Jawaid Khaliq

Jawaid Khaliq, MBE (born 30 July 1970),[2] is a British former professional boxer. A dual Pakistan national, he became the first British Asian boxing world champion,[3] winning the International Boxing Organization (IBO) welterweight title and defending it seven times before retiring.[1]

Jawaid Khaliq
Statistics
Nickname(s)"Too Sleek"
Weight(s)welterweight
Height5 ft 10 1⁄2 in (179 cm)[1]
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Born (1970-07-30) 30 July 1970[1]
Meadows, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins23
Wins by KO13
Losses1
Draws1

During his boxing career he also held the Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title, WBF Inter-Continental light-middleweight title, BBBofC Midlands Area light-middleweight and welterweight title.[1] He is the first Kashmiri world champion boxer.

Personal life

Khaliq took up boxing at the age of 16. Within a short span of time, he went on to win the Amateur Boxing Association of England championships and fought for England.[4] Whilst boxing, Khaliq also worked as a taxi driver to support his family and initially went back to the trade after retirement, later using it to fund his Boxing Academy.[5] He achieved an MBE for his service to his community.[5]

Professional career

Khaliq made his boxing debut at the age of 27 in 1997. Initially, he started taking fights on short notice, taking his second fight on a day's notice, and his third fight on two days' notice.[4]

Light middleweight

As a light middleweight he held the WBF Inter-Continental Light Middleweight Title, winning the bout in way of 5th round TKO. He also held the BBBofC Midlands Area light-middleweight title, winning that bout in way of 6th round TKO.[1]

Welterweight

As a welterweight, he held BBBofC Midlands Area welterweight title, winning the bout in way of 4th round TKO and Commonwealth welterweight title, before finally winning the International Boxing Organization welterweight title, and made seven defences before he chose to retire and vacate the title.[1]

Promotional issues

Following the win over Willy Wise for the IBO World Welterweight Title, Khaliq started to want to pursue big fights in the U.S., coincidentally, world-class fighters such as Vernon Forrest started to call him out, but due to promotional issues Khaliq's ambitions failed to materialize.[4]

Retirement

Khaliq chose to retire partly due to complications, stating;

"...I had a couple of years waiting for fights, seeing people pull out, (and) fights not happening. I had a couple of fights cancelled. I was fed up, (after which) we started talking about come-back fights. I saw it as a backward step... I always wanted to test myself against the very best guys... I've lost the hunger." [5]

Life after boxing

After boxing, Khaliq started working full-time as a taxi driver to support his wife and children.[5]

After requests from people asking him to train them,[5] Khaliq set up 'Jawaid Khaliq Boxing Academy' in Nottingham which he funded by working as a taxi driver. The club claimed to prevent anti-social behaviour, and the police had acknowledged that the club has helped with the creation of healthy relationships with the local youth. However, in 2013, the club faced financial hurdles as it could not afford to stay on its current premises and faced the threat to close-down.[2]

Khaliq has helped raise awareness about firefighting within the British Asian community, and has previously taken initiatives to help recruit more firefighters from within the community with the partnership of the service.[6]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
25 fights 23 wins 1 loss
By knockout 13 0
By decision 10 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Win 23–1-1 Ener Julio UD 12 14 Feb 2004 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
24 Win 22–1-1 Maxim Nesterenko UD 12 20 Sep 2003 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
23 Win 21–1-1 Jan Piet Bergman TKO 7 (12) 1 Mar 2003 Carnival City Casino, Brakpan, South Africa Defended IBO world welterweight title
22 Win 20–1-1 Roman Dzhuman SD 12 16 Nov 2002 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
21 Win 19–1-1 Jose Joaquin Rosa Gomez UD 12 27 Jul 2002 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
20 Win 18–1-1 Maxim Nesterenko TKO 12 (12), 0:45 23 Feb 2002 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
19 Win 17–1-1 Luther Smith TKO 3 (8), 1:30 3 Nov 2001 Bellahouston Leisure Centre, Glasgow, UK
18 Win 16–1-1 Jacek Bielski TKO 5 (12), 2:28 15 Sep 2001 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Defended IBO world welterweight title
17 Win 15–1-1 Willy Wise UD 12 11 Jun 2001 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK Won IBO world welterweight title
16 Win 14–1-1 Howard Clarke PTS 6 26 Feb 2001 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, UK
15 Win 13–1-1 Sean Sullivan PTS 12 27 Nov 2000 Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham, UK Won vacant Commonwealth (British Empire) welterweight title
14 Win 12–1-1 Trevor Smith TKO 1 (6) 28 Oct 2000 Coventry Skydome, Coventry, UK
13 Win 11–1-1 Ernie Smith TKO 4 (10) 13 Aug 2000 Victoria Baths, Nottingham, UK Won vacant BBBofC Midlands Area welterweight title
12 Win 10–1-1 Dennis Berry TKO 6 (10), 2:22 21 May 2000 Pennine Hotel, Derby, UK Won vacant BBBofC Midlands Area super-welterweight title
11 Win 9–1-1 Jason Collins PTS 6 27 Feb 2000 Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, UK
10 Win 8–1-1 Lee Bird TKO 4 (6) 15 Jan 2000 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, UK
9 Win 7–1-1 Dirk Kaltenbach KO 2 (8) 14 Dec 1999 Telde, Islas Canarias, Spain
8 Win 6–1-1 Lee Murtagh TKO 5 (12), 0:35 27 Sep 1999 Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, UK Won vacant WBF Inter-Continental light-middleweight title
7 Loss 5–1-1 Frederic Klose PTS 8 3 Dec 1998 Epernay, Marne, France
6 Win 5–0-1 Harry Butler PTS 4 5 Sep 1998 Ice Rink, Telford, UK
5 Win 4–0-1 Koba Kulu PTS 4 7 Mar 1998 Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, UK
4 Win 3–0-1 Takaloo TKO 4 (4), 2:47 7 Feb 1998 Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, UK
3 Draw 2–0-1 Mark Ramsey PTS 4 13 Dec 1997 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, UK
2 Win 2–0 Martin Holgate TKO 6 (6), 2:39 13 Sep 1997 London Arena, Millwall, UK
1 Win 1–0 Richard Inquieti TKO 5 (6), 1:15 18 Aug 1997 Welcome Inn, Nottingham, UK Professional debut

See also

British Pakistanis

References
  1. "BoxRec - Jawaid Khaliq". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. "Jawaid Khaliq Boxing Academy in Nottingham could close". BBC News. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. "Young people encouraged to be 'boxing heroes' of the future instead of knife victims". nottinghampost.com. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. "Jawaid Khaliq". Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. "Jawaid Khaliq MBE: Danny Flexen speaks to a former champion who retired at his peak". Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  6. "Jawaid Khaliq helps to recruit more Asian firefighters | Nottingham Post". Thisisnottingham.co.uk. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Willy Wise		 IBO welterweight champion
11 June 2001 – 14 February 2004
Retired		 Vacant
Title next held by
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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