Jason Rowland

Jason Rowland
Statistics
Rated at Light welterweight
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Nationality British
Born (1970-08-06) 6 August 1970
London, England
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 28
Wins 26
Wins by KO 14
Losses 2

Jason Rowland (born 6 August 1970) is a British former boxer who was British light welterweight champion between 1998 and 2000, and WBU light welterweight World champion in 2000.

Career

Born in London and based in West Ham, Rowland made his professional debut in September 1999 with a win over Terry Smith. He won his first 19 fights, leading to a British title eliminator against Bernard Paul in November 1995, with the BBBofC Southern Area title also at stake; Rowland was knocked out in the first round.

After being out of the ring in 1996, Rowland won his two fights in 1997, and in May 1998 challenged for the British title that was then held by Mark Winters; Rowland won on points to become British champion. He successfully defended the title in November 1999, stopping Jon Thaxton on a cut in the fifth round at the York Hall, Bethnal Green.[1] He relinquished the title the following year to pursue a world title.[1]

He was due to fight Zab Judah for the IBF world title in mid-2000 but had to pull out after one of his pitbull terriers bit off part of his left index finger.[1][2] In October 2000 he beat Viktor Baranov by unanimous decision to take the vacant WBU light welterweight title.[1] Rowland vacated the title, and by July 2001 Ricky Hatton held the WBU title and faced Rowland in his first defence, knocking him out in the fourth round.[3][4]

It was almost two years before Rowland fought again, beating Paul Denton in April 2003 in what was his final fight.

Rowland went on to be a successful trainer, working with boxers such as Tony Conquest, John Wayne Hibbert, Richard Hines, Miles Shinkwin, and Mitchell Smith, and in 2010 opened the Noble Art Gym in Rainham.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bunce, Steve (2000) "Rowland aims to be on top of the world", The Independent, 19 October 2000. Retrieved 2 January 2016
  2. ↑ "Witter wants Hatton in a best-of-British showdown for light-welterweight belt", Evening Standard, 13 December 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2016
  3. ↑ "Hatton makes devastating defence", BBC, 7 July 2001. Retrieved 2 January 2016
  4. ↑ Hatton, Ricky (2008) The Hitman: My Story, Ebury Press, ISBN 978-0091910860, p. 133
  5. ↑ "Jason opens new gym", Welwyn Hatfield Times, 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2016
  6. ↑ "Harrow boxer Mitchell Smith and trainer Jason Rowland share 'telepathic' relationship", Harrow Times, 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2016
  7. ↑ Smith, Frank (2013) "Dislocated hand couldn't stop Miles Shinkwin from securing victory in Wembley Arena debut", Watford Observer, 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016
  8. ↑ Lakey, Chris (2010) "Breakthrough win for battling Scott", Norwich Evening News, 7 December 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2016
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