Anthony Small

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Anthony Small (also known as Abdul Haq[1]) is a retired professional boxer and Islamic political activist who was born 20 June 1981 in Lewisham, London, England. He held both the British and Commonwealth belts at light middleweight. He was also referred to as 'Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jr.' (SRCJJ), in homage to Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Muhammad Ali, and Roy Jones Jr. Small converted to Sunni Islam at the age of 24. He is active on his YouTube blog where he advocates for Sharia (Islamic political ideology) to be implemented in Britain and is a follower of Anjem Choudary and a member of Al-Muhajiroun/Islam4UK.[2]

Boxing career

Early professional career

Small turned professional aged 23 in 2004 with a first-round knockout of Lance Hall. He was managed by boxing promoter Frank Warren, who had seen Small to wins over former Ukrainian Light Middleweight Champion Vladimir Borovski and previously unbeaten prospect Prince Arron. He also scored a win for the UK team in The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA on 30 March 2007, defeating Walter Wright in the first matchup of the tournament by a close split decision. However, his World Title hopes were given a massive dent when he was beaten by a technical knockout in round seven by Bradley Pryce whilst fighting for the Commonwealth Light-Middleweight title.[3][4]

Small's boxing style was considered to be unorthodox. He kept his gloves low, relying on body movement to avoid punches, rather than blocking. Due to his low hand position, he relied mainly on his natural hand speed to surprise his opponents when punching. Additionally, he shifted from the left-foot-forward orthodox stance to the right-foot-forward southpaw stance throughout the bout.

Route to contention

His first fight back following his defeat by Pryce was on 12 January 2008 for the Southern Area Title Light-Middleweight title when he defeated Mehrdud Takaloo by TKO after 7 rounds.[5] On 14 June, he made his first defence, beating George Katsimpas by TKO in the 8th, flooring Katsimpas with a bodyshot. He finished a successful year by also defeating ex-contender star Freddy Curiel with a tenth round stoppage as well as former British title challenger Steve Conway.

British and Commonwealth champion

On 18 July 2009, Small fought for and won both the British and Commonwealth champion with an 8th round stoppage of Manchester's Matthew Hall after overwhelming him with a vicious flurry of hooks in the 8th, which forced the referee to stop the contest.[6] He made his first defence of both titles on 27 November 2009 in a close decision win over Thomas McDonagh over 12 rounds.[7] Small was criticised for his performance with many believing McDonagh had won. Small chose to give up the Commonwealth title and hold on to the British belt, defending it against mandatory challenger Sam Webb on 26 March 2010, who had also beaten McDonagh on points. The fight, which was also close, went the distance with Webb surviving a nasty cut in the fifth round to claim the judges decision on points handing a second career defeat to Small.[8]

Protest controversy

Small attracted controversy when he took part in a march in Barking, East London, to protest against the British presence in the war in Afghanistan. Small, a Salafi Muslim, had joined with around 50 other demonstrators who called themselves 'Muslims Against Crusades', which is a new front for al-Muhajiroun/Islam4UK, at the march on 15 June 2010.[9]

In 2014, he was arrested after two other men were apprehended at Dover with false documents, and appeared in court at the Old Bailey on 15 June 2015 charged with planning to go to Syria to fight with Islamic State after spreading terrorist material online.[10] He was found not guilty.[11] In January 2018 Small was formally charged with "encouraging acts of terrorism" in a 2016 social media post following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police.[12] He was acquitted in June.[13]

Other media appearances

In 2016, he appeared on the BBC Two documentary Muslims Like Us, in which ten Muslims of diverse beliefs were placed in a house together. His appearance was controversial for being potentially unrepresentative of the views of most Muslims in the UK, although reviewers noted that he was challenged vehemently on his views by the other housemates.[14][15][16]

