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 ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes10Loss7–3–0 Juan Carlos Payano4 (4)12-08-20089Loss7–2–0 Yuriorkis GamboaPUN4 (4)28-08-20048Win7–1–0 Fuad AslanovPUN4 (4)27-08-20047Win6–1–0 Tulashboy DoniyorovPUN4 (4)25-08-20046Win5–1–0 Juan Carlos PayanoPUN4 (4)21-08-20045Win4–1–0 Akhil KumarPUN4 (4)17-08-20044Loss3–1–0 Bulat JumadilovPUN4 (4)29-09-20003Win3–0–0 José NavarroPUN4 (4)27-09-20002Win2–0–0 Drissa Tou - (4)24-09-20001Win1–0–0 Erle WiltshirePUN4 (4)19-09-2000
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes14Loss12–1–1 Hassan Azaouagh3 (12), 28-01-201213Win12–0–1 Elemir Rafael6 (6)05-11-201112Win11–0–1 Yoann Boyeaux10 (10)03-12-201111Win10–0–1 Reginaldo Martins CarvalhoPTS6 (6)02-11-201110Draw9–0–1 Joaquin CespedesDraw12 (12)03-12-20109Win9–0–0 Bertrand Bossel12 (12)16-04-20108Win8–0–0 Hassan AzaouaghPTS8 (8)30-01-20107Win7–0–0 Henry LiptonPTS6 (6)15-10-20096Win6–0–0 Alix DjavoievPTS6 (6)25-09-20095Win5–0–0 David Cagna GinouvesUD6 (6)19-06-20094Win4–0–0 Lahcene ZemmouriUD6 (6)15-05-20093Win3–0–0 Alix DjavoievUD6 (6)04-04-20092Win2–0–0 Youcef AbgourUD6 (6)14-02-20091Win1–0–0 Elemir RafaelUD6 (6)20-11-2008
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