New Faces: Jackson Griffiths
Age: 22
Hometown: Toowoomba, Australia
Weight class: welterweight
Peak: 5-foot-5″ (169.5 cm)
Beginner report: 2-0
Turned professional: 2021
Professional report: 13-0 (7 knockouts)
Coach: Brad Smith & Gary Ruhle
Supervisor: Brendon Smith
Promoter: Brendon Smith
Instragram: @_jacksongriffiths_
Greatest night time of professional profession and why: Griffiths feels he most impressed when he stopped his Thai opponent in two-rounds.
“My greatest night time of my professional profession was my most up-to-date battle in opposition to Anuson Thonglueang for the [vacant] WBC Youth title,” Griffiths informed The Ring. “I educated so laborious and devoted myself for that battle.
“Probably the most particular half about all of it was figuring out and seeing the take care of profitable the battle on my trainers faces. One thing that I’ll always remember an cherish for the remainder of my life, how proud my trainers have been an how proud I used to be of myself was simply an unimaginable feeling.”
Worst night time of professional profession and why: Griffiths has fought nearly all of his fights in Australia however he has additionally fought in Thailand, Colombia and India. Within the later he encountered just a few points in opposition to Baljeet Singh.
“[My] worst night time must be after I fought in India,” he mentioned. “Only a place that I knew little of and being thrown out of our consolation zone with little sleep. However I take away from it expertise and it was good to have been put in that place.”
What’s Subsequent: The 22-year-old will face Suresh Kumar on the Pittsworth City Corridor, Pittsworth, Australia, on Friday.
“It’s going to be an amazing battle,” mentioned Griffiths. “I do know that he’s going to come back well-prepared, he’s match, sturdy and he’s coming to take that belt off of me however I’m going to attempt my best to maintain it right here.”
Kumar (8-1-2, 6 KOs) has been an expert since 2019. Having drawn his first and fourth fights and misplaced his solely battle in his sixth outing in opposition to Channarong Injampa (UD 4) in his lone foray abroad in Thailand. The 30-year-old’s profession was impacted for three-years due to the Covid pandemic. The Indian boxer returned and has remained undefeated wins with three inside the space wins, albeit at native stage.
Griffiths ought to have an excessive amount of for Kumar and I can see a stoppage win for the rising Australian coming in round five-rounds.
Why he’s a prospect: Griffiths didn’t have a lot of an newbie profession however has constructed up expertise within the gymnasium and being aside of quite a few coaching camps abroad, which has been invaluable.
“I’ve had the privilege of sparring with the likes of Steve Spark, Jack Asis, and Michael Katsidis, together with quite a few worldwide fighters throughout my travels to locations just like the USA, Mexico, and Thailand,” he mentioned. “By way of these experiences, I’ve gained a wealth of data and improved my abilities within the ring.
Jackson Griffiths – Photograph by Darren Burns
“Every spar has been a useful studying alternative that I’ve cherished and used to reinforce my skills.”
The younger Australian likes to offer followers their cash’s value when he fights.
“I imagine my combating model is explosive and fascinating, one thing that followers can actually join with and revel in,” he defined. “Past that, I try to be fan-friendly, placing on entertaining reveals whereas sustaining a deep respect for each my opponents and fellow boxers. Respect is a core worth out and in of the ring, and I goal to embody that in all facets of my profession.”
His supervisor, Brendon Smith, famous for his work with Katsidis in 2000s-early 2010s, feels his fighter is rising and enhancing on a regular basis.
“He’s a powerful younger man full cease,” mentioned Smith. “What we name a real blue Aussie and a gentleman. Very right down to earth laborious working Aussie.
“He’s very sturdy and learns very fast. Has the desire to win and proved he can raise for the larger battle. He’s nonetheless studying and if retains the need he has he little question in time and with expertise and endurance could make it to the highest.”
Why he’s a suspect: You marvel if a scarcity of newbie pedigree might come again and hang-out him down the street.
“Coming into the professional ranks, I imagine that my model has suited the professionals much more than the amateurs, however I’ve discovered and gained all of my enhancements within the boxing gymnasium itself,” he defined. “I’ve labored laborious to get the place I’m, and the gymnasium has been my major area for progress.”
That mentioned there’s nonetheless tons to study and incorporate into his sport, he’s nonetheless very a lot a piece in progress.
“I imagine the journey of enchancment in boxing is unending,” he mentioned. “All through my profession, I’ve been specializing in enhancing my energy at totally different levels of a battle, figuring out when to unleash it, and ranging my actions for explosiveness.
“Personally, I’m eager on refining my footwork and head actions to additional elevate my abilities within the ring.”
Smith is eager to say Griffiths wants to remain within the gymnasium and hold engaged on his craft.
“He’s doing the whole lot proper and with no newbie profession it’s simply time, endurance and expertise,” mentioned Smith. “An incredible younger man to work with that brings pleasure when he steps within the ring.”
With seven knockouts in 13 contests, Griffiths doesn’t look like a one-punch knockout artist.
Storylines: Griffiths was born and raised within the outback, in a household of eight.
“Rising up on our household’s cattle and horse farm was a tremendous expertise,” he mentioned. “I discovered find out how to break in horses, which was each thrilling and difficult.
“Soccer was an enormous a part of my life too, and I performed all the way in which to the A grade. Being an out of doors child, I developed a deep love for nature and the outside. One in every of my favourite reminiscences from these early years is using horses with my household on the farm.”
He got here throughout boxing within the remaining yr of faculty by probability.
“My health trainer and I used to get together with rather well, he mentioned, “I’ve obtained this man that I lease my horse to and he’s on the lookout for a somebody that may experience and break in his horses,’” he recalled. “So I obtained launched and his identify was Brad Smith. I started to experience and break in a few of his horses, and each morning after working with the horses we might go up an have breakfast that his spouse Esmay Smith had ready for us.
“Little did I do know something about boxing or who they have been. A couple of weeks went on and we obtained speaking about boxing and the way he use to do it again within the day and prepare fighters. So I requested him if he would have the ability to present me just a few issues on the bag an he did so. And on a regular basis for 6-weeks straight after using horses and breakfast he would present me the artwork and approach on boxing. I had my first newbie battle after 6-weeks of coaching. From then on Brad and Esmay grew to become a household to me.”
He hopes to succeed in the highest however appreciates that it received’t simply come to him and has to work laborious within the meantime.
“I have a look at it like all the time have, only one step and battle at a time, if it meant to be it is going to be,” he mentioned. “As my trainers have mentioned to me we’ll provide you with one hundred pc should you give us one hundred pc and from the primary day I’ve laced up a set of gloves I’ve executed so.”
Away from boxing Griffiths is an apprentice electrician. He retains an curiosity in horses, likes motorbikes, tenting and fishing.
Struggle-by-Struggle report
2024
March 15 – Anuson Thonglueang – KO 4
2023
Dec. 2 – Kritsana Srisang – KO 4
Oct. 22 – Baljeet Singh – KO 2
July 15 – Hunter Ioane – UD 8
March 25 – Faavesi Isaako – TKO 4
2022
Nov. 17 – Luis Zambrano – TKO 5
Sept. 10 – Aaron Stahl – UD 8
July 22 – Quinton Smith – UD 5
June 11 – Aaron Stahl – UD 5
April 10 – Worapot Puipan – UD 6
March 12 – Leon Rudolph – TKO 1
2021
September 4 – Josh Smith – TKO 1
March 27 – Dean McIntosh – UD 3
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