Joseph Frost (boxer)

Joseph Michael Frost (born 14 July 1960) is a British boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Joseph Frost
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Michael Frost
Nickname(s)Joey
NationalityBritish
Born (1960-07-14) 14 July 1960
Liverpool, England
Sport
SportBoxing

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.[2]

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.[3][4]

Professional career

Frost turned professional in 1981 with fighting Kevin Walsh winning first round KO marking his first win.[5]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
11 fights 9 wins 2 losses
By knockout 7 2
By decision 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Date Location Notes
11 Win 9-2 Phil O'Hare[6] KO Jun 15, 1984 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.
10 Win 8–2 Lee Hartshorn[7] TKO Feb 24, 1983 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK. Retained BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
9 Loss 7–2 Lloyd Christie[8] TKO Jan 24, 1983 Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
8 Win 7–1 Peter Bennett[9] TKO Nov 25, 1982 Town Hall, Morley, England, UK. Won vacant BBBofC Central Area Welter Title
7 Loss 6–1 Dave Douglas[10] TKO Jun 24, 1982 Sports Centre, Kirkby, England, UK.
6 Win 6-0 Tommy McCallum[11] TKO May 20, 1982 Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
5 Win 5-0 Horace McKenzie[12] PTS May 20, 1982 Guild Hall, Preston, England, UK.
4 Win 4-0 Nigel Thomas[13] KO Dec 21, 1981 Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
3 Win 3-0 Chris Coady[14] PTS Oct 13, 1981 Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, UK.
2 Win 2-0 Jeff Aspell[15] TKO Sep 28, 1981 Yorkshire Executive S.C., Bradford, England, UK.
1 Win 1-0 Kevin Walsh[16] KO Sep 24, 1981 Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, England, UK.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Frost Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. "ABA Welterweight Champions". BoxRec.
  3. "Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 10 Joey Frost". Liverpool Echo.
  4. "Joey Frost". Merseyboxers.
  5. "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.
  6. "Joey Frost v Phil O'Hare". BoxRec.
  7. "Joey Frost v Lee Hartshorn". BoxRec.
  8. "Joey Frost v LLoyd Christie". BoxRec.
  9. "Joey Frost v Peter Bennett". BoxRec.
  10. "Joey Frost v Dave Douglas". BoxRec.
  11. "Joey Frost v Tommy McCallum". BoxRec.
  12. "Joey Frost v Horace McKenzie". BoxRec.
  13. "Joey Frost v Nigel Thomas". BoxRec.
  14. "Joey Frost v Chris Coady". BoxRec.
  15. "Joey Frost v Jeff Aspell". BoxRec.
  16. "Joey Frost v Kevin Walsh". BoxRec.
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