Jarrod Fletcher
Fletcher (left) in 2008
Born (1983-10-20) 20 October 1983
Moe, Victoria, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Other namesLeft Jab
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Reach178 cm (70 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins18
Wins by KO10
Losses3
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's boxing
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Middleweight

Jarrod Fletcher (born 20 October 1983) is an Australian professional boxer and a former world middleweight title challenger. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the middleweight division.

School

  • Secondary Education: Urangan State High School, Hervey Bay, QLD.

Coaches

  • Boxing Coaches:
  • Dave Fletcher (1994–2002),
  • Bodo Andreass (2002–2008) (AIS),
  • Steve Deller (2009–present)

Achievements

  • Brothers Glenn and Rob were Australian Junior Champions and have fought on the world stage across many countries representing Australia.
  • Jarrod was also a promising soccer player, representing his state of Queensland at the age of 13. He showed talent in the sport but rather than juggle Boxing and soccer, he decided at the age of 15 to concentrate solely on boxing.
  • Jarrod has worked as a personal trainer since 2004, and has put the Queensland Maroons Team through their paces at the Fortitude Boxing Gymnasium in the lead up to the 2010 and 2011 NRL 'State of Origin' Series. Jarrod has been appointed part-time boxing coach for the Brisbane Lions AFL Team for 2012 and 2013.

Professional boxing record

21 fights 18 wins 3 losses
By knockout 10 2
By decision 8 1
Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
Loss 18–3 Australia Daniel Geale UD 12 2014-12-03 Australia Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, Australia For vacant PABA Middleweight Title and interim WBO Asia Pacific Middleweight Title
Loss 18–2 United States Daniel Jacobs TKO 5 (12) 2014-08-09 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn For vacant WBA World Middleweight Title
Win 18–1 Ukraine Max Bursak UD 12 2014-02-01 Monaco Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo Won vacant WBA International Middleweight Title
Win 17–1 Australia Tim Kanofski UD 6 2013-10-11 Australia Reggio Calabria Club, Parkville, Australia
Win 16–1 Ghana Philip Kotey TKO 6 (10) 2013-05-09 Australia Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane, Australia

References


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