoun KouassiTKO3 15 Jul 2000
23Loss18–5 Jason RowlandTKO5 15 Nov 1999For British light welterweight title
22Win18–4 Brian ColemanPTS67 Aug 1999Essex, England.png" />
21Win17–4 Karl TaylorPTS615 May 1999
20Loss16–4 Emanuel AugustusTKO7 26 Sep 1998Lost IBF and WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight titles
19Win16–3 Rimvydas BiliusUD1229 Nov 1997Retained IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title
18Win15–3 Gagik KhachatryanTKO2 28 Jun 1997
17Win14–3 Paul BurkeTKO9 27 Mar 1997Retained WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title
16Win13–3 Bernard PaulPTS1214 Sep 1996Retained IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title;
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light welterweight title
15Win12–3 Mark ElliotKO5 25 Jun 1996Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England.png" />Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight title
14Win11–3 Paul RyanTKO1 13 Feb 1996
13Win10–3 John O'JohnsonTKO4 20 Jan 1996
12Loss9–3 Colin DunneTKO5 8 Dec 1995For vacant British Southern Area lightweight title
11Loss9–2 Rene PrinsPTS812 Aug 1995Zaandam, Netherlands.png" />
10Win9–1 Delroy LesliePTS623 Jun 1995
9Win8–1 David ThompsonTKO6 26 May 1995
8Loss7–1 Keith MarnerPTS1018 Nov 1994Bracknell Leisure Centre, Bracknell, England.png" />Lost British Southern Area light welterweight title
7Win7–0 B. F. WilliamsTKO4 10 Mar 1994Watford, England.png" />Won vacant British Southern Area light welterweight title
6Win6–0 Dean HollingtonTKO3 7 Dec 1993
5Win5–0 John SmithPTS622 Sep 1993Wembley Conference Centre, London, England.png" />
4Win4–0 Brian ColemanPTS823 Jun 1993Gorleston, England.png" />
3Win3–0 John O'JohnsonPTS617 Mar 1993Stoke-on-Trent, England.png" />
2Win2–0 Dean HiscoxPTS63 Mar 1993Solihull, England.png" />
1Win1–0 Scott SmithPTS69 Dec 1992