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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  |
PUN | 4 (4) | 12-08-2008 | Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China | Round of 32 |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2–0 |  |
PUN | 4 (4) | 28-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Finals |
| 8 | Win | 7–1–0 |  |
PUN | 4 (4) | 27-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Semifinals |
| 7 | Win | 6–1–0 |  |
PUN | 4 (4) | 25-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Win | 5–1–0 | |
PUN | 4 (4) | 21-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Win | 4–1–0 |  |
PUN | 4 (4) | 17-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Loss | 3–1–0 |  |
PUN | 4 (4) | 29-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Semifinals |
| 3 | Win | 3–0–0 |  |
PUN | 4 (4) | 27-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Win | 2–0–0 |  |
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){kind=small} |
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 |  |
KO | 3 (12), 2:00 | 28-01-2012 | Hotel Atlantic Palace, Agadir | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 |  |
PTS | 6 (6) | 05-11-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | |
SD | 10 (10) | 03-12-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 |  |
PTS | 6 (6) | 02-11-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 10 | Draw | 9–0–1 |  |
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 |  |
UD | 12 (12) | 16-04-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | Vacant WBC Mediterranean Super Bantamweight Title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0–0 | |
PTS | 8 (8) | 30-01-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0–0 |  |
PTS | 6 (6) | 15-10-2009 | Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0–0 | |
PTS | 6 (6) | 25-09-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0–0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 19-06-2009 | Centre Omnisports, Massy, Essonne, France | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0–0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 15-05-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0–0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 04-04-2009 | Salle Renaux, Rosny-sur-Seine, France | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0–0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 14-02-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0–0 | |
UD | 6 (6) | 20-11-2008 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | |
External links
- databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-02-21)
- 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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