John McDermott (boxer)
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John McDermott is an English
heavyweight
boxer
from Horndon-on-the-Hill
, Essex
, England
. He is a two-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and former English title holder.
On 18 April 2008, McDermott won the vacant BBBofC English heavyweight
title, knocking out Pele Reid
in the second round. He had fought for the same title once before in 2004 losing on that occasion to Mark Krence. In September 2007, he had become the mandatory challenger for a second shot at the British title beating Scott Gammer
on points over 10 rounds. He had fought for the title once before in December 2005 losing in the 1st round to Matt Skelton
.
McDermott finally faced Danny Williams
at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham
on 18 July 2008. He was defeated controversially by a majority points decision. His promoter, Frank Maloney
commented on the judges saying; "I believe it is one of the worst decisions I have witnessed since I started promoting more than 25 years ago, and I've seen some bad ones." He was defeated again in the rematch on 2 May 2009. McDermott lost his English heavyweight title to Tyson Fury
in another controversial decision on 11 September. Referee Terry O'Connor, scored the fight 98-92 in favour of Fury. After the referee handed the decision to Fury, Sky Sports
commentator Jim Watt asked; "Has he [O'Connor] got the names mixed up?" Jim Watt along with other commentators Glenn McCrory
, Johnny Nelson
all scored the fight to McDermott, as did David Haye
. Fury defeated McDermott in a rematch on 25 June 2010.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Horndon-on-the-Hill
Horndon-on-the-Hill
Horndon-on-the-Hill is a village and Church of England parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock. It is about a mile northwest of Stanford le Hope and about two miles northeast of Orsett - from 1894, it was part of the Orsett Rural District....
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He is a two-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and former English title holder.
On 18 April 2008, McDermott won the vacant BBBofC English heavyweight
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
title, knocking out Pele Reid
Pelé Reid
Pelé Reid is an English heavyweight boxer. He currently resides in Birmingham, West Midlands and is a personal trainer.Reid is a former WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion and World Kick Boxing Champion....
in the second round. He had fought for the same title once before in 2004 losing on that occasion to Mark Krence. In September 2007, he had become the mandatory challenger for a second shot at the British title beating Scott Gammer
Scott Gammer
Scott Gammer is a British boxer, based in Wales he is a former holder of the British heavyweight title.-Professional career:...
on points over 10 rounds. He had fought for the title once before in December 2005 losing in the 1st round to Matt Skelton
Matt Skelton
Matt Skelton is an English boxer who changed sports from kickboxing. He is a former English, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight champion. He has also held the lightly regarded WBU "World" Heavyweight title....
.
McDermott finally faced Danny Williams
Danny Williams (boxer)
Daniel "Danny" Williams is an English professional heavyweight boxer.-Amateur:As an amateur boxing out of the famous Lynn AC boxing gym in SE London, Williams learned his trade quickly, often sparring with the likes of clubmates Henry Akinwande and Derek Angol...
at Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
on 18 July 2008. He was defeated controversially by a majority points decision. His promoter, Frank Maloney
Frank Maloney
Frank Maloney is a boxing manager and promoter and United Kingdom Independence Party politician. He is most famous for managing Lennox Lewis to the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship of the World.-Early life:...
commented on the judges saying; "I believe it is one of the worst decisions I have witnessed since I started promoting more than 25 years ago, and I've seen some bad ones." He was defeated again in the rematch on 2 May 2009. McDermott lost his English heavyweight title to Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury
Luke Tyson Fury is an Irish professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division. He has represented both Ireland and England at amateur level and won the ABA championship in 2008 before turning professional later that year...
in another controversial decision on 11 September. Referee Terry O'Connor, scored the fight 98-92 in favour of Fury. After the referee handed the decision to Fury, Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
commentator Jim Watt asked; "Has he [O'Connor] got the names mixed up?" Jim Watt along with other commentators Glenn McCrory
Glenn McCrory
Glenn McCrory was a British professional boxer who held the IBF version of the cruiserweight world championship...
, Johnny Nelson
Johnny Nelson
Ivanson Ranny "Johnny" Nelson is a former professional boxer from Sheffield, England. He was the WBO cruiserweight champion for over six years, having successfully defended the title 13 times. Nelson also held the European and British cruiserweight titles...
all scored the fight to McDermott, as did David Haye
David Haye
David Deron Haye is a retired English professional boxer,Haye is the former WBA heavyweight champion. He is also the former unified world cruiserweight champion, holding the WBA, WBC, WBO, and The Ring cruiserweight titles, and also the former European cruiserweight champion.- Amateur :Haye...
. Fury defeated McDermott in a rematch on 25 June 2010.
External links
- Profile at BritishBoxing.net