# Jack Massey (boxer)

Jack Massey (born 12 April 1993) is an English professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title since June 2024. He previously held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) cruiserweight world title between 2021 and 2022.

## Professional career

His 16–0 undefeated streak earned Massey the chance to fight Richard Riakporhe for the vacant British cruiserweight title on 19 December 2021, at the York Hall in London, England. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 115–113, 115–113 and 117–111.
After successfully bouncing back from his first professional loss, with a points win over Mohammad Farid, Massey faced Engin Karakaplan for the vacant IBF European cruiserweight title on 2 July 2021, at the Sheffield Arena Carpark in Sheffield, England. He captured the IBF regional silverware with a fourth-round knockout, flooring Karakaplan with a right-left combination.
Massey was booked to face Bilal Laggoune for the vacant IBO cruiserweight title on 26 November 2021, at the Whites Hotel in Bolton, England, in the main event of a Fightzone broadcast card. Massey made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a third-round technical knockout. He first knocked Laggoune down with a left hook early in the third round, before forcing the referee to wave the bout off with a flurry of punches as soon as the fight resumed.
Massey defeated the Commonwealth cruiserweight champion Isaac Chamberlain via unanimous decision at Selhurst Park in London on 15 June 2024 in a fight that was also for the vacant European belt.
He challenged IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 October 2024, but lost the fight by stoppage in round six.
In November 2024, Massey Vacated The European Cruiserweight title after choosing not to defend it within a certain amount of time.

## Professional boxing record

| 25 fights | 22 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 25 | Loss | 22–3 | Jai Opetaia | TKO | 6 (12), 2:00 | 12 Oct 2024 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | For IBF and The Ring cruiserweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Isaac Chamberlain | UD | 12 | 15 Jun 2024 | Selhurst Park, London, England | Won the European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Steve Eloundou Ntere | TKO | 1 (6), 1:57 | 20 Jan 2024 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 22 | Loss | 20–2 | Joseph Parker | UD | 10 | 21 Jan 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Vaclav Pejsar | KO | 2 (10), 0:34 | 30 Apr 2022 | Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Bilal Laggoune | TKO | 3 (12), 1:36 | 26 Nov 2021 | Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | Won vacant IBO cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Engin Karakaplan | KO | 4 (10), 1:30 | 2 Jul 2021 | Sheffield Arena Carpark, Sheffield, England | Won vacant IBF European cruiserweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Mohammad Ali Bayat Farid | PTS | 8 | 28 Nov 2020 | Church House, London, England | |
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Richard Riakporhe | UD | 12 | 19 Dec 2019 | York Hall, London, England | For vacant British cruiserweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Kent Kauppinen | PTS | 6 | 30 Sep 2019 | King George's Hall, Blackburn, England | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jiri Svacina | TKO | 4 (6) | 22 Dec 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Ian Tims | TKO | 2 (8) | 9 Jun 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Blaise Mendouo | PTS | 8 | 21 Oct 2017 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Russ Henshaw | TKO | 1 (8), 2:59 | 18 Mar 2017 | Devonshire Dome, Buxton, England | Won British Classic Challenge cruiserweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rolandas Cesna | PTS | 6 | 1 Oct 2016 | Devonshire Dome, Buxton, England | Won International Classic Challenge cruiserweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Robert Rosenberg | KO | 1 (8), 2:02 | 23 Apr 2016 | Devonshire Dome, Buxton, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Gogita Gorgiladze | TKO | 5 (10), 1:33 | 23 Oct 2015 | Devonshire Dome, Buxton, England | Won vacant WBC Silver Youth cruiserweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Martyn Grainger | PTS | 6 | 18 Jul 2015 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Mateusz Gatek | KO | 3 (6), 1:08 | 14 Mar 2015 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mitch Mitchell | PTS | 6 | 18 Oct 2014 | Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Moses Matovu | PTS | 4 | 13 Sep 2014 | Scotiabank Convention Centre, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Danny Fleary | PTS | 4 | 19 Apr 2014 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tommy Glifford | TKO | 2 (4), 2:03 | 15 Nov 2013 | Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Will Burkin | PTS | 4 | 12 Oct 2013 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jody Meikle | TKO | 3 (4), 1:39 | 20 Jul 2013 | De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |