Jermaine Asare

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
Born	(1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41) Cardiff, Wales
Nationality	Welsh
Statistics
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	12
Wins	9
Wins by KO	3
Losses	3
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Wales Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Light heavyweight

Early life

Born in Cardiff, Asare played football as a teenager and was part of the youth academies at both Cardiff City and Swansea City.^[1]

Career

Asare, who hails from the Graigwen area of Pontypridd,^[2] 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.^[3] Asare win the Welsh light-heavyweight amateur title in 2010 and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.^[3] He won a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division.^[4] Asare secured the medal with a win over Samoa's Filimaua Hala.^[5]

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.^[6] Thorley won the bout when the referee stopped the fight in the second round after Asare had been knocked down.^[7]

Personal life

Asare is also a self-employed electrician.^[5] 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.^[8]