Joe Ham

Joseph Ham (born 20 June 1991) is a Scottish professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2013 World Championships, as well as two European Championships and two Commonwealth Games.

Joe Ham
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
NationalityScottish
Born (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991
Glasgow, Scotland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins16
Wins by KO6
Losses2

Early years

Born and raised in the Gorbals,[1] Ham began boxing at the age of 12 as a way to get fit and lose weight, initially joining Dennistoun McNair ABC.[2] He followed the advice of his father, also named Joseph, who was a former boxer himself.[3] Just a year later he won the Scottish national championship, his first at the youth level.[2] After turning 18 he started training at Hayfield ABC in the Gorbals.[2]

Ham won a total of ten Scottish championships, and was a two-time British champion as well.[4] Following his round of 16 loss to Sakaria Lukas at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he collapsed in his training room and required medical assistance.[2][5] The following year he won a gold medal at the 2011 GB Amateur Boxing Championships in London, defeating 2010 Commonwealth gold medallist Sean McGoldrick in the final.[6] In March 2014 he won his fifth consecutive Scottish national title at the senior level, securing his spot at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in his hometown.[7] At the Games, Ham defeated Nadir Nadir of Pakistan in the round of 16 before getting knocked out in the quarterfinals by longtime rival Qais Ashfaq.

Amateur results

Professional career

Ham made his professional debut on 14 December 2014, defeating journeyman Dato Kvaratskhelia by first-round knockout (KO) at the Thistle Hotel in Glasgow.[41] He won the vacant Scottish Area super-bantamweight title on 15 April 2017, beating Scott McCormack on points on the Ricky Burns–Julius Indongo undercard for his first title.[42] His employer, Glasgow-based construction firm City Building, gave him seven weeks off to train in preparation for the fight.[3] He suffered his first defeat as a professional on 30 June 2018, losing to southpaw Tyrone McCullagh by unanimous decision (UD) in Belfast with the vacant Celtic super-bantamweight title on the line.[43] After two more victories back home, Ham travelled to Manchester to challenge for the vacant WBA Continental super-bantamweight title on 2 November 2019 against Qais Ashfaq, who had knocked him out of the 2014 Commonwealth Games quarterfinals.[44] In their rematch five years later, an accidental headclash in the sixth round caused the referee to halt the bout and go to the judges, who awarded Ashfaq the unanimous technical decision victory with scores of 70–63, 70–64 and 69–64.[45]

In September 2020 it was announced that Ham had signed with MTK Global.[46]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
37 fights 36 wins 1 loss
By knockout 31 0
By decision 5 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Loss 16–2 Qais Ashfaq TD 7 (10), 0:01 2 Nov 2019 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England For vacant WBA Continental super-bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Ham cut from accidental head clash
17 Win 16–1 Jerson Larios TKO 1 (6), 2:19 31 May 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
16 Win 15–1 Scott McCormack PTS 6 1 Mar 2019 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
15 Loss 14–1 Tyrone McCullagh UD 10 30 Jun 2018 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland For vacant Celtic super-bantamweight title
14 Win 14–0 Edwin Tellez PTS 6 3 Mar 2018 SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
13 Win 13–0 Jefferson Vargas PTS 6 10 Dec 2017 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
12 Win 12–0 José Aguilar PTS 6 7 Oct 2017 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
11 Win 11–0 Scott McCormack PTS 10 15 Apr 2017 SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland Won vacant Scottish Area super-bantamweight title
10 Win 10–0 Joseafat Reyes PTS 6 18 Dec 2016 The Glasgow City Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
9 Win 9–0 Elvis Guillén PTS 4 7 Oct 2016 SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
8 Win 8–0 Paul Holt PTS 6 28 May 2016 SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland
7 Win 7–0 Dmitrijs Gutmans TKO 1 (6), 2:45 18 Mar 2016 The Glasgow City Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
6 Win 6–0 Mirsad Ahmeti TKO 2 (6), 2:02 13 Dec 2015 The Glasgow City Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
5 Win 5–0 Miklos Hevesi TKO 2 (4), 1:59 4 Sep 2015 Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
4 Win 4–0 Jamie Quinn PTS 4 22 May 2015 Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
3 Win 3–0 Aron Szilagyi PTS 4 2 May 2015 Gorbals Leisure Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
2 Win 2–0 Aivaras Balsys TKO 2 (4), 1:10 6 Mar 2015 Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
1 Win 1–0 Dato Kvaratskhelia KO 1 (4), 1:04 14 Dec 2014 Thistle Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland

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