{{short description|English boxer (born 1994)}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox boxer | name = Jack Bateson | image = | image_size = | image_border = | alt = | caption = | real_name = | nickname = | weight = {{plainlist| *Super-bantamweight *Featherweight }} | height = 5 ft 7 in | reach = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|06|03}} | birth_place = Leeds, England | death_date = | death_place = | style = Orthodox | boxrec = 805891 | total = 22 | wins = 20 | KO = 6 | losses = 1 | draws = 1 | no contests = | website = https://jackbateson.co.uk | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's amateur boxing}} {{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }} {{MedalCompetition | European Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2013 Minsk | Light-flyweight}} {{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Youth Games}} {{MedalGold | 2011 Douglas | Light-flyweight}} }}
'''Jack Samuel Bateson''' is an English professional boxer. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games and bronze at the 2013 European Championships.
==Early life== Jack Samuel Bateson was born on 3 June 1994 in Leeds, England. He began boxing at the age of nine, explaining in an interview with Boxing Social, "I only started boxing when I were about nine because me older brother Tom packed up and I felt a bit sorry for me dad who coached him".<ref name=BS1>{{Cite web|last=Tebbutt|first=Rob|date=16 May 2018|title=Jack Bateson Eyeing Lifelong Legacy in Professional Career - Boxing Social|url=https://boxing-social.com/news/jack-bateson-eyeing-lifelong-legacy-professional-career/|access-date=13 June 2020|website=boxing-social.com}}</ref> He had his first amateur fight at the age of 12<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Biography {{!}} Find Out About Jack Bateson & Team Bateson|url=https://jackbateson.co.uk/biography/|access-date=13 June 2020|website=|language=en-US|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613161825/https://jackbateson.co.uk/biography/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and remained unbeaten in 12 bouts before suffering his first defeat while representing England, saying on the loss, "Before I knew it, I were unbeaten in 12 and boxing for England against Ireland. I lost by a point and cried my eyes out. I never wanted to experience that pain again."<ref name=BS1/>
He attended Allerton High School in Alwoodley, Leeds, achieving 10 GCSEs, before gaining a triple distinction in an Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence course, eventually moving on to study for a foundation degree in Sports Coaching.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=22 February 2014|title=Leeds Sports Awards sets new personal best with record breaking number of nominations|url=http://www.yorkshirereporter.co.uk/zyxc/leeds-sports-awards-sets-new-personal-best-with-record-breaking-number-of-nominations/|access-date=13 June 2020|website=Yorkshire Reporter|language=en}}</ref>
== Amateur career == During an amateur career in which he competed for Team GB, securing over 100 wins from 120 fights,<ref name=BS1/> he won gold medals at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, the ABA Championships in 2012 at light-flyweight and again the following year at flyweight, and a bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships. He also competed at the 2011 European Youth Championships, 2012 Youth World Championships, 2013 World Championships and the 2014 European Union Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec - Jack Bateson amateur career|url=https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Jack_Bateson|access-date=13 June 2020|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
==Professional career== Bateson made his professional debut on 1 September 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Zsolt Sarkozi at the Elland Road Banqueting Suite in Leeds.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=BoxRec: Jack Bateson vs. Zsolt Sarkozi|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/754334/2176083|access-date=13 June 2020|website=boxrec.com}}</ref>
After compiling a record of 12–0 (3 KOs), it was announced in June 2020 that he had signed a management deal with MTK Global.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=13 June 2012|title=Jack Bateson Inks Agreement With MTK Global|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/jack-bateson-inks-agreement-with-mtk-global--149487|access-date=13 June 2020|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us}}</ref>
Bateson challenged IBF European and WBO European super-featherweight champion Danny Quartermaine at Park Community Arena in Sheffield on 7 December 2024, but the contest was halted in the second round and declared a technical draw on the ringside doctors' advice after both fighters suffered serious cuts in an accidental clash of heads.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldboxingnews.com/boxing-results-quartermaine-and-bateson-in-bloodbath-headliner/|title=Boxing Results: Quartermaine and Bateson in bloodbath headliner|publisher=World Boxing News|accessdate=23 May 2025}}</ref>
He faced Michael Conlan for the vacant WBC International featherweight title at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on 5 September 2025, losing by stoppage in the fourth round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/ckg2v272wpeo|title=Conlan delivers emphatic win against Bateson|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=5 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxingnewsonline.net/michael-conlan-knocks-out-jack-bateson-in-round-four/|title=Michael Conlan knocks out Jack Bateson in round four|publisher=Boxing News Online|accessdate=5 September 2025}}</ref>
==Professional boxing record== {{BoxingRecordSummary |draws=1 |nc= |ko-wins=6 |ko-losses=2 |dec-wins=14 |dec-losses= |dq-wins= |dq-losses= }} {{clear}} {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Result !Record !Opponent !Type !Round, time !Date !Location !Notes |- |23 |{{no2}}Loss |20–2–1 | align="left"|Michael Conlan |TKO |4 (10), 2:50 |5 Sep 2025 | align="left" |{{small|3Arena, Dublin, Ireland}} | style="text-align: left;" |{{small|For vacant WBC International featherweight title}} |- |22 |{{draw}}Draw |{{nowrap|20–1–1}} |align=left|Danny Quartermaine |TD |2 (10), {{small|2:19}} |7 Dec 2024 |align=left|{{small|Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For IBF European and WBO European super-featherweight titles}} |- |21 |{{yes2}}Win |20–1 |align=left|Rakesh Lohchab |RTD |4 (6), {{small|3:00}} |27 Sep 2024 |align=left|{{small|Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England}} | |- |20 |{{yes2}}Win |19–1 |align=left|Darwing Martinez |PTS |6 |2 Mar 2024 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |19 |{{yes2}}Win |18–1 |align=left|Ruslan Berchuk |TKO |5 (6), {{small|2:41}} |24 Nov 2023 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |18 |{{no2}}Loss |17–1 |align=left|Shabaz Masoud |TKO |12 (12), {{small|2:00}} |11 Nov 2022 |align=left|{{small|Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost WBA Inter-Continental super bantamweight title}} |- |17 |{{yes2}}Win |17–0 |align=left|Diego Alberto Ruiz |UD |10 |18 Jun 2022 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental super bantamweight title}} |- |16 |{{yes2}}Win |16–0 |align=left|Stefan Nicolae |TKO |3 (6), {{small|2:05}} |18 Mar 2022 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |15 |{{yes2}}Win |15–0 |align=left|Ramez Mahmood |{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}} |10 |12 Nov 2021 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant English super bantamweight title}} |- |14 |{{yes2}}Win |14–0 |align=left|Felix Garcia |PTS |6 |4 Sep 2021 |align=left|{{small|Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, England}} | |- |13 |{{yes2}}Win |13–0 |align=left|Joe Ham |PTS |8 |17 Apr 2021 |align=left|{{small|University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton, England}} | |- |12 |{{yes2}}Win |12–0 |align=left|Matt Craddock |PTS |6 |13 Sep 2020 |align=left|{{small|Hangar 34, Liverpool, England}} | |- |11 |{{yes2}}Win |11–0 |align=left|Khvicha Gigolashvili |PTS |6 |6 Sep 2019 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |10 |{{yes2}}Win |10–0 |align=left|Bayardo Ramos |PTS |8 |15 Jun 2019 |align=left|{{small|First Direct Arena, Leeds, England}} | |- |9 |{{yes2}}Win |9–0 |align=left|Pablo Narvaez |TKO |1 (8), {{small|2:28}} |2 Mar 2019 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |8 |{{yes2}}Win |8–0 |align=left|Elvis Guillen |PTS |6 |23 Nov 2018 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |7 |{{yes2}}Win |7–0 |align=left|Scott McCormack |PTS |6 |7 Sep 2018 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |6 |{{yes2}}Win |6–0 |align=left|Jose Hernandez |PTS |4 |19 May 2018 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |5 |{{yes2}}Win |5–0 |align=left|Rafael Castillo |PTS |4 |20 Apr 2018 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |4 |{{yes2}}Win |4–0 |align=left|Jose Aguilar |PTS |4 |2 Mar 2018 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |3 |{{yes2}}Win |3–0 |align=left|Brett Fidoe |{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}} |4 |24 Nov 2017 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |2 |{{yes2}}Win |2–0 |align=left|Kamil Jaworek |TKO |2 (4), {{small|1:18}} |21 Oct 2017 |align=left|{{small|First Direct Arena, Leeds, England}} | |- |1 |{{yes2}}Win |1–0 |align=left|Zsolt Sarkozi |{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}} |1 (4), {{small|2:29}} |1 Sep 2017 |align=left|{{small|Elland Road Banqueting Suite, Leeds, England}} | |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{boxrec|805891}} * [https://jackbateson.co.uk Jack Bateson's official website]
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