JJ Bird

JJ Bird (born 9 September 1986) is a professional boxer. Bird boxes out of a gym run by former British Featherweight champion Gary De Roux and competes as welterweight/Light-Middleweight. He started his boxing career aged 14 when he joined Peterborough Phoenix ABC run by Gary De Roux,he had his first amateur contest on 21/11/2001 in Great Yarmouth and went on to have 25 amateyr contests with 12 wins and 13 loses.

Mid way through 2006 Bird's trainer Gary De Roux decided to leave the amateur game to train Curtis Woodhouse who at the time played professional football for Peterborough United as Woodhouse had desires to quit the professional football game to follow his dream of becoming a Boxer. Woodhouse went on to have his professional debut in September 2006.

In January 2007 Bird was granted a professional boxers lisence, to be co managed by De Roux and Dean Powell and made his debut on 23 February 2007 at the East of England Showground on a show promoted by Kevin Sanders. Bird fought and beat Frank Celebi from Bristol on points.

Bird currently has a professional record of 10 fights with 5 wims 1 draw and 4 loses.