Damar Thomas

Damar Thomas
Personal information
NationalityEngland English
Born (2004-12-31) 31 December 2004 (age 21)
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Sport
SportBoxing
Heavyweight, Super-heavyweight
ClubPowerday Hooks ABC
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Sofia+90 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Glasgow+90 kg
IBA Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 La Nucia92kg
European Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Sofia92kg

Damar Thomas (born 31 December 2004) is an English boxer. He won the gold medal in the +90 kg division at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Career

A southpaw, Thomas won a silver medal in the 92 kg division at the 2022 Youth World Boxing Championships and a gold medal in the same weight category at the 2022 European Youth Boxing Championships.

He won the elite 92 kg division at the 2023 England Boxing National Amateur Championships.

Thomas was selected to represent England in the +90 kg division at the 2025 World Championships, where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.

He was chosen to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Competing in the +90 kg division, Thomas won the gold medal after defeating India's Narender Berwal in the final.

At the 2026 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, Thomas won the silver medal in the +90 kg division, recording unanimous decision successes over Mücahit İlyas from Turkey, Nikoloz Begadze of Georgia and Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev to reach the final, where he lost 3:2 to David Surov from Russia.

References

  1. ↑ "Damar Thomas happy to hold on for the Olympics". Boxing News Online.
  2. ↑ "Youth Worlds 2022: two gold and one silver medal cap off record-making championships". England Boxing.
  3. ↑ "Formidable four win Euro gold for England". England Boxing.
  4. ↑ "135th England Boxing National Amateur Championships". England Boxing.
  5. ↑ "Damar Thomas and Moses Itauma: Britain's new heavyweight hopes aim to take over from Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury". Sky Sports.
  6. ↑ "World Boxing Championships 2025: Julio Cesar La Cruz guaranteed medal after 'Judgement Day' win". olympics.com.
  7. ↑ "14 EB Pathway Athletes selected for Team England at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". England Boxing. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "England win four boxing golds in Glasgow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Damar Thomas unfazed by Anthony Joshua comparisons as Commonwealth Games gold medallist chases 'own legacy' ahead of LA Olympics". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  10. ↑ "Narender Berwal settles for silver as Damar Thomas claims Commonwealth Games gold". Revsportz. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "Four GB Boxers reach European quarter finals on successful day four in Bulgaria". GB Boxing. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  12. ↑ "GB boxers guaranteed three medals at Europeans". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  13. ↑ "Reid, Thomas & Burton Reach European Semi-Finals". Boxing News. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  14. ↑ "GB's Reid and Thomas reach finals at Europeans". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "Medal tally for British boxers reaches five following victories for Shittu and Makin whilst Reid and Thomas set to box for gold on Friday". GB Boxing. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
  16. ↑ "British trio lose European finals but claim silvers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2026.