Jamie Pittman

Pittman started boxing as a form of rehabilitation at the age of ten, when he fell through the window that left him with 72 stitches in his arm. Since then, he trained most of his sporting career for the Newcastle PCYC in Newcastle, New South Wales, and was later selected to be a member of the boxing team under the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Pittman sought his official bid to compete for the host nation at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but the match was called off during the AIBA Oceania Qualification Tournament, because of a controversial decision. According to him, he got a cut under his eye, which doctors presumed that was counted as a punch from the opponent.{{cite news|title=Keeping the dream alive|url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-1067-0-0-0&sID=13367&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=72204|publisher=FOX Sports Pulse|date=28 April 2004|accessdate=23 August 2004}}

Pittman represented Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. In his first bout, he defeated Hassan Mraba Mzonge of Tanzania but lost his quarterfinal contest to Jean Pascal of Canada.{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/CommonwealthGames2002.html|title=17.Commonwealth Games - Manchester, England - July 26 - August 4 2002|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl |date= |accessdate=2016-04-01}}

Pittman won 3 fights in 3 days to Win the gold medal at the 2003 Commonwealth Championships, beating Eamonn_OKane from Northern Ireland in the final.

Pittman then qualified for the men's middleweight division (75 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Having trained eight years for his Olympic debut in Sydney and missed out, he bounced back to guarantee a spot on the Australian boxing team after finishing first in the AIBA Oceania Qualification Tournament in Tonga. Pittman suffered a contentious one-point defeat to Germany's Lukas Wilaschek with a tough 24–23 decision in his opening match.{{cite web|title=Boxing: Men's Middleweight (75kg/165lbs) Round of 32|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/boxing/results/3531636.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|title=Pittman gets world title shot|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/pittman-gets-world-title-shot/story-e6freygr-1111115562183|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=15 February 2008|accessdate=23 August 2014}}

Shortly after the Games, Pittman turned himself into pro in 2005. Because of his unorthodox athleticism, tremendous amateur tactics, and daunting fists to punish his opponents, he was considered one of the young prospects in boxing. As of August 2014, Pittman obtains a combined record of twenty-two victories (8 KO) in twenty-five professional bouts with three defeats.

At the peak of his pro career, Pittman campaigned his defence with PABA and WBA Asia Pacific middleweight titles to establish an impressive 15–0 boxing record, until he swiftly moved into the super middleweight division three years after his pro debut.{{cite news|title=Mr Business Jamie Pittman Continues To Impress |url=http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=12450&more=1 |publisher=East Side Boxing |date=16 September 2007 |accessdate=23 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903135122/http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=12450&more=1 |archivedate= 3 September 2014 }}

On 5 April 2008, Pittman faced three-time defending WBA super middleweight champion Felix Sturm in Düsseldorf, Germany. He enjoyed his early success at the start of the match with two straight victories over Sturm upon the decision of the judges. After two rounds, Pittman continued to box Sturm with another quick punch, but his opponent rocked him at the very end with his right eye being severely cut. As the fight sustained in the fifth round, Sturm took control of the ring and knocked Pittman down with a body shot. With only 36 seconds left into the seventh round, he was floored and battered again by Sturm with a flurry of punches until referee Russell Mora stepped in to halt the fight, declaring Sturm a champion in a one-sided defence of his WBA middleweight title. Nevertheless, Pittman claimed a professional defeat in his sporting career for the first time, since he captained the Australian team at the Olympics.{{cite news|title=Felix Sturm ends one-sided WBA defense against Jamie Pittman in seventh round|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/boxing/2008-04-05-2312304428_x.htm|publisher=USA Today|date=16 September 2007|accessdate=23 August 2014}}{{cite news|title=Cut eye ruins Pittman's title hopes|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/cut-eye-ruins-pittmans-title-hopes/2008/04/06/1207420180306.html|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=6 April 2008|accessdate=23 August 2014}}

