Martin Joseph Ward

Photo: Mark Robinson

Name: Martin J Ward
Alias: 'Wardy'
Birth Name: Martin Joseph Ward
Hometown: Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom
Birthplace: Romford, London, United Kingdom
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 173cm
Reach: 180cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Tony Sims
Promoter: Matchroom Sport

Amateur Career

• 2007 European Cadet Championships Bronze medalist in Siofok, Hungary (46kg):
  • Defeated Catalin Gheorghe (Romania) 21:20
  • Lost to Mykola Butsenko (Ukraine) RSC-OS 2
• 2007 World Cadet Championships Bronze medalist in Baku, Azerbaijan (46kg):
  • Defeated Robert Kanalas (Hungary) 21:13
  • Defeated Luis Cortes (United States) 21:10
  • Lost to Elvin Isayev (Azerbaijan) 5:18
• 2008 AIBA World Youth Championships participant in Mexico City, Mexico (51kg):
  • Lost to Almas Zhakipov (Kazakhstan) 5:9
• 2009 European Youth Championships Gold medalist in Szczecin, Poland (57kg):
  • Defeated David Kanalas (Hungary) 9:2
  • Defeated Vasile Tacu (Moldavia) 7:2
  • Defeated Elvin Aliyev (Azerbaijan) 8:0
  • Defeated Bunyamin Aydin (Turkey) 4:0
• 2011 European Championships Quarter-finalist in Ankara, Turkey (60kg):
  • Defeated Tomas Vano (Slovakia) 20:6
  • Defeated Ildar Vaganov (Russia) 16:10
  • Lost to Vladimir Sarukhanyan (Armenia) 15:22
• 2011 AIBA World Championships participant in Baku, Azerbaijan (60kg):
  • Defeated Marin Dragos (Romania) 15:7
  • Lost to Robson Conceição (Brazil) 20:21 (missed the 2012 London Olympic Games)

Regional & Minor Titles

• WBC International super featherweight title
• BBBoC British super featherweight title
• Commonwealth Boxing Council super featherweight title
• EBU European super featherweight title
• WBC International Silver super featherweight title