Jérôme Thomas
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Born | Jérôme Cedric Thomas 20 January 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | French | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Flyweight Bantamweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jérôme Cedric Thomas (born 20 January 1979) is a French former boxer, he competed in the flyweight (– 51 kg) division as an amateur and as a bantamweight as a professional.
Amateur boxing career
Thomas won the world championship at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was runner-up in 2003, losing to Thailand's Somjit Jongjohor. Thomas qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in second place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland. In 2007, he lost early against European Champion Georgy Balakshin.
Olympic career
He represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (2000-2008), winning a bronze (2000), and a silver medal (2004). At the 2008 Summer Olympics he lost in the first round.
Personal life
He was born with a condition, Poland syndrome: his left hand is smaller than the right one, his left arm is shorter than the right one, and he has almost no left pectoral muscle.
Olympic results
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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10 | Loss | 7–3–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 12-08-2008 | Workers Indoor Arena, Beijing, China | Round of 32 | |
9 | Loss | 7–2–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 28-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Finals | |
8 | Win | 7–1–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 27-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Semifinals | |
7 | Win | 6–1–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 25-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Quarterfinals | |
6 | Win | 5–1–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 21-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Round of 16 | |
5 | Win | 4–1–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 17-08-2004 | Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall, Peristeri, Athens, Greece | Round of 32 | |
4 | Loss | 3–1–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 29-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Semifinals | |
3 | Win | 3–0–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 27-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Quarterfinals | |
2 | Win | 2–0–0 | RSC | - (4) | 24-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Round of 16 | |
1 | Win | 1–0–0 | PUN | 4 (4) | 19-09-2000 | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Round of 32 |
Professional boxing record
14 fights | 12 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 0 | 1 |
By decision | 12 | 0 |
By disqualification | 0 | 0 |
Draws | 1 | |
No contests | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | Loss | 12–1–1 | KO | 3 (12), 2:00 | 28-01-2012 | Hotel Atlantic Palace, Agadir | ||
13 | Win | 12–0–1 | PTS | 6 (6) | 05-11-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | ||
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | SD | 10 (10) | 03-12-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | ||
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | PTS | 6 (6) | 02-11-2011 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | ||
10 | Draw | 9–0–1 | Draw | 12 (12) | 03-12-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | For vacant European Union super bantamweight title | |
9 | Win | 9–0–0 | UD | 12 (12) | 16-04-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | Won vacant WBC Mediterranean super bantamweight title | |
8 | Win | 8–0–0 | PTS | 8 (8) | 30-01-2010 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | ||
7 | Win | 7–0–0 | PTS | 6 (6) | 15-10-2009 | Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France | ||
6 | Win | 6–0–0 | PTS | 6 (6) | 25-09-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | ||
5 | Win | 5–0–0 | UD | 6 (6) | 19-06-2009 | Centre Omnisports, Massy, Essonne, France | ||
4 | Win | 4–0–0 | UD | 6 (6) | 15-05-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | ||
3 | Win | 3–0–0 | UD | 6 (6) | 04-04-2009 | Salle Renaux, Rosny-sur-Seine, France | ||
2 | Win | 2–0–0 | UD | 6 (6) | 14-02-2009 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France | ||
1 | Win | 1–0–0 | UD | 6 (6) | 20-11-2008 | Palais des Sports, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France |
External links
- databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived February 21, 2007)
- Jérôme Thomas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Boxing record for Jérôme Thomas from BoxRec (registration required)
- Jérôme Thomas at Olympics.com
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint-Quentin, Aisne
- Flyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for France
- Olympic silver medalists for France
- Olympic bronze medalists for France
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- French male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for France
- Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing