John McDermott (boxer)

John McDermott (born 26 February 1980) is an English former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2013. He is a three-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and in his last fight in March 2013, won the English heavyweight title.

John McDermott
Statistics
Real nameJohn McDermott
Nickname(s)
  • Big Bad John
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach76 in (193 cm)
Born (1980-02-26) 26 February 1980
Basildon, Essex, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights36
Wins28
Wins by KO18
Losses8
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
English National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Barnsley Super-heavyweight

Professional career

On 18 April 2008, McDermott won the vacant BBBofC English heavyweight title, knocking out Pele Reid in the second round. He had fought for the same title in 2004 losing on that occasion to Mark Krence.

In September 2007, he had also become the mandatory challenger for a second shot at the British title after beating Scott Gammer on points over 10 rounds. He had fought for the title once before in December 2005 losing in the 1st round to Matt Skelton.

McDermott faced Danny Williams at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham on 18 July 2008 for the British Title, but was defeated controversially by a majority points decision.[1] He was defeated again in the rematch on 2 May 2009, via a split points decision.[2]

McDermott lost his English heavyweight title to Tyson Fury in another controversial decision on 11 September.[3] Referee Terry O'Connor, scored the fight 98-92 in favour of Fury.[4][5] After the referee handed the decision to Fury, Sky Sports commentator Jim Watt asked; "Has he [O'Connor] got the names mixed up?"[4] Jim Watt along with other commentators Glenn McCrory, Johnny Nelson all scored the fight to McDermott, as did David Haye.[4] Fury defeated McDermott in a rematch on 25 June 2010. McDermott won a unanimous points decision against Matt Skelton on 16 March 2013 to regain the English Heavyweight title. He never defended this belt and the vacant title was eventually contested in June 2018, when Daniel Dubois stopped Tom Little.

Professional boxing record
36 fights 28 wins 8 losses
By knockout 18 4
By decision 10 4
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
36 Win 28–8 Matt Skelton UD 10 15 Mar 2013 York Hall, London, England Won vacant English heavyweight title
35 Win 27–8 Pavels Dolgovs TKO 4 (6), 1:46 24 Feb 2012 Camden Centre, London, England
34 Loss 26–8 David Price KO 1 (12), 1:13 21 Jan 2012 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England For vacant English heavyweight title
33 Win 26–7 Larry Olubamiwo TKO 1 (10), 1:15 19 Feb 2011 York Hall, London, England Won vacant Southern Area heavyweight title
32 Loss 25–7 Tyson Fury TKO 9 (12), 1:08 25 Jun 2010 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England For vacant English heavyweight title
31 Loss 25–6 Tyson Fury PTS 10 11 Sep 2009 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England Lost English heavyweight title
30 Loss 25–5 Danny Williams SD 12 2 May 2009 Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England For British heavyweight title
29 Loss 25–4 Danny Williams MD 12 18 Jul 2008 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England For British heavyweight title
28 Win 25–3 Pelé Reid TKO 2 (10), 1:45 18 Apr 2008 York Hall, London, England Won vacant English heavyweight title
27 Win 24–3 Daniil Peretyatko PTS 6 1 Feb 2008 York Hall, London, England
26 Win 23–3 Scott Gammer PTS 10 29 Sep 2007 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
25 Win 22–3 Luke Simpkin TKO 2 (6), 2:28 15 Jun 2007 National Sports Centre, London, England
24 Win 21–3 Paul King PTS 6 2 Mar 2007 Neath Sports Centre, Neath, Wales
23 Win 20–3 Vitali Shkraba TKO 1 (6), 2:24 26 Jan 2007 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
22 Loss 19–3 Matt Skelton TKO 1 (12), 1:19 10 Dec 2005 ExCeL London, London, England For British heavyweight title
21 Win 19–2 Alvin Miller KO 1 (6), 2:33 8 Apr 2005 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland
20 Loss 18–2 Mark Krence PTS 10 11 Dec 2004 ExCeL London, London, England For English heavyweight title
19 Win 18–1 Suren Kalachyan TKO 7 (8) 30 Jul 2004 York Hall, London, England
18 Win 17–1 James Zikic RTD 4 (6), 3:00 13 May 2004 York Hall, London, England
17 Loss 16–1 Nikolay Popov TKO 2 (8) 18 Sep 2003 Goresbrook Leisure Centre, London, England
16 Win 16–0 Kostyantyn Pryziuk PTS 8 8 May 2003 Kingsway Leisure Centre, Cheshire, England
15 Win 15–0 Derek McCafferty PTS 4 15 Feb 2003 Conference Centre, London, England
14 Win 14–0 Jason Brewster TKO 1 (8), 0:54 14 Dec 2002 Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
13 Win 13–0 Mindaugas Kulikauskas PTS 6 12 Oct 2002 York Hall, London, England
12 Win 12–0 Oleksandr Mileiko TKO 2 (6), 1:40 14 Sep 2002 York Hall, London, England
11 Win 11–0 Martin Roodtman TKO 1 (6), 2:55 4 May 2002 York Hall, London, England
10 Win 10–0 Tony Booth TKO 1 (6), 2:46 19 Jan 2002 York Hall, London, England
9 Win 9–0 Gordon Minorts TKO 3 (6), 0:38 24 Nov 2001 York Hall, London, England
8 Win 8–0 Gary Williams TKO 4 (4), 1:22 22 Sep 2001 York Hall, London, England
7 Win 7–0 Luke Simpkin PTS 6 9 Jun 2001 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Mal Rice TKO 2 (6), 2:22 26 Mar 2001 Conference Centre, London, England
5 Win 5–0 Alexey Osokin PTS 4 24 Feb 2001 York Hall, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Eamon Glennon KO 1 (4), 2:57 27 Jan 2001 York Hall, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Geoff Hunter TKO 1 (4) 13 Nov 2000 York Hall, London, England
2 Win 2–0 Gary Williams PTS 4 21 Oct 2000 Conference Centre, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Alvin Miller TKO 1 (4) 23 Sep 2000 York Hall, London, England

References
  1. "Williams claims controversial win". BBC Sport. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2008.
  2. Damerell, Ed (3 May 2009). "Williams proves his point". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  3. "Fury clains English heavyweight title". Sporting Life. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  4. Slater, James (11 September 2009). "Tyson Fury gets highly controversial points win over John McDermott". East Side Boxing. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
  5. "Fury claims English title". Manchester Evening News. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.


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