Jackson Williams (boxer)
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baseball
player see Jackson Williams
Jackson 'Action' Williams (born 19 June 1981) in Norwich
is a retired English professional boxer. The sports and exercise lecturer is also a charity fund raiser through his ultra marathon running challenges.
and raised there on the Heartsease housing estate. His family moved to the Norfolk village of Heydon
where his parents ran a public house
. After returning to Norwich, Williams took up boxing at the now defunct Norwich Lads Club. At the age of 17 his amateur career was cut short by eye problems. It was during this lay off he trained and qualified to become a sports and exercise lecturer. After corrective eye surgery he took up the sport professionally and trained with Jon Thaxton
and Herbie Hide
among others.
, had 16 professional bouts in which he recorded 12 wins and four losses. The highlight of his career was a bout in which he lost against Amir Khan
at the ExCeL London centre on 25 February 2006.
in his home city of Norwich.
In the summer of 2007, the ultra marathon runner completed a 3000 mile course between California
and New York
. Williams, hopes to be able to raise £10,000 for the children's charity UNICEF when he attempts to run 2471 miles across Australia
between Perth
and Sydney
in 2010. He intends to complete the challenge within 67 days to break a Guinness World Record.
United States
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baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
player see Jackson Williams
Jackson 'Action' Williams (born 19 June 1981) in Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
is a retired English professional boxer. The sports and exercise lecturer is also a charity fund raiser through his ultra marathon running challenges.
Early life
One of four brothers, he was born in NorwichNorwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
and raised there on the Heartsease housing estate. His family moved to the Norfolk village of Heydon
Heydon, Norfolk
Heydon, Norfolk, is an English village in the county of Norfolk and district of Broadland.Heydon is about five miles north of Reepham, and has no through road, making it isolated except from the south...
where his parents ran a public house
Public house
A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...
. After returning to Norwich, Williams took up boxing at the now defunct Norwich Lads Club. At the age of 17 his amateur career was cut short by eye problems. It was during this lay off he trained and qualified to become a sports and exercise lecturer. After corrective eye surgery he took up the sport professionally and trained with Jon Thaxton
Jon Thaxton
Jonathan Thaxton is a former English professional lightweight boxer. He held European and British lightweight boxing titles in a 17-year career...
and Herbie Hide
Herbie Hide
Herbie Hide is a British boxer of Nigerian heritage from Norwich currently fighting in the cruiserweight class...
among others.
Boxing career
Williams, a lightweightLightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
, had 16 professional bouts in which he recorded 12 wins and four losses. The highlight of his career was a bout in which he lost against Amir Khan
Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan , is a British Pakistani professional boxer who is currently the unified WBA & IBF light welterweight champion....
at the ExCeL London centre on 25 February 2006.
Post boxing career
Today (2010), he teaches sports and exercise at the City CollegeCity College Norwich
City College Norwich is a college of further and higher education which is located on Ipswich Road, in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The college has a second site at St Andrews House in Norwich city centre, which is also home to the National Skills Academy for Financial Services. Founded in 1891,...
in his home city of Norwich.
In the summer of 2007, the ultra marathon runner completed a 3000 mile course between California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Williams, hopes to be able to raise £10,000 for the children's charity UNICEF when he attempts to run 2471 miles across Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
between Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
in 2010. He intends to complete the challenge within 67 days to break a Guinness World Record.