| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Jammy | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 September 2000 Kettering, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | Super-welterweight, Welterweight, Flyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | |||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eithan James (born 16 September 2000) is an English professional boxer. He is a former WBO European welterweight champion and has also held the IBO Continental and Commonwealth International super-welterweight titles.
Representing England, James won a gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas. He also won five national amateur titles.
Having turned professional in 2020, James claimed the vacant WBO European welterweight title with a unanimous decision win over James Moorcroft at the International Centre in Telford on 29 July 2023.
He made the first defense of his title against Owen Cooper at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on 16 March 2024, with the vacant English welterweight championship also on the line. James was knocked to the canvas in the first round and, despite recovering to continue the fight, eventually lost when his corner retired him at the end of round nine.
Returning to the same venue on 2 November 2024, James got back to winning ways via a unanimous decision success over the previously unbeaten Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards.
He faced Constantin Ursu for the vacant Commonwealth welterweight title at York Hall in London on 30 March 2025, losing by stoppage in the seventh round.
In his next outing, James defeated Khya Preston on points over six rounds at the Mercure Hotel in Northampton on 25 July 2025.
Moving up in weight divisions, he faced Dom Hunt for the vacant IBO Continental super-welterweight title at Bolton Stadium Hotel in Bolton on 21 March 2026. James won via unanimous decision.
He fought Hamza Azeem for the vacant Commonwealth International super-welterweight title at the Park Inn Hotel in Northampton on 17 July 2026, winning on points 98–92.
James challenged British and Commonwealth super-welterweight champion Bilal Fawaz at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on 3 October 2026. He was sent to the canvas twice in the eighth round with the referee waving the contest off and handing his opponent the win by technical knockout following the second knockdown.
| 20 fights | 17 wins | 3 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 0 | 3 |
| By decision | 17 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Loss | 17–3 | Bilal Fawaz | TKO | 8 (12), 1:14 | 3 Oct 2026 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | For British and Commonwealth super-welterweight titles |
| 19 | Win | 17–2 | Hamza Azeem | PTS | 10 | 17 Jul 2026 | Park Inn Hotel, Northampton, England | Won vacant Commonwealth International super-welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–2 | Dom Hunt | UD | 10 | 21 Mar 2026 | Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | Won vacant IBO Continental super-welterweight title |
| 17 | Win | 15–2 | Eduardo Vera Sanchez | PTS | 6 | 12 Dec 2025 | Park Inn Hotel, Northampton, England | |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Khya Preston | PTS | 6 | 25 Jul 2025 | Park Inn Hotel, Northampton, England | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Constantin Ursu | KO | 7 (12), 0:43 | 30 Mar 2025 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | For vacant Commonwealth welterweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Jermaine Osbourne-Edwards | UD | 10 | 2 Nov 2024 | bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham, England | |
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Owen Cooper | RTD | 9 (10), 3:00 | 16 Mar 2024 | bp pulse LIVE, Birmingham, England | Lost WBO European welterweight title; For vacant English welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | James Moorcroft | UD | 10 | 29 Jul 2023 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | Won vacant WBO European welterweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Georgi Velichkov | PTS | 6 | 15 Apr 2023 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Keanen Wainwright | PTS | 10 | 19 Nov 2022 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Lee Connelly | PTS | 8 | 11 Jun 2022 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ben Fields | PTS | 8 | 16 Apr 2022 | Telford International Centre, Telford, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Stu Greener | PTS | 8 | 6 Nov 2021 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Matar Sambou | PTS | 6 | 28 Aug 2021 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Clayton Bricknell | PTS | 6 | 27 Mar 2021 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Kris Pilkington | PTS | 4 | 26 Sep 2020 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Michael Mooney | PTS | 4 | 22 Feb 2020 | York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Daryl Pearce | PTS | 4 | 30 Nov 2019 | Utilita Arena, Birmingham, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Fonz Alexander | PTS | 4 | 27 Sep 2019 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
