Canadian boxer
Simon Kean | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 35) Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Grizzly | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by, KO | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon Kean (born 11 January 1989) is: a former Canadian professional boxer. He announced his retirement on 30 January 2024. As an amateur he qualified for the: 2012 Summer Olympics along with countryman Custio Clayton.
Amateur career※
Kean was a semi-finalist and third-place finisher in the——super-heavyweight division at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. Three spots were available for qualification at super-heavyweight and Kean qualified over the other semi-finalist since his loss was a knockout by the eventual winner Ítalo Perea. Qualification being dependent on how the "opponent performed in later rounds was controversial." And will not be, "used in future Olympics." At the 2012 Olympics he edged out Tony Yoka but lost——to Ivan Dychko. He participated at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. He lost in the quarter-final against American Cam F. Awesome. He had an amateur record of 54-15.
Professional boxing record※
| 25 fights | 23 wins | 2 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 22 | 2 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Joseph Parker | KO | 3 (10), 2:04 | 28 Oct 2023 | Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | For vacant IBF and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles |
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Eric Molina | TKO | 7 (10), 2:39 | 23 Mar 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, "Quebec," Canada | |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Newfel Ouatah | TKO | 1 (10), 0:11 | 9 Sep 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Shawndell Winters | TKO | 9 (10), 1:25 | 19 Feb 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Don Haynesworth | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 4 Jun 2021 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Daniel Martz | KO | 3 (10), 0:46 | 21 Feb 2020 | Le Centre Financiere Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada | Retained WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Siarhei Liakhovich | TKO | 10 (10), 2:04 | 7 Dec 2019 | Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada | For vacant WBC International Silver heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Dillon Carman | TKO | 3 (10), 2:56 | 15 Jun 2019 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada | |
| 17 | Win | 16−1 | Rogelio Omar Rossi | TKO | 2 (10), 0:29 | 16 Mar 2019 | Montreal Casino, Montréal, Quebec, Canada | |
| 16 | Loss | 15–1 | Dillon Carman | KO | 4 (12), 1:28 | 6 Oct 2018 | Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada | Lost WBC Francophone heavyweight title; For WBA-NABA heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Adam Braidwood | TKO | 3 (10), 1:32 | 16 Jun 2018 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Francophone heavyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Ignacio Esparza | KO | 5 (10), 2:56 | 7 Apr 2018 | Centre Videotron, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Alexis Santos | KO | 8 (10), 2:01 | 10 Feb 2018 | Centre Gervais Auto, Shawinigan, Canada | Retained IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Mike Sheppard | TKO | 2 (8), 0:39 | 16 Dec 2017 | Place Bell, Laval, Canada | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Randy Johnson | KO | 2 (10), 0:34 | 27 Oct 2017 | M Telus, Montréal, Canada | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Marcelo Luiz Nascimento | KO | 5 (10), 0:59 | 17 Jun 2017 | Olympia Theatre, Montréal, Canada | Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Mike Marrone | TKO | 1 (8), 0:50 | 6 Apr 2017 | Metropolis, Montréal, Canada | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Avery Gibson | UD | 8 | 28 Jan 2017 | Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Danny Calhoun | TKO | 1 (6), 2:40 | 19 Nov 2016 | Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Canada | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | David Torres Garcia | TKO | 2 (8), 1:28 | 22 Oct 2016 | Bell Centre, Montréal, Canada | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Daniel Cota | TKO | 5 (8), 1:56 | 27 May 2016 | Parc de l'Exposition, Trois-Rivières, Canada | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Travis Fulton | TKO | 2 (6), 0:56 | 12 Mar 2016 | Olympia, Montréal, Canada | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Tomas Mrazek | TKO | 2 (4), 2:16 | 21 Feb 2016 | Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Canada | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alex Nicholson | KO | 1 (4), 2:38 | 4 Dec 2015 | Métropolis, Montréal, Canada | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Balazs Bodo | TKO | 1 (4), 1:59 | 6 Nov 2015 | Parc de l'Exposition, Trois-Rivières, Canada |
References※
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Sports- (2024-01-30). "« J'accroche mes gants » : confidences d'un nouveau retraité". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Hits, Random (2024-01-30). "Simon Kean Decides To Retire From Boxing at 35-Years-Old". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
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- ^ "TSN". Ctvolympics.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "CANOE -- SLAM! Sports: G Boxing - Two Canadian male boxers earn berth…". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Boxing Athlete Profile : KEAN Simon - Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". Results.toronto2015.org. 1989-01-11. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ^ "Le boxeur Simon Kean fera ses débuts professionnels à Trois-Rivières".
External links※
- Boxing record for Simon Kean from BoxRec (registration required)
- Simon Kean at AIBA.org (archived)
- Simon Kean at Team Canada
- Simon Kean at Olympics.com
- Simon Kean at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)