Jay Harris (boxer)

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Jay Harris
Born (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 33)
Swansea, Wales
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[2]
Total fights24
Wins21
Wins by KO11
Losses3

Jay Harris (born 25 August 1990

British title since 2023. He previously held the Commonwealth title between 2017 and 2020 and the European title between 2019 and 2020. He also challenged for the World Boxing Council
(WBC) flyweight title in 2020.

Early life

Harris was born on 25 August 1990 in Swansea, growing up in the Townhill area of the city.[3] He is the son of former British featherweight champion, Peter Harris, who is also his trainer. Harris began boxing at the age of 12 after going to the gym with a friend.[4] Alongside boxing, he works part-time at Amazon.[5]

Professional career

Harris made his professional debut on 27 July 2013 at the Newport Centre, Wales, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Brett Fidoe.[6]

After compiling a record of 9–0 (6 KO), he challenged

technical knockout (TKO).[8]

After a six-round PTS win over Brett Fidoe in March 2019, he next fought former world title challenger Angel Moreno on 1 June at the Vale Sports Arena in Cardiff, with the vacant European flyweight title on the line. All three judges scored the bout in favour of Harris, with the scorecards reading 120–108, 119–109 and 117–111, awarding Harris the European title via UD.[9]

Four months later, he faced two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former world title challenger

IBF Inter-Continental flyweight title. The fight was streamed live on ESPN+ in the United States and globally through YouTube channel iFL TV,[10] with Harris capturing his third professional title with a fourth-round KO. Harris, being the bigger of the two, used the height and reach difference to his advantage, boxing at range with sharp jabs and straight right hands. In the final 60 seconds of round one, Harris landed a straight right hand to stun Barnes and send the former three-time Olympian reeling into the ropes. After a follow-up attack by Harris, Barnes fired back with a rapid ten punch combination, all of which were taken on the gloves by Harris. Round two saw much of the same, Harris staying at range, continuing to land jabs and straight right hands to the head with Barnes having little success. The third was an action packed round. With Harris electing to fight at close quarters, Barnes began finding the target with hooks to the head and body, opening a cut above Harris' right eye. In the final minute of the round, Harris landed a left hook to the body that dropped Barnes to undo the Irishman's previous success. He raised to his feet before the referee's count of ten to see out the remainder of the round. The end came in the round four. With Harris going back to fighting at range, Barnes took punishment throughout, finally being dropped with a left hook to the midsection. Unable to beat the count of ten, the fight was stopped with 48 seconds remaining.[11][12]

Harris was scheduled to challenge the

The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, his first fight outside of the British Isles.[13] Martinez justified his role as the 7/1 favorite, beating Harris by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-109, 116-111, and 115-112. Harris suffered a cut above his left eye in the second round, and was knocked down in the tenth round. [14]

Harris faced the former BBBofC English flyweight champion Marcel Braithwaite on 18 October 2020, at the Production Park Studios in South Kirkby, England.[15] Harris won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with scores of 98-92, 98-93 and 97-93.[16] After successfully rebounding from his first professional loss, Harris was scheduled to face Ricardo Rafael Sandoval in an IBF flyweight title eliminator, in the main event of a DAZN card, on 25 June 2021.[17] Although he entered the bout as a slight betting favorite,[18] Harris lost the fight by an eight round knockout. Harris was knocked down twice in the eight round, both time with body strikes, with Harris failing to rise in time to beat the eight count following the second knockdown.[19]

Harris faced the undefeated Hector Gabriel Flores for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-flyweight title on 26 November 2021, in the main event of an MTF Fight Night event.[20] Harris lost the fight by a sixth-round knockout. Just as in his previous bout, he was dropped twice with body strikes, and failed to beat the count after the second knockdown.[21]

