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