Lenroy Thomas (born 13 March 1985) is a Jamaican

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who held the

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title from 2017 to 2018.

Career

Born in St. Catherine, Jamaica and based in

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since 1998, Thomas made his professional debut in April 2006 with a points loss to Ruben Rivera. He won his next 16 fights before defeat to Arron Lyons in December 2010. In August 2013 he suffered a fourth-round knockout at the hands of

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. He won his next two fights before joining

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's 2015 Boxcino Tournament, in which he beat

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in the quarter-final before being knocked out by Andrey Fedosov in the semi-final. In May 2017 he faced David Allen for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title at

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stadium in

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, winning the title on a split decision.Dielhenn, James (2017)
Brook vs Spence Jr: Dave Allen loses split decision to Lenroy Thomas
,

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, 28 May 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017

Professional boxing record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Lenroy 1985 births Living people Jamaican male boxers heavyweight boxers Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish 20th-century Jamaican people 21st-century Jamaican people