Professional boxing record

23 fights 20 wins 3 losses
By knockout 11 2
By decision 9 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Win 20–3 Tommy Frank TKO 10 (12), 1:33 5 May 2023
Magna Centre, Rotherham
, England 		Won British flyweight title
22 Win 19–3 Alejandro Torres TKO 4 (6), 0:55 11 Jun 2022 Ware-House Gym, Swansea, Wales
21 Loss 18–3 Hector Gabriel Flores KO 6 (10), 1:32 26 Nov 2021 Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales For WBA Inter-Continental light-flyweight title
20 Loss 18–2 Ricardo Rafael Sandoval KO 8 (12), 2:12 25 Jun 2021
Bolton Whites Hotel, Bolton
, England
19 Win 18–1 Marcel Braithwaite UD 10 18 Oct 2020 Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England
18 Loss 17–1 Julio Cesar Martinez UD 12 29 Feb 2020
The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas
, US 		For WBC flyweight title
17 Win 17–0 Paddy Barnes KO 4 (10), 2:14 11 Oct 2019 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant
IBF
Inter-Continental flyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Angel Moreno UD 12 1 Jun 2019 Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales Won vacant European flyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Brett Fidoe PTS 6 1 Mar 2019 Vale Sports Arena, Cardiff, Wales
14 Win 14–0 Ross Murray TKO 3 (12), 2:48 3 Nov 2018 York Hall, London, England Retained Commonwealth flyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Cristian Narvaez PTS 6 11 Aug 2018 Llandarcy Academy of Sport, Neath, Wales
12 Win 12–0 Gyula Dodu KO 2 (8), 0:29 13 Nov 2017 Hilton Hotel, London, England
11 Win 11–0 Michael Barnor PTS 6 22 Jul 2017 LC2, Swansea, Wales
10 Win 10–0 Thomas Essomba UD 12 24 Feb 2017 York Hall, London, England Won Commonwealth flyweight title
9 Win 9–0 Phil Smith TKO 4 (6), 2:04 26 Nov 2016
Motorpoint Arena
, Cardiff, Wales
8 Win 8–0 Ramesh Ahmadi KO 3 (8), 0:55 16 Jul 2016 Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff, Wales
7 Win 7–0 David Koos TKO 3 (6) 23 Nov 2015 Hilton Hotel, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Tibor Nadori KO 1 (6), 1:35 17 Jul 2015 York Hall, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Stefan Slavchev TKO 3 (6), 2:29 14 Feb 2015 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
4 Win 4–0 Francis Croes KO 4 (6), 1:33 27 Oct 2014 Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Ricky Leach PTS 4 1 Aug 2014 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
2 Win 2–0 Gary Reeve PTS 4 29 Mar 2014
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
, England
1 Win 1–0 Brett Fidoe PTS 4 27 Jul 2013 Newport Centre, Newport, Wales

References

  1. ^
    FOX Sports
    . Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Boxing record for Jay Harris". BoxRec.
  3. ^ "SWANSEA'S JAY HARRIS EYES WORLD TITLE FIGHT -". 7daysport.co.uk. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ "'Whatever it takes to win': Jay Harris interview". Boxing Monthly. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Jay Harris Interview". Big Write Hook. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Jay Harris vs. Brett Fidoe". boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ^ Foster, Elliot (24 February 2017). "Jay Harris Outpoints Essomba, Wins Commonwealth Gold". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Jay Harris battles Angelo Moreno for European belt on ESPN+". World Boxing News. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Jay Harris: Welsh boxer beats Angel Moreno to claim vacant EBU flyweight title". BBC. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. ^ Mitchelmore, Ian (12 October 2019). "Jay Harris secures impressive victory over Paddy Barnes in Belfast". walesonline. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  11. ^ Christ, Scott (11 October 2019). "Jay Harris knocks out Paddy Barnes in fourth round". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. ^ Donovan, Jake (11 October 2019). "Jay Harris Blasts Out Paddy Barnes in Four Rounds". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  13. ^ Rafael, Dan. "Flyweight world titlist Julio Cesar Martinez returns to ring Feb. 29". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  14. ^ Salazar, Francisco. "Julio Cesar Martinez drops Jay Harris in round 10, retains WBC fly belt by decision". ringtv.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  15. ^ British Boxing News. "Marcel Braithwaite returns to the ring for the first time since defeats to Jay Harris and Sunny Edwards". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  16. ^ Mason, Paul. "Jay Harris vs Marcel Braithwaite - Results & Post-Fight Report". proboxing-fans.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  17. ^ Walker, Christopher (24 June 2021). "Jay Harris vs. Ricardo Sandoval: Date, fight time, TV channel and live stream". dazn.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Jay Harris versus Ricardo Rafael Sandoval breakdown". boxingfulcrum.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  19. ^ Wainwright, Anson (25 June 2021). "Ricardo Sandoval stops Jay Harris in 8, wins IBF flyweight eliminator". ringtv.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  20. ^ British Boxing News. "Jay Harris wants world title shot straightaway if he beats Hector Gabriel Flores for the WBA Intercontinental light-flyweight title". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  21. ^ Wainwright, Anson. "Jay Harris is stopped by Hector Flores in a mild upset in Cardiff". ringtv.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by Commonwealth flyweight champion
24 February 2017 – present 		Incumbent
Vacant
Title last held by
Vincent Legrand 		European flyweight champion
1 June 2019 – present
Vacant
Title last held by
Andrew Selby
IBF
Inter-Continental flyweight champion
11 October 2019 – present
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