Jack Rafferty

Jack Rafferty (born 22 September 1995) is an English professional boxer. He has held the Commonwealth super-lightweight title since December 2023 and the British super-lightweight title since October 2024.

Boxing career Early career Rafferty made his professional debut on 7 October 2017 against Kevin McCauley, winning the bout by points decision.

Rafferty faced Ben Fields on 16 September 2023. He won the bout by technical knockout in the ninth round to win the Commonwealth Silver title.

Commonwealth and British super lightweight champion Rafferty faced Lee Appleyard for the vacant Commonwealth super-lightweight title on 16 December 2023. He won the bout by TKO at 1 minute and 54 seconds in the first round, thus winning the title.

In his first Commonwealth title defense, Rafferty faced Henry Turner on 5 October 2024, on the undercard of Nick Ball vs. Ronny Rios, where the WBC International Silver super lightweight and British super lightweight titles were on the line. He won the bout by TKO in the ninth round during the bout to successfully defend his Commonwealth belt while also winning the WBC and British titles.

Rafferty defended his titles against Reece MacMillan at Co-op Live Arena in Manchester on 8 February 2025. He won by stoppage when his opponent's corner threw in the towel during the seventh round.

Rafferty made the next defense of his titles against Mark Chamberlain at Planet Ice in Altrincham on 23 August 2025. The fight ended in a majority draw with one of the ringside judges scoring it 115–114 in favour of Chamberlain, while the other two had it a 114–114 tie.

In his first fight at welterweight, Rafferty faced Ekow Essuman at the Co-op Live Arena on 9 May 2026. Rafferty controlled the fight throughout, with Essuman's corner eventually retiring him after the sixth round, handing Rafferty the vacant WBA Gold welterweight title.

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