Jawaid Khaliq, MBE (born 30 July 1970),[2] is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2004. A dual Pakistan national, he became the first British Asian boxing world champion,[3] winning the lightly-regarded IBO welterweight title in 2001 and defending it seven times before retiring three years later. He also held multiple regional championships, including the Commonwealth welterweight title in 2000.[1]

Jawaid Khaliq
Born (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970 (age 54)[1]
Nationality
  • British
  • Pakistani
Other names"Too Sleek"
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10+12 in (179 cm)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Wins by KO13
Losses1
Draws1

Personal life

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Khaliq was born to Pakistani parents in Meadows, Nottingham on 30 July 1970. Khaliq took up boxing at the age of 16. Within a short span of time, he went on to win the Amateur Boxing Association of England championships and fought for England.[4] Whilst boxing, Khaliq also worked as a taxi driver to support his family and initially went back to the trade after retirement, later using it to fund his Boxing Academy.[5] He achieved an MBE for his service to his community.[5]

Professional career

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Khaliq made his boxing debut at the age of 27 in 1997. Initially, he started taking fights on short notice, taking his second fight on a day's notice, and his third fight on two days' notice.[4]

Light middleweight

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As a light middleweight he held the WBF Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title, winning the bout in way of 5th round TKO. He also held the BBBofC Midlands Area light-middleweight title, winning that bout in way of 6th round TKO.[1]

Welterweight

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As a welterweight, he held BBBofC Midlands Area welterweight title, winning the bout in way of 4th round TKO and Commonwealth welterweight title, before finally winning the International Boxing Organization welterweight title, and made seven defences before he chose to retire and vacate the title.[1]

Promotional issues

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Following the win over Willy Wise for the IBO World Welterweight Title, Khaliq started to want to pursue big fights in the U.S., coincidentally, world-class fighters such as Vernon Forrest started to call him out, but due to promotional issues Khaliq's ambitions failed to materialize.[4]

Retirement

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Khaliq chose to retire partly due to complications, stating;

"...I had a couple of years waiting for fights, seeing people pull out, (and) fights not happening. I had a couple of fights cancelled. I was fed up, (after which) we started talking about come-back fights. I saw it as a backward step... I always wanted to test myself against the very best guys... I've lost the hunger."[5]

Life after boxing

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After boxing, Khaliq started working full-time as a taxi driver to support his wife and children.[5]

After requests from people asking him to train them,[5] Khaliq set up 'Jawaid Khaliq Boxing Academy' in Nottingham which he funded by working as a taxi driver. The club claimed to prevent anti-social behaviour, and the police had acknowledged that the club has helped with the creation of healthy relationships with the local youth. However, in 2013, the club faced financial hurdles as it could not afford to stay on its current premises and faced the threat to close-down.[2]

Khaliq has helped raise awareness about firefighting within the British Asian community, and has previously taken initiatives to help recruit more firefighters from within the community with the partnership of the service.[6]

Professional boxing record

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25 fights 23 wins 1 loss
By knockout 13 0
By decision 10 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Win 23–1-1   Ener Julio UD 12 14 Feb 2004   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
24 Win 22–1-1   Maxim Nesterenko UD 12 20 Sep 2003   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
23 Win 21–1-1   Jan Piet Bergman TKO 7 (12) 1 Mar 2003   Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, South Africa Defended IBO world welterweight title
22 Win 20–1-1   Roman Dzhuman SD 12 16 Nov 2002   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
21 Win 19–1-1   Jose Joaquin Rosa Gomez UD 12 27 Jul 2002   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
20 Win 18–1-1   Maxim Nesterenko TKO 12 (12), 0:45 23 Feb 2002   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
19 Win 17–1-1   Luther Smith TKO 3 (8), 1:30 3 Nov 2001   Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, UK
18 Win 16–1-1   Jacek Bielski TKO 5 (12), 2:28 15 Sep 2001   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
17 Win 15–1-1   Willy Wise UD 12 11 Jun 2001   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Won IBO world welterweight title
16 Win 14–1-1   Howard Clarke PTS 6 26 Feb 2001   Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK
15 Win 13–1-1   Sean Sullivan PTS 12 27 Nov 2000   Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, UK Won vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title
14 Win 12–1-1   Trevor Smith TKO 1 (6) 28 Oct 2000   Coventry Skydome, Coventry, UK
13 Win 11–1-1   Ernie Smith TKO 4 (10) 13 Aug 2000   Victoria Baths, Nottingham, UK Won vacant BBBofC Midlands Area welterweight title
12 Win 10–1-1   Dennis Berry TKO 6 (10), 2:22 21 May 2000   Pennine Hotel, Derby, UK Won vacant BBBofC Midlands Area super-welterweight title
11 Win 9–1-1   Jason Collins PTS 6 27 Feb 2000   Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, UK
10 Win 8–1-1   Lee Bird TKO 4 (6) 15 Jan 2000   Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, UK
9 Win 7–1-1   Dirk Kaltenbach KO 2 (8) 14 Dec 1999   Telde, Islas Canarias, Spain
8 Win 6–1-1   Lee Murtagh TKO 5 (12), 0:35 27 Sep 1999   Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, UK Won vacant WBF Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
7 Loss 5–1-1   Frederic Klose PTS 8 3 Dec 1998   Epernay, Marne, France
6 Win 5–0-1   Harry Butler PTS 4 5 Sep 1998   Ice Rink, Telford, UK
5 Win 4–0-1   Koba Kulu PTS 4 7 Mar 1998   Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, UK
4 Win 3–0-1   Takaloo TKO 4 (4), 2:47 7 Feb 1998   Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, UK
3 Draw 2–0-1   Mark Ramsey PTS 4 13 Dec 1997   Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, UK
2 Win 2–0   Martin Holgate TKO 6 (6), 2:39 13 Sep 1997   London Arena, Millwall, UK
1 Win 1–0   Richard Inquieti TKO 5 (6), 1:15 18 Aug 1997   Welcome Inn, Nottingham, UK Professional debut

See also

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British Pakistanis

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "BoxRec - Jawaid Khaliq". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Jawaid Khaliq Boxing Academy in Nottingham could close". BBC News. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Young people encouraged to be 'boxing heroes' of the future instead of knife victims". nottinghampost.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Jawaid Khaliq". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Jawaid Khaliq MBE: Danny Flexen speaks to a former champion who retired at his peak". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Jawaid Khaliq helps to recruit more Asian firefighters | Nottingham Post". Thisisnottingham.co.uk. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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Titles in pretence
Preceded by IBO welterweight champion
11 June 2001 – 14 February 2004
Retired
Vacant
Title next held by
Floyd Mayweather Jr.