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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  English |
| Born | 31 December 2004 |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Heavyweight, Super-heavyweight | |
| Club | Powerday Hooks ABC |
Medal record | |
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
[edit]A southpaw,[1] Thomas won a silver medal in the 92 kg division at the 2022 Youth World Boxing Championships[2] and a gold medal in the same weight category at the 2022 European Youth Boxing Championships.[3]
He won the elite 92 kg division at the 2023 England Boxing National Amateur Championships.[4]
Thomas was selected to represent England in the +90 kg division at the 2025 World Championships,[5] where he was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[6]
He was chosen to represent England at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[7] Competing in the +90 kg division, Thomas won the gold medal after defeating India's Narender Berwal in the final.[8][9][10]
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,[11] Nikoloz Begadze of Georgia[12][13] and Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev to reach the final,[14][15] where he lost 3:2 to David Surov from Russia.[16]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Damar Thomas happy to hold on for the Olympics". Boxing News Online.
- ↑ "Youth Worlds 2022: two gold and one silver medal cap off record-making championships". England Boxing.
- ↑ "Formidable four win Euro gold for England". England Boxing.
- ↑ "135th England Boxing National Amateur Championships". England Boxing.
- ↑ "Damar Thomas and Moses Itauma: Britain's new heavyweight hopes aim to take over from Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury". Sky Sports.
- ↑ "World Boxing Championships 2025: Julio Cesar La Cruz guaranteed medal after 'Judgement Day' win". olympics.com.
- ↑ "14 EB Pathway Athletes selected for Team England at Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games". England Boxing. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ "England win four boxing golds in Glasgow". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Narender Berwal settles for silver as Damar Thomas claims Commonwealth Games gold". Revsportz. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "Four GB Boxers reach European quarter finals on successful day four in Bulgaria". GB Boxing. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "GB boxers guaranteed three medals at Europeans". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "Reid, Thomas & Burton Reach European Semi-Finals". Boxing News. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "GB's Reid and Thomas reach finals at Europeans". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "British trio lose European finals but claim silvers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
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