Barry Jones (born 3 May 1974) is a Welsh former boxing world champion. He won the

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championship in 1997, but was stripped of the title when his license was revoked by the

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after an anomaly was discovered during a brain scan.

Boxing career

Jones began boxing at the age of ten, during which he trained at Ray Thorogood's Highfields gym. He was a junior fighter of note, claiming a silver medal at European level as well as competing in the

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