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Jamie Cox targets titles as he prepares to end
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Jamie Cox hopes to work his way back into light-middleweight title contention after recovering from a career-threatening injury. The former Commonwealth champion has been sidelined since September 2011 after suffering a serious hand injury, but Cox is finally fit enough to return in his hometown of Swindon on June 15.

Cox has linked up with manager and promoter PJ Rowson after parting company with Frank Warren and wants to gradually move towards fights against the likes of Commonwealth king Liam Smith and British champion Brian Rose.

"Fair play to lads like Liam Smith and Brian Rose," said the 26-year-old southpaw. "It's a hard, hard game and they've done well to get to the top. "But I'm back now, I'm hungrier than ever and I want titles. "I've always wanted the British title and that's still my target, but I'm going to take it one step at a time. "I know I've got to work my way back up. I'm going to take small steps to get back to where I want to be. "I'm under the radar at the moment, nobody's talking about me, so there's no pressure." Cox admits he battled depression during his lengthy spell away from the ring. "I broke the metacarpals in my left hand and the doctors told me I would never box again," he said. "I was down. Boxing is all I've known since I was a kid. I put on weight because I couldn't train properly and I've been delivering car parts and doing odd jobs to get by. "For a while, I couldn't even open a jam jar never mind punch a bag - and it took two operations to get my hand right again."

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JAMIE BRINGS HOME COMMONWEALTH TITLE
Jamie Cox v’s Obodai Sia
12 Rounds Light-Middleweight
Friday 9 September 2011
at Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London.

Swindon’s Jamie Cox claimed the Commonwealth light-middleweight title with a unanimous points win over Gahnaian champion Obodai Sai . Sia and his team hotly disputed the victory after Jamie had two points deducted for low blows. But even with this Jamie still won the fight clearly on points 114-113 114-112 115-113 .

Jamie had started the fight with a blistering pace and had Sai on the ropes early on. The Cox team had identified that Sai was open for shots to the body and exploited this throughout the fight. Unfortunately Jamie picked up a cut to the left eye in the second and again to the right in the sixth. This was the first time to 12 rounds for Jamie and although the pace dropped a little in the ninth and tenth, Jamie was back on his toes and the action didn't stop until the final bell.

Jamie said after the fight: “To be honest, I thought I hit him on the belt. I thought he was making excuses when I hit him on the body. “I saw him on video and he doesn’t like getting hit on the body, so we worked on that. “No excuses - I won the fight and I’ll fight anyone. If he wants to go again, we’ll go again.”

The victory now takes Jamie's professional record to 16-0-9

JAMIE CHALLENGES FOR COMMONWEALTH TITLE
Jamie Cox v’s Obodai Sia
12 Rounds Light-Middleweight
Friday 9 September 2011
at Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London.

Swindon boxing star Jamie Cox headlines Frank's Warren's first show of the new season on the promoter's annual DebRA charity show on Friday 9th September at the Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London.

He challenges for the first title in his career when he tackles tough Ghanaian Obodai Sai, the current Commonwealth Light-Middleweight Champion, live on Sky Sports.

"I'm ecstatic that I'm going for my first professional title and it's going to be the first of many," said Cox. "Like all fighters from Ghana, Obodai is going to be tough hard guy throwing plenty of punches and it's going to be a good test for me, which is what I need to get the best out of me," "I'm treating him as a world champion and that I'm fighting for the world title on the night." He added, "This is my second time on a DebRA Fight Night show and it's an honour that Frank has put me on as the main event this time,"

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WIN NO 15 FOR JAMIE COX
Jamie Cox v's Marcus Portman
Saturday 21st MAY 2011 'THIS IS IT'
8 Rounds Light-Middleweight Contest
at the 02 Arena, London.

Jamie made an impressive return after almost 15 months out of the ring. Starting on the front foot Jamie's pressure in the first and second round saw his opponent retreat to the ropes with little in reply.

An early result looked likely but Portman always had a punchers chance. In the third Jamie stepped up the pressure and the referee had no option but to stop the fight.

Jamie said: “There was a lot of built up tension after 15 months out of the ring. I had to prepare properly for the fight as Portman is a great boxer. It was the referee's job to to what he had to and stop the fight. I'd like to thank the fans that travelled from Donegal and Swindon for their support.”

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Jamie set for ring return
Saturday 21st MAY 2011 'THIS IS IT'
8 Rounds Light-Middleweight Contest
at the 02 Arena, London.

After a year out of the ring, Jamie will now fight in Frank Warren’s 'This Is It' show on Saturday 21 May at the 02 Arena in London.

Jamie said: “It’s great to be back. It’s been a very tough year and I can’t wait to get back in the ring.”

Jamie has stepped up to the light-middleweight division and is expected to be fast-tracked towards a title shot.

Jamie will appear at a great night of boxing including James DeGale v's George Groves for the British and Commonwealth Super Middleweight Championship and Nathan Cleverly v's Jurgen Braehmer for the WBO World Light-Heavyweight Campionship.

A NIGHT NOT TO BE MISSED!

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	WIN NO. 14 FOR JAMIE Jamie Cox v’s Michael Frontin 8 Rounds Welterweight Contest at the Wembley Arena, London, UK. Jamie brought his record to 14-0 (8) this Saturday the 13th, on the Night of Champions show in Wembley arena. He faced tough and experienced Micheal Frontin over 8 rounds, and was made to work throughout, receiving 6 stitches to a cut on his left eye from a clash of heads in round 7.
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	SATURDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2010 Jamie Cox v’s Michael Frontin 8 Rounds Welterweight Contest at the Wembley Arena, London, UK. Frank Warren has billed his February 13 show at Wembley Arena the "Night of the Champions" - and there's no shortage of talent on display, including: Nathan Cleverly, Kevin Mitchell, Derek Chisora, James DeGale and our very own Jamie Cox.
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	WIN NO. 13 FOR JAMIE Jamie Cox v’s Mahoon Salari Welterweight Contest at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK. "That's now 13 straight wins as a pro for Jamie and moves him a step closer to a shot at the British Title".
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FRIDAY 30th October 2009
Jamie Cox v’s Mahoon Salari
Welterweight Contest
at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, UK.

"An exciting clash between two top fighters.
The fight will be scheduled on the Kell Brook
v's Michael Jennings under card as an
eliminator for the British Title (currently
held by Brook), so it's an evening not to
be missed".

Tickets Available from: Belinda 07917 431437

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FRIDAY 24th July 09 Jamie Cox v’s Hungry's Janos Petrovics Welterweight Contest at the Oasis, Swindon, UK

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