Thomas Langford (born 12 July 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the British middleweight title from 2016 to 2018, and the Commonwealth middleweight title in 2016."Bulletin 28th November 2016". Commonwealth Boxing Council. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
Professional career Langford made his professional debut on 8 September 2012, winning a four-round points decision against Steve Spence. On 4 July 2015, Langford won his first regional championship—the vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title—by stopping Julio Cesar Avalos in four rounds.Jones, Andrew (4 July 2015). "Tommy Langford beats Julio Cesar Avalos to win WBO Intercontinental middleweight championship". North Devon Journal. Local World. Retrieved 27 November 2016. A breakout year in 2016 saw him first win the vacant Commonwealth middleweight title on 12 March, scoring a unanimous decision over Lewis Taylor.Treadwell, Matthew (13 March 2016). "Tommy Langford defeats Lewis Taylor to claim Commonwealth crown". Sky Sports. Sky. Retrieved 27 November 2016. Langford was scheduled to face British middleweight champion Chris Eubank Jr. on 22 October, but Eubank Jr. withdrew from the fight in September due to an elbow injury."Chris Eubank Jr pulls out of Tommy Langford fight with injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016. On 26 November, Langford won the then-vacant British middleweight title with a split decision against Sam Sheedy.Bonell, Jonny (26 November 2016). "Tommy Langford is the British middleweight boxing champion after beating Sam Sheedy in Cardiff". North Devon Journal. Local World. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
Langford vs. Welborn On 4 May 2018, Langford fought Jason Welborn. Jason Welborn retained the British middleweight title by beating Langford via split decision, 114-113, 114-113 and 113-115.
Langford vs Welborn II In the rematch, the fight was as close as the first one, with Welborn again coming away with the split decision victory, winning 115-114, 114-113 and 113-114.
Langford vs. Richards On 27 April 2019, Langford fought Lerrone Richards for the vacant Commonwealth super middleweight championship. Richards won convincingly on the scorecards to win the Commonwealth belt, 118-110, 118-111 and 116-113.
Personal life Langford is a supporter of West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Loss21–4Lerrone RichardsUD1227 Apr 201924Win21–3Baptiste CastegnaroPTS63 Mar 201923Loss20–3Jason WelbornSD128 Sep 201822Loss20–2Jason WelbornSD124 May 201821Win20–1Jack ArnfieldUD1217 Feb 201820Win19–1Miguel AguilarPTS621 Oct 201719Loss18–1Avtandil KhurtsidzeTKO5 (12), 22 Apr 201718Win18–0Sam Sheedy1226 Nov 201617Win17–0Timo LaineTKO7 (10), 17 Jul 201616Win16–0Lewis TaylorUD1212 Mar 201615Win15–0Robert SwierzbinskiTKO5 (10), 19 Dec 201514Win14–0Cristian Fabian Rios103 Oct 201513Win13–0Julio Cesar AvalosTKO4 (10), 4 Jul 201512Win12–0Wayne ReedTKO5 (10), 14 Feb 201511Win11–0Gary BouldenPTS624 Oct 201410Win10–0Nicky JenmanTKO2 (6), 1 Aug 20149Win9–0Alistair Warren5 (6), 10 May 20148Win8–0Dan BlackwellPTS614 Mar 20147Win7–0Harry MatthewsPTS613 Dec 20136Win6–0Kieron GrayPTS66 Oct 20135Win5–0Robert StudzinskiPTS621 Jun 20134Win4–0Raimonds Sniedze2 (6), 10 May 20133Win3–0Jay MorrisPTS624 Feb 20132Win2–0Simone LucasPTS419 Oct 20121Win1–0Steve Spence48 Sep 2012
References
External links
Tommy Langford - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live