Jack Bateson

Jack Bateson

Personal information
Born	(1994-06-03) June 3, 1994 Leeds, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight	Super-bantamweight Featherweight
Website	https://jackbateson.co.uk
Boxing career
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record1
Total fights	22
Wins	20
Win by KO	6
Losses	1
Draws	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  England European Championships 2013 Minsk Light-flyweight Commonwealth Youth Games 2011 Douglas Light-flyweight

Jack Samuel Bateson is an English professional boxer. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games and bronze at the 2013 European Championships.

Jack Samuel Bateson was born on 3 June 1994 in Leeds, England. He began boxing at the age of nine, explaining in an interview with Boxing Social, "I only started boxing when I were about nine because me older brother Tom packed up and I felt a bit sorry for me dad who coached him".² He had his first amateur fight at the age of 12³ and remained unbeaten in 12 bouts before suffering his first defeat while representing England, saying on the loss, "Before I knew it, I were unbeaten in 12 and boxing for England against Ireland. I lost by a point and cried my eyes out. I never wanted to experience that pain again."²

He attended Allerton High School in Alwoodley, Leeds, achieving 10 GCSEs, before gaining a triple distinction in an Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence course, eventually moving on to study for a foundation degree in Sports Coaching.⁴

During an amateur career in which he competed for Team GB, securing over 100 wins from 120 fights,² he won gold medals at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, the ABA Championships in 2012 at light-flyweight and again the following year at flyweight, and a bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships. He also competed at the 2011 European Youth Championships, 2012 Youth World Championships, 2013 World Championships and the 2014 European Union Championships.⁵

Bateson made his professional debut on 1 September 2017, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Zsolt Sarkozi at the Elland Road Banqueting Suite in Leeds.⁶

After compiling a record of 12–0 (3 KOs), it was announced in June 2020 that he had signed a management deal with MTK Global.⁷

Bateson challenged IBF European and WBO European super-featherweight champion Danny Quartermaine at Park Community Arena in Sheffield on 7 December 2024, but the contest was halted in the second round and declared a technical draw on the ringside doctors' advice after both fighters suffered serious cuts in an accidental clash of heads.⁸

He faced Michael Conlan for the vacant WBC International featherweight title at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on 5 September 2025, losing by stoppage in the fourth round.⁹¹⁰