Craig Coakley

Craig Coakley is an Irish lightweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Dublin Combat Academy.

Craig Coakley
Born (1992-12-11) December 11, 1992
Dublin, Ireland
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
DivisionLightweight
StyleMuay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofDublin, Ireland
TeamDCA
Kickboxing record
Total25
Wins21
By knockout17
Losses4
last updated on: June 12, 2019

Biography

Craig Coakley was born in the Irish city of Dublin on 11 December 1992. He started boxing as a child and got into Muay Thai when he was 18 to lose weight. Coakley made his fight debut 3 months after training and won by KO in the third round after breaking his opponent’s nose.

On 25 March 2017, Coakley made his promotional debut for Yokkao. He fought against Myk Eslick and won by TKO (3 knockdowns) in the third round.[1]

On 25 April 2019, Coakley signed a three-year deal with athlete management service, Yokkao Agency.[2]

On 27 July 2019, Coakley fought against Singdam for the WBC Muay Thai Super lightweight Diamond title in Dublin, Ireland.[3][4] He lost the fight on decision.

Titles and accomplishments

Titles

  • Golden Belt 4 nations Champion 65kg
  • Cage Kings Irish Champion 61.5kg
  • Enfusion Tournament Champion 59kg

Awards

  • 2016 Irish Fighter of the year

Muay Thai record

Muay Thai record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2019-07-27 Loss Singdam YOKKAO 42 Dublin, Ireland Decision 5 3:00
Fight was for the WBC Muaythai Diamond World title
2019-03-23 Loss Mo Abdurahman YOKKAO 38 Bolton, UK KO 3 2:15
2018-10-13 Win Jack Kennedy YOKKAO 32 Bolton, UK TKO (ref stoppage) 3 2:30
2018-03-10 Win Chris Whittle YOKKAO 30 Bolton, UK KO 1 1:40
2017-03-25 Win Myk Estlick YOKKAO 23 Bolton, UK KO (3 knockdowns) 3 2:25

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. YOKKAO (2017-05-30), YOKKAO 23: Myk Estlick vs Craig Coakley - Muay Thai Full Rules (61,5kg), retrieved 2019-06-12
  2. "Craig Coakley Signs 3-year Deal with YOKKAO Agency". www.yokkao.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  3. "::WBC MUAYTHAI (OFFICIAL WEBSITE)::". www.wbcmuaythai.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  4. Kane, Mick (2019-04-28). "Craig Coakley faces Singdam at the first Yokkao Muay Thai event in Dublin". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
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