Joey Singleton

Joey "The Jab" Singleton (born 2 June 1951) is a former British professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1982. He is a former British light-welterweight champion.

Joey Singleton
Statistics
Real nameJoey Singleton
Nickname(s)Joey The Jab Singleton
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Welterweight
NationalityEnglish
Born (1951-06-06) 6 June 1951
Kirkby, Liverpool, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins27
Wins by KO7
Losses11
Draws2

Early life

Singleton was born on 2 June 1951 in Kirkby, Liverpool, England. He won a full set of titles as a talented amateur fighter, including National Schools, Junior ABA and then senior ABA crown in 1971. He represented Britain a dozen times, winning gold medals at two multi-national tournaments before turning professional under revered fight guru Charles Atkinson.[1]

Professional career

Singleton made his professional debut on 27 March 1973, when he beat Barton McAllister on points. On 5 May, in his third professional bout, he beat Jess Harper for the vacant BBBofC central area light-welterweight title. On 21 November 1974, he beat Part McCormack for the British light-welterweight title.[2] Singleton successfully retained the title twice, beating Alan Salter after the referee stopped the bout in the ninth round, due to a cut on Salter's left eyebrow, and then Des Morrison, beaten on points. On 1 June 1976, Singleton lost the title to Dave Boy Green after he was forced to retire from the bout, due to cuts over both eyes.[3]

Singleton moved up to welterweight, and on 4 February 1980, beat Terry Peterson on points to claim the BBBofC central area welterweight title. On 17 April 1980, he challenged Jørgen Hansen for the European welterweight title, losing by a unanimous decision.[4] On 26 October 1980 he successfully defended his central area welterweight title by beating Lee Hartshorn on points.[3]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
40 fights 27 wins 11 losses
By knockout 7 5
By decision 20 6
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Loss 26–11–2 Frank Ropis TKO 6 (10) 17 Jun, 1982 Dallas Brooks Hall, East Melbourne, Victoria
39 Win 26–10–2 Cliff Gilpin PTS 8 26 Apr, 1982 Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
38 Win 25–10–2 Cor Eversteijn TKO 4 (10) 6 Mar, 1982 Hilton Rotterdam, Rotterdam
37 Win 24–10–2 Toney Martey PTS 8 1 Feb, 1982 Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
36 Win 23–10–2 Lee Hartshorn PTS 8 17 Jul, 1981 Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London Retained BBBofC central area welterweight title
35 Draw 22–10–2 Frankie Decaestecker PTS 8 17 Jul, 1981 Middelkerke
34 Win 22–10–1 Sylvester Gordon PTS 8 16 Feb, 1981 Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
33 Loss 21–10–1 Lloyd Hibbert PTS 8 21 Jan, 1981 Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
32 Loss 21–9–1 Kirkland Laing PTS 12 26 Nov, 1980 Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
31 Win 21–8–1 Martyn Galleozzie RTD 5 (8) 6 Oct, 1980 Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London
30 Loss 20–8–1 Jørgen Hansen UD 10 17 Apr, 1980 Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby For European welterweight title
29 Win 20–7–1 Terry Peterson PTS 10 16 Oct, 1979 Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London Won BBBofC central area welterweight title
28 Win 20–7–1 Achille Mitchell PTS 8 16 Oct, 1979 Gala Baths, West Bromwich
27 Win 19–7–1 Carl Bailey PTS 8 24 Sep, 1979 Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
26 Win 18–7–1 Sylvester Gordon PTS 8 21 May, 1979 Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
25 Win 17–7–1 Carl Bailey PTS 8 24 Sep, 1979 Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
24 Loss 16–7–1 Hans-Henrik Palm PTS 8 15 Feb, 1979 Randers Hallen, Randers
23 Win 16–6–1 Sylvester Gordon PTS 8 15 Jan, 1979 Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
22 Loss 15–6–1 Des Morrison TKO 7 (10) 16 Nov, 1978 The Stadium, Liverpool
21 Win 15–5–1 Mick Bell PTS 8 12 Oct, 1978 The Stadium, Liverpool
20 Win 14–5–1 Kevin Davies TKO 6 (8) 24 Apr, 1978 Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London
19 Win 13–5–1 George McGurk TKO 8 (8) 12 Apr, 1978 Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
18 Win 12–5–1 Des Gwilliam PTS 8 15 Mar, 1978 Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
17 Win 11–5–1 Tommy Glencross RTD 4 (8) 31 Jan, 1978 Regents Crest Hotel, Marylebone, London
16 Loss 10–5–1 Colin Powers PTS 8 6 Dec, 1976 Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London
15 Loss 10–4–1 George Turpin PTS 8 18 Nov, 1976 The Stadium, Liverpool
14 Loss 10–3–1 Charlie Nash TKO 9 (12) 22 Sep, 1976 Midland Sporting Club, Solihull
13 Loss 10–2–1 Dave Boy Green RTD 6 (15) 1 Jun, 1976 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London Lost British light-welterweight title
12 Draw 10–1–1 Carlos Foldes PTS 8 12 Apr, 1976 Paris
11 Win 10–1 Des Morrison PTS 15 11 Nov, 1975 Kings Hall, Manchester Retained British light-welterweight title
10 Win 9–1 Alen Salter TKO 9 (15) 30 Sep, 1975 Empire Pool, Wembley, London Retained British light-welterweight title
9 Win 8–1 Alen Salter PTS 10 3 Jun, 1975 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London
8 Win 7–1 Pat McCormack PTS 15 21 Nov, 1974 The Stadium, Liverpool Won British light-welterweight title
7 Win 6–1 Jim Melrose KO 2 (10) 5 Sep, 1974 The Stadium, Liverpool
6 Win 5–1 Noel McLvor PTS 8 18 Dec, 1973 Blackpool
5 Loss 4–1 Jim Montague TKO 8 (8) 26 Nov, 1973 Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
4 Win 4–0 Jimmy Fairweather PTS 10 1 Nov, 1973 The Stadium, Liverpool
3 Win 3–0 Jess Harper PTS 10 20 Sep, 1973 The Stadium, Liverpool Won vacant BBBofC central area light-welterweight title
2 Win 2–0 Angus McMillan PTS 8 7 May, 1973 Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London
1 Win 1–0 Barton McAllister PTS 8 27 Mar, 1973 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London Professional debut

See also
  • List of British light-welterweight boxing champions

References
  1. "Professional boxer turned community coach Joey Singleton is this week's Pride of Crewe". Crewe Chronicle. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. "Joey Singleton". Merseyside Former Boxers’ Association. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. Boxing record for Joey Singleton from BoxRec. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  4. "Kalule retains crown", The Montreal Gazette, p. 38, 18 April 1980, retrieved 18 November 2018
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Pat McCormack		 British light-welterweight champion
21 November 1974 – 1 June 1976		 Succeeded by
Dave Boy Green
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