Tom Doran (boxer)
Tom Doran (born 7 August 1987) is a Welsh professional boxer. He held the WBC International middleweight title in 2016, and has challenged once for the British middleweight title in the same year. Outside of boxing, Doran works as an aircraft maintenance technician.[1]
| Tom Doran | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Dazzlin' |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Born | 7 August 1987 Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 18 |
| Wins | 17 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 1 |
Amateur career
Doran fought as an amateur for Shotton Amateur Boxing Club, in the welterweight division.[2]
Professional career
On 23 May 2009, Doran made his professional debut in a four-round points decision 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.[3] On 14 February 2015, Doran won the Prizefighter middleweight tournament, earning £32,000 after stopping Cello Renda in the third round of the final.[4]
Doran won his first regional championship—the vacant WBC International middleweight 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.[5] On 25 June 2016, Doran faced British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Dominic Breazeale, but was stopped (and knocked down four times) after four one-sided rounds.[6]
Professional boxing record
| 18 fights | 17 wins | 1 loss |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Loss | 17–1 | Chris Eubank Jr. | TKO | 4 (12), 2:35 | 25 Jun 2016 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For British middleweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Luke Keeler | TKO | 2 (10), 1:37 | 2 Apr 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | Won vacant WBC International middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Rod Smith | KO | 3 (10), 1:15 | 7 Nov 2015 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Mike Byles | TKO | 5 (6), 2:37 | 26 Jun 2015 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Cello Renda | TKO | 3 (3), 1:16 | 14 Feb 2015 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | Prizefighter 35: middleweight final |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Luke Keeler | UD | 3 | 14 Feb 2015 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | Prizefighter 35: middleweight semi-final |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Craig Cunningham | UD | 3 | 14 Feb 2015 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | Prizefighter 35: middleweight quarter-final |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Harry Matthews | PTS | 6 | 24 May 2014 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Max Maxwell | TKO | 1 (10), 2:42 | 20 May 2011 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jamie Boness | TKO | 1 (6), 1:27 | 26 Mar 2011 | Robin Park Arena and Sports Centre, Wigan, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Dee Mitchell | PTS | 6 | 5 Dec 2010 | Racecourse, Chester, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Terry Adams | TKO | 1 (4), 1:56 | 6 Nov 2010 | Castle Leisure Centre, Bury, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jonny Musgrave | PTS | 6 | 29 May 2010 | Castle Leisure Centre, Bury, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Janis Cernauskis | PTS | 4 | 26 Mar 2010 | Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Darren Gethin | PTS | 6 | 28 Nov 2009 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ryan Clark | PTS | 4 | 26 Sep 2009 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Craig Tomes | PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2009 | Sutton Leisure Centre, St Helens, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alex Spitko | PTS | 4 | 23 May 2009 | Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Wales |
References
- Wheatley, Rachel (1 April 2016). "Connah's Quay boxer Tom Doran ready for biggest fight of his life at Liverpool Echo". The Leader. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- "Shotton ABC's Tom Doran to turn professional". Daily Post. Trinity Mirror. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Green, Jim (30 May 2014). "Doran sitting pretty after comeback victory". The Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Jones, Dave (15 February 2015). "Prizefighter: I've proved critics wrong by claiming title says Tom Doran". Daily Post. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Hobbs, Tim (3 April 2016). "Tom Doran blows Luke Keeler away inside two explosive rounds". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- Damerell, Richard (26 June 2016). "Joshua vs Breazeale: Chris Eubank Jr calls for Gennady Golovkin after one-sided win". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
External links
- Boxing record for Tom Doran from BoxRec (registration required)