Joseph Michael Frost (born 14 July 1960) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Joseph Michael Frost |
| Nickname | Joey |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 14 July 1960 Liverpool, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Early life and amateur career edit
Frost was born in Liverpool, England, where he still resides to this day. At the age of 10 he started amateur boxing winning 269 out of 287 fights.
ABA Welterweight Championship edit
At the age of 19 in 1979 he won the ABA Welterweight Championship beating Lloyd Honeyghan in the semi-finals who later became the WBA world champion. In the finals he KO'd Alan Mann in the first round making it last only 15 seconds.[2]
1980 Summer Olympics edit
In 1980 he competed in the men's welterweight 1980 Summer Olympics defeating Outsana Dao and Peter Talanti but then losing to german boxer Karl-Heinz Krüger in the quarter-finals.[3][4]
Professional career edit
Frost turned professional in 1981 with fighting Kevin Walsh winning first round KO marking his first win.[5]
Professional boxing record edit
| 11 fights | 9 wins | 2 losses |
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| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 11 | Win | 9-2 |  Phil O'Hare[6]
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KO | Jun 15, 1984 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.
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| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Lee Hartshorn[7]
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TKO | Feb 24, 1983 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.
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Retained BBBofC Central Area Welter Title |
| 9 | Loss | 7–2 | Lloyd Christie[8]
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TKO | Jan 24, 1983 | Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
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| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Peter Bennett[9]
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TKO | Nov 25, 1982 | Town Hall, Morley, England, UK.
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Won vacant BBBofC Central Area Welter Title |
| 7 | Loss | 6–1 | Dave Douglas[10]
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TKO | Jun 24, 1982 | Sports Centre, Kirkby, England, UK.
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| 6 | Win | 6-0 | Tommy McCallum[11]
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TKO | May 20, 1982 | Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
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| 5 | Win | 5-0 | Horace McKenzie[12]
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PTS | May 20, 1982 | Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
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| 4 | Win | 4-0 | Nigel Thomas[13]
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KO | Dec 21, 1981 | Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
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| 3 | Win | 3-0 | Chris Coady[14]
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PTS | Oct 13, 1981 | Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, UK.
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| 2 | Win | 2-0 | Jeff Aspell[15]
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TKO | Sep 28, 1981 | Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
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| 1 | Win | 1-0 | Kevin Walsh[16]
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KO | Sep 24, 1981 | Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.
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References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Frost Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "ABA Welterweight Champions". BoxRec.
- ^ "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 10 Joey Frost". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ "Joey Frost". Merseyboxers.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Phil O'Hare". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Lee Hartshorn". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v LLoyd Christie". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Peter Bennett". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Dave Douglas". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Tommy McCallum". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Horace McKenzie". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Nigel Thomas". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Chris Coady". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Jeff Aspell". BoxRec.
- ^ "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.