Following his first-ever defeat in pro career, Pittman bounced back to earn three boxing bouts and generated a boxing record of 18–1. In early 2010, Pittman's game plan had been overwhelmed with another debacle, after being knocked out by Ghana's Joseph Kwadjo for the IBF Australasian super middleweight title during the seventh round of their match at Le Montage Reception Centre in Sydney.{{cite news|title=Kwadjo by KO|url=http://www.fijisun.com.fj/2010/04/09/kwadjo-by-ko/|publisher=Fiji Sun|date=9 April 2010|accessdate=27 August 2014}}

In 2011, Pittman lost the PABA super middleweight title to fellow Australian boxer Serge Yannick in an unprecedented second round of their match in Hobart, Tasmania. Two years later, Pittman restored his form in the boxing scene with a clinical shutout over Zac Awad in the eighth round of their match, and ultimately clinched the PABA super middleweight title at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, hastening his pro record to 22–3 (8 KO).{{cite news|last=Pandaram|first=Jamie|title=Geale v Mundine undercard: Jamie Pittman makes short work of Zac Awad in Super Middleweight Bout|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/geale-v-mundine-undercard-jamie-pittman-makes-short-work-of-zac-awad-in-super-middleweight-bout/story-e6frg6n6-1226565428373?nk=28aaa6e35e2f8e8c2728cb25a6659a50|publisher=The Australian|date=30 January 2013|accessdate=23 August 2014}}

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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|22 Wins (8 knockouts, 14 decisions), 3 Losses, 0 Draws{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=282875&cat=boxer |title=Jamie Pittman – Boxer|publisher=Boxrec.com|accessdate=27 August 2014}}

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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|Record

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|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|22–3

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Zac Awad

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|8 (8)}}

|{{small|2013-01-30}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{no2}}Loss

|21–3

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Serge Yannick

|{{small|TKO}}

|{{small|2 (12)}}

|{{small|2011-08-31}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Derwent Entertainment Centre, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia}}

|align=left|{{small|PABA super middleweight title}}

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|21–2

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Tim Kanofski

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2011-01-29}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Gold Coast Convention Centre, Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–2

|align=left|{{Flag icon|SAM}} Togasilimai Letoa

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2010-10-31}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} State Sports Centre, Homebush, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{no2}}Loss

|19–2

|align=left|{{Flag icon|GHA}} Joseph Kwadjo

|{{small|KO}}

|{{small|7 (12)}}

|{{small|2010-04-08}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Le Montage Reception Centre, Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|{{small|IBF Australasia super middleweight title}}

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–1

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Frank Ciampa

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2009-07-26}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–1

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Josh Clenshaw

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|8 (8)}}

|{{small|2009-02-20}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Newcastle Panthers Club, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–1

|align=left|{{Flag icon|ARG}} Eduardo Rojas

|{{small|TKO}}

|{{small|2 (6)}}

|{{small|2008-11-07}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{no2}}Loss

|16–1

|align=left|{{Flag icon|GER}} Felix Sturm

|{{small|TKO}}

|{{small|7 (12)}}

|{{small|2008-04-05}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|GER}} Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|WBA middleweight title}}

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|INA}} Andreas Seran

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|12 (12)}}

|{{small|2007-11-26}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Iguana's Bar & Brasserie, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|{{small|PABA middleweight title}}

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|RSA}} Tshepo Mashego

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|12 (12)}}

|{{small|2007-09-14}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} RSL Club, Davistown, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|PHI}} Nonoy Gonzales

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|12 (12)}}

|{{small|2007-09-14}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Crowne Plaza Hotel, Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|{{small|WBO Asia Pacific middleweight title}}

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|THA}} Komgrit Nanakorn

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2007-04-27}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Magic Millions Complex, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|RSA}} William Gare

|{{small|TD}}

|{{small|8 (12)}}

|{{small|2006-11-24}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Crowne Plaza Hotel, Terrigal, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|{{small|WBF super middleweight title}}

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|NZL}} Paz Viejo

|{{small|TKO}}

|{{small|2 (12)}}

|{{small|2006-10-20}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Bundamba Basketball Stadium, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|THA}} Somchai Chimlum

|{{small|TKO}}

|{{small|4 (6)}}

|{{small|2006-08-04}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Magic Millions Complex, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|THA}} Anont Donpradith

