Eamonn O'Kane

Eamonn O'Kane
Statistics
Nickname(s) King Kane
Weight(s) Middleweight
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Nationality Irish
Born (1982-03-18) 18 March 1982
Banagher, County Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 17
Wins 14
Wins by KO 5
Losses 2
Draws 1

Eamonn O'Kane (born 18 March 1982) is an Irish[1] former professional boxer who held the IBF Intercontinental middleweight title.

Amateur career

As captain of the Northern Irish team, O'Kane won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the middleweight division.[2]

Commonwealth Games results

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 career

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.[3]

Professional boxing record

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

References

  1. "BoxRec Ratings". boxrec.com.
  2. "O'Kane achieves Commonwealth dream". Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  3. "O'Kane takes his chance". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  4. Professional boxing record for Eamonn O'Kane from BoxRec
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