Chris Jenkins (born 14 August 1988) is a Welsh professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth welterweight titles between 2019 and 2021.
Amateur career
Jenkins represented Wales at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago. He did so again at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. He also won a gold medal at the 2007 Four Nations Cup in Ontario and three Welsh senior titles.
Professional career
Chris Jenkins turned professional in 2012, signing with Neath based boxing manager/promoter Paul Boyce. He is currently being trained by Ronnie Morris and Jimmy Broomfield at the Cwmgors Boxing Club. His first professional fight took place at the Oceana Nightclub, Swansea, against Aberystwyth based fighter Russell Pearce. Chris won by a technical knockout in second round
The Prizefighter competition was broadcast live on Sky Sports from York Hall, Bethnal Green on 6 July 2013. To win the competition Jenkins, fighting for the first time outside Wales as a professional, beat Tony Owen and Eren Arif both on points decisions in the early stages. He then defeated Southern Area champion Danny Conner in a-round-and-a-half to claim the Prizefighter trophy and a cheque for £34,000 (£32,000 for the win and an extra £2,000 for stopping his opponent).
On 7 September 2013 Jenkins fought the Frenchman Laurent Ferra on the Ricky Burns bill in Glasgow. The fight went the full distance with Chris winning on points (60–55 on the scorecard). Ferra proved to be a tough and durable opponent in a hard and competitive fight, though outmatched his opponent in skill and speed. He cut Jenkins above the left eye with a headbutt, which was kept closed by cut-man Jimmy Broomfield and did not noticeably affect his performance.
On 1 February 2014, Chris, in what was only his thirteenth fight as a professional, won the WBC International belt at the Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. He featured on the undercard of the Matchroom Sports 'Reloaded' show. Chris beat the former French Champion Christopher Serbire convincingly on points over ten rounds. This fight marked a step up for Chris as he had only boxed up to six rounds previously.
On the undercard of the 'Welsh Pride' show, which took place on 21 March 2014 at the Merthyr Leisure Centre, Chris dispatched of Bulgaria's Asan Yuseinov in just half a round. A stinging left to the body caused Yuseinov to collapse to the canvas and he couldn't beat the referee's count.
On 17 May 2014 at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena, Chris defeated the cagey Nicaraguan fighter (based in Barcelona, Spain) Miguel Aguilar on points, over six rounds. Chris won every round convincingly. The fight featured on the Matchroom's 'The Second Coming' bill, which included the return to the ring of Nathan Cleverly and an official eliminator for the WBC featherweight title for Lee Selby.
Jacek Wylezol from Poland was his next opponent. The bout took place at the Rhydycar Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil on 24 October 2014. Jenkins quickly dispatched of Wylezol in one round with a ferocious body shot.
After the original fight had to be reschedule from 23 January 2014 in Manchester (due to the cancellation of the main event, Anthony Crolla v Richar Abril), Jenkins is now due to fight the Scottish veteran Willie Limond for his British title. The fight will take place on 28 March 2015 in Sheffield. Chris Jenkins became British Champion of the welterweight division on the 8 of March 2019 upsetting the odds and defeating Johnny Garton in the Royal Albert Hall.
Record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes 32LossTyrone McKennaUD106 Aug 202231Loss23–5–3Florian MarkuTKO4 (10), 2 Apr 202230Win23–4–3Julius IndongoPTS85 Feb 202229Loss22–4–3Ekow EssumanTKO8 (12), 24 Jul 202128Draw22–3–3Liam TaylorTD4 (12), 30 Nov 201927Win22–3–2Paddy GallagherTD9 (12), 3 Aug 201926Win21–3–2Johnny GartonUD128 Mar 201925Win20–3–2Edvinas Puplauskas PTS62 Feb 201924Draw19–3–2Darragh FoleyTD3 (10), 24 Aug 201823Loss19–3–1Akeem Ennis-BrownTD5 (10), 12 May 201822Win19–2–1Arvydas Trizno PTS622 Dec 201721Win18–2–1Rudolf DuricaPTS430 Sep 201720Win17–2–1Chris AdawayPTS613 May 201719Loss16–2–1Philip Sutcliffe, Jr.PTS105 Nov 201618Loss16–1–1Tyrone NurseUD1221 Nov 201517Draw16–0–1Tyrone NurseMD1218 Jul 201516Win16–0Jacek WylezolTKO1 (6), 24 Oct 201415Win15–0Miguel AguilarTKO7 (8)17 May 201414Win14–0Asan YuseinovKO1 (8), 21 Mar 201413Win13–0Christopher SebireUD101 Feb 201412Win12–0Mark McKrayPTS629 Nov 201311Win11–0Laurent FerraPTS67 Sep 201310Win10–0Cassius ConnorKO2 (3), 6 Jul 20139Win9–0Eren ArifUD36 Jul 20138Win8–0Tony OwenUD36 Jul 20137Win7–0Arek MalekPTS625 May 20136Win6–0Matthew AshmolePTS44 May 20135Win5–0Dave O'ConnorTKO2 (4), 2 Mar 20134Win4–0Stanislavs LeonovsKO1 (4), 23 Nov 20123Win3–0Arturas ZbarauskasTKO1 (4), 14 Sep 20122Win2–0Billy SmithPTS416 Jun 20121Win1–0Russell PearceTKO2 (4), 17 Feb 2012
External links The boxing record of Chris Jenkins
References