Jason Fitzroy Matthews (born 20 July 1970 in Hackney) is a former boxer from England in the Middleweight (160 lb) division.
Boxing career Amateur career Matthews won the 1995 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight title, when boxing out of the Crown and Manor ABC.
Professional career Also known as "Method Man", Matthews turned pro in 1995 and won the vacant World Boxing Organization inter-continental middleweight title with a victory against Paul Wright in 1997; then won the commonwealth Middleweight Title against Paul Jones in 1998. He then won the middleweight interim title on 17 June 1999 with a victory against Ryan Rhodes. He was elevated to full champion when long-term injuries prevented the previous title holder, Bert Schenk, from defending the title. Matthews lost the title to Armand Krajnc by TKO in 1999 in his first defence. Matthews announced his retirement from boxing after the bout due to an eye injury, which occurred during the fight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Loss21–2Armand Krajnc22Win21–1Ryan Rhodes21Win20–1Paul Jones20Win19–1Mark Lee Dawson19Win18–1Pedro Carragher18Win17–1Peter Waudby17Loss16–1Lóránt Szabó16Win16–0Darren Dorrington15Win15–0Patrick Swann14Win14–0Paul Wright13Win13–0Ernie Loveridge12Win12–0Danny Ryan11Win11–0Martin Jolley10Win10–0Peter Vosper9Win9–0John McAlpine8Win8–0Sven Hamer7Win7–0Russell Washer6Win6–0Salah Eddine Kobba5Win5–0Marvin O'Brien4Win4–0Mark Lee Dawson3Win3–0John Duckworth2Win2–0Stuart Dunn1Win1–0Chris Richards
See also List of world middleweight boxing champions List of British world boxing champions
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Roll of Honour