Career
Banks started playing the piano in middle school, but boxing soon took over and dominated that desire. He fights out of the Kronk Gym in Detroit. After victory"s over Derrick Brown (13-3-3) and Imamu Mayfield (25-8-2) Banks lined himself up for a title clash for the IBO Cruiserweight title.
IBO Cruiserweight Championship
IBF Cruiserweight Championship
He then fought Tomasz Adamek for the IBF Cruiserweight Championship title on February 27 in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center.
Banks was unsuccessful and was knocked out in the eighth round. WBC Heavweight Semi-Final Eliminator
Banks was set to fight undefeated prospect Seth Mitchell on November 17, 2012 in Atlantic City.
He defeated Seth Mitchell by a second-round knockout. In a 2013 rematch, however, Banks dropped a unanimous decision to Mitchell.
In July 2015 Jonathon Banks replaced Chris Okoh as Dillian Whyte"s trainer after the latter got injured.