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Joseph Frost (boxer)

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Joseph Frost
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Michael Frost
NicknameJoey
NationalityBritish
Born (1960-07-14) 14 July 1960 (age 64)
Liverpool, England
Sport
SportBoxing

Joseph Michael Frost (born 14 July 1960) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life and amateur career

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Frost was born in Liverpool, England, where he still resides to this day. At the age of 10 he started amateur boxing winning 269 out of 287 fights.

ABA Welterweight Championship

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At the age of 19 in 1979 he won the ABA Welterweight Championship beating Lloyd Honeyghan in the semi-finals who later became the WBA world champion. In the finals he KO'd Alan Mann in the first round making it last only 15 seconds.[2]

1980 Summer Olympics

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In 1980 he competed in the men's welterweight 1980 Summer Olympics defeating Outsana Dao and Peter Talanti but then losing to german boxer Karl-Heinz Krüger in the quarter-finals.[3][4]

Professional career

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Frost turned professional in 1981 with fighting Kevin Walsh winning first round KO marking his first win.[5]

Professional boxing record

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11 fights 9 wins 2 losses
By knockout 7 2
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Date Location Notes
11 Win 9-2 United Kingdom Phil O'Hare[6] KO Jun 15, 1984 United Kingdom Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.
10 Win 8–2 United Kingdom Lee Hartshorn[7] TKO Feb 24, 1983 United Kingdom Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK. Retained BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
9 Loss 7–2 United Kingdom Lloyd Christie[8] TKO Jan 24, 1983 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
8 Win 7–1 United Kingdom Peter Bennett[9] TKO Nov 25, 1982 United Kingdom Town Hall, Morley, England, UK. Won vacant BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
7 Loss 6–1 United Kingdom Dave Douglas[10] TKO Jun 24, 1982 United Kingdom Sports Centre, Kirkby, England, UK.
6 Win 6-0 United Kingdom Tommy McCallum[11] TKO May 20, 1982 United Kingdom Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
5 Win 5-0 United Kingdom Horace McKenzie[12] PTS May 20, 1982 United Kingdom Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
4 Win 4-0 United Kingdom Nigel Thomas[13] KO Dec 21, 1981 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
3 Win 3-0 United Kingdom Chris Coady[14] PTS Oct 13, 1981 United Kingdom Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, UK.
2 Win 2-0 United Kingdom Jeff Aspell[15] TKO Sep 28, 1981 United Kingdom Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
1 Win 1-0 United Kingdom Kevin Walsh[16] KO Sep 24, 1981 United Kingdom Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Frost Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ^ "ABA Welterweight Champions". BoxRec.
  3. ^ "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 10 Joey Frost". Liverpool Echo.
  4. ^ "Joey Frost". Merseyboxers.
  5. ^ "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.
  6. ^ "Joey Frost v Phil O'Hare". BoxRec.
  7. ^ "Joey Frost v Lee Hartshorn". BoxRec.
  8. ^ "Joey Frost v LLoyd Christie". BoxRec.
  9. ^ "Joey Frost v Peter Bennett". BoxRec.
  10. ^ "Joey Frost v Dave Douglas". BoxRec.
  11. ^ "Joey Frost v Tommy McCallum". BoxRec.
  12. ^ "Joey Frost v Horace McKenzie". BoxRec.
  13. ^ "Joey Frost v Nigel Thomas". BoxRec.
  14. ^ "Joey Frost v Chris Coady". BoxRec.
  15. ^ "Joey Frost v Jeff Aspell". BoxRec.
  16. ^ "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.