Tom Doran (born 7 August 1987) is a Welsh

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. He held the WBC International

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title in 2016, and has challenged once for the

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middleweight title in the same year. Outside of boxing, Doran works as an

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Amateur career

Doran fought as an

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for Shotton Amateur Boxing Club, in the

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division.

Professional career

On 23 May 2009, Doran made his professional debut in a four-round

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victory over Alex Spitko. After defeating Max Maxwell via first-round stoppage on 20 May 2011, Doran would not fight for three years. He returned to the ring on 24 May 2014 to score a six-round points decision over Harry Matthews. On 14 February 2015, Doran won the Prizefighter middleweight tournament, earning £32,000 after stopping

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in the third round of the final. Doran won his first regional championship—the vacant WBC International

title—in an action-packed two rounds against Luke Keeler on 2 April 2016. In round one, both fighters scored knockdowns; Doran went on to finish Keeler in the second round with two further knockdowns. On 25 June 2016, Doran faced

middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. on the undercard of

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. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doran, Tom 1987 births Living people Welsh male boxers Middleweight boxers People from Connah's Quay Sportspeople from Flintshire Welterweight boxers Prizefighter contestants