Jason Matthews (boxer)

Jason Matthews (born 20 July 1970 in Hackney) is a former boxer from England in the Middleweight (160 lb) division.

Jason Matthews
Born	(1970-07-20) 20 July 1970 (age 55) Hackney, London, England
Nationality	British
Other names	Method Man
Statistics
Weight(s)	Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach	74 in (188 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	23
Wins	21
Wins by KO	18
Losses	2

Boxing career

Amateur career

Matthews won the 1995 Amateur Boxing Association British middleweight title, when boxing out of the Crown and Manor ABC.

Professional career

Also known as "Method Man", Matthews turned pro in 1995 and won the vacant World Boxing Organization inter-continental middleweight title with a victory against Paul Wright in 1997; then won the commonwealth Middleweight Title against Paul Jones in 1998. He then won the middleweight interim title on 17 June 1999 with a victory against Ryan Rhodes.^[1] He was elevated to full champion when long-term injuries prevented the previous title holder, Bert Schenk, from defending the title. Matthews lost the title to Armand Krajnc by TKO in 1999 in his first defence.^[2] Matthews announced his retirement from boxing after the bout due to an eye injury, which occurred during the fight.

Professional boxing record

23 fights	21 wins	2 losses
By knockout	18	2
By decision	2	0
By disqualification	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
23	Loss	21–2	Armand Krajnc	TKO	8 (12)	1999-11-27	Hansehalle, Luebeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	Lost WBO middleweight title
22	Win	21–1	Ryan Rhodes	KO	2 (12)	1999-07-17	Dome Leisure Centre, Doncaster, England, U.K.	Won interim WBO middleweight title
21	Win	20–1	Paul Jones	DQ	7 (12)	1999-02-27	Sports Centre, Oldham, England, U.K.	Won Commonwealth middleweight title
20	Win	19–1	Mark Lee Dawson	TKO	1 (8)	1999-01-23	Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, England, U.K.
19	Win	18–1	Pedro Carragher	TKO	4 (8)	1998-10-24	Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England, U.K.
18	Win	17–1	Peter Waudby	KO	2 (6)	1998-07-14	Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, England, U.K.
17	Loss	16–1	Lóránt Szabó	TKO	6 (12)	1998-02-07	Grundy Park Leisure Centre, Cheshunt, England, U.K.	Lost WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
16	Win	16–0	Darren Dorrington	TKO	7 (12)	1997-10-11	Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England, U.K.	Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
15	Win	15–0	Patrick Swann	RTD	5 (12)	1997-05-29	Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, England, U.K.	Won WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
14	Win	14–0	Paul Wright	TKO	3 (12)	1997-03-27	Sports Village, Norwich, England, U.K.
13	Win	13–0	Ernie Loveridge	TKO	5 (6)	1997-02-08	London Arena, London, England, U.K.
12	Win	12–0	Danny Ryan	KO	5 (8)	1996-10-19	Whitchurch Sports Centre, Bristol, England, U.K.
11	Win	11–0	Martin Jolley	TKO	3 (8)	1996-06-25	Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England, U.K.
10	Win	10–0	Peter Vosper	TKO	1 (6)	1996-05-11	York Hall, London, England, U.K.
9	Win	9–0	John McAlpine	TKO	1 (6)	1996-03-16	Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
8	Win	8–0	Sven Hamer	TKO	6 (6)	1995-12-09	York Hall, London, England, U.K.
7	Win	7–0	Russell Washer	TKO	5 (6)	1995-10-27	Metropole Hotel, Brighton, England, U.K.
6	Win	6–0	Salah Eddine Kobba	TKO	1 (6)	1995-10-09	San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche, Italy
5	Win	5–0	Marvin O'Brien	PTS	6 (6)	1995-09-30	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales, U.K.
4	Win	4–0	Mark Lee Dawson	TKO	3 (4)	1995-09-15	Mansfield Leisure Centre, Mansfield, England, U.K.
3	Win	3–0	John Duckworth	PTS	4 (4)	1995-09-02	Wembley Stadium, London, England, U.K.
2	Win	2–0	Stuart Dunn	KO	1 (6)	1995-07-22	London Arena, London, England, U.K.
1	Win	1–0	Chris Richards	KO	4 (6)	1995-07-01	Royal Albert Hall, London, England, U.K.

See also

• List of world middleweight boxing champions
• List of British world boxing champions