Jermaine Robert Asare (born 22 September 1983) is a Welsh professional boxer. He represented Great Britain at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, winning a bronze medal. He turned professional in 2013 and unsuccessfully challenged for the Welsh light-heavyweight title in 2017, suffering a defeat to Nathan Thorley.
Jermaine Asare | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 September 1983 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editBorn in Cardiff, Asare played football as a teenager and was part of the youth academies at both Cardiff City and Swansea City.[2]
Career
editAsare, who hails from the Graigwen area of Pontypridd,[3] took up boxing as a teenager and joined Pontypridd Amateur Boxing Club. He later fought for Merthyr Ex-servicemen's Club and recorded an amateur record of 19–6.[4] Asare win the Welsh light-heavyweight amateur title in 2010 and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[4] He won a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division.[5] Asare secured the medal with a win over Samoa's Filimaua Hala.[6]
Asare turned professional in 2013, winning his debut bout over Danny Mitchell via a points decision. He won two further bouts before suffering his first defeat to Eric Mokonzo in March 2016. He suffered a second defeat to Malik Zinad in 2017 before fighting Nathan Thorley for the vacant Welsh light-heavyweight title later the se year.[7] Thorley won the bout when the referee stopped the fight in the second round after Asare had been knocked down.[8]
Personal life
editAsare is also a self-employed electrician.[6] In 2011 he received a 12-month prison sentence for affray and breaching a restraining order when he broke into his ex-partner's home.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Williams, David (22 July 2010). "Boxing: Jermaine Asare on Wales' Commonwealth Games team". Wales Online. Media Wales. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Team Wales – Athlete Profiles". Aberdare Online. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b Day, Rob (5 May 2017). "Ringnews24 Interview: Light Heavyweight Jermaine Asare". Ringnews24. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2010: Wales medal haul praised". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Boxing: Bronze joy for Asare at Commonwealth Games". Wales Online. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Jermaine Asare". Boxrec. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Thorley Thunders to Second Round Stoppage of Jermaine Asare to Win Welsh Light-heavyweight Title". Boxing Wales. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Boxer Jermaine Asare is jailed for breaching order". Daily Post. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Jermaine Asare from BoxRec (registration required)