Martin Joseph Ward

Martin Joseph Ward (born 13 July 1991) is an English professional boxer. He held the British and European super featherweight titles.^[1]

Life

Martin Ward is the son of a builder, and one of five children.^[2] Some of his brothers, including John Ward, who in 2010 was the Junior European champion in his weight class. He attended Sawyers Hall College, but left school at age 14.^[2] He trains at the Repton Boxing Club in Bethnal Green.^[3] In August 2012, he and his brother John Ward were shot on farmland in Essex in what Essex police called a "neighbour feud." ^[4] Francis O'Donoghue was sentenced to sixteen and half years for the shooting.^[5]

Amateur career

Martin Ward won the title in 2007 at the Junior European Union Championships (Cadets) of the European Union in Porto Torres in the weight class under 46 kg, just edging out Hamza Touba from Germany in points (23-22). At the Junior European Championship (Cadets) of the same year in Siofok, he earned the bronze medal. He also won a bronze at the Junior World Championship (Cadets) 2007 in Baku, where he lost in the semi-final against Elvin Isayev from Azerbaijan by points (5-18).

In 2008, he earned a silver in flyweight at the Brandenburg Cup in Frankfurt an der Oder, losing to Qualid Berlaoura from France to points (9-18). In 2009, he won another international title, the European Youth Championship (formerly Junior Championship) in Szczecin in featherweight, defeating in the final round Bunjamin Aydin from Turkey by points (4-0).

In 2010, Martin Ward became the first English featherweight champion with a points victory in the final over Ryan Farrag (18-4). Later that year he won the 1st Championship of Great Britain, where he defeated lightweight Josh Taylor from Scotland in the finals (10-9). He qualified in England for participation in the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara in lightweight. He started there in lightweight, defeating Tomas Vano from Slovakia (20-6) and Ildar Vaganov from Russia (16-10) to points. His victory over Vaganov in particular caused a stir, but in the quarterfinals, he was defeated by Vladimir Saruhanyan from Armenia to points (15-22) and thus finished fifth.

Based on these successes, he was hopeful of being able to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[6] However, in the 2011 World Championships in Baku he was defeated in the second round by Robson Conceição of Brazil (20-21), after being docked two points by the referee.^[2] For this reason, he was not selected to participate in the Olympic Games in London.

Professional career

He began his professional career on 8 September 2012, where he has had considerable success.

Professional record

19 Wins (9 knockouts) 1 Losses, 2 Draws[7]
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
N/A	N/A	TBA	N/A	– (8)	27 Oct 2018	Copper Box Arena, London
Loss	19–1–2	James Tennyson	TKO	5 (12), 2:24	5 May 2018	The O2 Arena, London	Lost European and Commonwealth super featherweight titles; For WBA International super featherweight title
Win	19–0–2	Juli Giner	TKO	6 (12), 1:30	13 Dec 2017	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London	Won vacant European super featherweight title
Win	18–0–2	Anthony Cacace	UD	12	15 Jul 2017	Wembley Arena, London	Retained British super featherweight title; Won vacant Commonwealth super featherweight title
Win	17–0–2	Maxi Hughes	UD	12	25 Mar 2017	Manchester Arena, Manchester	Retained British super featherweight title
Win	16–0–2	Ronnie Clark	UD	12	26 Nov 2016	Wembley Arena, London	Retained British super featherweight title
Win	15–0–2	Andy Townend	TKO	8 (12), 0:54	10 Sep 2016	The O2 Arena, London	Won vacant British super featherweight title
Win	14–0–2	Ruddy Encarnacion	UD	10	16 Apr 2016	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Retained WBC International super featherweight title
Win	13–0–2	Mario Pisanti	TKO	3 (10), 2:44	30 Jan 2016	Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London	Retained WBC International super featherweight title
Win	12–0–2	Sergio Blanco	UD	10	1 Aug 2015	Craven Park, Hull, Yorkshire	Retained WBC International super featherweight title
Win	11–0–2	Maxi Hughes	RTD	5 (10), 3:00	11 Apr 2015	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire	Won vacant WBC International super featherweight title
Draw	10–0–2	Maxi Hughes	MD	10	6 Dec 2014	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London
Win	10–0–1	Kakhaber Avetisian	TKO	8 (8), 2:57	20 Sep 2014	Wembley Arena, London, Greater London
Draw	9–0–1	Ian Bailey	TD	1 (4), 1:41	31 May 2014	Wembley Stadium, London, Greater London
Win	9–0	Reynaldo Cajina	PTS	4	21 May 2014	First Direct Arena, Leeds, Yorkshire
Win	8–0	Craig Woodruff	TKO	4 (6), 1:36	1 Mar 2014	Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Win	7–0	Ben Wager	TKO	6 (6), 0:58	14 Dec 2013	ExCel Arena, Dockland, Greater London
Win	6–0	Andy Harris	TKO	3 (6), 2:30	25 Mar 2013	The O2 Arena, London, Greater London
Win	5–0	Kevin Hanks	RTD	5 (6), 0:56	9 Mar 2013	Wembley Arena, London, Greater London
Win	4–0	Dougie Curran	PTS	4	8 Dec 2012	Olympia, Kensington, Greater London
Win	3–0	Dan Carr	PTS	4	17 Nov 2012	Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Win	2–0	Simas Volosinas	PTS	4	22 Sep 2012	Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win	1–0	Kristian Laight	PTS	4	8 Sep 2012	Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, Greater London	Professional debut

References

External links

• Professional boxing record for Martin Joseph Ward from BoxRec