Joseph Michael Frost (born 14 July 1960) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Early life and amateur career Frost was born in Liverpool, England, where he still resides to this day. At the age of 10 he started amateur boxing winning 269 out of 287 fights.
ABA Welterweight Championship At the age of 19 in 1979 he won the ABA Welterweight Championship beating Lloyd Honeyghan in the semi-finals who later became the WBA world champion. In the finals he KO'd Alan Mann in the first round making it last only 15 seconds.
1980 Summer Olympics In 1980 he competed in the men's welterweight 1980 Summer Olympics defeating Outsana Dao and Peter Talanti but then losing to german boxer Karl-Heinz Krüger in the quarter-finals.
Professional career Frost turned professional in 1981 with fighting Kevin Walsh winning first round KO marking his first win.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeDateLocationNotes11Win9-2 Phil O'HareKOJun 15, 1984 10Win8–2 Lee HartshornTKOFeb 24, 1983 9Loss7–2 Lloyd ChristieTKOJan 24, 1983 8Win7–1 Peter BennettTKONov 25, 1982 7Loss6–1 Dave DouglasTKOJun 24, 1982 6Win6-0 Tommy McCallumTKOMay 20, 1982 5Win5-0 Horace McKenziePTSMay 20, 1982 4Win4-0 Nigel ThomasKODec 21, 1981 3Win3-0 Chris CoadyPTSOct 13, 1981 2Win2-0 Jeff AspellTKOSep 28, 1981 1Win1-0 Kevin WalshKOSep 24, 1981
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