Lightweight · Ireland
James Tennyson 28-4-0 24 KO · 2012–2021
Photo: Markhdunlop, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
James Tennyson was a lightweight boxer from Ireland, born Aug 6, 1993. Record 28-4-0 with 24 knockouts over 2012–2021. James Tennyson last fought Jovanni Straffon on May 1, 2021 and lost by TKO in round 1 of 12.
Also: James Martin Tennyson
Born Aug 6, 1993
Country 🇮🇪 Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Nickname The Assassin
Debut Sep 8, 2012
Career 2012–2021
Rounds boxed 107
KO share 86%
Born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Titles British lightweight title 2020
Boxerbook rating 1756 ± 148 · inactive since May 2021Why here › Confirmed bouts 8 of 32 · 6 official
Career record Record
28-4-0, 24 KOs · 2012–2021
Last result L
For vacant IBO lightweight title TKO 1/12 · AO Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
The record 32 bouts, 2012–2021, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 32, WBA Fights Master Scores · 5, IBF/USBA Results · 1
L
For vacant IBO lightweight title TKO 1/12 · AO Arena, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 28-3-0 · Straffon —
W
Josh O'Reilly
TKO 1/12 · The SSE Arena, Wembley London, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 27-3-0 · O'Reilly —
W
Won vacant British lightweight title TKO 6/12 · Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 26-3-0 · Gwynne 12-1-0
W
TKO 11/12 · M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 25-3-0 · Evans —
W
Atif Shafiq
Won vacant WBA International lightweight title TKO 2/10 · The O2 Arena, O2 Arena Greenwich London, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 24-3-0 · Shafiq —
W
Brayan Mairena
TKO 2/6 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 23-3-0 · Mairena —
W
Garry Neale
KO 2/10 · Ulster Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 22-3-0 · Neale —
L
For IBF super-featherweight title KO 5/12 · TD Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Tennyson 22-2-0 · Farmer 26-4-1
W
Retained WBA International super-featherweight title TKO 5/12 · The O2 Arena, O2 Arena Greenwich London, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 21-2-0 · Ward 19-0-2
W
Arnoldo Solano
KO 1/8 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 20-2-0 · Solano —
W
Darren Traynor
Retained WBA International super-featherweight title TKO 3/10 · The SSE Arena, The SSE Arena formerly Odyssey Arena Belfast Northern Ireland, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 19-2-0 · Traynor —
W
Won vacant WBA International super-featherweight title RTD 6/10 · Odyssey Arena, Odyssey Arena Belfast Northern Ireland, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 18-2-0 · Doyle 14-1-1
W
Won vacant BUI featherweight title TKO 6/10 · Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 17-2-0 · Geraghty —
W
Rafael Castillo
PTS 4/4 · Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 16-2-0 · Castillo —
L
For British featherweight title TKO 5/12 · Copper Box Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 16-1-0 · Walsh 20-1-1
W
Antonio Horvatic
TKO 1/6 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 15-1-0 · Horvatic —
W
Sergejs Logins
TKO 1/6 · Seaplane Harbour, Tallinn, 🇪🇪
Tennyson 14-1-0 · Logins —
W
Giorgi Gachechiladze
TKO 2/8 · Europa Hotel, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 13-1-0 · Gachechiladze —
W
TKO 3/6 · Devenish Complex, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 12-1-0 · Rogowski —
W
Kris Hughes
Won Celtic featherweight title DQ 7/10 · Andersonstown Leisure Centre, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 11-1-0 · Hughes —
Show all 32 bouts W
Simas Volosinas
TKO 2/6 · Devenish Complex, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 10-1-0 · Volosinas —
W
Ian Bailey
PTS 8/8 · Devenish Complex, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 9-1-0 · Bailey —
W
Ignac Kassai
TKO 3/4 · Barba Negra Music Pub, Budapest, 🇭🇺
Tennyson 8-1-0 · Kassai —
L
Pavels Senkovs
TKO 2/6 · Odyssey Arena, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 8-0-0 · Senkovs —
W
Andrei Hramyka
TKO 1/6 · Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 7-0-0 · Hramyka —
W
David Kanales
KO 2/6 · Olympia, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 6-0-0 · Kanales —
W
Mickey Coveney
Won vacant BUI super-featherweight title TKO 2/10 · St Kevin's Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 5-0-0 · Coveney —
W
David Kis
TKO 1/8 · Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, 🇮🇪
Tennyson 4-0-0 · Kis —
W
Mickey Coveney
PTS 6/6 · Rivals Gym, Wishaw, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 3-0-0 · Coveney —
W
Ignac Kassai
TKO 1/4 · National Basketball Arena, Dublin, 🇮🇪
Tennyson 2-0-0 · Kassai —
W
Tibor Meszaros
TKO 1/4 · Ulster Hall, Belfast, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 1-0-0 · Meszaros —
W
Fikret Remziev
TKO 4/4 · Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, 🇬🇧
Tennyson 0-0-0 · Remziev —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is James Tennyson's record? James Tennyson's professional record is 28-4-0 with 24 knockouts.
Who did James Tennyson fight last? James Tennyson last fought Jovanni Straffon on May 1, 2021 and lost by TKO in round 1 of 12. Sources Boxerbook ID 10069 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10069 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