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2006-06-09}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Southport RSL Club, Southport, Queensland, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|THA}} Dechapon Suwunnalird

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2006-05-12}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Aquatic Bar & Grill, Tweed Heads South, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Les Sherrington

|{{small|KO}}

|{{small|4 (10)}}

|{{small|2006-03-03}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Royal Pines Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia}}

|align=left|{{small|Australian super middleweight title}}

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|THA}} Saiseelek Chanthanyakarn

|{{small|TKO}}

|{{small|2 (8)}}

|{{small|2005-09-08}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Peter Brennan

|{{small|KO}}

|{{small|1 (6)}}

|{{small|2005-09-02}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Club Nova, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|NZL}} Gerrard Zohs

|{{small|KO}}

|{{small|2 (6)}}

|{{small|2005-07-23}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Tuggerah Lakes Memorial Club, The Entrance, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Clint Johnson

|{{small|KO}}

|{{small|3 (5)}}

|{{small|2005-05-13}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Central Coast Leagues Club, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Peter Brennan

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2005-03-27}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} State Sports Centre, Homebush, New South Wales, Australia}}

|align=left|

|-align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Sean Connell

|{{small|UD}}

|{{small|6 (6)}}

|{{small|2004-11-09}}

|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|AUS}} Blacktown RSL Club, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia}}

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Since fighting professionally, Pittman has been focussed on coaching existing and new Australian talent as part of Team Business{{cite news|title=Former Olympian Jamie Pittman guiding boxing stars of today|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/sport/former-olympian-jamie-pittman-guiding-boxings-stars-of-today/news-story/e24d1376b68c5ee93b7cf6e0a49c3349|accessdate=5 November 2017|agency=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=News Corp Australia|date=4 October 2017}} working with both elite and pro athletes on the Central Coast (New South Wales), including Kaye Scott and Tyson Lantry. He is currently the National Regional Development Coach{{cite web|title=Structure - Boxing Australia|url=https://www.boxing.org.au/about/structure/|website=Boxing Australia|accessdate=5 November 2017}} and the head of talent identification and development for Boxing Australia. Pittman's coaching experience includes being the Australian Assistant Coach at the AIBA World Junior Championships in Russia 2015 and Australian Assistant Coach at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships where Australia won a gold and a bronze medal. Pittman has Coached at 2 @ufc tournaments and in 2019 was named the National Futures Coach for Boxing Australia.

In April 2024, Pittman admitted to and apologised for sexual misconduct involving female fighters.{{cite news |author=|date=17 April 2024|title='Ashamed and embarrassed' Boxing Australia coach quits Olympics over misconduct claims|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/boxing/2024-paris-olympics-boxing-australia-coach-jamie-pittman-quits-after-bullying-and-sexual-misconduct-claims-evidence-details/news-story/e50cf7fbf4a7412857279cde83424084|work=Fox Sports|agency=Agence France-Presse|location= |access-date=27 April 2024}} At the National Sports Tribunal, Pittman was found to have committed a large number of offences between 16 July 2023 and 26 October 2023, with his conduct being described by the tribunal as "disgusting", "inappropriate" and "offensive".

Pittman admitted to the code of conduct breaches, which consisted of 11 separate incidents across two separate team camps following overseas tours organised by the Combat Institute of Australia, with one incident in particular being described as "a sexually lewd act in the presence of a female athlete under Mr Pittman's care". The tribunal also stated that most of the incidents involved "inappropriate comments or conduct involving the sexual objectification of women that is puerile, infantile and lacking in sensitivity or awareness".

During the hearing, Pittman said he felt ashamed and embarrassed and accepted that certain comments were inappropriate. He also said he would not be contesting the findings. The tribunal recommended a six-month ban backdated to November 2023, and for Pittman to apologise in writing to a physiotherapist and at least two athletes. Pittman subsequently withdrew from the 2024 Olympic Games and stood down from the Australian Olympic Committee's Indigenous Advisory Panel.

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