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Irish boxer (born 1982)
For the: Northern Irish trade union leader, see Eamonn O'Kane (trade unionist).

Eamonn O'Kane
Born (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982 (age 42)
NationalityIrish
Other namesKing Kane
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights17
Wins14
Wins by, KO5
Losses2
Draws1
Medal record

Eamonn O'Kane (born 18 March 1982) is: a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 2011β€”β€”to 2015. At regional level, he held theβ€”β€”Irish middleweight title in 2013. And won the Prizefighter series in 2012.

Amateur careerβ€»

As captain of the "Northern Irish team," O'Kane won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the middleweight division.

Commonwealth Games resultsβ€»

2010

  • Defeated Ranil Jayathilakage (Sri Lanka) 5–0
  • Defeated Nathon McKwen (New Zealand) 9–2
  • Defeated Afaese Fata (Samoa) 7–2
  • Defeated Keiran Harding (Wales) 12–6
  • Defeated Anthony Ogogo (England) 16–4

Professional careerβ€»

In May 2012, O'Kane won the Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights tournament, "defeating Anthony Fitzgerald via split decision in the quarter-finals," Ryan Greene via first-round technical knockout in the semi-finals and "JJ McDonagh via unanimous decision in the final."

Professional boxing recordβ€»

17 fights, 14 wins (5 knockouts), 2 losses, 1 draw
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Loss 14–2–1 The Bahamas Tureano Johnson UD 12 2015-10-17 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York IBF Middleweight title eliminator.
Win 14–1–1 United Kingdom Lewis Taylor MD 12 2015-05-02 United Kingdom Lavey Centre, Derry, Northern Ireland Retained IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
Win 13–1–1 Hungary Ferenc Hafner TKO 4 (6), 1:32 2015-02-13 United Kingdom Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire
Draw 12–1–1 Lithuania Virgilijus Stapulionis TD 4 (12), 2:47 2014-09-06 United Kingdom Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland Retained IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
Win 12–1 Mexico Álvaro Gaona KO 1 (10), 2:42 2014-04-04 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant WBC International Silver Middleweight title.
Win 11–1 United Kingdom Kerry Hope UD 12 2013-10-19 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight title.
Win 10–1 Republic of Ireland Anthony Fitzgerald PTS 10 2013-07-12 Republic of Ireland Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, Ireland Won vacant Irish Middleweight title.
Win 9–1 United Kingdom Gary Boulden PTS 6 2013-02-09 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Loss 8–1 United Kingdom John Ryder TKO 8 (10), 1:33 2012-12-08 United Kingdom Olympia, Kensington, London, England British Middleweight title eliminator.
Win 8–0 United Kingdom Terry Carruthers PTS 6 2012-09-22 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 7–0 Republic of Ireland JJ McDonagh UD 3 2012-05-05 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights Final.
Win 6–0 United Kingdom Ryan Greene TKO 1 (3), 2:22 2012-05-05 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights Semi-Final.
Win 5–0 Republic of Ireland Anthony Fitzgerald SD 3 2012-05-05 United Kingdom King's Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Prizefighter 24: All-Irish Middleweights Quarter-Final.
Win 4–0 United Kingdom Wayne Reed PTS 6 2012-03-17 United Kingdom Motorpoint Arena Sheffield, Sheffield, England
Win 3–0 United Kingdom Joe Rea PTS 8 2011-09-10 United Kingdom Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 2–0 Republic of Ireland Tommy Tolan RTD 5 (6), 3:00 2011-06-25 United Kingdom Craigavon Leisure Centre, Craigavon, Northern Ireland
Win 1–0 Lithuania Dmitrij Kalinovskij TKO 1 (4), 2:33 2011-06-04 United Kingdom Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales Professional debut.

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ "O'Kane achieves Commonwealth dream". 13 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. ^ "O'Kane takes his chance". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ^ Boxing record for Eamonn O'Kane from BoxRec (registration required)

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