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.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes28Win27–0–1Ekow EssumanRTD6 (12), 9 May 202627Draw26–0–1Mark Chamberlain1223 Aug 202526Win26–0Cory O'ReganTKO5 (12), 5 Apr 202525Win25–0Reece MacMillanTKO7 (12), 8 Feb 202524Win24–0Henry Turner9 (12), 5 Oct 202423Win23–0Sabari JaishankarTKO3 (10), 29 Jun 202422Win22–0Lee AppleyardTKO1 (12), 16 Dec 202321Win21–0Ben FieldsTKO9 (10), 16 Sep 202320Win20–0Greyvin MendozaPTS66 May 202319Win19–0Olaide FijabiTKO3 (8), 1 Jul 202218Win18–0Evgenii VazemTKO3 (8), 18 Feb 202217Win17–0Alexey TukhtarovPTS611 Dec 202116Win16–0Angel EmilovPTS623 Oct 202115Win15–0Luka LeškovićTKO3 (6), 9 Oct 202114Win14–0Daniel LarteyTKO5 (6), 11 Sep 202113Win13–0Tom HillPTS811 Nov 202012Win12–0Ismael Molina MorenoPTS622 Feb 202011Win11–0Fernando ValenciaTKO6 (6)23 Nov 201910Win10–0Nathan HardyTKO1 (6)26 Oct 20199Win9–0Dylan DraperTKO4 (6), 31 Aug 20198Win8–0Petar AleksandrovTKO2 (6), 4 May 20197Win7–0Richard SamuelsPTS69 Mar 20196Win6–0Radoslav Mitev3 (6)18 Dec 20185Win5–0Innocent AnyanwuPTS66 Oct 20184Win4–0Paul CummingsTKO3 (4)16 Jun 20183Win3–0Danny Little2 (4), 29 Mar 20182Win2–0James GormanPTS417 Dec 20171Win1–0Kevin McCauley47 Oct 2017
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