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
25 Loss 23–2 Template:Flagicon Sam Webb MD 12 2010-03-26 Template:Flagicon Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost BBBofC British Super welterweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Win 23–1 Template:Flagicon Thomas McDonagh UD 12 2009-11-27 Template:Flagicon Robin Park Centre, Wigan, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained BBBofC British Super welterweight title.
Retained Commonwealth (British Empire) Super welterweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Win 22–1 Template:Flagicon Matthew Hall TKO 8 (12), 2:21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2009-07-18 Template:Flagicon M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant BBBofC British Super welterweight title.
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22 Win 21–1 Template:Flagicon Steven Conway TKO 2 (8), 0:28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2008-12-06 Template:Flagicon ExCeL Arena London, London Docklands, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 Win 20–1 Template:Flagicon Freddy Curiel TKO 10 (12), 1:45Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2008-09-12 Template:Flagicon Grosvenor House Hotel, Mayfair, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant WBA International Super welterweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 Win 19–1 Template:Flagicon George Katsimpas TKO 8 (10), 2:58Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2008-06-14 Template:Flagicon York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained BBBofC Southern Area Super welterweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 Win 18–1 Template:Flagicon Mehrdud Takaloo TKO 7 (10), 2:57Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2008-01-12 Template:Flagicon York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant BBBofC Southern Area Super welterweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 Loss 17–1 Template:Flagicon Bradley Pryce TKO 7 (12), 2:14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007-07-14 Template:Flagicon The O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For Commonwealth (British Empire) Super welterweight title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Win 17–0 Template:Flagicon Walter Wright SD 8 2007-03-30 Template:Flagicon Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Win 16–0 Template:Flagicon Sergey Starkov TKO 4 (8), 2:16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2007-02-17 Template:Flagicon Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Win 15–0 Template:Flagicon Kevin Phelan TKO 1 (6) 2006-12-09 Template:Flagicon ExCeL Arena London, London Docklands, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Win 14–0 Template:Flagicon Ciaran Healy TKO 3 (8), 2:55Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-11-18 Template:Flagicon Newport Centre, Newport, WalesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 Win 13–0 Template:Flagicon Prince Arron TKO 2 (6), 1:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-10-21 Template:Flagicon Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Win 12–0 Template:Flagicon Volodymyr Borovskyy PTS 6 2006-07-21 Template:Flagicon Leisure Center, Altrincham, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 Win 11–0 Template:Flagicon Oleksandr Matviichuk TKO 6 (8), 2:10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-05-30 Template:Flagicon York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 Win 10–0 Template:Flagicon Kai Kauramaki KO 3 (6), 0:29Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2006-03-24 Template:Flagicon York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Win 9–0 Template:Flagicon Ernie Smith PTS 6 2005-11-23 Template:Flagicon London Hilton on Park Lane, Mayfair, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 Win 8–0 Template:Flagicon Ismael Kerzazi TKO 1 (6), 1:53Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2005-10-14 Template:Flagicon Leisure Center, Huddersfield, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Win 7–0 Template:Flagicon David LeFranc TKO 1 (6), 2:11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2005-07-20 Template:Flagicon Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, MonacoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 Win 6–0 Template:Flagicon Howard Clarke PTS 6 2005-06-16 Template:Flagicon Millennium Hotel, Mayfair, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 Win 5–0 Template:Flagicon Dmitry Donetsky PTS 4 2005-04-24 Template:Flagicon Equinox Nightclub, Leicester, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Win 4–0 Template:Flagicon Andrei Sherel TKO 3 (4), 2:09Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2005-01-21 Template:Flagicon Fountain Leisure Centre, Brentwood, Essex, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Win 3–0 Template:Flagicon Howard Clarke PTS 4 2004-12-10 Template:Flagicon Hillsborough Leisure Centre, Sheffield, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Win 2–0 Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Marcos TKO 1 (4), 1:08Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2004-09-10 Template:Flagicon Wembley Arena, Wembley, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Template:Flagicon Lance Hall TKO 1 (4), 2:28Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 2004-05-12 Template:Flagicon Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Professional debutScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

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