Tony Jeffries
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Jeffries in 2008
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| Real name | Tony David Jeffries (born Tony David Bryce) |
| Nickname(s) | Jaffa the Mighty Mackem |
| Rated at | Light heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality | English |
| Born |
2 March 1985 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Stance | orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 10 |
| Wins | 9 |
| Wins by KO | 6 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
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| Boxing | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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Beijing 2008 | Light heavyweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
Representing  England
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2001 Liverpool | Light Middle weight |
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2008 Cetniewo | Light Heavyweight |
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2004 Madrid | Light Heavyweight |
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2005 Cagliari | Light Heavyweight |
| England national championships | ||
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1999 Schoolboy national championships | 67kg |
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2000 Schoolboy national championships | 69kg |
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2001NACYP national championships | 71kg |
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2002 NACYP national championships | 75kg |
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2003 Junior ABA national championships | 75kg |
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2005 Senior ABA national championships | 81kg |
| 2005 Commonwealth Championships | ||
| Representing England
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2005 Glasgow Commonwealth Champs | Light Heavyweight |
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2006 Indian Multi nations | Middle weight |
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2007 Liverpool Multi nations | Light Heavyweight |
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2008 Strandzha Cup Bulgaria | Light heavyweight |
Tony David Jeffries (born 2 March 1985 in Sunderland, England) is an English former professional boxer who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2012, an undefeated Jeffries was forced to retire through hand injuries.
Jeffries was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear and grew up around the East Herrington area of the city whilst attending Farringdon Community Sports College. He began to box at the age of ten, inspired by his uncle William Young "Billy" Bryce, a former professional boxer. He joined Sunderland Amateur Boxing Club, and in 1999 won the School Boys' Championships, gold in the European Cadets (U17) in 2001., and won the juniors of the 2003 YMCA International Cup in New Delhi. He was also a semifinalist in the 2003 Junior Brandenburg Cup and 2003 European Junior Championships in Warsaw.
He won 9 National titles and fought for England/GB 56 times having a total of 106 fights 96 amateur & 10 professional
On 18 November 2011 Jeffries married his childhood sweetheart Emergency room nurse Sarah Kneeshaw (Sarah Jeffries) in January 2012 they both moved to Santa Monica California they have 2 daughters together.
He has a sister named Lucy Jeffries, born 26 March 1996, and sister Sarah Jeffries Briton, born 23 April 1982.
At the 2005 Commonwealth Championships he lost in the finals to Shawn Cox of Barbados, and in the quarterfinals of the 2006 Commonwealth Games he lost to Scotland's tourney winner Kenny Anderson at light-heavy (had right hand surgery after). In other open international competitions, he was a finalist in Kaunas Lithuania's 2005 Szocikas Tournament and Finland's 2005 GeeBee tournament and Bulgaria's 2006 Strandja Memorial.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Daniel Kooij, Christopher Downs and Ramazan Magomedov in the preliminaries, but lost to Kazakhstan southpaw Yerkebuian Shynaliyev in the quarters. He did, however, qualify for the 2008 Olympics, becoming the first ever boxer from Tyne and Wear to do so. He won a bronze medal after losing to the Irish Boxer Kenny Egan in the semi-final round. Not long after he represented his medal to the Sunderland people at the Stadium of Light, being a supporter of Sunderland A.F.C.. Jeffries signed his first professional during the half-time break of Sunderlands match against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 29 November after a row over unpaid bonuses from the Amateur Boxing Association of England
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