Tony Jeffries
Boxing
75-81kg(Light Heavyweight)
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Date of Birth: |
02/03/1985 |
| Lives: |
Sunderland |
| Born: |
Sunderland |
| Country of Birth: |
England |
| Height: |
188 |
| Weight: |
81 |
| Club: |
Sunderland A.B.C. |
| Coach: |
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| Occupation: |
Athlete |
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Tony ‘Jaffa’ Jeffries became the only British light heavy weight to win an Olympic medal in over 60 years when he won bronze at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Since Beijing Jeffries has won BBC North East’s Sports Personality of the Year and has signed a 3-year professional contract with Frank Maloney.
Jeffries started boxing when he was 10 years old when his Granddad took him to Lambton Street Boy’s Club, Sunderland.
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WCh: qf (-81kg) Chicago USA Nov 07. CG: qf (-81kg) Melbourne AUS March 06. ABA Ch: gold (lt heavy) London GBR 05. EUCh bronze (-81kg) Sardinia ITA 05. EJCh: bronze (-81kg) Warsaw POL Aug 03. ECadetCh: gold (-71kg bt Konstantinos Petropoulos GRE in fnl) Liverpool GBR Jul 01. Liverpool Multi Nat: gold (lt heavy) Liverpool GBR 05.