Jérôme Thomas

Jérôme Thomas
Born
Jérôme Cedric Thomas

(1979-01-20) 20 January 1979 (age 45)
Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
NationalityFrench
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins12
Wins by KO1
Losses1
Draws1
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Belfast Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2003 Bangkok Flyweight
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Perm Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Plovdiv Flyweight
EU Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Strasbourg Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid Flyweight
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Tunis Flyweight

Jérôme Cedric Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is a French former boxer, he competed in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division as an amateur and as a bantamweight as a professional.

Amateur boxing career

Thomas won the world championship at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was runner-up in 2003, losing to Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor. Thomas qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland. In 2007, he lost early against European Champion Georgy Balakshin.

Olympic career

He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (2000-2008), winning a bronze (2000), and a silver medal (2004). At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round.

Personal life

He was born with a condition, Poland syndrome: his left hand is smaller than the right one, his left arm is shorter than the right one, and he has almost no left pectoral muscle.

Olympic results

No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Loss 7–3–0 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Payano PUN 4 (4) 12-08-2008 Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China Round of 32
9 Loss 7–2–0 Cuba Yuriorkis Gamboa PUN 4 (4) 28-08-2004 Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece Finals
8 Win 7–1–0 Azerbaijan Fuad Aslanov PUN 4 (4) 27-08-2004 Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece Semifinals
7 Win 6–1–0 Uzbekistan Tulashboy Doniyorov PUN 4 (4) 25-08-2004 Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece Quarterfinals
6 Win 5–1–0 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Payano PUN 4 (4) 21-08-2004 Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece Round of 16
5 Win 4–1–0 India Akhil Kumar PUN 4 (4) 17-08-2004 Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece Round of 32
4 Loss 3–1–0 Kazakhstan Bulat Jumadilov PUN 4 (4) 29-09-2000 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Semifinals
3 Win 3–0–0 United States José Navarro PUN 4 (4) 27-09-2000 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Quarterfinals
2 Win 2–0–0 Burkina Faso Drissa Tou RSC - (4) 24-09-2000 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Round of 16
1 Win 1–0–0 Australia Erle Wiltshire PUN 4 (4) 19-09-2000 Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Round of 32

Professional boxing record

14 fights 12 wins 1 loss
By knockout 0 1
By decision 12 0
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 1
No contests 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 Loss 12–1–1 France Hassan Azaouagh KO 3 (12), 2:00 28-01-2012 Hotel Atlantic Palace, Agadir
13 Win 12–0–1 Slovakia Elemir Rafael PTS 6 (6) 05-11-2011 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
12 Win 11–0–1 France Yoann Boyeaux SD 10 (10) 03-12-2011 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
11 Win 10–0–1 Brazil Reginaldo Martins Carvalho PTS 6 (6) 02-11-2011 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
10 Draw 9–0–1 Spain Joaquin Cespedes Draw 12 (12) 03-12-2010 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France For vacant European Union super bantamweight title
9 Win 9–0–0 Switzerland Bertrand Bossel UD 12 (12) 16-04-2010 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France Won vacant WBC Mediterranean super bantamweight title
8 Win 8–0–0 France Hassan Azaouagh PTS 8 (8) 30-01-2010 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
7 Win 7–0–0 Nicaragua Henry Lipton PTS 6 (6) 15-10-2009 Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France
6 Win 6–0–0 France Alix Djavoiev PTS 6 (6) 25-09-2009 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
5 Win 5–0–0 France David Cagna Ginouves UD 6 (6) 19-06-2009 Centre Omnisports, Massy, Essonne, France
4 Win 4–0–0 Spain Lahcene Zemmouri UD 6 (6) 15-05-2009 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
3 Win 3–0–0 France Alix Djavoiev UD 6 (6) 04-04-2009 Salle Renaux, Rosny-sur-Seine, France
2 Win 2–0–0 France Youcef Abgour UD 6 (6) 14-02-2009 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France
1 Win 1–0–0 Slovakia Elemir Rafael UD 6 (6) 20-11-2008 Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France