Tony Jeffries
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- Not to be confused with the British motorcyclist, Tony Jefferies
Tony David Jeffries | |
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| Born | (born Tony David Bryce) 2 March 1985 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Jaffa |
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| Weight(s) | Light heavyweight |
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Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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Beijing 2008 | Light heavyweight |
| EU Amateur Championships | ||
Representing  England
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2008 Cetniewo | Light Heavyweight |
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2005 Cagliari | Light Heavyweight |
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2004 Madrid | Light Heavyweight |
Tony David "Jaffa" Jeffries (born 2 March, 1985, in Sunderland, England) is an English amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics
Life and Career
Tony Jeffries was born in Sunderland and grew up around the East Herrington area of the city whilst attending Farringdon Community Sports College. He began to box at the age of ten, inspired by his uncle William Young "Billy" Bryce, a former professional boxer. He joined Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club, and in 1999 won the School Boys' Championships and gold in the European Cadets (U17) in 2001.
At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he lost to Scottish winner Kenny Anderson at light-heavy.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Christopher Downs and Ramazan Magomedov, but lost to Kazakhstan southpaw Yerkebuian Shynaliyev. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal after loosing to the Irish Boxer Kenny Egan in the semi-final round.
Olympic games results
2008 (as a Light heavyweight)
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Eleider Álvarez (Colombia) 5-5
- Defeated Imre Szellő (Hungary) 10-2
- Lost to Kenneth Egan (Ireland) 3-10
World amateur championships results
2007 (as a Light heavyweight)
- Defeated Daniel Kooij (Netherlands) 13-6
- Defeated Christopher Downs (United States) 18-9
- Defeated Ramazan Magomedov (Belarus) 16-8
- Lost to Yerkabulan Shinaliev (Kazakhstan) 9-20
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