James Tennyson

James Martin Tennyson (born 6 August 1993) is a Northern Irish former professional boxer who competed from 2012 to 2021. who challenged for the IBF super-featherweight title in 2018 and the IBO lightweight title in May 2021. At regional level he held the Commonwealth and European super-featherweight titles in 2018 and the British lightweight title from 2020 to May 2021.

James Tennyson
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Assassin
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
NationalityNorthern Irish
Born (1993-08-06) 6 August 1993
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins28
Wins by KO24
Losses4

Professional career

Two-Time Irish champion

Tennyson is a two-time super-featherweight Irish champion. In 2013, he became the youngest ever modern era Irish champion by defeating former champion Mickey Coveney by knockout (KO) in the second round in what was only his sixth professional contest at the now demolished old St. Kevins Hall.[1] In 2017, he won the title for the second time with a sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) over Dublin's former highly decorated amateur stand out Declan Geraghty at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, live on BoxNation.[2]

Celtic champion

He became Celtic featherweight champion in 2015 by way of disqualification after his opponent, Kris Hughes of Scotland, continued to hold after having already been deducted three points in the fight for persistent holding while heavily behind on points. This contest was also a final eliminator for the British featherweight title.[3]

British Featherweight title challenge

Tennyson challenged Ryan Walsh for the British featherweight title, losing by fifth-round TKO after having been dropped twice in the fight by body shots. This contest proved to be his last at featherweight having struggled to make the weight.[4]

Lightweight run

After a fifth round TKO loss at Super-Featherweight to then IBF Champion, Tevin Farmer in 2018 (once again via body shots), it became apparent that Tennyson was still having to drain himself significantly to make weight and it was affecting his performances in the ring.[5] He made the smart decision to move up to Lightweight the next year. Since making the move, Tennyson had won six straight fights by knockout, including wins over the likes of Atif Shafiq, Craig Evans, Gavin Gwynne (against whom he won the vacant British Lightweight title), and previously unbeaten Josh O’Reilly,[6] before losing to unheralded Mexican Jovanni Straffon by 1st-round TKO.[7]

Tennyson vs. O'Reilly

On December 4, 2020, Tennyson fought Josh O'Reilly, who was ranked #7 at lightweight by the WBA, in a world title eliminator. Tennyson won the fight easily via a first round TKO.[8]

Tennyson vs. Straffon

In his next bout, Tennyson faced Jovanni Straffon. Tennyson started the fight aggressively but Straffon retaliated with a few power punches of his own. As the pair went toe-to-toe, Straffon had more success, landing the better shots and dropping Tennyson twice before the referee decided to wave the fight off and award him the victory.[9]

Professional boxing record
32 fights 28 wins 4 losses
By knockout 24 4
By decision 3 0
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Loss 28–4 Jovanni Straffon TKO 1 (12), 2:10 1 May 2021 AO Arena, Manchester, England For vacant IBO lightweight title
31 Win 28–3 Josh O'Reilly TKO 1 (12), 1:37 4 Dec 2020 The SSE Arena, London, England
30 Win 27–3 Gavin Gwynne TKO 6 (12), 2:30 1 Aug 2020 Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England Won vacant British lightweight title
29 Win 26–3 Craig Evans TKO 11 (12), 2:00 23 Nov 2019 M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, England
28 Win 25–3 Atif Shafiq KO 2 (10), 2:51 31 Aug 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England Won vacant WBA International lightweight title
27 Win 24–3 Brayan Mairena TKO 2 (6), 2:01 18 May 2019 Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
26 Win 23–3 Garry Neale KO 2 (10), 3:05 9 Feb 2019 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
25 Loss 22–3 Tevin Farmer TKO 5 (12), 1:44 20 Oct 2018 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, US For IBF super-featherweight title
24 Win 22–2 Martin Joseph Ward TKO 5 (12), 2:24 5 May 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England Retained WBA International super-featherweight title;
Won Commonwealth, and European super-featherweight titles
22 Win 21–2 Arnoldo Solano KO 1 (8), 0:59 3 Feb 2018 Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
22 Win 20–2 Darren Traynor TKO 3 (10), 2:24 21 Oct 2017 The SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained WBA International super-featherweight title
21 Win 19–2 Ryan Doyle RTD 6 (10), 3:00 10 Jun 2017 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant WBA International super-featherweight title
20 Win 18–2 Declan Geraghty TKO 6 (10), 2:53 10 Mar 2017 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant BUI featherweight title
19 Win 17–2 Rafael Castillo PTS 4 5 Nov 2016 Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
18 Loss 16–2 Ryan Walsh TKO 5 (12), 2:34 30 Apr 2016 Copper Box Arena, London, England For British featherweight title
17 Win 16–1 Antonio Horvatic TKO 1 (6), 2:07 6 Feb 2016 Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
16 Win 15–1 Sergejs Logins TKO 1 (6), 1:50 14 Nov 2015 Seaplane Harbour, Tallinn, Estonia
15 Win 14–1 Giorgi Gachechiladze TKO 2 (8), 2:18 17 Oct 2015 Europa Hotel, Belfast, Northern Ireland
14 Win 13–1 Krzysztof Rogowski TKO 3 (6), 2:43 6 Jun 2015 Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
13 Win 12–1 Kris Hughes DQ 7 (10), 2:31 28 Mar 2015 Andersonstown Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won Celtic featherweight title;
Hughes disqualified for persistent holding
12 Win 11–1 Simas Volosinas TKO 2 (6), 1:23 7 Feb 2015 Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
11 Win 10–1 Ian Bailey PTS 8 10 May 2014 Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
10 Win 9–1 Ignac Kassai TKO 3 (4), 2:57 18 Apr 2014 Barba Negra Music Pub, Budapest, Hungary
9 Loss 8–1 Pavels Senkovs TKO 2 (6), 0:41 19 Oct 2013 Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
8 Win 8–0 Andrei Hramyka TKO 1 (6), 2:49 28 Jun 2013 Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland
7 Win 7–0 David Kanales KO 2 (6), 1:41 24 May 2013 Olympia, Liverpool, England
6 Win 6–0 Mickey Coveney TKO 2 (10), 1:41 27 Apr 2013 St Kevin's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant BUI super-featherweight title
5 Win 5–0 David Kis TKO 1 (8), 0:57 9 Mar 2013 Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Mickey Coveney PTS 6 7 Dec 2012 Rivals Gym, Wishaw, Scotland
3 Win 3–0 Ignac Kassai TKO 1 (4), 1:14 3 Nov 2012 National Basketball Arena, Dublin, Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Tibor Meszaros TKO 1 (4), 0:52 13 Oct 2012 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1 Win 1–0 Fikret Remziev TKO 4 (4), 1:57 8 Sep 2012 Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, Northern Ireland

References
  1. "BOXING: James Tennyson gets Irish title showdown - Belfast Newsletter". Newsletter.co.uk. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. "James Tennyson stops Declan Geraghty to win Irish title after amazing see-saw battle". Irish-boxing.com. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  3. "Hughes disqualification hands crown to Tennyson". Belfasttelegraph. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  4. "Frank Warren: Jamie Conlan on His Way To WBO World Title Shot - Boxing News". Boxingscene.com. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  5. "James Tennyson: Extra Pounds Helped, I'm a lot Stronger at the Weight". 16 July 2020.
  6. "BoxRec: James Tennyson".
  7. "Photos: Jovanni Straffon Crushes James Tennyson in First Round Shocker". 2 May 2021.
  8. "Tennyson vs Reilly - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. Lewis, Ron (May 2021). "Campbell Hatton Wins Decision: Straffon Crushes James Tennyson in One". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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