{"id":9554,"date":"2021-10-09T23:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T03:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/?p=9554"},"modified":"2021-10-09T23:13:11","modified_gmt":"2021-10-10T03:13:11","slug":"jamel-semper-fi-herring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gambyl.com\/en\/boxing\/jamel-semper-fi-herring\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Boxing Profile: Jamel Herring<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Jamel William Herring<\/strong> is an American professional boxer <\/a>born in October 30, 1985 who has held the WBO <\/a>junior lightweight title<\/strong> since 2019.

He is ranked as the world’s fourth best active junior lightweight<\/strong> by The Ring and the Transnational Boxing Rankings<\/strong> Board, and ninth by BoxRec.

While a sophomore at Longwood High School, Jamel began boxing in 2001 when his soon to become trainer Austin Hendrickson invited him to the boxing gym for workouts.

Herring<\/strong> enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in October 2003 at Parris Island, South Carolina.

He has served two tours of duty in Iraq and was based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he earned the rank of Sergeant.

After returning from the London games, Herring made the tough decision to finish out his service with the United States Marine Corps and become a professional boxer.

He relocated from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, to Cincinnati, Ohio to work with Mike Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boxing Profile \u2013 James “Semper Fi” Herring \u2013 Championship fights.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

WBO Junior Lightweight Champion:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
  • Herring vs. Masayuki Ito<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    In May 2019, he became a world champion by defeating Masayuki Ito to win the WBO junior lightweight title<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Herring <\/strong>outboxed Ito in front of the sold-out crowd, winning almost every round of the fight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Scorecards were 118-110, 118-110, and 116-112 in favor of Herring<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Herring vs. Lamont Roach Jr.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      In his first title defense, Herring <\/strong>faced Lamont Roach Jr<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Herring <\/strong>boxed well through most of the fight, but Roach Jr<\/strong> was far from an easy opponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Herring <\/strong>was almost dropped by Roach Jr <\/strong>in the ninth round but managed to recover just before the bell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In the end, he had done enough to earn the unanimous decision win, 117-111 twice and 115-113 on the scorecards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Most Recent Fights:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      • Herring vs. Jonathan Oquendo<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        His second title defense came against Jonathan Oquendo<\/strong>, on 5 September 2020, after two previously canceled dates, both because Herring <\/strong>tested positive for COVID-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Herring <\/strong>was in control during the fight and was landing the more effective shots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Herring <\/strong>managed to drop Oquendo<\/strong> in the third round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The aggressive Oquendo<\/strong> was going headfirst on multiple occasions during the fight, which ultimately resulted in a cut above Herring’s <\/strong>eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Herring<\/strong> was not able to continue after the eighth round and his corner decided he was unable to continue, winning the fight via Oquendo’s<\/strong> DQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Herring vs. Carl Frampton<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          After Herring <\/strong>defeated Oquendo in September, the WBO <\/strong>ordered Herring to face his mandatory challenger Shakur Stevenson<\/strong> before January 2021, putting the long-proposed fight with Frampton <\/strong>in jeopardy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          The following month, the WBO <\/strong>gave Herring<\/strong> an exception to face Frampton in a voluntary defense, and the date set was 27 February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          However, after Frampton <\/strong>suffered a hand injury the date changed to 4 April, with the location changed to Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          On the night, Frampton <\/strong>caused a cut to open above Herring’s <\/strong>right eye in the fourth round. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          In the fifth, Frampton <\/strong>was knocked to the canvas by a straight left hand. Frampton <\/strong>was knocked down for a second time in the sixth round, this time from a left uppercut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Frampton made it back to his feet on unsteady legs before the referee’s count of ten, only to be met with a flurry of punches from Herring<\/strong>, prompting Frampton<\/strong>‘s trainer to throw in the towel to hand him a sixth-round technical knockout loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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