Career
Jenkins represented Wales at the 2011 Word Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Chris Jenkins turned professional in 2012, signing with Neath based boxing manager/promoter Paul Boyce. He is currently being trained by Ronnie Morris and Jimmy Bromfield at the Cwmgors Boxing Club.
His first professional fight took place at the Oceana Nightclub, Swansea, against Aberystwyth based fighter Russell Pearce.
- Latest On 7 September 2013 Jenkins fought the Frenchman Laurent Ferra on the Ricky Burns bill in Glasgow. The fight went the full distance with Chris winning on points (60–55 on the scorecard).
Ferra proved to be a tough and durable opponent in a hard and competitive fight, however Jenkins outmatched his opponent in both skill and speed. Jenkins did suffered a cut above the left eye due to a head clash, but this was kept under control by cuts man Jimmy Bromfield and it did not seem to noticeably affect his performance.
On the undercard of the "Welsh Pride" show, which took place on 21 March 2014 at the Merthyr Leisure Centre, Chris dispatched of Bulgaria"s Asan Yuseinov in just half a round.
A stinging left to the body caused Yuseinov to collapse to the canvas and he couldn"t beat the referee"s count. On 17 May 2014 at Cardiff"s Motorpoint Arena, Chris defeated the cagey Nicaraguan fighter (based in Barcelona, Spain) Miguel Aguilar on points, over six rounds. The fight featured on the Matchroom"s "The Second Coming" bill, which included the return to the ring of Nathan Cleverly and an official eliminator for the WBC featherweight title for Lee Selby.
Jacek Wylezol from Poland was his next opponent.
The bout took place at the Rhydycar Leisure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil on the 24th October 2014. Jenkins quickly dispatched of Wylezol in one round with a ferocious body shot.
He featured on the undercard of the Matchroom Sports "Reloaded" show. Chris beat the former French Champion Christopher Serbire convincingly on points over ten rounds.
This fight marked a step up for Chris as he had only boxed up to six rounds previously.
After the original fight had to be reschedule from the 23rd January 2014 in Manchester (due to the cancellation of the main event, Anthony Crolla v Richar Abril), Jenkins is now due to fight the Scottish veteran Willie Limond for his The fight will take place on 28 March 2015 in Sheffield.