Thomas Patrick Ward

Thomas Patrick Ward (born 15 May 1994) is a British professional boxer. He has held the NABA super-bantamweight title since 2019,[2] and previously held the British super-bantamweight title in 2017.[3]

Thomas Patrick Ward
Statistics
Nickname(s)Taylor Ward[1]
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-05-15) 15 May 1994
County Durham, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins29
Wins by KO4
Losses0
Draws1

Career

Born in County Durham in 1994, and based in West Rainton, Ward had a junior amateur record of 60 wins from 64 fights, including winning a gold medal at the European under-17s championship in Ukraine, and was voted Best Junior Boxer by the ABA.[4][5]

He turned professional at the age of 17 without having any senior amateur fights,[4] and made his professional debut in July 2012 with a points win over Elemir Rafael.

By 2017 he had won 20 straight fights, including wins over former Ghanaian bantamweight champion Isaac Owusu, Nasibu Ramadhan, Everth Briceno, and Robbie Turley, leading to a British title shot.

Ward challenged for Jazza Dickens' British title at the First Direct Arena in Leeds in May 2017. An accidental clash of heads in the ninth round left Ward with a cut above his left eye that caused the fight to be stopped. Ahead on the scorecards at the time, Ward became British champion.[6] He made one successful defence of the title in November, beating Sean Davis by unanimous decision.[7][8]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
30 fights 29 wins 0 losses
By knockout 4 0
By decision 25 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Draw 29–0–1 Thomas Essomba TD 8 (10), 3:00 17 Oct 2020 East of England Arena, Peterborough, England Split TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash
29 Win 29–0 Martin Casillas UD 8 22 Nov 2019 Caesars Palace, Dubai, UAE
28 Win 28–0 Yesner Talavera PTS 10 28 Sep 2019 Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle, England
27 Win 27–0 Brayan Mairena PTS 8 20 Jul 2019 Brentwood Centre, Essex, England
26 Win 26–0 Jesse Angel Hernandez UD 10 15 Feb 2019 Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, U.S. Won vacant WBA-NABA super-bantamweight title
25 Win 25–0 Tom Tran KO 1 (4) 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
24 Win 24–0 Alvaro Rodriguez UD 10 27 Jul 2018 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England Won vacant IBF European super-bantamweight title
23 Win 23–0 Lesther Cantillano TKO 5 (6), 2:05 10 Mar 2018 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
22 Win 22–0 Sean Davis UD 12 11 Nov 2017 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England Retained British super-bantamweight title
21 Win 21–0 Jazza Dickens TD 9 (12), 1:12 13 May 2017 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England Won British super-bantamweight title;
Unanimous TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash
20 Win 20–0 Simon Volosinas PTS 6 4 Mar 2017 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
19 Win 19–0 Norbert Kalucza KO 4 (6), 2:55 8 Oct 2016 Leisure Centre, Ashington, England
18 Win 18–0 Elvis Guillen PTS 6 10 Jul 2016 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
17 Win 17–0 Robbie Turley UD 10 5 Mar 2016 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
16 Win 16–0 Everth Briceno PTS 6 20 Nov 2015 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
15 Win 15–0 Nasibu Ramadhani PTS 10 19 Sep 2015 Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
14 Win 14–0 Dmitrijs Gutmans PTS 6 5 Jul 2015 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
13 Win 13–0 Giorgi Gachechiladze PTS 6 8 Mar 2015 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
12 Win 12–0 Isaac Owusu PTS 6 6 Feb 2015 Village Urban Resort, Blackpool, England
11 Win 11–0 Chris Adaway PTS 6 13 Dec 2014 Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, England
10 Win 10–0 Jamie Quinn PTS 4 12 Oct 2014 Temple Park Leisure Centre, North Shields, England
9 Win 9–0 Antonio Horvatic PTS 4 6 Sep 2014 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
8 Win 8–0 Michael Ramabeletsa PTS 6 7 Jun 2014 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
7 Win 7–0 Qasim Hussain PTS 4 29 Mar 2014 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
6 Win 6–0 Qasim Hussain PTS 4 7 Dec 2013 Centre for Sport, Newcastle, England
5 Win 5–0 Adrian Fuzesi PTS 6 13 Sep 2013 Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England
4 Win 4–0 Ben Morrish PTS 4 7 Jul 2013 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England
3 Win 3–0 Delroy Spencer PTS 4 24 Nov 2012 02 Academy, Newcastle, England
2 Win 2–0 David Lake TKO 4 (4), 2:27 9 Sep 2012 02 Academy, Newcastle, England
1 Win 1–0 Elemir Rafael PTS 4 15 Jun 2012 Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England

References
  1. "BoxRec: Thomas Patrick Ward". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  3. "BoxRec: Title". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  4. Gibson, John (2012-02-14). "Tom Ward quits amateur boxing to turn professional". nechronicle. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  5. "Thomas Patrick Ward - 10 facts", British Boxing News, 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  6. Johns, Craig (2017) "Thomas Ward wins the British title after bad cut ends classy performance early", Chronicle Live, 14 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  7. Lockley, Mike (2017) "Tough task for Sean Davis as he faces Thomas Patrick Ward in his own backyard", Birmingham Mail, 9 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017
  8. "Tommy Ward scores wide points decision as he comfortably defends British title". www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Jazza Dickens		 British super-bantamweight champion
13 May 2017 – 2018		 Vacant
Title next held by
Brad Foster
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