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.
Early life Singleton was born on 2 June 1951 in, 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.
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. 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.. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
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. On 26 October 1980 he successfully defended his central area welterweight title by beating Lee Hartshorn on points.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes40Loss26–11–2 Frank RopisRTD6 (10)17 Jun, 1982 39Win26–10–2 Cliff GilpinPTS826 Apr, 1982 38Win25–10–2 Cor Eversteijn TKO4 (10)6 Mar, 1982 37Win24–10–2 Toney MarteyPTS81 Feb, 1982 36Win23–10–2 Lee HartshornPTS817 Jul, 1981 35Draw22–10–2 Frankie DecaesteckerPTS817 Jul, 1981 34Win22–10–1 Sylvester GordonPTS816 Feb, 1981 33Loss21–10–1 Lloyd HibbertPTS821 Jan, 1981 32Loss21–9–1 Kirkland LaingPTS1226 Nov, 1980 31Win21–8–1 Martyn GalleozzieRTD5 (8)6 Oct, 1980 30Loss20–8–1 Jørgen HansenUD1017 Apr, 1980 29Win20–7–1 Terry PetersonPTS1016 Oct, 1979 28Win20–7–1 Achille MitchellPTS816 Oct, 1979 27Win19–7–1 Carl BaileyPTS824 Sep, 1979 26Win18–7–1 Sylvester GordonPTS821 May 1979 25Win17–7–1 Carl BaileyPTS824 Sep, 1979 24Loss16–7–1 Hans-Henrik PalmPTS815 Feb, 1979 23Win16–6–1 Sylvester GordonPTS815 Jan, 1979 22Loss15–6–1 Des MorrisonTKO7 (10)16 Nov, 1978 21Win15–5–1 Mick BellPTS812 Oct, 1978 20Win14–5–1 Kevin DaviesTKO6 (8)24 Apr, 1978 19Win13–5–1 George McGurk TKO8 (8)12 Apr, 1978 18Win12–5–1 Des GwilliamPTS815 Mar, 1978 17Win11–5–1 Tommy GlencrossRTD4 (8)31 Jan, 1978 16Loss10–5–1 Colin PowersPTS86 Dec, 1976 15Loss10–4–1 George TurpinPTS818 Nov, 1976 14Loss10–3–1 Charlie NashTKO9 (12)22 Sep, 1976 13Loss10–2–1 Dave Boy Green6 (15)1 Jun, 1976 12Draw10–1–1 Carlos FoldesPTS812 Apr, 1976 11Win10–1 Des Morrison PTS1511 Nov, 1975 10Win9–1 Alan SalterTKO9 (15)30 Sep, 1975 9Win8–1 Alan SalterPTS103 Jun, 1975 8Win7–1 Pat McCormackPTS1521 Nov, 1974 7Win6–1 Jim Melrose2 (10)5 Sep, 1974 Final eliminator British light-welterweight title6Win5–1 Noel McIvorPTS818 Dec, 1973 5Loss4–1 Jim Montague8 (8)26 Nov, 1973 4Win4–0 Jimmy FairweatherPTS101 Nov, 1973 3Win3–0 Jess HarperPTS1020 Sep, 1973 2Win2–0 Angus McMillanPTS87 May 1973 1Win1–0 Barton McAllisterPTS827 Mar, 1973
See also List of British light-welterweight boxing champions
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