# Thomas Patrick Ward

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{{short description|British professional boxer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name           = Thomas Patrick Ward
| image          =
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| realname       =
| nickname       = Taylor Ward<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/620663|title=BoxRec: Thomas Patrick Ward|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>
| weight         = [Super-bantamweight](/source/Super-bantamweight)
| height         = 5 ft 6 in
| reach          = <!-- "X in" or "X cm" (conversions are automatic) -->
| nationality    = British
| birth_name     =
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|05|15}}
| birth_place    = [County Durham](/source/County_Durham), England
| death_date     = <!-- {{death date and age|year of death|month of death|day of death|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}} -->
| death_place    =
| style          = [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_stance)
| total          = 37
| wins           = 34
| KO             = 5
| losses         = 2
| draws          = 1
| no contests    =
}}
'''Thomas Patrick Ward''' (born 15 May 1994) is a British [professional boxer](/source/professional_boxer). He has held the [NABA](/source/North_American_Boxing_Association) [super-bantamweight](/source/super-bantamweight) title since 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/title/60/Super%20Bantamweight|title=BoxRec: Title|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> and previously held the [British](/source/British_Boxing_Board_of_Control) super-bantamweight title in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/title/274/Super%20Bantamweight|title=BoxRec: Title|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Born in [County Durham](/source/County_Durham) in 1994, and based in [West Rainton](/source/West_Rainton), Ward had a junior amateur record of 60 wins from 64 fights, including winning a gold medal at the European under-17s championship in Ukraine, and was voted Best Junior Boxer by the ABA.<ref name="quits">{{Cite news|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/boxing/tom-ward-quits-amateur-boxing-1360619|title=Tom Ward quits amateur boxing to turn professional|last=Gibson|first=John|date=2012-02-14|work=nechronicle|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref><ref name="BBN">"[http://britishboxingnews.co.uk/blogs/thomas-patrick-ward-10-facts Thomas Patrick Ward - 10 facts]", British Boxing News, 11 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017</ref>

He turned professional at the age of 17 without having any senior amateur fights,<ref name="quits" /> and made his professional debut in July 2012 with a points win over Elemir Rafael.

By 2017 he had won 20 straight fights, including wins over former [Ghana](/source/Ghana)ian [bantamweight](/source/bantamweight) champion Isaac Owusu, Nasibu Ramadhan, Everth Briceno, and Robbie Turley, leading to a British title shot.

