Jérôme Thomas
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.
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| Weight(s) | Flyweight Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Jérôme Cedric Thomas 20 January 1979 Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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 |
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| 10 | Loss | 7–3–0 |  Juan Carlos Payano |
PUN | 4 (4) | 12-08-2008 | Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China | Round of 32 |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2–0 |  Yuriorkis Gamboa |
PUN | 4 (4) | 28-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Finals |
| 8 | Win | 7–1–0 |  Fuad Aslanov |
PUN | 4 (4) | 27-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Semifinals |
| 7 | Win | 6–1–0 |  Tulashboy Doniyorov |
PUN | 4 (4) | 25-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Win | 5–1–0 | Juan Carlos Payano |
PUN | 4 (4) | 21-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Win | 4–1–0 |  Akhil Kumar |
PUN | 4 (4) | 17-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1–0 |  Bulat Jumadilov |
PUN | 4 (4) | 29-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Semifinals |
| 3 | Win | 3–0–0 |  José Navarro |
PUN | 4 (4) | 27-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Win | 2–0–0 |  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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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| 14 | Loss | 12–1–1 |  Hassan Azaouagh |
KO | 3 (12), 2:00 | 28-01-2012 | Hotel Atlantic Palace, Agadir | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 |  Elemir Rafael |
PTS | 6 (6) | 05-11-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Yoann Boyeaux |
SD | 10 (10) | 03-12-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 |  Reginaldo Martins Carvalho |
PTS | 6 (6) | 02-11-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 10 | Draw | 9–0–1 |  Joaquin Cespedes |
Draw | 12 (12) | 03-12-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | Vacant EBU-EU (European Union) Super Bantamweight Title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0–0 |  Bertrand Bossel |
UD | 12 (12) | 16-04-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | Vacant WBC Mediterranean Super Bantamweight Title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0–0 | Hassan Azaouagh |
PTS | 8 (8) | 30-01-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0–0 |  Henry Lipton |
PTS | 6 (6) | 15-10-2009 | Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0–0 | Alix Djavoiev |
PTS | 6 (6) | 25-09-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0–0 | David Cagna Ginouves |
UD | 6 (6) | 19-06-2009 | Centre Omnisports, Massy, Essonne, France | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0–0 | Lahcene Zemmouri |
UD | 6 (6) | 15-05-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0–0 | Alix Djavoiev |
UD | 6 (6) | 04-04-2009 | Salle Renaux, Rosny-sur-Seine, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0–0 | Youcef Abgour |
UD | 6 (6) | 14-02-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0–0 | Elemir Rafael |
UD | 6 (6) | 20-11-2008 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
External links
- databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 21, 2007)
- Jérôme Thomas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Boxing record for Jérôme Thomas from BoxRec
- Jérôme Thomas at the International Olympic Committee
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