# Joey Singleton

Joey "The Jab" Singleton (born 2 June 1951) is a former British professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1982. He is a former British light-welterweight champion.

## Early life

Singleton was born on 2 June 1951 in, Liverpool, England. He won a full set of titles as a talented amateur fighter, including National Schools, Junior ABA and then senior ABA crown in 1971. He represented Britain a dozen times, winning gold medals at two multi-national tournaments before turning professional under revered fight guru Charles Atkinson.

## Professional career

Singleton made his professional debut on 27 March 1973, when he beat Barton McAllister on points. On 5 May, in his third professional bout, he beat Jess Harper for the vacant BBBofC central area light-welterweight title. On 21 November 1974, he beat Part McCormack for the British light-welterweight title. Singleton successfully retained the title twice, beating Alan Salter after the referee stopped the bout in the ninth round, due to a cut on Salter's left eyebrow, and then Des Morrison, beaten on points. On 1 June 1976, Singleton lost the title to Dave Boy Green after he was forced to retire from the bout, due to cuts over both eyes.
Singleton moved up to welterweight, and on 4 February 1980, beat Terry Peterson on points to claim the BBBofC central area welterweight title. On 17 April 1980, he challenged Jørgen Hansen for the European welterweight title, losing by a unanimous decision. On 26 October 1980 he successfully defended his central area welterweight title by beating Lee Hartshorn on points.

## Professional boxing record

| 40 fights | 27 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 5 |
| By decision | 20 | 6 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 40 | Loss | 26–11–2 | Frank Ropis | RTD | 6 (10) | 17 Jun, 1982 | Dallas Brooks Hall, East Melbourne, Victoria | |
| 39 | Win | 26–10–2 | Cliff Gilpin | PTS | 8 | 26 Apr, 1982 | Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London | |
| 38 | Win | 25–10–2 | Cor Eversteijn | TKO | 4 (10) | 6 Mar, 1982 | Hilton Rotterdam, Rotterdam | |
| 37 | Win | 24–10–2 | Toney Martey | PTS | 8 | 1 Feb, 1982 | Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London | |
| 36 | Win | 23–10–2 | Lee Hartshorn | PTS | 8 | 17 Jul, 1981 | Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London | Retained BBBofC central area welterweight title |
| 35 | Draw | 22–10–2 | Frankie Decaestecker | PTS | 8 | 17 Jul, 1981 | Middelkerke | |
| 34 | Win | 22–10–1 | Sylvester Gordon | PTS | 8 | 16 Feb, 1981 | Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London | |
| 33 | Loss | 21–10–1 | Lloyd Hibbert | PTS | 8 | 21 Jan, 1981 | Midland Sporting Club, Solihull | |
| 32 | Loss | 21–9–1 | Kirkland Laing | PTS | 12 | 26 Nov, 1980 | Midland Sporting Club, Solihull | |
| 31 | Win | 21–8–1 | Martyn Galleozzie | RTD | 5 (8) | 6 Oct, 1980 | Elephant and Castle Centre, Southwark, London | |
| 30 | Loss | 20–8–1 | Jørgen Hansen | UD | 10 | 17 Apr, 1980 | Brøndbyhallen, Brøndby | For European welterweight title |
| 29 | Win | 20–7–1 | Terry Peterson | PTS | 10 | 16 Oct, 1979 | Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London | For BBBofC Central Area welterweight title |
| 28 | Win | 20–7–1 | Achille Mitchell | PTS | 8 | 16 Oct, 1979 | Gala Baths, West Bromwich | |
| 27 | Win | 19–7–1 | Carl Bailey | PTS | 8 | 24 Sep, 1979 | Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London | |
| 26 | Win | 18–7–1 | Sylvester Gordon | PTS | 8 | 21 May, 1979 | Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London | |
| 25 | Win | 17–7–1 | Carl Bailey | PTS | 8 | 24 Sep, 1979 | Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London | |
| 24 | Loss | 16–7–1 | Hans-Henrik Palm | PTS | 8 | 15 Feb, 1979 | Randers Hallen, Randers | |
| 23 | Win | 16–6–1 | Sylvester Gordon | PTS | 8 | 15 Jan, 1979 | Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |
| 22 | Loss | 15–6–1 | Des Morrison | TKO | 7 (10) | 16 Nov, 1978 | Liverpool International Sporting Club, Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool | |
| 21 | Win | 15–5–1 | Mick Bell | PTS | 8 | 12 Oct, 1978 | The Stadium, Liverpool | |
| 20 | Win | 14–5–1 | Kevin Davies | TKO | 6 (8) | 24 Apr, 1978 | Manor Place Baths, Walworth, London | |
| 19 | Win | 13–5–1 | George McGurk | TKO | 8 (8) | 12 Apr, 1978 | Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London | |
| 18 | Win | 12–5–1 | Des Gwilliam | PTS | 8 | 15 Mar, 1978 | Midland Sporting Club, Solihull | |
| 17 | Win | 11–5–1 | Tommy Glencross | RTD | 4 (8) | 31 Jan, 1978 | Regents Crest Hotel, Marylebone, London | |
| 16 | Loss | 10–5–1 | Colin Powers | PTS | 8 | 6 Dec, 1976 | Cunard International Hotel, Hammersmith, London | |
| 15 | Loss | 10–4–1 | George Turpin | PTS | 8 | 18 Nov, 1976 | The Stadium, Liverpool | |
| 14 | Loss | 10–3–1 | Charlie Nash | TKO | 9 (12) | 22 Sep, 1976 | Midland Sporting Club, Solihull | |
| 13 | Loss | 10–2–1 | Dave Boy Green | RTD | 6 (15) | 1 Jun, 1976 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | For British light-welterweight title |
| 12 | Draw | 10–1–1 | Carlos Foldes | PTS | 8 | 12 Apr, 1976 | Paris | |
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Des Morrison | PTS | 15 | 11 Nov, 1975 | Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester | Retained British light-welterweight title |
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Alan Salter | TKO | 9 (15) | 30 Sep, 1975 | Empire Pool, Wembley, London | Retained British light-welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Alan Salter | PTS | 10 | 3 Jun, 1975 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | |
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Pat McCormack | PTS | 15 | 21 Nov, 1974 | The Stadium, Liverpool | For British light-welterweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Jim Melrose | KO | 2 (10) | 5 Sep, 1974 | The Stadium, Liverpool | Final eliminator British light-welterweight title |
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Noel McIvor | PTS | 8 | 18 Dec, 1973 | Blackpool | |
| 5 | Loss | 4–1 | Jim Montague | TKO | 8 (8) | 26 Nov, 1973 | Great International Sporting Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jimmy Fairweather | PTS | 10 | 1 Nov, 1973 | The Stadium, Liverpool | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jess Harper | PTS | 10 | 20 Sep, 1973 | The Stadium, Liverpool | Won vacant BBBofC Central Area Light-welterweight title |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Angus McMillan | PTS | 8 | 7 May, 1973 | Hilton Hotel, Mayfair, London | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Barton McAllister | PTS | 8 | 27 Mar, 1973 | Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London | Professional debut |