Ward challenged for [Jazza Dickens](/source/Jazza_Dickens)' British title at the [First Direct Arena](/source/First_Direct_Arena) in [Leeds](/source/Leeds) in May 2017. An accidental clash of heads in the ninth round left Ward with a cut above his left eye that caused the fight to be stopped. Ahead on the scorecards at the time, Ward became British champion.<ref>Johns, Craig (2017) "[http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/boxing/thomas-ward-wins-british-title-13033586 Thomas Ward wins the British title after bad cut ends classy performance early]", Chronicle Live, 14 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017</ref> He made one successful defence of the title in November, beating [Sean Davis](/source/Sean_Davis_(boxer)) by unanimous decision.<ref>Lockley, Mike (2017) "[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/other-sport/sean-davis-thomas-patrick-ward-13880609 Tough task for Sean Davis as he faces Thomas Patrick Ward in his own backyard]", ''[Birmingham Mail](/source/Birmingham_Mail)'', 9 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/boxing/tommy-ward-scores-wide-points-decision-as-he-comfortably-defends-british-title-1-8852885|title=Tommy Ward scores wide points decision as he comfortably defends British title|website=www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2017-12-14}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=1
|nc=
|ko-wins=5
|ko-losses=1
|dec-wins=29
|dec-losses=
|dq-wins=
|dq-losses=
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|{{nowrap|34–1–1}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Tanzania}} Amani Bariki
|PTS
|8
|16 Mar 2024
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England}}
|
|-
|35
|{{no2}}Loss
|33–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Otabek Kholmatov
|TKO
|5  (12), {{small|2:58}}
|4 Mar 2023
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Tanzania}} Ally Mwerangi
|TKO
|3  (10), {{small|3:00}}
|17 Jul 2022
| style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England}}
|
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Alexis Boureima Kabore 
|PTS
|10
|25 Mar 2022
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Newcastle Arena, Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} Leonardo Padilla
|UD
|10
|18 Dec 2021
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England}}
|
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Edy Valencia Mercado
|UD
|10
|12 Jun 2021
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|[Vertu Motors Arena](/source/Vertu_Motors_Arena), Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|30
|{{draw}}Draw
|29–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CMR}} [Thomas Essomba](/source/Thomas_Essomba)
|{{abbr|TD|Technical draw}}
|8 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|17 Oct 2020
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|East of England Arena, [Peterborough](/source/Peterborough), England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Split TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash}}
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|MEX}} Martin Casillas 
|UD
|8
|22 Nov 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UAE}} {{small|Caesars Palace, [Dubai](/source/Dubai), UAE}}
|
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIC}} Yesner Talavera
|PTS
|10
|28 Sep 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|[Eagles Community Arena](/source/Eagles_Community_Arena), Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIC}} Brayan Mairena
|PTS
|8
|20 Jul 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Brentwood Centre, [Brentwood](/source/Brentwood%2C_Essex), England}}
|
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|US}} Jesse Angel Hernandez
|UD
|10
|15 Feb 2019
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|US}} {{small|[Kansas Star Arena](/source/Kansas_Star_Arena), [Mulvane, Kansas](/source/Mulvane%2C_Kansas), U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [WBA](/source/World_Boxing_Association)-[NABA](/source/North_American_Boxing_Association) super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} Tom Tran
|KO
|1 (4), {{small|2:58}}
|13 Oct 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Alvaro Rodriguez
|UD
|10
|27 Jul 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [IBF](/source/International_Boxing_Federation) European super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIC}} Lesther Cantillano
|TKO
|5 (6), {{small|2:05}}
|10 Mar 2018
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England}}
|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} [Sean Davis](/source/Sean_Davis_(boxer))
|UD
|12
|11 Nov 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained British super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} [Jazza Dickens](/source/Jazza_Dickens)
|{{abbr|TD|Technical decision}}
|9 (12), {{small|1:12}}
|13 May 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|{{flagicon|UK}} [First Direct Arena](/source/First_Direct_Arena), [Leeds](/source/Leeds), England}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [British super-bantamweight title](/source/list_of_British_super-bantamweight_boxing_champions);<br />Unanimous TD after Ward cut from accidental head clash}}
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LIT}} Simon Volosinas
|PTS
|6
|4 Mar 2017
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England}}
|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Norbert Kalucza
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|4 (6), {{small|2:55}}
|8 Oct 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Leisure Centre, [Ashington](/source/Ashington), England}}
|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIC}} Elvis Guillen
|PTS
|6
|10 Jul 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England}}
|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Robbie Turley
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|10
|5 Mar 2016
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England}}
|
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NIC}} Everth Briceno
|PTS
|6
|20 Nov 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England}}
|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TAN}} Nasibu Ramadhani
|PTS
|10
|19 Sep 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Lancastrian Suite, Dunston, England}}
|
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|LAT}} Dmitrijs Gutmans
|PTS
|6
|5 Jul 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England}}
|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Gachechiladze
|PTS
|6
|8 Mar 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Rainton Meadows Arena, [Houghton-le-Spring](/source/Houghton-le-Spring), England}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GHA}} Isaac Owusu
|PTS
|6 
|6 Feb 2015
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Village Urban Resort, [Blackpool](/source/Blackpool), England}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Chris Adaway
|PTS
|6
|13 Dec 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Hillsborough Leisure Centre, [Sheffield](/source/Sheffield), England}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Jamie Quinn
|PTS
|4
|12 Oct 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Temple Park Leisure Centre, [North Shields](/source/North_Shields), England}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Antonio Horvatic
|PTS
|4
|6 Sep 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|[Doncaster Dome](/source/Doncaster_Dome), [Doncaster](/source/Doncaster), England}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SA}} Michael Ramabeletsa
|PTS
|6
|7 Jun 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Qasim Hussain
|PTS
|4
|29 Mar 2014
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|[Metro Radio Arena](/source/Metro_Radio_Arena), Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Qasim Hussain
|PTS
|4
|7 Dec 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Centre for Sport, Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|HUN}} Adrian Fuzesi
|PTS
|6
|13 Sep 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Lancastrian Suite, [Dunston](/source/Dunston%2C_Tyne_and_Wear), England}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Ben Morrish
|PTS
|4
|7 Jul 2013
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|Stadium of Light, Sunderland, England}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Delroy Spencer
|PTS
|4
|24 Nov 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|02 Academy, Newcastle, England}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} David Lake
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|4 (4), {{small|2:27}}
|9 Sep 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|02 Academy, [Newcastle](/source/Newcastle_upon_Tyne), England}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SLO}} Elemir Rafael
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|4
|15 Jun 2012
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} {{small|[Stadium of Light](/source/Stadium_of_Light), [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland), England}}
|
{{s-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Boxrec|id=620663}}

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{{s-bef|before=[Jazza Dickens](/source/Jazza_Dickens)}}
{{s-ttl|title=[British super-bantamweight champion](/source/list_of_British_super-bantamweight_boxing_champions)
|years=13 May 2017 – 2018}}
{{s-vac|next=[Brad Foster](/source/Brad_Foster_(boxer))}}
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Category:1994 births
Category:Living people
Category:English male boxers
Category:Super-bantamweight boxers
Category:Sportspeople from County Durham
Category:21st-century English sportsmen

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