Jamel Herring

Jamel William Herring (born October 30, 1985), nicknamed "Semper Fi", is an American professional boxer. He Has held the WBO junior lightweight title since 2019. As of May 2020, he is ranked as the world's third best active junior lightweight by The Ring,[1] fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[2] and tenth by BoxRec.[3]

Jamel Herring
Statistics
Real nameJamel William Herring
Nickname(s)Semper Fi
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1985-10-30) October 30, 1985
Rockville Centre, New York, U.S.
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights23
Wins21
Wins by KO10
Losses2

Personal life

Jamel Herring was born in Rockville Centre, New York to Michael Mitchell and Jeanine Herring. His mother remarried to Harry Elliby. He was raised in Coram, New York in its Gordon Heights neighborhood. While a sophomore at Longwood High School, Jamel began boxing in 2001 when his soon to become trainer Austin Hendrickson invited him to the boxing gym for workouts. Herring enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October 2003 at Parris Island, South Carolina. He has served two tours of duty in Iraq and was based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he earned the rank of Sergeant. Jamel has six children: Kamren Herring (2004), Stephen Herring (2007), Ariyanah Herring (2009), Jamel Herring Jr. (2010), Jazmyne Herring (2013), and Justice Herring (2017). His daughter Ariyanah died July 27, 2009, from SIDS. The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games was the 3rd anniversary of her death. Jamel married his childhood friend Jennifer Dickerson-Herring on September 26, 2015.

Amateur career

Herring began training in 2001. He suffered his first amateur loss to Daniel Jacobs on July 20, 2002 during the New York Junior Olympics Finals.

Herring had to balance training as a boxer with his duties as an active United States Marine. He was deployed to Fallujah, Iraq in 2005. After he returned he immediately tried out for the All Marine Corps boxing team in January 2006. While on the team, Herring competed all over the national scene and even fought against former world champion Jesse Vargas at the 2006 National PAL tournament. He was deployed again in 2007 to Al Taqaddum. Shortly after his return, he went back to the All Marine Corps boxing team in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. From early 2008, he would be trained under Ron Simms, Reuben Woodruff, and Narcisco Aleman. Simms would eventually be replaced by former All Army coach and 1996 USA Olympic Assistant coach Jesse Ravelo. Herring won a silver medal at the 2010 World Military Games and took a gold medal at the 2011 and 2012 Armed Forces Championships while a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.

Trained under Ravelo, Woodruff, and Aleman, Jamel would win gold in the 2012 Olympic Trials defeating multiple nationals champions. In the first round of the tournament he defeated Tommy Duquette, Mike Reed in the second round, Pedro Sosa in the semi finals, and in the finals he defeated Pedro Sosa again. He would eventually move on to the 2011 AIBA World Championships but lose to China in the first round, forcing him to fight for his spot again at the 2012 USA Boxing Nationals. After winning the Nationals, he went on to compete in the Americas Qualifiers where he would win a bronze medal and earn a slot at the 2012 games. Herring qualified for the 2012 Olympics. Jamel, along with the entire US boxing team, only had two weeks prior to the games to train together as a complete team.[4] He was the only United States Marine to compete at the London Olympics and the first active duty marine to qualify for the US boxing team since 1992.

Professional career

After returning from the London games, Herring made the tough decision to finish out his service with the United States Marine Corps and become a professional boxer. He relocated from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to Cincinnati, Ohio to work with Mike Stafford. In May 2019, he became a world champion by defeating Masayuki Ito to win the WBO junior lightweight title.[5]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
23 fights 21 wins 2 losses
By knockout 10 1
By decision 11 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 N/A N/A Jonathan Oquendo N/A – (12) Sep 5, 2020 MGM Grand Conference Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. Defending WBO junior lightweight title
23 Win 21–2 Lamont Roach Jr. UD 12 Nov 9, 2019 Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, U.S. Retained WBO junior lightweight title
22 Win 20–2 Masayuki Ito UD 12 May 25, 2019 Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. Won WBO junior lightweight title
21 Win 19–2 Adeilson Dos Santos UD 8 Dec 14, 2018 American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
20 Win 18–2 John Vincent Moralde UD 10 Sep 14, 2018 Save Mart Arena, Fresno, California, U.S. Won vacant IBF-USBA junior lightweight title
19 Win 17–2 Juan Pablo Sanchez TKO 5 (8), 1:28 May 12, 2018 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
18 Loss 16–2 Ladarius Miller UD 10 Aug 22, 2017 Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Sunrise Manor, Nevada, U.S.
17 Win 16–1 Art Hovhannisyan RTD 3 (8), 3:00 Feb 10, 2017 Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
16 Loss 15–1 Denis Shafikov TKO 10 (10), 0:36 Jul 2, 2016 Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
15 Win 15–0 Luis Eduardo Florez UD 10 Feb 9, 2016 Sands Casino Resort, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.
14 Win 14–0 Yakubu Amidu UD 10 Oct 3, 2015 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
13 Win 13–0 Ariel Vasquez TKO 3 (10), 0:50 Aug 28, 2015 Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.
12 Win 12–0 Hector Velazquez UD 8 Jun 26, 2015 Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 Hector Marengo UD 8 Mar 6, 2015 MGM Grand Marquee Ballroom, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 Jose Del Valle KO 2 (8), 1:49 Dec 12, 2014 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 Luis Alberto Pelayo TKO 2 (6), 1:04 Sep 11, 2014 The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Rogelio Casarez TKO 2 (8), 2:22 May 2, 2014 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Antonio Sanchez SD 6 Jan 25, 2014 D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C., U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Lance Williams TKO 2 (6), 2:59 Dec 14, 2013 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Justin Robbins RTD 3 (6), 3:00 Sep 30, 2013 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Calvin Smith UD 4 Jun 22, 2013 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Victor Galindo TKO 1 (4), 2:01 May 18, 2013 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Carlos Lopez RTD 3 (4), 3:00 Feb 16, 2013 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 Jose M Valderrama UD 4 Dec 8, 2012 Business Expo Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
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See also
  • List of super-featherweight boxing champions

References
  1. "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  2. "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. "BoxRec: Ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  4. "Olympics: Breazale, Hunter qualify for U.S." The Ring. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  5. "Herring Achieves Dream, Shocks Masayuki Ito For WBO Title". Boxingscene. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
Previous:
Semajay Thomas		 U.S. light welterweight champion
2012		 Next:
Joey Alday
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
José Pedraza		 IBF-USBA junior lightweight champion
September 14, 2018 – 2019
Vacated		 Vacant
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Masayuki Ito		 WBO junior lightweight champion
May 25, 2019 – present		 Incumbent
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