Jermaine Asare Explained

Jermaine Asare
Height:185 cm
Nationality:Welsh
Birth Date:22 September 1983
Birth Place:Cardiff, Wales
Style:Orthodox
Total:12
Wins:9
Ko:3
Losses:3

Jermaine Robert Asare (born 22 September 1983) is a Welsh professional boxer. He represented Great Britain at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, winning a bronze medal. He turned professional in 2013 and unsuccessfully challenged for the Welsh light-heavyweight title in 2017, suffering a defeat to Nathan Thorley.

Early life

Born in Cardiff, Asare played football as a teenager and was part of the youth academies at both Cardiff City and Swansea City.[1]

Career

Asare, who hails from the Graigwen area of Pontypridd,[2] took up boxing as a teenager and joined Pontypridd Amateur Boxing Club. He later fought for Merthyr Ex-servicemen's Club and recorded an amateur record of 19–6.[3] Asare win the Welsh light-heavyweight amateur title in 2010 and was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[3] He won a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division.[4] Asare secured the medal with a win over Samoa's Filimaua Hala.[5]

Asare turned professional in 2013, winning his debut bout over Danny Mitchell via a points decision. He won two further bouts before suffering his first defeat to Eric Mokonzo in March 2016. He suffered a second defeat to Malik Zinad in 2017 before fighting Nathan Thorley for the vacant Welsh light-heavyweight title later the se year.[6] Thorley won the bout when the referee stopped the fight in the second round after Asare had been knocked down.[7]

Personal life

Asare is also a self-employed electrician.[5] In 2011 he received a 12-month prison sentence for affray and breaching a restraining order when he broke into his ex-partner's home.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Boxing: Jermaine Asare on Wales' Commonwealth Games team. Williams. David. 22 July 2010. Wales Online. Media Wales. 26 December 2016.
  2. News: Team Wales – Athlete Profiles . Aberdare Online . 25 March 2020 . 20 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151838/http://aberdareonline.co.uk/node/10999 . dead .
  3. Web site: Ringnews24 Interview: Light Heavyweight Jermaine Asare . Ringnews24 . Day . Rob . 5 May 2017 . 25 March 2020.
  4. News: Commonwealth Games 2010: Wales medal haul praised. 14 October 2010. BBC Sport. 26 December 2016.
  5. News: Boxing: Bronze joy for Asare at Commonwealth Games. 14 October 2010. Wales Online. 26 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Jermaine Asare . Boxrec . 25 March 2020.
  7. News: Thorley Thunders to Second Round Stoppage of Jermaine Asare to Win Welsh Light-heavyweight Title . Boxing Wales . 15 December 2017 . 25 March 2020.
  8. News: Boxer Jermaine Asare is jailed for breaching order. 11 August 2011. Daily Post. 26 December 2016.