Jay Harris (boxer) Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Flyweight Title, Girlfriend, Siblings, Net Worth, Family

Jay Harris (boxer) Biography and Wiki

Jay Harris (born August 25th, 1990) is a Welsh professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth flyweight title since 2017 and the European flyweight title since 2019. Harris was born in Swansea, growing up in the Townhill area of the city.

Jay Harris Age and Weight

Jay was born on August 25th, 1990 in Swansea, Wales. He is currently at the age of 30 as of 2020. He always celebrates his birthday on August 25th, every year.

Jay Harris Height and Weight

Harris is a Welsh professional boxer who currently stands at an estimated height of 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). This information is currently under review and will be updated as soon as we get his other body measurements.

Jay Harris Education

Unfortunately, there is no information regarding Jay’s educational background, but we are keeping tabs and this information will be updated as soon as we get it from a credible source.

Jay Harris Family, Parents, Siblings

Jay was born on August 25th, 1990 in Swansea, growing up in the Townhill area of the city. He is the son of former British featherweight champion, Peter Harris, who is also a trainer. Jay started boxing at the age of 12 after going to the gym with a friend. Alongside boxing, he works part-time at Amazon.

Jay Harris Dating, Girlfriend

Jay likes to keep his personal life private hence information about his dating life is under research. It is not known whether he is married, dating, or has any children. However, this information will be updated as soon as it is available.

Jay Harris Facts and Measurements

Full Name: Jay Harris
Age: 30 years (2020)
Date of Birth: August 25th, 1990
Place of Birth: Swansea, Wales
Birthday: August 25th,
Nationality: Welsh
Father’s Name: Peter Harris
Mother’s Name: Ms. Harris
Height: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Profession: boxer
Known For: Commonwealth flyweight title champion since 2017

Jay Harris Net Worth

Harris has not revealed his net worth. He is a simple person and never likes to attract public attention by publicly displaying his wealth. However, this section is under review, we will update you when details about his net worth are revealed.

Jay Harris Boxer

Jay made his professional debut on July 27th, 2013 at the New port Centre, Wales, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Brett Fidoe. After compiling a record of 9-0 (6 KO), he challenged Thomas Essomba for the Commonwealth flyweight title on February 2017 at the York Hall, London.

The fight was telecasted live on BoxNation, with Harris winning via unanimous decision over twelve rounds. The judge’s scorecards read 117-112, 116-113 and 115-114. Following three more wins, one by knockout, he made the first defence of his Commonwealth title against Ross Murray on November 3rd, 2018 at the York Hall.

Harris successfully retained his title with a third-round technical knockout. After a six-round PTS win over Brett Fiode in March 2019, the next fought former world title challenger Angel Moreno on June 1st at the Vale Sports Arena in Cardiff, with the vacant European flyweight title on the line. All three judges scored the bout in favor of Harris, with the scorecards reading 120-108, 119-109 and 117-111, awarding Harris the European title via UD.

Four months later, he faced two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former world title challenger Paddy Barnes on October 11th, at the Ulster Hall, Belfast, for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental flyweight title. The fight was streamed live on ESPN+ in the United States and globally through YouTube channel iFL TV, with Harris capturing his third professional title with a fourth-round KO.

Jay, being the bigger of the two, used the height and reach difference to his advantage, boxing at range with sharp jabs and straight right hands. In the final 60 seconds of round one, Jay landed a straight right hand to stun Barnes and send the former three-time Olympian reeling into the ropes. After a follow-up attack by Jay, Barnes fired back with a rapid ten punch combination, all of which were taken on the gloves by Jay.

Round two saw much of the same , Jay staying at range, continuing to land jabs and straight right hands to the head with Barnes having little success. The third was an action-packed round. With Jay electing to fight at close quarters, Barnes began finding the target with hooks to the end and body, opening a cut above Jay’s right eye. In the final minute of the round, Jay landed a left hook to the body that dropped Barnes to undo the Irishman’s previous success.

He raised to his feet before the referee’s count of ten to see out the remainder of the round. The end came in round four. With Jay going back to fighting at range, Barnes took punishment throughout, finally being dropped with a left hook to the midsection. Unable to beat the count of ten, the fight was stopped with 48 seconds remaining.

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