Tom Doran (boxer)

Tom Doran
Born (1987-08-07) 7 August 1987 (age 37)
Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales
NationalityWelsh
Other namesDazzlin'
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins17
Wins by KO7
Losses1

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]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Shotton ABC's Tom Doran to turn professional". Daily Post. Trinity Mirror. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ Green, Jim (30 May 2014). "Doran sitting pretty after comeback victory". The Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Hobbs, Tim (3 April 2016). "Tom Doran blows Luke Keeler away inside two explosive rounds". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. ^ 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.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jorge Sebastian Heiland 		WBC International middleweight champion
2 April 2016 – October 2016
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Craig Cunningham
Honorary boxing titles
Previous:
Rocky Fielding 		Prizefighter 35: middleweight tournament champion
14 February 2015 		Incumbent