Thomas Langford (born 12 July 1989) is a British
professional boxer
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. He held the
British
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middleweight title from 2016 to 2018, and the
Commonwealth middleweight title in 2016.
Professional career
Langford made his professional debut on 8 September 2012, winning a four-round
points decision against Steve Spence. On 4 July 2015, Langford won his first regional championship—the vacant
WBO Inter-Continental
middleweight title—by
stopping Julio Cesar Avalos in four rounds. A breakout year in 2016 saw him first win the vacant
Commonwealth middleweight title on 12 March, scoring a
unanimous decision
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over Lewis Taylor. Langford was scheduled to face
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middleweight champion
Chris Eubank Jr. on 22 October, but Eubank Jr. withdrew from the fight in September due to an elbow injury. On 26 November, Langford won the then-vacant British middleweight title with a
split decision against Sam Sheedy.
Langford vs. Welborn I
On May 4, 2018, Langford fought Jason Welborn. Jason Welborn retained the British middleweight title by beating Langford via split decision, 114-113, 114-113 and 113-115.
Langford vs Welborn II
In the rematch, the fight was as close as the first one, with Welborn again coming away with the split decision victory, winning 115-114, 114-113 and 113-114.
Langford vs. Richards
On April 27, 2019, Langford fought
Lerrone Richards
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for the vacant Commonwealth super middleweight championship. Richards won convincingly on the scorecards to win the Commonwealth belt, 118-110, 118-111 and 116-113.
Professional boxing record
Personal life
Langford is a supporter of
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
References
External links
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Tommy Langford - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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Middleweight boxers
English male boxers
1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Barnstaple
Commonwealth Boxing Council champions
British Boxing Board of Control champions