Jermaine Asare
Wales boxer
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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.
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| Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 September 1983 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]