John Marvin (born 14 January 1993[1]) is an English-Filipino amateur boxer who is a native of the Isle of Wight in England. He has represented the Philippines in boxing internationally.
In 2010, Marvin used to fight with others after school for fun but the police had to intervene in one fight and Marvin was told to take up his fight to a boxing gym.[2] He joined the Ventnor Club and trained under coach Darren Green.[3]
He later joined the military where he further pursued boxing. After winning the Army Individuals Championship where he knocked out his semifinals and finals opponents in the second round, he was invited to the boxing team of the British Army in 2014. By August 2017, he is a two-time Combined Services Senior Boxing champion and had an amateur record of 23 wins, 11 of which are by knockouts, and 11 losses.[2]
International careeredit
He met up with members of the Philippine boxing team in 2016 in a boxing show in Sweden or Finland. Upon mentioning his Filipino heritage, Marvin was told he could represent the country if he holds dual citizenship. He acquired Filipino citizenship and became eligible to box for the country. There is a lack of national boxers fighting in the welterweight to light heavyweight division in the Philippines and it helped that Marvin fights in the light heavyweight division. Marvin is the first Filipino with foreign heritage absorbed to the Philippine national team since Christopher Camat, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
He went to Guangzhou in July 2017 to train with his countrymen along with Chinese, Kazakh, and South Korean boxers before competing at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[2] He won a gold medal at the Games by winning over Adli Hafidz Mohamad Pauzi of Malaysia 21 seconds into the gold medal match.[4]
Military careeredit
As of 2017, he holds the rank, Lance Corporal in the British Army and is assigned to the Royal Regiment of Wales.[2]
Personal lifeedit
Marvin was born to John Sr., a British retired professional singer, former cruise director and a yacht master, and Teresita Tupas, a Filipina who is native to Pampanga. He has a younger brother who is with the merchant navy. During his childhood, he made frequent visits to his mother's homeland with his family until around 2006. He would visit the Philippines again in 2017 when he joined the national boxing team of the country.[3] in January 2021 he appeared before the Isle of Wight magistrates court and was given a suspended sentence and convicted of ABH and beating up women. https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19036581.isle-wight-army-boxer-spared-jail-string-assaults/
Referencesedit
^"Boxing MARVIN John Nobel - The 19th Asian Games". Asian Games 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ abcdeSongalia, Ryan (3 August 2017). "Fil-British boxer John Marvin ready to 'smash up' foes at SEA Games". Rappler. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ abHenson, Joaquin (21 August 2017). "Fil-Brit out for boxing gold". PhilBoxing. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^"SEA Games: Gold in 21 seconds for Filipino-Brit boxer". Channel News Asia. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
April 10, 2024
john, marvin, boxer, john, marvin, born, january, 1993, english, filipino, amateur, boxer, native, isle, wight, england, represented, philippines, boxing, internationally, john, marvinpersonal, informationfull, namejohn, nobel, tupas, marvincitizenshipunited, . John Marvin born 14 January 1993 1 is an English Filipino amateur boxer who is a native of the Isle of Wight in England He has represented the Philippines in boxing internationally John MarvinPersonal informationFull nameJohn Nobel Tupas MarvinCitizenshipUnited Kingdom PhilippinesBorn 1993 01 14 14 January 1993 age 31 Height1 84 m 6 ft 0 in SportCountryPhilippinesSportBoxingWeight classLight heavyweightClubVentnor Club c 2010 TeamBritish ArmyMedal record Men s amateur boxingRepresenting the PhilippinesAsian Championships2019 Bangkok Light heavyweightSoutheast Asian Games2017 Kuala Lumpur Light heavyweight2023 Cambodia Light heavyweightMilitary careerAllegiance United KingdomService wbr branchBritish ArmyYears of service2010s presentRankLance corporalUnitPrincess of Wales s Royal regiment Contents 1 Boxing career 1 1 Early career 1 2 International career 2 Military career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesBoxing career editEarly career edit In 2010 Marvin used to fight with others after school for fun but the police had to intervene in one fight and Marvin was told to take up his fight to a boxing gym 2 He joined the Ventnor Club and trained under coach Darren Green 3 He later joined the military where he further pursued boxing After winning the Army Individuals Championship where he knocked out his semifinals and finals opponents in the second round he was invited to the boxing team of the British Army in 2014 By August 2017 he is a two time Combined Services Senior Boxing champion and had an amateur record of 23 wins 11 of which are by knockouts and 11 losses 2 International career edit He met up with members of the Philippine boxing team in 2016 in a boxing show in Sweden or Finland Upon mentioning his Filipino heritage Marvin was told he could represent the country if he holds dual citizenship He acquired Filipino citizenship and became eligible to box for the country There is a lack of national boxers fighting in the welterweight to light heavyweight division in the Philippines and it helped that Marvin fights in the light heavyweight division Marvin is the first Filipino with foreign heritage absorbed to the Philippine national team since Christopher Camat who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2 He went to Guangzhou in July 2017 to train with his countrymen along with Chinese Kazakh and South Korean boxers before competing at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games 2 He won a gold medal at the Games by winning over Adli Hafidz Mohamad Pauzi of Malaysia 21 seconds into the gold medal match 4 Military career editAs of 2017 he holds the rank Lance Corporal in the British Army and is assigned to the Royal Regiment of Wales 2 Personal life editMarvin was born to John Sr a British retired professional singer former cruise director and a yacht master and Teresita Tupas a Filipina who is native to Pampanga He has a younger brother who is with the merchant navy During his childhood he made frequent visits to his mother s homeland with his family until around 2006 He would visit the Philippines again in 2017 when he joined the national boxing team of the country 3 in January 2021 he appeared before the Isle of Wight magistrates court and was given a suspended sentence and convicted of ABH and beating up women https www countypress co uk news 19036581 isle wight army boxer spared jail string assaults References edit Boxing MARVIN John Nobel The 19th Asian Games Asian Games 2022 Retrieved 24 September 2023 a b c d e Songalia Ryan 3 August 2017 Fil British boxer John Marvin ready to smash up foes at SEA Games Rappler Retrieved 27 August 2017 a b Henson Joaquin 21 August 2017 Fil Brit out for boxing gold PhilBoxing Retrieved 27 August 2017 SEA Games Gold in 21 seconds for Filipino Brit boxer Channel News Asia 24 August 2017 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Marvin boxer amp oldid 1216286558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
