Jason Matthews (born 20 July 1970 in
Hackney) is a former
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
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from
England
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in the
Middleweight
Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing Professional
In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to .
Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...
(160
lb) division.
Boxing career
Amateur career
Matthews won the 1995
Amateur Boxing Association
England Boxing, known until 2013 as the Amateur Boxing Association of England, is the Sports governing body, governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Irela ...
British
middleweight title, when boxing out of the Crown and Manor ABC.
Professional career
Also known as "Method Man", Matthews turned pro in 1995 and won the vacant
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing ...
inter-continental middleweight title with a victory against Paul Wright in 1997; then won the commonwealth Middleweight Title against
Paul Jones in 1998. He then won the middleweight interim title on 17 June 1999 with a victory against
Ryan Rhodes
Ryan Rhodes (born 20 November 1976) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2012. He held the British super welterweight title twice, from 1996 to 1997 and in 2008, and the EBU European super welterweight title from 200 ...
. He was elevated to full champion when long-term injuries prevented the previous title holder,
Bert Schenk
Bert Schenk (born 14 November 1970 in Berlin, Germany) was a German boxer.
Professional career
Schenk turned pro in 1996 and won the WBO Middleweight Title on 30 January 1999 against Freeman Barr by 4th-round TKO. Otis Grant had vacated the be ...
, from defending the title. Matthews lost the title to
Armand Krajnc
Armand Krajnc (born 7 August 1973) is a former Swedish professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2004. He held the World Boxing Organization, WBO middleweight title from 1999 to 2002, and challenged once for the unified WBA (Super) and Intern ...
by
TKO in 1999 in his first defence.
Matthews announced his retirement from boxing after the bout due to an eye injury, which occurred during the fight.
Professional boxing record
See also
*
List of world middleweight boxing champions Championship recognition
1884–1910
Champions were recognized by public acclamation. A champion in that era was a fighter who had a notable win over another fighter and kept winning afterward. Retirements or disputed results could lead to a cha ...
*
List of British world boxing champions
References
External links
*
Roll of Honour
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1970 births
Living people
English male boxers
Boxers from Greater London
People from Hackney Central
Sportspeople from the London Borough of Hackney
England Boxing champions
Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
World middleweight boxing champions
World Boxing Organization champions